A quarrel over finances between a husband and wife is interrupted when the husband, Ralph Cowell (Philip Reed) receives a call from Sloane (Cyril Delevanti), his old business partner. Sloane summons Ralph to the park, where he tries to cash in an I.O.U. for $10,000. Panicked and broke, Ralph strangles Sloane and then tries to find the I.O.U. so he can destroy it. Unfortunately, Ralph was being watched by a homeless man named Goodfellow (Robert Newton), who not only witnessed the murder but also managed to recover the I.O.U. Things are about to get very expensive for Ralph. watch