A lawyer whose wife has had an affair sets out to leave her by flying to LA. He becomes ever more involved in the lives of a few fellow travelers on a journey that ends up showing him as much about himself as about the others.

约翰（比利·查平 Billy Chapin 饰）和佩尔（萨莉·简·布鲁斯 Sally Jane Bruce 饰）是一对苦命的兄妹，他们的父亲本（彼得·格雷夫斯 Peter Graves 饰）因抢劫和被判处绞刑。在被拘系前，本把赃款躲在了佩尔的布娃娃里，并让他们允诺永远不泄露这个奥秘。本的狱友哈利（罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰）是一个败絮其中的牧师，…