Lloyd Barber is staying at a run-down hotel room in Paris when the wife of an old friend from the army comes to visit him. She is desperately searching for her husband, Richardson, who has been missing for 32 days. He suddenly left home in an excited manner with only a light set of clothes. He mentioned that he would be back after a month, but still no word has arrived. Barber offers his condolences and promises to make a few phone calls. Back at his hotel room, Barber tries to get in contact with Bertie Smith. While betting at a horse race, he met Smith, who was in the stands. Smith already seemed to be familiar with him and gives him advice on which horse to bet on. Barber starts joining him for fancy dinners and museum trips. One day, Smith offers him a proposal to make $25,000 by illegally flying money on a plane. He is aware that Baber used to be in air force and insists that the job will be easy money. Feeling weary of the consequences of getting caught or losing the money, Barber is on the fence about the proposal. He meets Smith at another horse race, intending to give him an answer by the end of the day. They bump into Richardson at the race, and Barber introduces him as a friend from his former squadron. Smith shares a tip about which jockey is going to win, and they both bet on him. Richardson also goes to follow their tip, but it is too late to place anymore bets. While watching the race, the jockey Smith tipped them off about dies in the race. Feeling shocked by the disturbing turn of luck, Barber tells Smith that he cannot accept the deal. A few hours after the race, Barber sees Smith talking with Richardson and obviously setting him up to propose the same deal he refused. He does not intervene because he thinks Richardson is too boring for the job and will not get it. Certain that Richardson is now missing due to Smith’s offer, he returns from a day of searching for Smith in Paris, only to be notified that the wife was urgently calling him. Barber meets up with the wife and is shocked to find that Richardson has returned with $25,000. His old friend gives him a small amount from the cash and asks him to celebrate with them. Barber leaves the happy couple and decides Europe is not the right continent for him.