The grisly stabbing death of a Marine buddy plunges Dave Barrett into the stormy backstage affairs of a theatrical troupe whose leading lady is fighting to revive her fading career.

When the owner of a trucking company refuses to deal with mobsters, the criminals retaliate by hijacking his trucks and stealing his valuable cargo.

A search for a missing teenager leads Dave to a corrupt carnival owner who kidnaps pretty young girls and forces them into prostitution.