War reporter Chris Fitzgerald is recalled from overseas to cover the assassination of the mayor of San Francisco. He and his photographer, Luis Alvarez, fly into the city, following the action from the Tenderloin to Russian Hill as they try to locate the leader of the militia group responsible for the killing. When the partners are separated, they must work with their editor—and Chris’s former fiancée—Mallory, to try to locate one another amidst the fog of war. Luis is ultimately killed, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Chris and Mallory reconcile.