Hilde Warren, a famous actress, is impregnated by a convicted murderer and becomes plagued by visions of Death. Upon discovering her child is the image of its criminal father, Hilde must decide whether to allow it to live, or to kill it and risk the embrace of Death himself.

As Madsen and Maud explore the city of Ophir, they witness an ancient ritual performed by the residents. The two are discovered, and with strangers desecrating the city's sacred ground, Maud is to be sacrificed to the goddess Ophirs, while Madsen is taken to the Sabytes, an enslaved native tribe.

An accident-prone Danish girl arrives in Canton to take a dignified post in a rich Chinese family, but lands instead in a brothel where she is tortured and held prisoner until rescued by the Danish Consul, helped by an overseas Chinese (played by Henry Sze) whom she had met on the ship. (extracts from Jay Leyda <Electric Shadows> pg. 30)