Summary
Charlotte Carter, a lyrical architect of melodies, migrates to the labyrinthine Bohemian quarters of New York, seeking to transmute her rhythmic aspirations into tangible success. Her altruistic constitution becomes her Achilles' heel when Peter Ladislaw, a faltering admirer ensnared by the shadow of his own criminal forgeries, implores her for salvation from impending incarceration. Exploiting this vulnerability, the Machiavellian Olga Grey orchestrates a predatory union between the destitute Charlotte and Gerard Townshend, a titan of the arts teetering on the precipice of mortality following a catastrophic vehicular wreck. The marriage, conceived as a ghoulish inheritance heist, takes a miraculous turn when Townshend defies the reaper's scythe. What follows is a turbulent odyssey of moral reckoning; Charlotte’s visceral confession of her pecuniary motives meets Gerard’s unexpected magnanimity. Ultimately, the couple must dismantle a final, desperate frame-up by their erstwhile tormentors to forge a genuine bond from the ashes of their fraudulent beginning.
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Charlotte Carter, a young songwriter, moves to New York and settles in the city's Bohemian quarter. When Peter Ladislaw, one of her admirers, confesses that he has forged a number of checks and is in danger of arrest, the good-hearted girl promises to help him. Olga Grey, a dishonest schemer, convinces Charlotte to marry wealthy arts patron Gerard Townshend, who has been injured in an auto accident and is near death. Charlotte consents and the two are wed, but following an operation, Gerard recovers. Ashamed, Charlotte confesses that she married Gerard for his money, and he forgives her. Olga and Peter try to frame them for a divorce, but the couple, now deeply in love, rid themselves of the crooks and begin their marriage again.
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