Set during the Great Depression, Blondie Johnson quits her job after her boss sexually harasses her. She next is evicted with her sick mother but cannot get relief. After her mother dies, Blondie is determined to become rich. She soon gets involved in the criminal circuit and falls in love with a gangster (Morris), whom she convinces to take down his boss. Blondie eventually climbs up the criminal ladder, becoming boss to the "little navy" gang.