Eddie offers to fix the result for money, but when he learns that one of the suspects is Rosie, his former girl friend, who married another man while he was in jail, he vows to do everything possible to ensure her conviction. The next day Parker is to preside over a murder trial. When opposition hecklers pelt Eddie with rotten vegetables, however, he angrily beats them up, making Parker appear to be a virile hero, rather than the turncoat that Nick had envisioned. At the auditorium, Eddie, encouraged by Nick, verbally attacks the people who have been Parker's supporters. Nonetheless, she prompts Eddie to deliver Parker's scheduled political speech. Barbara Foster, Parker's fiancée, is unaware that Eddie's soul now inhabits Parker's body, and consequently, Eddie's crude behavior convinces her that Parker is mentally ill. Nick has other plans for Eddie, however, and the plane suddenly develops engine trouble and returns to the field. With this in mind, he uses some of Parker's money to buy a gun and charter an airplane. Eddie's first impulse is to murder Smiley. Nick causes Parker to faint, and while he is unconscious, transfers Eddie's soul into Parker's body. Eddie readily agrees and, accompanied by Nick, returns to earth. Nick offers to help Eddie escape and get even with Smiley, if he, in turn, will help Nick destroy Parker's reputation. His actions draw the attentions of Nick, the Devil, who notices Eddie's close resemblance to Frederick Parker, an incorruptible judge who is running for governor.

When Eddie realizes what has happened, he immediately attempts to break out of Hell and avenge his death. Soon after his release from prison, gangster Eddie Kagle is killed by his longtime friend and associate, Smiley Williams, and wakes in Hell.

Angel on My Shoulder by Dawn ODell