Back Home and Broke

Tom Redding's life is turned upside down when his wealthy father passes away, leaving him with a staggering amount of debt and a plethora of fair-weather friends who swiftly abandon him. The only constant in his life is the unwavering support of Mary Austin, a young woman who stands by him through thick and thin. Determined to escape the suffocating grip of debt, Tom sets his sights on the western frontier, where he ultimately strikes it rich with a lucrative oil well. Now flush with wealth, Tom devises a plan to exact revenge on his former acquaintances by returning to his hometown, feigning poverty, and secretly buying up large swaths of property through a proxy, thereby gaining the upper hand in a game of financial one-upmanship.