在这部The Devil, the Servant and the Man剧情/短片片中,
Franklyn Foster, a noted young surgeon, because of the stress of overwork, resorts to stimulants much to the sorrow of his wife, Alice, who next to their little daughter idolizes her talented husband. Thelma Gordon, a woman of doubtful reputation, calls for "the best surgeon in the city" when her little dog sustains a broken leg. Foster answers the summons. When he finds that it is a dog he has been called to attend, he tells Thelma Gordon that her presumption is unpardonable. As time passes, Thelma Gordon calls at Dr. Foster's office to thank him for setting the dog's leg, and to request her bill. Dr. Foster refuses any remuneration and tells the woman, "I would do as much for any stray cur. The incident is closed." The woman, enraged at what she terms humiliation at the hands of Dr. Foster, vows to be revenged. Dr. Foster, near a collapse from overwork and the continual use of stimulants, is ordered to the mountains for at least a month. Thelma Gordon reads of Dr. Foster's plans in ...
