Numbered Men

Bertie "Duke" Gray is a counterfeiter who has been sentenced to prison for ten years. Seeing that there is no chance to escape, he accepts his fate and settles into prison life. Gray's friend Bud Leonard, a young man who cannot tolerate prison because he is in love with Mary Dane and misses her terribly. While Bud is in prison, Lou Rinaldo, the man who framed him, is pursuing Mary romantically. When Mary tempts Bud to escape, he is ready to take the risk although it may mean his death. The two plan to meet each other when Bud discloses that he is being sent to work on a road gang. Mary takes a job at a farmhouse where the convicts usually eat, hoping to see Bud there. Rinaldo traces her to the house and schemes to eliminate Bud so that he can have Mary to himself.