The story concerns a young safecracker named Jimmy Valentine. Having been released early from prison, Jimmy is back in business cracking safes when he meets and falls in love with a bank owner's daughter. He changes his name and decides to makes an honest living. By the end of a year, he is a respected member of the community and happily engaged to be married. Shortly before the wedding, however, a disaster strikes which forces Jimmy to choose between his newfound happiness and a child's life.