Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens is a reporter on The Evening News. One day, he is celebrating with his colleagues and he tells his friend Pop Benson that he'd love to know the news in advance before it happens. Later, at Eden Gardens, Larry meets Sylvia for the first time, and then soon after he finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. You'd think this would make his fortune, but really it brings lots more problems, since his new girlfriend also part of a phony clairvoyant act!