In a secluded alley late one night , he fatally shoots a bookmaker in the back and steals the $25,000 he was carrying .
Lieutenant Barney Nolan ( Edmond O'Brien ) , a 16 - year veteran of the police force , has had enough .
In a secluded alley late one night , Barney Nolan fatally shoots a bookmaker in the back and steals the $25,000 Barney Nolan was carrying .
Lieutenant Barney Nolan ( Edmond O'Brien ) , a 16 - year veteran of the police force , has had enough .