- Jim Bowen, a cashier in a prosperous insurance firm, lives happily with his wife Mary and son Frankie until Alan Perry, the profligate son of Jim's employer, frames Jim for forgery. Because the fraudulent check was cashed in ward boss John Boland's cabaret, Mary decides to work there while Jim serves his time, in the hope of tracking down the real criminal. Perry, who frequents the café, becomes infatuated with Mary and, on the very night her husband escapes from prison, follows her home and tries to force his attentions on her. When Boland arrives unexpectedly, Perry knocks him down, apparently killing him, whereupon Mary threatens to call the police unless he confesses to having framed Jim. Boland hears Perry's confession as he regains consciousness, and on the basis of his testimony, Perry is arrested and Jim freed.—AFI
- Mary Bowen lives happily with her husband Jim, and Jim's baby brother Frankie. Jim is a cashier for Perry & Sons, insurance brokers. Perry's son Alan, who works at the firm, is a low-life and frequent patron at Boland's café, run by John Boland, an unscrupulous politician. Alan gets Jim to endorse a check drawn on the company's funds, using a forged signature. The check is cashed in Boland's Café by an associate, and Jim is arrested on fraud charges. He is convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. Mary, who suspects Alan is behind this, approaches Boland and asks him for a job as a cabaret singer at his café. Boland, who has known Mary since childhood and secretly loves her, hires her with the hope that he can persuade her to divorce Jim.
Mary proceeds to slowly lead Alan on in the hope that he will admit his crime. Boland sees this and becomes jealous. One night after the show, a drunken Alan follows Mary to her apartment, and tries to force himself on her. Coincidentally, Jim has just escaped from jail and is seeking refuge at the apartment. Boland, who hears of Jim's escape, has the house surrounded by police. He arrives at the apartment to find Mary and Alan struggling. Alan knocks out Boland and mistakenly believes he has killed him. Mary threatens to hand Alan over the police for murder, and holds Alan at gunpoint, forcing him to sign a confession regarding the check. The police break into the apartment with the intent of capturing Jim. By this time, Boland has recovered and orders the arrest of Alan. Boland then pledges to do all he can to clear Jim.
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