Andy McGee joins the fire-department with intentions of becoming as good a fireman as his father who died in the line of duty. While on duty in the theatre district, Andy meets Agnes Evans, a specialty dancer and Cupid shoots an arrow into his heart, but disillusion and pain follow when he learns she is the wife of a worthless drunk. Later, a fire breaks out in the Evans home and, after rescuing Agnes, Andy must make the decision whether or not to risk his life to go back into the inferno to rescue Bill Evans, crazed by liquor and responsible for the fire.