Paola Borboni is in love with Nino Besozzi, but is unable to get him to propose marriage. She tricks him into accompanying her on a search for an alleged husband she has just married but lost at the train station. The search for the non-existent husband takes them to several cities, with Besozzi finally realizing he loves her. But it is not until he gets involved in a duel that Borboni confesses that she has tricked him.