Lydia Jansen is happily married to a young customs inspector, but she harbors a dark secret. She is addicted to smoking opium or in slang parlance âhop.â To keep her secret, she willingly pays the blackmail her maid extorts from her having learned of Lydiaâs habit through her own fiancĂ©e who is part of the ring importing the devilâs brew. Something unknown to all is that the operation is run by Lydiaâs father an important politician in the city where this all occurs. As her husbandâs investigation tightens the noose on the organization Lydia faces a crisis.
1916-02-14