Summary
In the bustling, often isolating world of a harbor, Pete Smith, a lift bridge operator, finds his solitary life upended when he shelters a wounded gangster, Marcas. This chance encounter pulls him into a complex web of loyalty and crime, especially after Pete joins the police force. With his new chief suspicious and a mysterious woman sent by Marcas entering his life, Pete must navigate a dangerous path that forces difficult choices.
Synopsis
Pete Smith, a lift bridge operator in a harbor, feels lonely in his cabin, his only visitor being a policeman on patrol, Sgt. Coughlin. One night, after hearing shots, Smith gives shelter to a wounded man, whom he hides from Coughlin. Before leaving, the man, Marcas, promises to return the favor and the coat he borrows from him. Later, Smith enters the police, and his chief, Mather, suspects he is protecting Marcas, who is actually a gangster. Marcas sends a girl, Mary Monks, to deliver a luxurious coat with a fur collar to Smith. Pete and Mary get along well, and for his sake, she betrays Marcas, who is eventually shot to death by the cops, after having stopped his mob from killing Smith. Mary goes away alone into the night, and when Mather finds out that Pete is protecting her, he drops away the evidence of her presence on the spot.
