- To help his dying father, assistant bank cashier Arthur Mansfield enters a fake sum in the bank's account book, but before carrying out the pilferage, he confesses to cashier Slayton, his superior. Slayton, who needs money to pay for his unsuccessful speculations, goes at night to take the money that Mansfield planned to embezzle, so that Mansfield will take the blame. Slayton shoots a watchman who confronts him and leaves evidence to frame Mansfield. Despite Mansfield's conviction for second-degree murder, his fiancée Enid, the bank president's daughter, believes in his innocence and hires a detective. When Slayton, out of curiosity, visits Mansfield in prison, Mansfield vows revenge. Slayton gradually becomes overcome with fear that Mansfield will escape, and when Mansfield does escape and arrives at Slayton's home, Slayton commits suicide. Mansfield is sought as Slayton's murderer, but Enid's detective finds a suicide note to Slayton's wife that establishes Mansfield's innocence. Mansfield regains his former position and resumes his romance with Enid.—Pamela Short
- To help his father out of serious financial difficulties Arthur Mansfield, assistant cashier in a bank, makes a false entry in his book, but then, when he comes to take the money, his nerve fails him and his honest character revolts against the robbery. Tearing the page from his book, he rushes to the desk of Slayton, the cashier, explains the whole matter to him and begs leniency. Slayton, himself, heavily in debt because of indiscreet speculation, sees in Mansfield's confession a chance to get out of his own difficulties, and although promising Mansfield that he will take care of him, plots to use him for the furtherance of his own ends. He keeps the page containing the false entry and that night, disguised, goes to the bank. His key readily admits him and he goes hastily to the vault, where, while he is removing the amount necessary to help him out of his difficulties, he is interrupted by the approach of the watchman, who, on his round, had found signs of another's presence in the bank. In a trap, Slayton hides behind the door of the vault, but the watchman comes right toward him, and fearing discovery, Slayton draws his revolver and fires. The watchman topples over, dead, and in insane dread of the consequences at his crime, Slayton works feverishly to remove all traces of his guilt. He replaces the page with the false entry in Mansfield's book, pries his own desk open with Mansfield's letter opener and throws it upon the floor. A button which Mansfield had torn from his coat that afternoon he places on the dead body. Slayton is the first examined by the Coroner's jury, and during his examination he succeeds, by reference to the false entry, and other evidence which he has scattered about, in casting suspicion on Mansfield. The latter is taken into custody, a verdict of guilty is soon found against him and he is sentenced to life imprisonment. Enid, daughter of the bank president, who had been engaged to Mansfield, is forced by her father to sever connections with him, but still retains her faith in his innocence. When Mansfield has been in prison for a few months, Slayton visits him out of curiosity, but the burst of anger which Mansfield exhibits sends him away in panic, fearing lest the convict escape and seek vengeance. In a very short time, Mansfield does escape, and going straight to Slayton's house, where, the next day, the latter is found dead. The papers proclaim Mansfield as the murderer and a large reward is offered for his capture. Mansfield turns up the next morning at the District Attorney's office, and presents Slayton's signed confession proving that he was innocent of both crimes. He is reinstated to his former position in the bank, and also claims the position he has always held in the heart of faithful Enid.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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