Percy and Harold are rivals, and both take the objects of their affections for an outing. Each tries to win the girl from the other, but while they quarrel another young man escorts her into the surf. Each blames the other for the affair, and during the argument Percy pushes Harold from the pier into the water. Harold at once conceives the idea of making Percy imagine he has committed murder by remaining out of sight under the pier. The imaginary crime almost drives Percy insane. What a relief he experiences when he sees that his friend turns up very much alive.