A young woman, desperate to be free of her mother's manipulating control, plans to marry a boy her mother doesn't approve of. Kimble tries to help but the girl's other suitor threatens to expose him if he interferes.

A police roadblock, including Lt. Gerard, causes Kimble to escape cross country into an area populated with moonshiners. With Gerard in hot pursuit, they're both caught, and Kimble must defend Gerard to keep him from being hanged.