The Directorial Signature of William Watson: Decoding Should Poker Players Marry?

Nervy Ned's wife has been away visiting Mother or something and the morning after a heavy night she returns unexpectedly. Ned has entertained the boys and despite his first-class valet was unable to clean up in time to keep the horrible truth from his wife. She determines to see that it doesn't happen again by placing tacks all over the floor and by tying a rope around her husband's neck. This does not have the desired effect, however, as Ned manages to get out undetected. When his wife wakes she misses him and, following the cord, finds him in an apartment several floors above. Ned tries to be brave and tells her to be on her way. It works all right, but against him. She gives him an awful trimming and shakes an admonishing finger at him as the doctors take him away in the ambulance to the hospital.