- Young Lenore Vance, loses her memory after witnessing the death of her father. She commits a series of robberies due to being brainwashed by her eccentric chemist uncle. She later becomes the person of interest in the murder of her father, being labeled by the authorities as "The Satin Girl". When Dr. Richard Taunton meets Lenore at a party thrown by Millie Brown-Potter, he becomes infatuated with her. After discovering that Lenore has taken pieces of jewelry from himself and Mrs. Potter, he uses a piece of evidence left behind to investigate the crimes himself, and makes the discovery that he Uncle is the one who killed her father. The police are notified, but they discover that he has committed suicide upon arriving at his house. It is later revealed to the audience that the entire story is in a book that Lenore is reading.—Pamela Short
- Silas Gregg, a wealthy miser, sits at his library table reading a letter. The writer, who was in love with Gregg's wife, informs Gregg that he is going to claim revenge for the way he mistreated the woman until she died. When Dr. Richard Taunton arrives, pleading that Gregg's tenants need help meeting their rent, the miser, while badly frightened by the letter, refuses to help out. So Taunton decides to advance his own money to help out the tenants. Gregg's daughter, at the head of the stairs, sees Taunton, but he does not see her. After Taunton leaves, a dim figure enters the house, and finds Gregg alone. Both men draw revolvers and fire, and Gregg falls. His daughter comes running down the stairs and screams "Father, what was that shot?" She sees the dim figure and backs up, striking a pedestal holding a heavy vase. The vase falls and hits her on the head. She drops to the floor, and the dim figure bends over her. A year later, Dr. Taunton and Moran, a detective, are discussing a mysterious woman who robs the rich and gives to the poor. Moran has dubbed her "The Satin Girl," since the only evidence he has is a piece of satin from her dress. In fact, The Satin Girl is under the hypnotic control of Fargo, a strange character. A house party is held at the Brown-Potter residence, thrown by Mrs. Brown-Potter and her daughter Sylvia. Attendees include Taunton, Norton Pless, a budding novelist who is writing a story about The Satin Girl, and Moran, who is watching the jewels being worn at the party. Another attendee, Lenore Vance, catches the attention of both Taunton and Pless, which causes Sylvia to be jealous. Lenore dances with Pless, and he begs her for a kiss. She replies "surely not in the light." Pless switches off the lights and kisses her. She breaks free for a moment, and then returns to him. When the lights come back on, Mrs. Brown-Potter discovers her famous diamonds are gone. Moran insists everyone be searched, but the diamonds are not found. Moran concludes The Satin Girl has struck again. Lenore offers to give Moran a ride back to town. He carries her bag, unaware that the diamonds are inside it and that Lenore is The Satin Girl. Fargo then forces Lenore to steal a valuable ruby from Taunton. Having fallen for Taunton, Lenore refuses to give Fargo the gem, but he takes it and orders her to steal some money from Taunton. One of Fargo's henchmen, Harg, is assigned to throw a smoke bomb and start a fire alarm so that Lenore can get the money while Taunton is out. But Lenore decides to give herself up, and allows herself to be caught by Taunton in the act of stealing his money. At the same time, Moran catches Harg. Lenore faints, and when she comes to, she calls out Fargo's name. Taunton suspects that Lenore is The Satin Girl, and that there is some mysterious force behind her actions. He leaves Lenore in the care of his nurse and goes to her apartment. Moran gets information from Harg and heads for the same place. Lenore escapes from the nurse and heads to her apartment as well. There, Taunton encounters Fargo. Lenore enters just as Fargo tries to shoot Taunton. The bullet hits Lenore, and Fargo, believing he has killed her, cries out that she is innocent, and that he alone is responsible. Moran arrives, and is about to arrest Lenore, who is only slightly wounded but unconscious. Fargo vanishes into another room. Lenore, regaining her senses, cries out "Daddy, what was that shot?" Lenore has reverted to her former self - Silas Gregg's daughter. Everything that has happened since her father's murder is a blank. Taunton tells Moran he cannot hold her responsible for any crimes which she cannot remember having committed. Moran goes after Fargo and finds him dead, holding a picture of Lenore's mother. Thus, Fargo was the man who killed Silas Gregg, who was, in fact, his brother. Lenore tells Taunton this has been like a horrible dream. In fact, the story turns out to be a novel which Lenore has been reading, in which she has visualized herself and Taunton as the leading characters!
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