Once a Thief

In San Francisco, ex-con Eddie Pedak, who served time for armed robbery in cahoots with a gang led by his brother Walter Pedak, has been out of jail for six years and is still on parole. Since then, he met his current wife Kristine, they had daughter Kathy, and he has tried to live his life on the straight and narrow... or so he says. San Francisco Police Inspector Mike Vido is certain that Eddie was one of two who recently held up a grocery store and in the process shot and killed its proprietress point blank, and used the moneys from the robbery to place a down payment on a fishing boat. Vido has been tracking Eddie for years--sometimes to the point of harassment--since Vido is also certain that it was Eddie who once shot him in the gut during a robbery, despite Vido having only seen the shooter's eyes. Vido's current harassment causes problems for Eddie in maintaining a job. Walter and the rest of the gang also reenter Eddie's life--which is against the stipulations of Eddie's parole: Walter wants to enlist Eddie in one last big heist worth $1 million. These events place a strain on Eddie and Kristine's relationship. As Vido provides Eddie with some news about the grocery store hold-up, Eddie and Kristine individually make decisions on how best to move forward in their lives.