Young, athletic Chick Watson is engaged to Bertha Holcomb, the daughter of Doctor Holcomb. Investigating the Doctor's disappearance after a meeting with Rhamda Avec. In seeking the missing doctor at Bertha's behest, Chick acquires a ring containing a stone with unusual properties. One of the properties ages a male to an advance age, whereas it will not do the same for a woman. When Chick shows up, he is greatly aged by the ring.