Valerie spends three horrific years in a maximum-security penitentiary after taking the blame for a vehicular manslaughter committed by her mobster husband's favored mistress. Released with scarred legs and an extinguished career, she returns to the opera house disguised behind a faceless mask, taking the stage as an anonymous substitute dancer.
During her final performance before a high-society audience, Valerie executes a breathtaking routine that publicly exposes her husband's treachery before she collapses. Walking away from her broken marriage forever, she finds unexpected devotion in a rival syndicate leader who recognizes her genius and champions her rise.
