The film is a melodrama focusing on John Warren, a young clerk, who is struck by a taxi cab while crossing the street.
It states: "John Warren, a prosperous young clerk, is run down by a taxi cab while crossing a city street.
The chauffeur, Allen, afraid of the consequences of his carelessness, makes his escape when he sees a crowd gathering around his victim.
He abandons his machine on a lonely country road, and catching a westbound train, succeeds in making good his escape.
He raises his gun to end Allen's existence, when a vision of his wife appears, breathing the message, 'Vengeance is Mine, sayeth the Lord.
Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company, but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer.
[1] Bowers notes that the sister was listed as the wife in the official synopsis, but it is unlikely that such a distinction in cast roles was ever made in the inter-titles due to the confusion.
[1] The film likely had a wide national release, with advertising theaters known in Kansas,[6] Maryland,[7] Illinois,[8] Oklahoma,[9] and Minnesota.
[10] The film received negative reviews in trade publications and it was deemed a distinct departure from the nature of other Thanhouser releases.
"[1] The reviewer also noted the inexplicable reason why Allen, who originally fled, would suddenly consent to be willingly murdered by John.
[1] The reviewer opined that the story was almost maudlin in places and the acting was not sincere because the actors knew the plot was absurd.