Newly promoted to assistant head porter Clive goes to see his father and tells him how he met a theatrical guest, Villiers,who is an 'Oscar' or homosexual. Clive, a closet gay, was intrigued by him and visited a haunt of Oscars but panicked when he saw Villiers there and fled. Later however he accepts an invitation to his room but attacks him when he sees him with another boy and is consequently demoted. His father reassures him that he thinks no less of him for his confession as to what he is. Stephen Bannerman announces his engagement to Christina.
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