Love or Justice (1917)

Promising young lawyer Jack Dunn becomes a victim of drugs and loses his standing in the legal world He passes his idle hours in the slums where he meets Nan Bishop an underworld figure Nans influence helps to make a man out of Dunn and with her help he breaks his dependence on drugs and is successful in obtaining a position as a criminal lawyer Years later they meet again in a courtroom Nan has been falsely accused of murder and Dunn is the prosecuting attorney Learning that Dunns professional future depends on his winning the case Nan pleads guilty but at the last minute the real criminal is discovered and Nan is cleared of the crime She then accepts Dunns offer of marriage and together they look forward to a happy future