Baby Take a Bow

After serving time in Sing Sing, Eddie Ellison marries his fiancée Kay, and they have a daughter named Shirley. The couple builds a life together as a family, setting the stage for future events driven by loyalty and neighborhood ties.

Eddie uses his connections to help his friend Larry Scott secure a job as a chauffeur for factory owner Stuart Carson. The arrangement weds Eddie to Carson's circle and to the potential trouble that comes with it.

Trigger Stone steals Mrs. Carson's pearl necklace and asks Eddie and Larry to sell it for him. Eddie and Larry refuse to be involved in the theft, resisting the impulse to profit from the crime.

Private investigator Welch informs the head of the National Insurance Company that chauffeurs might be implicated and tells Mr. Carson about Eddie and Larry’s prison records, prompting them to fire the two chauffeurs.

Trying to escape the authorities, Trigger gives the necklace to Shirley, who believes it is a belated birthday present. She becomes an unwitting carrier of the stolen item.

As part of a game, Shirley hides the necklace in her father's pocket, creating a precarious concealment that complicates everyone’s search.

When Eddie discovers the necklace on him, he conceals it in the carpet sweeper to keep it out of sight from Welch who is searching the apartment.

The neighbor's maid Anna borrows and empties the carpet sweeper, unknowingly dispersing the necklace and losing track of it.

Kay returns home and, hearing the commotion, joins Eddie and Jane as they search the apartment building for the missing necklace.

Welch leaves the scene and opens the sweeper himself, only to find it empty, confirming the necklace is still at large.

Eddie, Larry, Kay, and Jane continue the search in the building as Trigger threatens Eddie with a gun. Eddie manages to subdue Trigger and tie him up, then goes for the police to secure help.

During Eddie's absence, Shirley discovers the necklace in the downstairs garbage and brings it to Eddie, only to confront Trigger, who convinces her to release him.

Trigger seizes the opportunity, takes Shirley hostage, and climbs to the roof, where he shoots Eddie in a bid to escape.

Despite his injuries, Eddie manages to capture Trigger on the roof. Shirley retrieves the necklace from Trigger's pocket, and Detective Flannigan later informs her she is eligible for the $5,000 reward.