- A drunken Captain Pollock attempts to seduce Lady Una at a reception celebrating the birth of her son Abington. Innocent but caught in a compromising position, Lady Una is admonished by her husband, Lord Cyril. Curley Lushington, a family friend and devotee of Lady Una, tries to reconcile the two men by soliciting an apology from Pollock, but Cyril forcefully rejects the captain. Furious at the spurn, Pollock plots to implicate Lady Una further by deviously luring her to an inn where she believes her husband lays injured. Once more Lord Cyril discovers them in an apparent embrace and demands a separation, taking Abington with him. Five years later, hearing news of Pollock's impending death, Curley procures a confession exonerating Lady Una and schemes to reunite her with Lord Cyril. The plan goes awry, and Lady Una kidnaps Abington, but thanks to the continued efforts of both their son and Curley, the couple is happily reunited.—Pamela Short
- Lord Wimbourne, a young English peer, is summoned from his club, where he is spending the evening with his friends Lushington and Captain Pollock, by the illness of his son, Bing. Lushington is anxious over the boy; Pollock is indifferent and tries to drown his memories in drink. Both men love Lady Una, Wimbourne's wife, Lushington, unselfishly, while Pollock hates her husband and seeks revenge. Wimbourne and Lady Una entertain at a ball that night. The guests of honor are Lushington, Pollock, the Duchess of Gillingham, Mrs. Ebengham and Stavely. While Lushington and Una are talking on the balcony they are joined by Pollock. Wimbourne calls his wife to say good night to parting guests. Pollock remains on the balcony. Partly intoxicated, he goes to sleep. Awakening, he arouses himself violently, but seeing Una's scarf on the rail he decides to wait till she returns for it. Una searches for her scarf, and finds Pollock, who takes her in his arms, and is holding her when her husband appears. The next morning Wimbourne refuses explanations. Pollock receives an order to report to the war office. He regrets his actions of the previous night and goes to Wimbourne Hall to explain, but Wimbourne refuses to see him and goes to his club. Una explains all to Lushington, who tries to reconcile her husband, but he declines and again scorns Pollock, who is enraged and decides on revenge. He sends Una a note: "Your husband at the Red Lion Inn in critical condition. Come at once." He hastens to the inn, notifies the innkeeper that a lady will arrive soon greatly agitated. He wishes her to be shown at once to his room. No names must be mentioned. Una arrives and hastens to the room indicated by the innkeeper. Pollock seizes her in his arms and prevents her escape. He destroys the note, which is the only evidence of Una's innocence. In the meantime, Wimbourne has picked up the blotter on the desk at which Pollock wrote and seeing on it the name of his wife he hastens home, where he is told of her departure for the inn. He follows her. Arriving, he breaks into the room where Una has fainted, and finds bending over the bed, to further compromise her, the Captain, who then departs. Una goes to the home of her Duchess Mother. A divorce is granted. Pollock leaves for the war. Lushington remains the true friend of the couple, and is a frequent visitor at Wimbourne Hall and a companion for Bing, the child. Lushington arranges a meeting between Una and Bing, who does not remember his mother, and believes her to be a Princess. It takes place one night when Wimbourne is making a speech in Parliament, and Una believes she will be alone with her child. But Lushington arranges that Wimbourne shall lose several sheets from his speech and returning to secure them will find Una there, thus hoping to bring the two together again. The plan works, but Wimbourne is only angry at Una's intrusion, and informs her that he is about to wed Mrs. Ebengham. Broken hearted, Una leaves. Lushington begs her to marry him, but she refuses. He leaves, is sent to France on business, and later he goes to India, where he meets Pollock, who has repented of his double dealing and signs a confession exonerating Una. Lushington hastens back to London, where he succeeds in reuniting Una and Wimbourne.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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