Fred narrates the film in flashback, detailing a suburban bank robbery that goes awry. In his simple plan, he hires a hard-up hood, Johnny Cabot, to take the wife of the bank's vice president hostage. Cabot will hold her until he gets a call alerting him that Fred has been successful in getting ransom money.
Director: Bill Karn
Writers: Cay Forrester (screenplay), Palmer Thompson (based on a story by) and Robert L. Joseph (adaptation)
Stars: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods and Cay Forrester