Before their marriage the girl gets an inkling of her lover's brutal temper, but he assures her that she will never be its victim. They have been married only a few months, however, when his brutal nature assumes full sway. When his treatment becomes insufferable she attempts to leave him, but he discovers her in the act and forces her to dissemble. The next day he is given two tickets to the theater, and together they witness a great actor's impersonation of the brutal Bill Sykes in Dickens' "Oliver Twist." The tragedy makes a deep and lasting impression upon the husband's mind. Aghast at the thought that some day he, too, may kill the woman he loves, he promises to curb his temper, and by strict self-repression succeeds in his attempt.
—Moving Picture World synopsis