Chuck Scott (Robert Cummings) is a soldier back from the war and down on his luck in Miami until he finds a wallet in the street which allows him to buy a long-overdue meal for himself. Thinking better of his good luck, he returns the wallet to the owner, tough gangster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran) and his henchman Gino (Peter Lorre), two expensive thugs who do business by murdering their competitors in vicious ways. Roman hires Scott as his chauffer having him drive wife Lorna Roman (Michèle Morgan) to the beach but Lorna wants out of the marriage and asks Scott to escort her to Cuba. Scott plans to make the trip and quit the brutish employ of Roman at the same time. As it happens a war malady causes Scott to lose sight of his goals, recovering enough to follow through but with Roman and Gino in pursuit.
Question: What did Chuck find in the street?, Answer: A wallet Question: What was Chuck Scott?, Answer: A soldier Question: Where did Chuck Scott return from?, Answer: The war