Larry Haines plays a violence-prone prisoner in solitary confinement for brutally beating up one of the guards.

Ralph Bell is the senior guard who actually feels sorry for the man and takes a liking to him...much to the dismay of the warden (Fred Gwynne). The acting by semi-regular guest stars Gwynne and Bell is very good in this realistic, but grim story. There is no twist at the end however. 