A man is drugged and appears to be a leper, until he is cured. He returns a wealthy man, but unrecognizable to his wife, who has married another man. He ruins their lives by swindling them out of their money, and then convincing the husband that his wife is unfaithful.
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Harry T. Morey as Oliver Bennett
Betty Blythe as Lucille Bennett
Jean Paige as Jewel
George Majeroni as Dr. Emilio Toranno
United States 14 October 1918
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