A kind-hearted young man named Charalambos secretly loves his beautiful servant Melpomeni but is too shy to admit it. Melpomeni is also in love with him but is afraid to confess her feelings. However, the neighborhood butcher, Thodoros, is deeply infatuated with Melpomeni and one day arrives at Charalambos's doorstep, asking for her hand in marriage. Charalambos naturally refuses, and so Thodoros decides to kidnap her. However, Charalambos's other servant, Toula, who has a crush on Thodoros, decides to make them both admit the truth. In the end, Toula ends up with Thodoros, Charalambos gets Melpomeni, and Charalambos's nephew, Tonis, who is skeptical about apartment living, finds the love of his life in a theater actress.