Henry Montagu is a cutthroat businessman who was perfectly happy to never have children - distractions from his job and his beautiful wife. But after his wife's death, he finds himself entombed in loneliness, with nobody to keep him company. It's the kind of isolation that could drive a man insane, so Montagu is grateful when a young man bursts through his front door unannounced. The stranger has slit wrists and is hysterical, telling Montagu he can read his thoughts and knows his past. Montagu immediately takes pity on the young man, who has done something so terrible, he says, Montagu will never forgive him. The young man requests to attend a club nearby, and Montagu agrees, as long as the young man will tell him who he is and what he's done. When they get to the club, however, the stranger becomes even more frantic at the thought of disclosing his secrets to Montagu. At last, he agrees to tell Montagu the truth. The stranger is Montagu's unborn son, the one he never had with his wife, and this son hates Montagu utterly and completely. Montagu realizes the young man is a hallucination from his own mind. Hysterical, he runs to the nearest door, but it is locked. As he slams his fists against the door futilely, the men of the club descend upon him and restrain him.