When down-and-out journalist Jake Bridges goes to Atlantic City to drink himself into oblivion, he is befriended by the local mob enforcer, Frankie McGregor. Jake then seduces Frankie's girlfriend,...

When down-and-out journalist Jake Bridges goes to Atlantic City to drink himself into oblivion, he is befriended by the local mob enforcer, Frankie McGregor. Jake then seduces Frankie's girlfriend, Melissa, and a complicated triangle of love and betrayal ensues.