A theft, abandonment, flight from arrest, and subsequent romantic attachment form the film's documented narrative.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Criminal Suggestion
An adventuress instigates a society parasite to steal a valuable diamond brooch. The crime begins through her encouragement.
Key Events
The Adventuress Instigates the Crime — An adventuress encourages a society parasite to steal a valuable diamond brooch.
Location: Unspecified
The Diamond Brooch Is Stolen — The society parasite steals the valuable diamond brooch as instructed.
Location: Unspecified
The Stolen Jewel
The society parasite steals the diamond brooch and turns it over to the adventuress. The criminal plan briefly reaches its immediate objective.
Key Events
The Jewel Is Handed Over — After the theft, the stolen jewel is turned over to the adventuress.
Location: Unspecified
The Adventuress Rejects Her Accomplice — The adventuress throws over the society parasite after receiving the jewel.
Location: Unspecified
Abandonment and Flight
After receiving the jewel, the adventuress throws over her accomplice. He flees the city to escape arrest.
Key Events
The Flight From the City — The society parasite flees the city to escape arrest.
Location: The city
The Escape From Arrest — The flight continues as the fugitive attempts to avoid arrest.
Location: Outside the city
A New Romantic Turn
Shortly afterward, the young man meets Mildred. Their meeting leads him to fall in love with her.
Key Events
A Young Man Meets Mildred — Shortly afterward, the young man meets Mildred.
Location: Unspecified
Love Follows the Encounter — The young man falls in love with Mildred after their meeting.
Location: Unspecified
Story Breakdown
Criminal Instigation — The crime begins when an adventuress encourages a society parasite to act.
The Adventuress Acts — An adventuress instigates the planned theft.
The Parasite Responds — A society parasite becomes the person who carries out the theft.
Brooch Theft — The valuable diamond brooch becomes the central object of the criminal action.
Valuable Jewel — The stolen object is identified as a valuable diamond brooch.
Crime Completed — The society parasite successfully steals the brooch.
Jewel Transfer — The stolen jewel is passed from the thief to the adventuress.
Handing Over — The society parasite turns the jewel over to the adventuress.
Immediate Objective — The criminal plan reaches its stated short-term goal when the jewel changes hands.
Broken Partnership — The adventuress abandons the society parasite after receiving the stolen jewel.
Accomplice Rejected — The adventuress throws over the person who committed the theft.
Trust Collapses — The transfer of the jewel is followed by a breakdown between the two participants.
Escape From Arrest — The rejected society parasite leaves the city to avoid arrest.
City Departure — The society parasite flees from the city.
Legal Pursuit — The stated reason for the flight is escape from arrest.
Romantic Encounter — After the flight, the young man's story turns toward a meeting and romantic attachment.
Meeting Mildred — Shortly afterward, the young man meets Mildred.
Falling In Love — The young man falls in love with Mildred after their meeting.
At the instigation of Sybel, an adventuress, Black, a society parasite, steals a valuable diamond brooch. He turns the jewel over to the adventuress, who then throws him over. Black flees from the city to escape arrest. Shortly afterward, the young man meets and falls in love with Mildred.