The Chase

A local boy, Bubber Reeves, escapes from the penitentiary where he is serving a life term. He heads for his hometown, obsessed with the idea of killing Hawes who has become for him the symbol of all he hates

The town is terrified of Bubber and wants him killed. Hawes is determined to take him alive and send him back to the penitentiary

Eventually Hawes traces Bubber to a cabin, but Bubber does not want to be captured and forces Hawes to kill him

Heartbroken over his failure, Hawes goes back to the jail to resign immediately, but his wife convinces him that he is needed in his job ...