Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

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Cast

SH01ASterling HaydenDet. Lt. Sims
GN02AGene NelsonSteve Lacey
PK03APhyllis KirkEllen Lacey
TD04ATed de Corsia'Doc' Penny
CB05ACharles BronsonBen Hastings
JN06AJay NovelloDr. Otto Hessler
NY07ANedrick YoungGat Morgan
JB08AJames BellDaniel O'Keefe

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