
Clayton, a hardworking and family-oriented man, is despised by his wife, Elaine Wallace, for his lack of wealth. She colludes with her lover, Jasper Croft. Under the guise of a lucrative investment, Jasper tricks Elaine into giving him all her savings, even encouraging her to mortgage their property and borrow money from her father and friends. To be with Jasper, Elaine frames Clayton, successfully divorces him, and makes him leave with nothing.