Ernie Brenner arrests pretty Terry McClure when a businessman identifies the coat she's wearing as one that was stolen from his department store. After listening to both the store owner's and Terry's story, Detective 1st Class Tom Cleary refuses to book the young woman because of lack of evidence. The furious manager files charges with the New York Police Department accusing Crehan of dereliction of duty and Roy and Ernie Brenner attempt to support their fellow detective at the ensuing departmental trial.
—David Bassler