FritziHallerisapowerfulcasinoownerinChuckawalla,Nevada.HerdaughterPaula(havingquitschool)returnsatthesametimeasracketeerEddieBendix,wholeftundersuspicionofmurderinghiswife.PaulaandEddiebecomeinvolved;eachfortheirownreasons,Fritzi,Paula'soldbeauTom,andEddie'spalJohnnytrytobreakuptherelationship.ThenEddie'spastcatchesupwithhiminanunexpectedway.WrittenbyRodCrawford{[email protected]}