Fanchette, Mrs. Rayburg, whose husband is district attorney, cannot understand his neglect and accepts the attentions of Mr. Rhodes, an "idler." Mr. Byron, head of the detective bureau, and Mr. Rayburg have many conferences regarding a band of crooks who are overrunning the city. Byron reports that his men are closing in upon the gang. Mrs. Rayburg is angry because her husband will not take her to tea and tells Rhodes she will elope with him, promising to meet him at his apartment. Rayburg invites Byron and some friends to dinner. Mrs. Rayburg meets Rhodes, who presents her with a wonderful necklace obtained from one of the crooks whom he employs. Byron and his men come to the house. The crook hides behind the curtain. Byron arrests Mrs. Rayburg and Rhodes, and phones for the patrol. He informs Rayburg, who has not missed his wife, that he has caught the leader. The crook pounces upon Byron, and Mrs. Raybure escapes and returns home. Byron subdues the two men and goes to keep his dinner engagement. To their mutual surprise Byron and Mrs. Rayburg meet each other. Byron takes her in to dinner and she begs him not to disclose her secret, as she has learned her lesson. The detective promises to keep her secret.
—Moving Picture World synopsis