Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressured into explaining what happened on the boat. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being dragged in by New York police desperate for suspects in a truck highjacking, and ends with the possible...

Brother Orchid: When mobster Little John Sarto goes to Europe to develop "real class," his gang is taken over by another gangster who plans to kill Sarto upon his return; but Sarto manages to escape to a secluded monastery that preaches goodwill, love and forgiveness. Petrified Forest: Travellers at a way station in the Arizona desert are held up by gangsters. All Through the Night: A big shot gambler investigating the murder of his favorite German...