Seattle cop Lon McQ investigates the murder of his best friend and the corruption within the police department.
Down in the farm country of the US twins are born. One of them turns out to be good, while the other becomes rather evil.
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.
After taking the fall for a train robbery, Harker Flet is released from prison and exacts revenge on his former partners who cheated him out of his share.
A seemingly succesful psychiatrist begins to lose his grip on reality, and embarks on an affair with a patient.