Unfortunately, this means their attentions are elsewhere.
They uncover what they perceive to be a nefarious a plot by some clowns to defraud the circus they work for, but is actually a simple plan to give sweets and toys to the children at their next performance. They wrongfully arrest the clowns, along with some potential accomplices working at the circus. The evening's performance is reduced to featuring one lonely trapeze artist and Keith the horse riding juggler.
They struggle to win over the crowd.