InSanFrancisco,twomenkillaChinesewomanafterrobbingherstore.OneofthethieveshasthesamecharacteristicsoftheItalianimmigrantEddiePedakandhebecomestheprimesuspectofInspectorMikeVido.Eddieisanex-thiefthatwasfoundnotguiltyforshootingVitoinabankheist,buttheinspectorblameshim.PresentlyEddieismarriedwithachildwithKristinePedak,worksasatruckdriverandhasputadownpaymentonafishingvesselwithhissavings.Outoftheblue,Eddie'sbrotherandgangsterWalterPedakandhishenchmenArthurSargatanasandCleveland'Cleve'ShoensteinvisitEddietoinvitehimtoparticipateinaone-milliondollarheist.EddieloseshisjobandhispersonallifeisdeeplyaffectedbyVitosincehecannotfindanotherjob.Hedecidestomeethisbrotherandacceptstoparticipateintheholdup.MeanwhileVitodiscoversthatEddiewasactuallyframedintheChinesemurder.HevisitsEddietodisclosehisfindingstohimbutEddiehasalreadyparticipatedintheplan.Whatwillhappentohim?