Teddy, McCormick's cellmate in prison, is out on parole. He has been staying with Mark in the guesthouse, without Hardcastle's knowledge or permission. Now, his parole officer, Quinlan, informs him that due to a minor infraction, he has the power to send him back to prison, unless he pays him a thousand dollars a week. While at the guest house, he overheard Hardcastle telling McCormick that they are going to play cards with some other judges. While they are playing, someone breaks in a robs them, and he is wearing the watch that McCormick lent to Teddy. When Hardcastle and McCormick go home McCormick tells Hardcastle that Teddy's the robber and he has been staying with McCormick in the guest house, they also discover that the guest house has been robbed also. One of the judges discovers that the robber is Teddy and learning that he McCormick were cellmates, suspects that McCormick was in on the robbery, and has him arrested. Teddy returns and is caught by Hardcastle, who in turn gets M

Teddy, qui était le compagnon de cellule de McCormick, bénéficie d'une libération conditionnelle. McCormick a accepté de l'héberger pour quelques jours, sans en informer Hardcastle, qui sera probablement en colère s'il l'apprend. Teddy est bientôt victime de chantage de la part de l'agent chargé de sa surveillance, qui affirme pouvoir le renvoyer en prison illico s'il refuse de lui donner mille dollars par semaine. Un soir, Hardcastle et McCormick jouent aux cartes lorsque des cambrioleurs masqués arrivent et dévalisent la maison. McCormick croit reconnaître la montre qu'il a prêtée à Teddy au poignet de l'un des voleurs...