CharliehasescapedfromSing-Sing.Heburrowsupthroughsandonthebeachandischasedbyseveralguards.NearbyEdna’smotherisdrowningandher’strongman’beauisafraidtorescueher.CharlierescuesEdna,then(unwillingly)hermother,andisthennearlydrownedbyhersuitor.Foundbythefamilychauffeur,CharlieisbroughttoEdna’shousetorecover.Thereherompsthroughdrinks,encounterswithEdnaandherfriend,andthelaw.