Ben, Edna, and their baby daughter are headed to California when their car breaks down and Ben ventures off to the junkyard in search of a spare part to fix it. Coincidentally, the police have just accused seedy junkyard owner Harry of selling stolen auto parts, and Harry claims he gets his cars from someone else. Ben wanders into the junkyard just in time for Harry to frame him and use him as a scapegoat. When Ben doesn't return after a long time, Edna goes looking for him and is chased around the junkyard by Harry's odd, dimwitted friend Blowhard.