Leonard Wise

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. Roy 'Honey' Palmer is that man that, at 48, many say he is too old.

To pay off his debt to the mob, Mort must perform a hit on an ordinary-seeming woman named Shelly. When he unexpectedly falls for his target, Mort must decide if he could ever live with himself if he killed the woman he loves.