AmannamedSalemescapesfromaninsaneasylumwherehewasconfinedforanaxe-murder.Falselyconvictedunderapleaof"guiltyduetoinsanity",hedoesnotplantolethissisterandherhusbandforgetthattheywereresponsibleforthemurderofafarmhandandforhiscruelimprisonmentintheasylum.