Newspaper gossip columnist Conte and her wise-cracking roommate Sothern try to prove her innocence. O'Keefe is a prisoner ready for the break. He took the rap for his creepy, sadistic boss Burr, who's helping in the escape. Only Burr doesn't want to see him succeed. To complicate matters, O'Keefe, accompanied by flame Trevor, has taken his lawyer Hunt hostage, and he's soon torn between the two women.
Sexual tensions simmer, jealousies erupt, and the line between right and wrong becomes blurred.
Mann directs in a crisp, no-nonsense fashion, and the dialogue is priceless.