A fortune teller informs Lord Arthur Savile that he is about to commit a murder. Lord Arthur decides to postpone his marriage so that he can confront his fate without troubling his wife-to-be.

Mr. Foster is a mean and domineering husband who has the misfortune of getting stuck in the elevator of his apartment. Instead of helping him, his wife takes the opportunity to be rid of him by heading out to visit her relatives for six weeks.