Frank Carmichael, the interim prison warden with a crippled wife at home, is kidnapped by convicts during a breakout. A prison guard (a motorcycle cop, actually) is killed and ex-con Johnny Hutchins – innocently arriving at the meet-up location in hopes that the garage owner (the guy doesn't actually own the garage, it's all speculation) would help finance his business -- is forced to go along with the escapees.
The get-away car speeds into a ditch with Johnny at the wheel killing all but one prisoner, the warden and innocent Johnny. The warden shoots the remaining prisoner as he runs from the crash spilling $100,000 in stolen bills over the hillside. The warden scoops up the cash and buries it to pick up later. Johnny comes to just in time for the police to arrest him. Days later, Carmichael allows Johnny take the blame for the guards death – because proving him innocent would prove his own guilt. Carmichael – who was just about to be fired prior to the breakout – now gets made permanent warden because of his celebrity status after the escape. Johnny is not so lucky. He’s sentenced to be executed but escapes...
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