
Aftertheirfatheriskilled,brotherandsisterMargaretandVictorHoltdevotethemselvestobringingdownthedruggangresponsibleforhisdeath.Victorrisestobecomeanattorneyinthedistrictattorney'soffice,andeventuallyMargaretwanglesherwayintobecomingthesecretaryforJames(Marco)Morton,theheadofthedrugring.WhenMortondiscoversMargaret'strueidentity,hecontrivesaplottolureherbrotherintoatrapandkillhim.<br/> Margaretlearnsoftheplotandrushestosaveherbrother.Intheensuingmelee,shekillsMortoninherattempttosaveVictor,whoisalsoseeminglykilled.Afraidofbeingconvictedofmurder,shefleesthescene.Inhiding,shebecomesfriendswithamysteryauthor,WinthropClavering,andareporter,JohnHowell,thetruthaboutthemurderisrevealed,anditisdiscoveredthatVictorwasnotkilled,butisbeingheldprisonerbythedrugring.Victorisrescued,andMargaretandJohndeveloparomanticrelationship.






