Johnny's friend Bill Andrews comes from a family with a bad reputation. His father was hung, two other brothers are in prison for life and his third brother was recently released from prison. Bill takes a $350 deposit for Mr. Seymour to the bank but $50 falls on the floor in the store unnoticed. When Bill tries to make the deposit, the fifty dollars is missing and Bucknell accuses Bill of stealing it. When Bucknell tries to search Bill, Bill strikes Bucknell and the bank manager, Mr. Watson, has Bill charged with attempted murder. No one will pay Bill's bail until his brother returns to pay it. He tells Bill his sick mother died because the bank refused their father a loan. Bill goes along with his brother Rick's plan to rob the bank but Johnny intercedes during the robbery.
—Anonymous