- A wealthy young athlete comes to the aid of a beautiful heiress, whose fortune is being threatened by two arch villains, The Great Master and Doctor Zulph.
- Episode 1: "The Whirlpool of Destiny" (prologue): The Secret Seven is a band of wealthy conspirators dominated by a super-criminal called The Great Master. Thomas Clarke, a member of The Secret Seven, desperately ill, decides to leave his millions to his niece, Beverly Clarke, and sends for her. She is kidnapped by hirelings of Dr. Zulph, one of The Secret Seven, who plots with Jane Warren, Clarke's housekeeper, to kill him. William Montgomery Strong, wealthy clubman, comes upon the kidnappers, disarms one and holds the others at bay.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Episode 2: "The Casket of Tainted Treasure" While Strong stands between the gangsters and Beverly, she runs toward a roadway, pursued by one of them. He overtakes her as she falls exhausted on a railroad track, directly in front of an approaching train, and rescues her just a second before the train passes. He then revives Beverly, who shows him the message from her uncle and he takes her to Clarke's house, where the old millionaire discloses a secret passageway in which is a vault containing a casket filled with the millionaire's tainted treasure. Clarke tells Strong and Beverly he has a weak heart and is near death, and asks the clubman to take care of his niece. The butler announces that Zulph is at the door. Strong and Beverly depart by the secret passageway and go to the girl's home, where she introduces her rescuer to her mother. Strong is beginning to tire of his role as hero, he offers the casket to Beverly, but she insists that he keep it until she can put it in a safe deposit vault, and he consents, going to his apartment where he telephones to Eunice Morton, his fiancée, and arranges to bring her and her mother to his room that evening to look over plans for a home he is to build. Meantime Dr. Zulph, finding that Jane Warren has taken one drop of the deadly potion, instead of administering the fatal two to Clarke, revives her and threatens to torture Clarke unless he signs the will. The old man collapses with fright and Zulph pronounces him dead. The physician then searches for the casket, realizes Beverly has it, and sends the kidnappers to her home. She flees from there and is pursued to Strong's apartment, where they lock her in a closet and hide just as Strong, Mrs. Morton and Eunice enter. Beverly cries for help and Strong opens the closet door. Seeing a beautiful girl hidden in the apartment, Mrs. Morton tells Strong explanations would be impossible as well as painful and departs with her daughter. Strong, in a rage at Beverly, accuses her of having staged the whole kidnapping scene to compromise him and intimates that it is a blackmailing plot. He orders her out of the place. After her departure the gangsters, in search of the casket, attack Strong. One of them blackjacks him and he falls into their arms.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Episode 3: "The Hidden Hand" Strong, kidnapped, is taken to the headquarters of The Secret Seven, but is released under orders from The Great Master. The kidnappers, having found the casket in the clubman's home, carry it to Dr. Zulph, who opens it, but finds only a slip of paper with Chinese characters on it. Zulph vows to kill Strong. He sends one of the kidnappers out after Beverly, who has gone to the home of Strong's fiancée to explain her presence in the clubman's apartment. He seizes her as she leaves the Morton home and carries her to a den of the gangsters. Strong, having returned to his home and telephoned to the police, is attacked by one of the hirelings of The Secret Seven, a character known as "Chug," who has helped steal the casket and, having seen jewels in the safe at that time, returns for them. After a desperate fight Strong knocks "Chug" unconscious. Learning from Mrs. Clarke that Beverly is missing. He dons the clothing of "Chug" and starts out with Wee See to find her. Two of the gangsters are waiting at the front door with leveled pistols. They had suspected "Chug" of being an informer and had followed him to the apartment, whither he went to steal the jewels. They believe Strong is "Chug" and are bent on killing him.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Episode 4: "From Sunshine to Shadow" Just as Strong leaves the apartment the telephone rings, and he returns. On the other end of the wire is Chief of Detectives Ackerton, who tells him he is on his way to the apartment. Strong waits for him and while doing so discovers that the casket has been stolen. He begins berating Wee See, who explains that he tried to tell him of the theft when he first returned, but that he had stopped up his ears and refused to listen. The Chinaman tells how he took the treasure out of the casket and substituted a slip with Chinese writing on it. Just then Ackerton and his assistant reach the building and the gangsters waiting outside flee. Strong, when the detectives visit the apartment, tells of the theft and Ackerton takes charge of the treasure which Wee See saved. Ackerton finds on the floor a note written to "Chug" and signed "G.M." which orders him to visit a masquerade ball that evening and receive instructions regarding Beverly and the casket. Strong, still disguised as "Chug," and Ackerton attend the ball, while Ackerton's assistant takes charge of "Chug." At the ball they receive information as to the whereabouts of Beverly, who is held in a den of the kidnappers. Strong and Wee See hurry there while Ackerton goes to summon the police. Strong locates Beverly in a room on the upper floor of the place. When he is trying to rescue her the gangsters, headed by the real "Chug" appears. "Chug," while on his way to prison has knocked down Ackerton's assistant and escaped, making straight for the den. The gangsters are eager to set on Strong in a body, but Chug insists that he can whip the clubman alone. Just then Strong hears Beverly calling for help. He throws off his coat and makes ready to fight the band.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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