 Louie "the Wolf" is an ambitious mobster out to expand his empire; Buster Keaton is a humble employee helping decorate Louie s new restaurant. But when the heavies from a rival mob come calling, it is Buster who inadvertently saves the day and is mistaken for Louie himself -- a deception which the latter decides to promote further for his own ends. After numerous narrow escapes from death, Buster discovers his boss s true motives and decides by hook or by crook to bring enough policemen to the restaurant to get him arrested...