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- Wealthy young David Morgan marries poor Lucille Spencer. His father, outraged by the marriage, disinherits him. David soon becomes disillusioned with married life, and meets a beautiful and seductive actress, Alma Lathrop. He falls for Alma's obvious charms, and visits her aboard her yacht. It's there that he meets Alma's secret and longtime lover, who has in fact given her the yacht--it's David's father, James! Complications ensue.
- Because he fears that his irresponsible granddaughter, Cynthia, will never settle down, an old man makes a will stating that she will be disinherited if she remains unmarried twenty-four hours after his death. When the old man becomes gravely ill while on a trip with his nurse, she convinces him to revise his will and leave everything to Cynthia. After his death, the nurse, in collusion with Cynthia's stepfather, secretly make a will to make it appear that the nurse will inherit the entire estate. Thinking that the original will remains in force, Cynthia marries a waiter at her hotel, not realizing that he actually is Jim Dutton, a young man to whom she has been attracted. Jim's friend, who is a private detective, uncovers the false will. Finally, the nurse and Cynthia's stepfather are brought to justice after it is revealed that the stepfather murdered Cynthia's grandfather.
- Sonny Cain, an orphan, is adopted by James Carleton, an ex-convict who sees to it that Sonny treads the straight and narrow path. Carleton is later sent to jail again and is not released until Sonny attains manhood. Sonny falls in love with Mary Kayne and asks permission to marry her, but Mary's father reveals that he himself is Sonny's father. Carleton doubts the story and rifles Kayne's safe to find proof that Kayne is lying. Carleton is surprised by a detective, who shoots him; the wounded Carleton then tells the detective that Kayne is a thief. Kayne is arrested and given truth serum to make him talk. Kayne confesses that he is not indeed Sonny's father, and the lovers are free to marry.