When former rodeo cowboy Roper Wylie goes broke, he kidnaps Goodie Blankenship- a wealthy Tuscaloosa, Alabama socialite, and holds her for ransom. Goodie’s weasel husband can’t believe his good luck- he and his mistress have been trying to have Goodie killed for months. He figures refusing to pay her ransom will be the end of her. But a friendship develops between Roper and Goodie that leads to love and revenge.