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An international thief posing as Count Otronski steals a valuable necklace from Mrs. Henderson Smith, a member of New York's Four Hundred. Her maid, Alice Caldwell, is accused of the crime, and arrested. Detective Swift is put on the case and finds a clue which convinces him that Alice is entirely innocent. Assuring her that he will make every effort to prove her innocence, he leaves her in custody to follow up an important clue. This clue leads him across the Atlantic to Europe and through Europe to Egypt. He discovers that Count Otronski is on the same boat and keeps a close watch on him. Count Otronski meets Mrs. Girard, a wealthy widow, and tries to force his attentions on her. Discovering by accident that a fellow passenger who has introduced himself as a prominent Chicagoan is in realty Detective Swift. Otronski leaves the boat at Alexandria and decides to take the train across Egypt and rejoin the vessel at Pt. Said. Detective Swift tries to follow him and the trail leads him ...

Cast overview:
John J. McGraw John J. McGraw - Detective Swift
Frank McGlynn Sr. Frank McGlynn Sr. - Jacques Renault aka Count Otronski
Estelle Mardo Estelle Mardo - Alice Caldwell (as Estelle Coffin)
Mae Tunnison Mae Tunnison - Mrs. Henderson Smith
Mrs. Hans Lobert Mrs. Hans Lobert - Mrs. Margaret Gerard
Lucy Leach Lucy Leach - Mrs. Caldwell - Alice's Mother
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