Charlie wanders beside the seashore on the Crystal Pier. He bumps into a drunk and a struggle with their hats leads to a battle. Tired of fighting, they shake hands and have ice-cream cones but smear it all over each other in a fight over who will pay for them. Charlie ends up being pursued by the drunk and several other people, including the police, and is cornered on a park bench. But Charlie suddenly throws himself back against the back of the bench and knocks down everyone but himself and escapes.