A war veteran becomes entangled in the search for a fellow soldier's killer after they travel to Washington together to receive the Medal of Honor. Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott star. (1947)

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for their service. Johnny, seemingly terrified by the publicity that awaits him, jumps off the train and later turns up dead. Suspecting foul play, Rip begins digging into his pal's past. He encounters cover-ups, threats to his own life and deadly femme fatale Coral Chandler.