Jim Slade, a former Chicago policeman, is paroled and moves to a small town to work as a night watchman at a college. A college student is murdered, and the local sheriff suspects a janitor, but Slade begins his own unauthorized investigation. He questions various suspects, including a senator, his daughter's boyfriend, a professor, and a student, while navigating his own troubled past and a new romantic affair. As the investigation unfolds, Slade uncovers a web of corruption and deceit, ultimately revealing that his parole officer and a friend are the true perpetrators of the crime.
The Midnight Man
A former law enforcement officer turned college security guard takes it upon himself to solve the murder of a senator's daughter, a student at the institution where he works.
