 Brief sequences show individuals among the people fleeing or falling, a baby carriage rolling down the steps, a woman shot in the face, broken glasses, and the high boots of the soldiers moving in unison.In retaliation the sailors of the "Potemkin" decide to use the guns of the battleship to fire on the city opera house, where Tsarist military leaders are convening a meeting.Meanwhile, there is news that a squadron of loyal warships is coming to quell the revolt of the "Potemkin".