Sedgewick Blynn is a gigolo--albeit a broke one--determined to marry into money, no matter what it takes. One evening he saves a young child from burning to death in a fire and is hailed as a hero. Bessie Morgan, a young heiress, falls for him and vows to marry him, but her father puts a stop to the elopement. Not long after that Sedgewick is hit by some news that changes his life forever.