The Scales of Justice S1:E7

The Guilty Party

The Sinclairs seem to be living in the lap of luxury, but their lifestyle is funded by a morass of debt.

A Woman's Privilege

A shipboard romance leads to a lawsuit for breach of promise.

Moment of Decision

A woman yearning for a child takes a baby from a wealthy family.Her husband sees this as a financial opportunity.

Position of Trust

A wealthy, spoiled young man, about to be married, arranges for an illicit liaison with a mysterious French girl who calls herself Yvonne. He is accosted in his Brighton hotel room by a man who claims to be a private detective in the employee of Yvonne's husband.

The Undesirable Neighbour

A newly married woman becomes very friendly with her male neighbors, causing the neighborhood busybodies' tongues to wag.

The Invisible Asset

A restaurant owner bugs one of his tables with a hidden microphone and uses the illicit knowledge he gains to blackmail his customers.

The Hidden Face

When a member of parliament commits suicide, his son seeks the author of the book that triggered the tragedy.

The Material Witness

A younger executive plots to replace a firm's manager, and turns him in to police as a drunk driver, then proceeds to charm his way into his daughter's affections.

Company of Fools

Five strangers band together to exact revenge on a man who ruined them financially.

The Haunted Man

An actor receives a head injury breaking up a robbery. The injury effects his memory and he can no longer remember his part, thereby forcing him off the stage. He becomes determined to capture the thieves.

Infamous Conduct

A famous surgeon losses his license (and his wife) after a woman patient accuses him of conduct unbecoming a physician. Fleeing to the coast, the doctor meets a beautiful woman painter whose cousin is a criminal. Among his companions is a bank robber who wants the doctor to alter his appearance through plastic surgery.

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