Until he meets Gwen, Tony leads a wild and dissolute life. The young man falls in love with the girl. The following night Gwen sees Tony roistering in a Broadway cabaret. The contempt in the eyes of the girl he loves causes the man-about-town to sober up. A vague desire to regain his place in Gwen's favor causes Tony to motor out to her home. Unable to sleep, Gwen strolls through her garden. Tony finds her there, and rendered desperate by her refusal to listen to his pleas, kidnaps her. Morning brings to the man the realization of what he has done. Knowing that she has been hopelessly compromised, Gwen consents to become Tony's wife. The ceremony over, Gwen informs her husband that she will live with him only upon the condition that he make no advances. As a further evidence of her distrust, the girl locks the door between their rooms. Unable to break down the barrier of his wife's reserve, Tony foolishly seeks the counsel of Denton, a friend. Gwen grows to love her husband, but pride prevents her from betraying it. Tony's story reveals to Denton a plan by which he can blackmail his friend's wife. The scoundrel attempts to put this plan into execution that night, but Gwen horrified, orders Denton from the house. Tony comes home in time to hear his wife's call for help. Rushing to her assistance, he seizes Denton, thrashes the cur and kicks him out of the house. It is during the struggle between the men that Gwen realizes how great is her love for Tony. When the latter presently enters his room, he finds the key to the connecting door lying on his table.