During a duck hunt the local land owner Brandt has told his ranger and his son to sit in a boat and collect ducks as they are shot down. When Brandt's dog gets in the water he commands the ranger's son to jump in the water to save the dog but the boy drowns.

Professor Soriano is a successful Italian scientist. Together with a colleague Doctor Ibrahim, he has produced a serum to cure spinal cord suffering. Soriano is visited by his fiancée, the beautiful marquee Savorelli.