Paul Marino decides to investigate Judge Loren Tolliver after one man he released ended up killing two guys.
Not only does he not dispense justice. He effectively runs the vice in the city.
The judge protects gangsters and racketeers. Police and city officials are given bribes to look the other way.
Marino notices that Judge Tolliver has the lowest conviction rate. While Marino is in the city, the judge as the crooks to clamp down on the vice. Close the illegal casinos but they are not happy.
The judge's undoing might come from getting involved with a young woman than any pressure from Marino or the gangsters.
A cool performance from Frank Lovejoy as the nefarious judge. He holds no fears both from the crooks or the crooked cops.