Lowell Sherman's seemingly perfect marriage to Alice, which is shattered when she has an affair with his best friend, Cyril Carr; Lowell's revenge ruins Cyril, leading to suicide, after which Lowell supports Cyril's son and marries Cyril's widow, Muriel, finding a complex love amidst ruin and guilt.

William Russell
as Lowell Sherman

Leona Hutton
as Alice Sherman

Harry Keenan
as Cyril Carr

Charlotte Burton
as Muriel Carr

John Gough
as Cooper's Brother

Dodo Newton
as Tommy Carr

Robert Klein
as Cooper

Lew Davis
as Sherman's Confidential Secretary