Paula Nelson goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, but finds him dead and decides to investigate his death. In her hotel room, she meets Typhus, whom she ends up knocking out. His corpse is later found in the apartment of David Goodis, a writer. Paula is arrested and interrogated. From then on, she encounters many gangsters.

Anna Karinaas Paula Nelson
Szabó Lászlóas Paul Widmark
Jean-Pierre Léaudas Donald Siegel
Marianne Faithfullas Marianne Faithfull
Yves Afonsoas David Goodis
Jean-Claude Bouillonas Inspector Aldrich (uncredited)
Raoul Coutard