College student William Lewis and some of his friends, as a prank, break into a house. They are interrupted by a policeman, who is accidentally shot. Will's friend Sid accuses Will of the shooting, but Will manages to escape and moves to a large city far away. He meets and marries Alice Hamilton, and they later have a daughter they name Editha. Will has a job as a bank teller and everything is going fine--until Sid shows up one day and threatens to expose will as the man who killed the cop unless Will helps him rob the bank. Complications ensue.