A kind and generous village noble, specializing in good works, actually leads a double existence and carries out dishonest activities.

Mr. Moulinet plays benefactor in his city at the same time he directs a gang of criminals under the pseudonym Guillot. When he finds the love of a woman with a big heart, he makes a final blow which is fatal to him. When he is about to be arrested he runs into a house that was set on fire by a madman.