The inciting incident arises when Curly, driven by impulsive folly, pilfers the uniform of Admiral Taylor, harboring intentions of leveraging its authority to engage in romantic dalliances.

This act of subterfuge sets the stage for a series of misadventures that propel the trio into a labyrinthine plot involving espionage.

Under the guise of the counterfeit Admiral and his purported aides, Moe and Larry, the Stooges unwittingly become ensnared in the machinations of nefarious agents, Count Alfred Gehrol and Miss Olga Arvin, who serve as operatives of an antagonistic regime.

Deceived by their adversaries, the trio is coerced into perpetrating a scheme involving the theft and hijacking of a submarine, thus unwittingly becoming pawns in a larger geopolitical game.

This plot device was only used in a handful of their shorts, among them being You Nazty Spy!, I'll Never Heil Again and Half Shot Shooters.