Going Bye-Bye!

In the courtroom, Judge Harry Dunkinson thanks Stan and Ollie for their pivotal testimony that helps convict the criminal Butch Long. The verdict delivers a life sentence for Butch. Stan bluntly asks, Aren't you gonna hang him, reflecting the lack of capital punishment in the case.

Even restrained in a straitjacket, Butch Long taunts Stan and Ollie with menacing threats, vow­ing revenge for what they did. His outburst underscores the danger they face and sets the tone for the escalating feud.

Outside the courthouse, Stan and Ollie decide they may need to move to avoid further danger. They post a newspaper ad seeking a travel companion, hoping a fresh start will quiet the situation. The plan signals the duo's naivete as events quickly spin out of control.

Butch Long's girlfriend Mary answers the brothers' travel companion plea, tangling her plans with the ongoing case. Her response introduces a new potential traveler into the story. The seemingly innocent advertisement sets the stage for further comic chaos.

Having slipped away from the police, Butch seeks refuge at Mary's home, hoping to lie low. He evades capture while waiting for the right moment to move again. The quiet is fragile as danger remains just outside the door.

Stan and Ollie visit Mary's apartment to meet their prospective traveler, unaware that Butch is hiding nearby. The quiet domestic setting becomes the stage for physical comedy and mistaken identity. The brothers' gullibility invites trouble as suspicion grows.

Mistaking the arriving guests for law enforcement, Butch crawls into a trunk and somehow locks himself inside. Stan and Ollie, unaware of his presence, fail to realize they are sheltering a dangerous fugitive. The comedic setup intensifies the danger when the truth is finally revealed.

Desperate to release the trapped man, Stan and Ollie drill holes into the trunk. Butch recognizes Ollie through one of the holes and orders them to use a blowtorch, creating a risky situation. The situation escalates into a fiery spectacle of slapstick danger.

The blowtorch causes a blaze, and the brothers unleash a firehose to douse it, inadvertently flooding the trunk and washing Butch free. The over-the-top chaos fuels the chase to bring him to justice. The physical comedy reaches a fever pitch as the room fills with water.

Butch enacts a brutal revenge on Stan and Ollie before the law catches up, overpowering them in a tense confrontation. The brothers suffer injuries as the criminal asserts himself, culminating in their capture by police. The scene blends violence with the film's signature pranks and peril.

As officers close in, Butch is finally apprehended and hauled away to jail. The immediate threat ends, but the chaos lingers in the memory of the brothers. The relentless pursuit underscores the mix of luck and slapstick that defines the comedy.

The film ends with Stan and Ollie sitting on a couch, their legs awkwardly wrapped around one another in a comic tangle. Oliver quips the famous line about another mess, while Stan grouses about the situation. The duo's enduring camaraderie provides the final, soft punchline to the chaotic day.