- A judge and his frivolous wife are celebrating their second wedding anniversary. The wife insists he buy her a gift. He goes out and buys her a necklace and pendant, which he promptly loses. Its finder is the judge's district attorney, who thinks he can give it to the girl he is trying to woo, namely the judge's wife. An unemployed young man happens to have what was the discarded jewelry case, and the judge seeing it in his possession believes the unemployed man stole the necklace and pendant. The police manage to capture the unemployed man who is brought to trial. But when the district attorney, who is trying the case, sees for what the unemployed man is charged, mayhem ensues as the judge, district attorney and unemployed man work at cross purposes to get what they each want. An unexpected source may see that justice is eventually served.—Huggo
- A May-December marriage reaches its second anniversary. He, a pompous judge, buys a necklace and jeweled pendant for her while, behind his back, she arranges an assignation with the district attorney. The judge drops the gift; the D.A. finds it on his way to meet the wife, pockets the jewelry, tosses the empty gift box over a fence into the lap of an unemployed youth, and proceeds to his date where he gives her the gift. The innocent man is arrested and charged with theft. The judge wants to throw the book at him, the D.A. tries some double dealing, the innocent man's little sister lends a hand, and the wife drops by the courthouse. Is justice on holiday?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Judge Grey starts out to buy his wife a birthday present. He happens into District Attorney Ford's office, and nearly catches Ford flirting over the telephone with his (Grey's) wife. The judge buys a necklace and loses it on the street. Ford finds it and presents it to Mrs. Grey. Meanwhile a boy has picked up the box which Ford has thrown away. The judge catches the boy with the box on his person, and accuses him of having stolen the necklace. Under the judge's orders. Ford convicts the boy who breaks jail and runs home, pursued by the police. Ford has gone to the judge's home, where he is trying to explain about the necklace to Mrs. Grey, who is locked in the bathroom. Ford hears the judge returning and hides in a closet. The fleeing boy enters the house by a ladder, and hides in the same closet. The police arrive, demanding the fugitive. Ford tells the boy to give himself up promising that he will free him at his next trial. The boy is arrested. When the judge leaves the room, Ford comes out and makes a thrilling escape. At the trial, the judge compels Ford to prosecute the young offender to the fullest extent. The boy's sister, by means of a mirror, flashes into the courtroom a message: "Brother, District Attorney fixed." Consternation reigns. Then the judge's wife enters, wearing the stolen necklace. Ford confesses and is marched off to jail.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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