Clay Lomax (Gregory Peck), a bank robber, gets out of jail after serving an eight-year sentence. He is looking for Sam Foley (James Gregory), the man who betrayed him. Knowing that, Foley hires three men to track Clay's steps. Things get complicated when Lomax, waiting to receive some money from his ex-lover, instead gets only the notice of her death, as well as the appearance of a six-year-old girl (Dawn Lyn), sometimes very annoying, presumed to be his daughter.