Eli decides factory work is tiring him out and enlists the aid of an ex-army man. But he doesn't realise he's wanted by the Military Police!

Eli has had enough of the pickle factory, so he is enlisting the help of a new works manager. Major Lovelace is sent from the labour exchange and Eli starts to get twitchy. He recognises him from his old army days as the Major that put him on a charge during the war and now thinks he's back to finish off the proceedings.

Eli's off to hide in the cellar, with Nellie bringing him meals of corn beef and pickles. But before he can go grovelling to Major Lovelace, the Major is on the run; he's also wanted by the army for absconding with the officers' club fund, and a Churchill tank he sold for scrap!