MaryRutledgearrivesfromtheeast,findsherfiancedead,andgoestoworkattheroulettewheelofLouisCharnalis'BellaDonna,arowdygamblinghouseinSanFranciscointhe1850s.ShefallsinlovewithminerCarmichaelandtakeshisgolddustatthewheel.Asshegoesafterhim,LouisgoesafterherwithintenttoharmCarmichael.
