To stay near his love, Boireau becomes her valet but is fired when her mistress intercepts his letter. He attaches his small car to his sweetheart’s vehicle, leading to a wild chase that ends in his eviction by the driver. Desperate, Boireau fails multiple suicide attempts: a car rolls over him harmlessly, a gun misfires, and a rope snaps. Finally, he jumps out a window into a manhole, only for a sewer worker to catch and return him to the surface. When the worker laughs at Boireau tracking his idol, Boireau slaps him furiously.