Norrie Ford, wrongfully convicted of murder, seizes a chance to escape and finds himself saved by a mysterious girl known as the Wild Olive. She helps him forge a new life under an assumed name in Argentina, where he thrives and even becomes engaged. But when he returns to New York for work, fate intervenes, bringing him face-to-face with the Wild Olive once again. Will their paths intertwine once more? (Summary by Simon Evers)