Summary
Emerging from a decade of penal servitude, the convict known as Hairpin Harry Dutton re-enters a world profoundly altered, only to find the very foundations of his past irrevocably shattered. His conjugal bond, once a beacon through his incarceration, has dissolved; his wife, Polly, has not merely moved on but has conspicuously re-aligned her allegiances, marrying Big Mike McCafferty, the very lawman instrumental in Harry's initial downfall. This revelation is not just a personal affront but a caustic twist of fate, placing Harry in a precarious dance with a woman whose perfidy now extends to a palpable fear of his righteous indignation. Consumed by apprehension over potential retribution, Polly orchestrates a insidious scheme, leveraging her new marital status to conspire with McCafferty, intending to ensnare Harry once more within the coils of the justice system, framing him for a fresh transgression and thus extinguishing any lingering threat he might pose to her newly constructed, morally compromised life. It's a stark, brutal tableau of betrayal, systemic manipulation, and the cyclical nature of vengeance, where the protagonist's release merely signals the commencement of a far more treacherous confinement.
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Hairpin Harry Dutton is paroled from prison after ten years. He discovers that his wife Polly has divorced him and married Big Mike McCafferty, the detective who sent Harry to prison. Polly fears Harry may exact revenge on her for her perfidy and arranges for her new husband to frame Harry.
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