Banker having an affair with Edith Flint. He gives her an ultimatum and books passage on a steamship while his bank faces a crisis. Mistakenly believed to be fleeing the country, he is murdered by an enraged Mark Flint.
Adams is connected to Franklin's newspaper through its damaging coverage.
Mark prints a story about the crisis that could ruin Adams's bank, and Franklin later shows Mark a photograph involving Adams.
Their rivalry over the marriage escalates into lethal violence.
Noel Adams is romantically involved with Mark Flint's wife. Mark discovers the affair and confronts Adams.
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