In an uncharacteristically sleazy role, Andy Griffith (Matlock) stars as a landlord with a roving eye, who picks up a young woman in a local bar and brings her home. He is surprised when her friends, a group of armed thugs, show up and take him and his wife, Ida Lupino (Junior Bonner) hostage. The movie ups the tension by viewing the action through the hostages' eyes. Apparently the gang is using their dwelling as a headquarters for staging a robbery, and the couple must wait in captivity to discover the outcome and their fate.