When a married stockbroker falls in love with another woman, he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's accidental death.

比尔·卡德尤被宣告溺水身亡已经一年了，他的遗孀维姬如今已经嫁给了他的老朋友兼商业伙伴亨利·朗兹。然而，当比尔意外地从他曾被困的小岛归来时，维姬该怎么办呢？嗯，作为一个曾两次被丈夫忽视的妻子，维姬对两个丈夫争相讨好她的关注感到十分愉快，并不急于做出决定……这让可怜的比尔和亨利都感到颇为尴尬与不安。

故事讲述德州名门千金 Nasa Springer（Clara Bow 饰）叛逆成性，从芝加哥风流度日，短暂婚姻破裂后成为单亲妈妈。生活陷入困境，为救孩子不得已沦为妓女，最终获继承家产却陷入身份认同危机，阴差阳错发现自身是“印第安人混血”，与儿时暗恋她的 Moonglow（Gilbert Roland 饰）重聚。本片是 Clara Bow 的倒数第二部长片，并因大胆处理婚外、跨种族关系、妓女生活、疑似性病、甚至露骨暗示女同性场景，被视为“前强制分级制”的典型作品

Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young man refuses. Marble decides to kill his nephew. It is a twisted path to justice after Marble is transformed by the crime he committed and the wealth he gains.