Harlem's African American populace is being cheated by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, that dishonestly claims that small contributions will protect parcels of property in Africa. When new york police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson research O'Malley's scam, so they know that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, lots of the others, O'Malley, and the police are scrambling whenever the amount of money goes missing.