Out of Sight

Career bank robber Jack Foley and his accomplice Buddy are incarcerated at Lompoc Penitentiary after Buddy's sister snitches on them. Foley befriends fellow inmate Glenn and the wealthy white collar criminal Ripley. Foley saves Ripley from extortion by Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller, prompting Ripley to promise him a job outside and brag about uncut diamonds hidden at his house.

After his release, Foley goes to Ripley's office hoping for a real job but is offered only a security guard post. Ripley dismisses him with scorn for his criminal past and throws him out. On the street, Foley spots a bank across the road, attempts a robbery, and is ultimately sent to Glades Correctional Institution in Florida.

At Glades, Foley suspects fellow inmate Chino is orchestrating a breakout and decides to tag along. He phones his ex-wife Adele to coordinate with Buddy and Glenn. U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco arrives at the prison just as the breakout goes down.

During the breakout, Foley exits the tunnel in a guard's uniform and overpowers Karen Sisco. The fugitives steal her car, and Foley forces Sisco to hide with him in the trunk while Buddy drives away. They later meet Glenn to switch cars, and Sisco remains on their trail.

Foley and Buddy head toward Miami with Sisco concealed in the trunk. Sisco has a dream about pursuing Foley, then wakes up determined to join the task force pursuing them. Independently, she questions Adele and happens to arrest Chino who shows up at her apartment seeking revenge, earning a place on the task force.

The fugitives are tracked to a hotel bar where Sisco is present. In an ensuing raid on Buddy's hotel room, Foley and Buddy spot each other in an elevator en route to the basement garage and exchange a glance. Sisco chooses not to alert the other agents, allowing them to slip away.

The crew heads to Detroit to break into Ripley's mansion and steal the hidden diamonds. Miller starts assembling his own burglary crew, including Kenneth and White Boy Bob, while Glenn is pressured to participate and ultimately agrees to join the plan.

Sisco questions Miller's wife Moselle and defends herself when Kenneth attempts to assault her, tightening the net on the criminals. Foley and Buddy press forward with their plan, drawing closer to Ripley's mansion.

The thieves break into Ripley's mansion and threaten the housekeeper Midge. Foley deduces that the uncut diamonds are hidden in Ripley's tropical fish tank, and Ripley confesses his love for Midge, refusing to leave her.

Foley chooses to stay with Midge and gives Buddy the diamonds before returning inside. He shoots Kenneth in bed, White Boy Bob trips and accidentally shoots himself, and Sisco arrives to shoot Miller in self-defense. Ripley is captured as the chaos unfolds.

In the police van, Foley meets Hejira Henry, a detainee who boasts of escaping nine times. Foley realizes that Sisco arranged for their return to Glades, and he smiles as the van heads toward Florida.

The story closes with the implication that Foley and Sisco will head back to Glades together, leaving their immediate futures open while the pursuit and tension between them lingers.