Buster Rayburn is in a prison cell. His voice over can be heard:“Here I am again. They said I wouldn't make it on the outside. If only I didn’t meet that dame.”

Flashback to Buster walking out of Jail.

Buster is drinking in a bar on his own and is greeted by a gangster who says that he has a job for him. Buster turns down the job.The gangster’s girlfriend Lacey Lane appears. Buster cant take his eyes off her.

Back to Buster in Jail. His voice over can be heard:“You see, dames always bring a man down. She won’t anymore suckers now.”

Buster is back at the same bar drinking bourbon. Lacey Lane walks in and whispers seductively in his ear.

Lacey gives Buster a gun and a kiss.

Buster shoots the gangster as he leaves his house one morning.

Buster and Lacey meet in his dingy hotel room. She thanks him and says that she will run away with him that night.

Buster waits for Lacey at the railway station. The cops turn up and arrest him. Lacy can be seen in the background. She has obviously reported him to the police.

Buster quickly grabs a policeman's gun and after a struggle, manages to fire a shot which hits Lacey and she dies.

Back to Buster in Jail. Voice over:“If only I walked away when I had the chance…”