When their plane is forced to land, Mike Latimer (Richard Widmark) and Kay Conners (Jane Greer) are stranded in Mexican jungle. A mysterious character, Mr. Browne (Trevor Howard), who offers them hospitality, swiftly rescues them from their plight. Latimer is perplexed at his inability to place Browne and his friends.

The beautiful seclusion of the jungle enchants the pair, but it is not long before their suspicions start to get the better of them. Nothing seems certain; Brownes hushed conversations with his men and his tyrannical rein over the gentle servants they keep. When Latimer has a grim realization, he recognizes the intense danger they are in.
They begin their escape, but Browne has no intentions of letting them escape with their lives...