Ora Charjan

Although renowned pediatrician Dr. Jim Keene loves his wife, Helen, she resents his devotion to his work and finds solace with other men. After the death of one of Jim's young patients causes him to suffer a nervous collapse, the couple takes a sea voyage to restore his health. Helen is the only woman among a crew of ruffians, and she develops an attraction to the brutish Captain Blake. When the captain is injured during a storm by a falling mast, Jim must operate to save his life. Despite the crew's pessimism, Blake recovers and immediately attacks Jim. However, the doctor's superior intellect enables him to defeat his rival. Helen realizes the error of her ways and rushes to her husband's side.

Blanca is getting married for the second time in her life. But the night before she decides to flee. Her previous marriage was annulled because of the impotence of her husband. At the train station she meets him. Although they had not been seen for several years, they continue loving each other. But Antonio, her new husband and his family, are about to reach Burgos.

"Wait and loss" are the main concepts, towering over and dramatically affect the behavior of the characters in the film, making this film surprising and unexpected.

Anne Woodstock, a singer, is engaged to district attorney Christopher Armstrong and is a patient of Dr. Kasimir, a Hindu hypnotist-physician, who presumably restores her voice. By a ruse, he lures Anne to his office and hypnotizes her; the next day, Anne, who remembers nothing of the occurrence, leaves for Europe and Kasimir is found murdered in his office. His attendant, Jennie Dunn, who possesses money taken from the safe, is accused of the crime. "Smith," another member of Kasimir's household, identifies a pin found near the body and swears it was worn by Jennie. Anne, returning from her trip, remembers that she was present on the fatal night and insists on her guilt. Jennie then confesses, but Smith explains that she killed Kasimir in a jealous rage.