Hiding from the police in an alley, two crooks see, through a window, the dying miser entrust to the doctor the fortune he bequeaths to his erring son. They trail the doctor home, overpower him, and in their search for the money, terrify his wife and child.
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Harry Carey as Jackson - The Crook
Claire McDowell as The Crook's Wife
Charles West as The Crook's Pal
Eleanor Blevins as The Doctor's Wife
United States 09 April 1915
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