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Tides of Passion Synopsis

In a small Nova Scotia, Canada, fishing village, Charity Byfleet marries William Pennland, a romantic soldier of fortune, just before he leaves on a long voyage. The irrepressible William, however, soon initiates a flirtation with the captain's wife and is thrown overboard. He swims to shore, landing on a rough and isolated stretch of the Nova Scotia coast, where he is found half-dead and nursed back to health by Hagar Levanti, a beautiful girl of mixed blood. William stays with Hagar and gallantly marries her to quiet village gossip. He then tells Hagar of his intention to return to Charity and she abandons him on a barren island off the coast, relenting only when he is on the verge of death from exposure and starvation. Charity learns of William's whereabouts and arrives in time to be with him when he dies. She invites Hagar into her home, where the latter gives birth to a child, much to Charity's delight. However, when Charity learns that Hagar was responsible for William's death, the widowed mother is cast out. Hagar attempts to drown herself, but Charity intervenes with the help of her former suitor, Jones, whom she later marries.

The Judgment House Synopsis

Loved by two men, frivolous Jasmine Grenfel is unable to decide between the bold Rudyard Byng and the more reserved Ian Stafford. Swept away by Byng's forcefulness, Jasmine agrees to marry him and the rejected Stafford goes to South Africa. Three years elapse, and Jasmine's unhappiness increases as her husband slips into dissipation and she is pursued by his private secretary, Adrian Fellow, who is also having an affair with Al'Mah, an exotic dancer. When Byng finds a love note written by Fellow addressed to Jasmine, he threatens to kill both his wife and secretary, but Stafford returns in time to prevent the tragedy. Later, Fellow is murdered and Byng finds a poisoned needle near the body, but before the murderer can be found, the Boer War breaks out and Byng goes to fight for his country. In battle, Stafford is killed and Byng distinguishes himself in the field, recovering from his former dissipation. Al'Mah, now a nurse, is fatally wounded and confesses that she killed Fellow. Jasmine, touched by the crucible of war, finally realizes that she has been responsible for her own unhappiness and makes a true commitment to her husband.