Ex-convict Donald Grant obtains a job in a small-town factory, where he meets stenographer Helen Wilburton. They are soon married and move to the city, but on the first night of their honeymoon, the factory is burglarized and Donald is suspected. Desperate for work, Donald returns to his former gang, while Helen becomes the secretary to a wealthy matron. Helen also attracts the attention of her employer's son, who is rudely surprised when he discovers that she is married. Later, one of the robbers arrives at the couple's apartment; a battle ensues on the fire escape, after which the dying criminal exonerates Donald.