Bob Simpson finds out how wicked and mean a small town can be when it turns on him after the killing of Shirley Minton, with whom he had been infatuated, ruins his new law business and, labeling him a murderer, demands his departure. Fighting back, Bob uncovers Shirley's blackmailing, the scandals behind it, unleashes another killing and is cleared. Midwestern misbehavings sturdily scored.