The son of a gardener on a millionaire's estate is treated cruelly by the wealthy man, and one day he strikes the boy across the face. Enraged, the young man kills his tormentor. He manages to escape suspicion in the murder, and soon begins to believe that since he has gotten away with murder, he can get away with anything. However, he soon learns differently, as he begins to see the face of the man he has killed everywhere he turns.