Outwitted plot
To prevent Ben Faraday from revealing the whereabouts of her brother, an escaped prisoner, Nan Kennedy agrees to steal important papers from Faraday's enemy, John Lawson. However, Nan is caught and Lawson agrees to release her on condition that she do his bidding for a year. After arranging a wedding between Nan and Billy Bond, the son of a man he blames for stealing his wife, Lawson shocks everyone at the wedding reception by announcing that Nan is a thief. Billy runs away and turns to drink, while Nan's only thought is to take revenge on Lawson.