Kurdy and Jeremiah find themselves in a brothel with their pick of any woman they want. Kurdy selects Cassandra as his partner for the evening, then incurring the wrath of the club's enormous bouncer and resident tough, Yarbo. Meanwhile, Jeremiah's partner, Polly, tells him that years ago she left her baby daughter in a circus with the child's father. The circus is nearby and Polly wants to rejoin them to try and be a real mother at last. Her problem is someone must fight for her freedom. Jeremiah agrees to do so but the next morning, he and Kurdy are appalled to find out that his opponent will be Yarbo. Kurdy takes matters into his own hands, knocking Jeremiah cold and taking his place in the ring. He takes a beating but, thanks to a well-timed tip from Cassandra, decks the brute. Desault, the brothel's proprietor, reluctantly honors the deal.

When Jeremiah, Kurdy, and Polly arrive at the circus they find the troupe but Gregory, China's father, is far from delighted that his one-time love wants to re-unite with their daughter. He is distracted because the troupe's star attraction, the elephant Lana, is missing. Jeremiah tells him of the elephant he saw only a few miles away and agrees to help find her. Gregory asks his acrobats, Parker and Janine, to take care of China and be sure Polly does not try to take her away.

Knowing what a hard time she is having, Kurdy stays with Polly while Jeremiah and Gregory go on an elephant hunt. They find Lana under the care of a cruel local farmer who has the elephant pulling logs. Jeremiah comes up with a plan to rescue Lana. He also talks to Gregory about the value of giving someone a second chance. If Gregory takes it to heart, there might be a happy ending for Polly after all.