In this gritty crime drama, a rough-around-the-edges laborer named Louis "Slaughterhouse" Scorpio is recruited by a bootlegger and cafe owner to join his criminal gang, led by a cunning lawyer. Scorpio rises to power, brutally defeating a rival gang and amassing wealth and influence. However, his reign is eventually cut short when a group of wealthy businessmen, aided by crusading journalists, conspire to bring him down and send him to his death by electric chair. Meanwhile, a conflicted waitress finds herself torn between her love for a honest journalist and her financial reliance on her powerful and wealthy boss.
The Secret 6
As Slaughterhouse Scorpio dominates the bootlegging scene, a pair of intrepid reporters and a group of six entrepreneurs join forces to take him down.
