Vurn (played by Barry Nelson) owes his bookie a significant sum—$150—and uses money from an insurance job to pay it off and gamble on horses. He’s accustomed to deceiving his employer, Milton Kibbee, but this time, the man needs the funds quickly. His wife, Eloise Hardt, has inherited some savings from her mother, but she refuses to give them to him, leading to a confrontation that ends badly. Instead of dealing with…