A young man is tasked by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu to capture one of the cardinal's enemies but falls in love with his target's sister. The film marks the last motion picture appearance by stage actor Robert B. Mantell who plays Cardinal Richelieu and the only silent screen performance of opera singer John Charles Thomas.

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

这是描写一个从监狱里释放出来的女囚一心要找那个作伪证的男人复仇的故事。Joan决意打破她以往的银幕形象。她要完全不加化妆地扮演这个蓬乱着头发，身穿宽松囚衣的罪犯。 当这部影片上映时，赢得了观众和评论家的一致好评。《电影》月刊说：“你们就等着看琼·克劳馥的这一震撼人心的角色吧。故事是引人入胜的，而琼的表演简直了不起。”《综艺》报也称赞说：“她的演技深深打动了我们，她像是在任何导演的手下都能站得住脚了。”