In this costume drama, a woman travels from New England to California's Barbary coast to avenge her brother's death. There she becomes a saloon singer in a sleazy bar, the bar frequented by the killer. The bar's owner, and the local crime lord begin fighting over control of coastal operations. The woman falls for the bar owner until she learns that he may have been involved in her brother's demise. Happiness ensues when it is discovered that the brother is not dead at all.