Summary
In a tangled web of deception, Alan Remington, scion of a prominent Washington politician, finds himself ensnared in a desperate plight. Following a romantic rejection, Alan plunges into an abyss of despondency, prompting his father to seek a panacea in the form of excitement. Under the guidance of Professor Hollister, from whom he is procuring a lethal death ray, Alan's father endeavors to jolt his son out of his melancholy. However, a coterie of foreign agents, led by the duplicitous Darwin Kershaw, Alan's own secretary, orchestrates a nefarious scheme to pilfer the death ray and kidnap both the inventor and his daughter, Carolyn. Undeterred, the resourceful Carolyn had previously surreptitiously discarded the control key to the ray out of a window, where it fortuitously lands in Alan's automobile. As the conspirators endeavor to retrieve the key, they are thwarted by Alan, who mistakenly believes they are merely actors hired by his father to alleviate his depression. Upon realizing the true nature of their intentions, Alan resolves to bring the culprits to justice, thwarting their attempts to destroy naval gunboats, rescuing the Hollisters, and apprehending the foreign agents, ultimately turning them over to the F.B.I.
Synopsis
When he is jilted, Alan Remington, the son of a wealthy Washington politician, falls into a state of deep depression. On the advice of Professor Hollister, from whom he is purchasing a death ray, the elder Remington attempts to divert Alan by providing him with excitement. At this time, a gang of foreign agents, led by Darwin Kershaw, Remington's secretary, kidnap both the inventor and his daughter, Carolyn, and steal the death ray, but not before the resourceful girl has thrown the control key to the ray out of the window, where it lands in Alan's car. The conspirators attempt to regain the key, but they are mockingly foiled on several occasions by Alan, who thinks they are men hired by his father to jolt him out of his depression. Alan eventually realizes that the men are seriously trying to kill him, and he sets out to bring them to justice. Alan prevents the agents from destroying several naval gunboats, rescues the Hollisters, and rounds up the aliens, handing them over to the F. B. I.
