A priceless necklace, the Czarina's Tears, is stolen in a daring robbery. The Continental Insurance Company hires debonair detective Barry Drake to get it back. The crooks flee to hillbilly territory with Drake in hot pursuit. Also on the trail is a pretty insurance agent and a police lieutenant, both of whom suspect that Drake is the thief. A wild Appalachian shootout between Drake, the crooks, the police and the hillbillies leaves everyone wondering where the jewels are hidden.