A printer drinking excessively and neglectful of his family obligations is fired from his job when he offends his wealthy employer and his employers guests as they tour the printworks Seeking revenge the dismissed employee enters his former employers house with the intention of shooting him There he sees the employer and his severely disabled daughter and recognizes the strong emotional bond between father and daughter This convincing demonstration of affection brings the printer to his senses He asks pardon is reinstated in his old job and becomes a model worker husband and father