Pokes is quite a pool shark, and at the club gives a demonstration of his skill to the amazement of the other members. Jabs, the newly appointed Chief of Police, puts his wife and two daughters into an auto and starts them off on a motoring tour. Before going Mrs. Jabs leaves her valuable pearl necklace with her husband for safe keeping. During the pool game, Billy Berlin, one of the members, rushes in with a copy of the daily paper and shows the members, including Pokes, the defy the new chief has published for the benefit of honest people and the downfall of the crooks. Pokes takes it as a joke, and discounts the ability of Jabs to do what he has promised. Pokes writes Jabs a note stating that he can get anything, any time, any place. Jabs goes at once to the club, where he meets Pokes. Producing the pearl necklace, Jabs wagers that he will place the necklace in a certain house, and defies Pokes to find it and bring it to the club. The necklace is placed, and Pokes starts out to get it. After thrilling experience and hair-breadth escapes Pokes is cornered in the cellar of the house by the chief and a squad of officers. They search him, but fail to find the necklace. Pokes, with a smile, leads the chief back to the club followed by the others. There Pokes takes off a wig, which no one knew he wore, produces the necklace, and claims the reward. But to Pokes’ surprise the “chief” removes a false mustache, and remarks calmly, “I am not Jabs.” Pokes, nonplussed, tries to sneak away when Jabs appears from behind a chair, where he has watched the whole affair, and meets Pokes. The laugh is on Pokes, and while he stands there ashamed and thinking that honesty is the best policy, Jabs, with the necklace in his hand, gives him the laugh. A great metamorphosis takes place, which causes Jabs to remark, “Darwin was right.”