Billy is a youth who can't control his hot temper. His sweetheart is wearing valuable pearls at a party and is lured by a crook to his apartment. A friend intervenes and is locked in another room with the girl. Billy shows up and is told that the girl is untrue to him. He opens the door and shoots his best friend while in a rage. Repentance comes immediately afterward and Billy leaves for foreign parts to learn self-control, with the knowledge that the girl will be awaiting his return.