Having turned in his badge over brutality charges, ex-cop Jim Schuyler (Kirk Douglas) gets propositioned by a cagey lawyer (Eli Wallach) to bodyguard a gorgeous widow (Sylva Koscina) accused of killing her rich husband. As he starts falling for his charge, Schuyler sets out to prove her innocence... and might not live to regret the effort. Sharon Farrell, Ralph Waite co-star; keep an eye out for Ali MacGraw in her film debut.