A wealthy industrialist, despite his wealth, drinks alone at night. His wife, deprived of love, meets a past love interest, leading to unfortunate events.
When a local mining company dares to provide its workers a fair wage for a fair day's work, and lets its workers unionize, the kingdom's villainous potentate is less than pleased. After considerable pressure, the company agrees to blame unrest in the region on a blameless worker collective.
