Mike Lambert, unemployed mining engineer, arrives in a small town with a bang when the brakes fail on the truck he's driving       After meeting seductive Paula at the La Paloma Cafe, he finds himself in trouble with the law       On the basis of a few burning glances, Paula pays his fine and finds him a room, but her motives are not what they seem       Mike lucks into a job with miner Jeff Cunningham, but against his will he's drawn ever deeper into Paula's schemes