Ham, a telephone lineman, is inclined to be flirtatious. This habit gets him into trouble when Detective Johnson finds him trying to flirt with Mrs. Johnson. He scares Ham so greatly that the lineman actually outdistances the bullets shot after him by the irate husband. Shortly afterward, Ham is sent to the Johnson home to repair the telephone. At the same time two gangsters, who had been sent to jail by the detective, appear at the house on vengeance bent. Johnson finds Ham at the same time that the gangsters find the detective. Believing the lineman has been making love to his wife, Johnson chases him all over the house with a revolver. The gangsters in turn chase the detective. Ham and the detective finally take refuge in the bedroom, the former hiding under the bed, while the latter dives into a closet. Police arrive at this moment and the gangsters are arrested. Johnson is about to tackle Ham again when the situation is explained. The detective offers to shake hands, but Ham takes no chances; he dives out through the door.