Conklin and Dora, his wife, own a millinery store. Guy Woodward makes love to Dora and Chester threatens him. Later Woodward places clothes along the riverbank to give the impression that he is dead, first having shown a threatening note from Conklin to the chief of police. In the meantime Conklin's twin brother arrives and while arguing about the settlement of his estate, Conklin is arrested, tried for murder, found guilty and placed in jail. Later Woodward returns, finds Conklin's twin brother and Dora running the store. He becomes a partner and makes love to Dora. Conklin escapes from jail and the guards arrest his brother and put him in. Conklin returns to the store, sees Woodward making love to Dora, and a shooting occurs. Conklin's twin back in jail is about to be hanged. Conklin's wife rushes to the rescue and after a chase between Conklin and Woodward the latter loses his disguise and both Conklin and his twin are cleared, just in the nick of time.
—Moving Picture World synopsis