Convicted of a crime which he did not commit, Arthur Finley serves a long term in prison. He is released and starts out in life with the terrible handicap of being an ex-convict. It seems almost impossible for him to get employment, and he is about to give up in despair when he meets the detective who helped to fasten the crime upon him for which he was wrongfully convicted. He makes a firm friend of the detective, who lends him money and uses his influence to get him a new start. He secures a good position and wins the love of the daughter of his employer. Life is at last worth living, and the fates seem to smile upon him when a crime is committed at his very door. His past record as a convict places him under suspicion and circumstantial evidence points to his guilt. But his detective friend believes in his innocence and bends every energy toward proving him guiltless. Through various methods used by scientific detectives, including thumb prints, the real offender is apprehended and the hard luck that has followed Arthur Finley changes to good fortune and prosperity.
—Moving Picture World synopsis