Carol Dempster is the daughter in a strained marriage, and when her father shoots his wife's lover, she joins in his escape, with a detective in pursuit. They escape to a South Sea island, where three story threads meet: roaming rich boy Richard Barthelmess comes ashore, the pursuing detective finds them on the island, while Dempster is willing to go to any end to save her father. The common theme is confused loyalties. It is quite clear that Dempster's loyalty to her father is far greater than her potential love of Barthelmess. The story oddly keeps the romantic leads apart. Barthelmess only meets Dempster well into the film, and then a misunderstanding keeps them estranged for most of the film