Stockholm policeman Martin Beck (Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt) is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn (Håkan Serner), soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper (Ingvar Hirdvall) climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.
Dick Foran is a truckdriver who's handy with his dukes and doubles as a fighter. His manager Ward Bond gets him a fight, but doublecrosses him and Foran's opponent knocks him out in the first round using some loaded gloves.
Foran settles with Bond by coldcocking him. But gangster Dick Purcell sees an opportunity to get rid of Bond who he doesn't like and kills him and lays the blame on Foran. Of course Foran goes to prison, protesting his innocence all the way.
Just like James Cagney in Each Dawn I Die, Foran is one mean and nasty prisoner until prison chaplain John Litel, doubling for Pat O'Brien takes him in hand. Turns out Foran has a nice singing voice and he starts broadcasting from prison.
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