Don Luis Verdugo, a rich ranchero, gives the Los Angeles church a new bell, hoping his gift will secure him the governor’s appointment as city alcade. Captain Monasterio will then have to obey him! Monasterio earnestly wants to be rid of him. He joins forces with Don Rodrigo Malapensa and they hatch a plan to get rid of Don Verdugo. Malapensa’s henchmen ring the bell in the middle of the night, then burgle the homes of the unsuspecting townspeople as they step out wondering why the new bell is sounding the alarm.