Lilla Gravert falls under the spell of Eric Helsingor , a captain of chance only to be deceived by the rogue. Heart-broken, she attempts suicide but is saved by Larz Olrik . Lilla soon leaves Denmark for New York and marries her savior. At their fifth wedding anniversary celebration Lilla meets Eric Helsingor, the man who betrayed her. Helsingor now demands money in return for his silence and Lilla complies. When Lilla and Larz adopt a baby boy referred to them by their lifelong friend Kristine, Lilla discovers that the child is actually Kristine and Helsingor's. Larz suspects that Helsingor is blackmailing Kristine, but when the latter is injured in a fight, Larz takes him home to recover. There Helsingor meets Marie Meyer, the daughter of an old mentor of Lilla, and attempts to convince the girl to elope with him. Becoming enraged at Helsingor's repeated offenses, Lilla attacks him and they struggle until Kristine shoots Helsingor and then herself. Lilla insists that Larz read the blackmailer's letters, but he throws them into the fire instead, eliminating all barriers between husband and wife.
—Pamela Short