Tewksbury is arrested after a chase through a wooded area. Bloodhounds track him after he held up a branch bank where he shot and wounded two people.

Tewksbury is assigned a public defender but he fires his lawyer the day before the trial begins. The arrogant gunman refuses any other defense lawyers, claiming he is his own best possible defense.

The two bank employees who were shot during the robbery turned out to be less than sterling witnesses for the prosecution. Both witnesses "thought" Tewksbury was the man who robbed the bank and shot them, but they were not "certain" beyond a reasonable doubt.

As it turns out, Mrs. Brooke, a bank customer, is the star witness. She points a finger at the defense table and identifies Tewksbury as the man who robbed the bank and shot the two women.

"He pointed his gun at me and threatened to shoot," the witness tells the court. "But thank goodness he didn’t shoot me."

Now it’s Tewksbury’s turn to cross examine. With his usual arrogance, he strolls across to the witness stand. "Mrs. Brooke," he says. "You told the court you ‘thought’ I was the guy who robbed the bank..."

"No sir," interrupts Mrs. Brooke. "I didn’t say I ‘thought’ you were the robber—I said, ‘without a doubt, you were the robber who shot those women.’ Of that I am absolutely certain."

Tewksbury challenges the witness repeatedly. But each time she responds confidently that "he"was the gunman.

Tewksbury shows signs of getting rattled. Finally, in desperation, he points at the witness and screams, "I should have blown your stuff away while I had the chance...er, ah, what I mean is, ah, if I was there that day—which I was not, of course."

The jury takes 20 minutes to deliberate before coming back with a verdict of "guilty." The judge gives Tewksbury the maximum sentence.