The brother-in-law and sister of a wealthy bachelor inadvertently put a damper on their holiday plans. A professor whose modest salary doesn't permit much spending for Christmas gifts. When his wife's brother arrives laden with expensive gifts there is a bitter argument that leads to a better understanding of Christmas.

Following an accident, a woman awakens in a hospital bed with her eyes and head swathed in bandages. Unknown to her, she is in the hands of enterprising kidnappers - who hope to deceive her long enough to collect a ransom.