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Tommy Frazer, a product of Hell's Kitchen, is sentenced to a prison term for forgery; upon his release, he meets Ann Whittaker, a bank clerk, and they decide to rob the bank where she works. She obtains references whereby Tommy is also employed there, and banker Denton Drew trusts them implicitly. When an unusually large deposit is made, Tommy takes the money and meets Ann at a railroad station, only to find that he is unable to go through with his plan. With Ann's consent he sets out to return the money but is waylaid by his former gang associates. Drew, however, has arranged a fake deposit as a test for Tommy; and when the latter confesses, Drew feels that Tommy has proved himself and marks him for a promotion. Tommy and Ann set out on a fresh path together.—AFI

Tommy Frazer is a clerk who has grown up among the gangs in New York. Despite his attempts to stay straight, he gets involved with crooks. The leader of the gang is Tony the Wop. One night, "Spider," one of the gang members is killed by a rival gang member named "The Cockney Kid." When detectives arrive at the scene, they find "Spider" sitting at a table playing cards, so they leave. They are unaware that the other gang members propped up the dead body to make it appear lifelike. The gang then gets "Blondie" Clark to coax "The Cockney Kid" to their rooms, where Tony the Wop stabs him and disposes of the body. Meanwhile, Tommy is arrested for forgery and sentenced to three years. Ann Whittaker, a fellow clerk, nods farewell as he is led away. Upon his release, he meets Ann in another town. She helps him get a position at the bank where she now works, by manufacturing references for Tommy. Denton Drew, the bank owner, shows his confidence in the pair so that they have the run of the place. Then, an unusually large deposit is made. Tommy and Ann recognize this as their big chance. Tommy takes the money and meets Ann at the train station, but then decides he cannot go through with the theft. So Ann tells him to take the money back. But Tommy's old gang has heard of the money. Just after Tommy replaces the money, the gang raid the bank. Tommy is knocked out and the money is taken. When Tommy recovers, he rushes to Drew and confesses what happened. The crooks are overtaken. Then Tommy discovers that Drew had set a trap for him to test his honesty. Drew, knowing of Tommy's past, had substituted paper for the money. Realizing that Tommy had proven himself worthy of being hired, Drew gives him a promotion. Ann, whose mission had been to turn Tommy onto the straight path, finds happiness with him.