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Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) order round-the-clock surveillance on Paul Hale (Robert Foxworth), the weak-willed son of kidnap victim George Hale (Harold Gould). Though he has only a fraction of the ransom money, Paul is supposed to "bluff it out" and make the drop--but he may never get that far thanks to his ongoing love affair with liquor. Meanwhile, George Hale is helplessly trapped in the flooding hold of a sinking ship--and the water is practically at chin level now!