An illegitimate war-baby adopted by a wealthy spinster.

An innocent man goes to prison for obstruction of justice when his wife refuses to reveal that her father was killed by her mother (and it wasn't suicide). When he is finally released, he meets and becomes involved with a young woman who belongs to the town's influential elite. Once again, he finds himself caught up in intrigue - which eventually leads to his exposing the mayor of the town as corrupt.

In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.

Doctors perform brain surgery to reform a hardened criminal

A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is.