In the aftermath of World War II, mothers suffered from the loss of there sons the best way they could.Some tried to ease their grief by holding their daughters on a leash so tight it became unbearable. Twenty-three-year-old Reba Bicknell has been smothered to the point of rebellion. She accepts a daring ride behind a stranger on a poeful motorcycle which leaves her with a driving need to find him again and ride facing the wind. Reba Bicknell's diving need to find Joe again leds her to a slummy tavern where a motorcycle gang cuts loose and hangs free. while watching to see if Joe arrives to join a group of riders, Reba wittness the kidnapping of a young girl and reports the crime. She becomes the number one suspect and the target of the real killer, a woman with a burning vendette who rides with the biker gang.