"Moliet" (played by Adolphe Menjou) finds himself in a difficult position because his mistress, "Odette" (Claire Dodd), wants him to leave his wife and live with her. He’s hesitant about this request, but circumstances escalate when his spouse (Ruth Chatterton) overhears something that leads her to take matters into her own hands by shooting Odette. The situation becomes more complicated because a hoodlum named "Cost…