This is a melodrama written by Douglas James. In a very lucid, interesting and humorous way, he presents two characters of the same built. The playwright, Douglas James, sustains interest, arouses curiosity and maintains the suspense till the end. It is a sensational one-act play with a happy ending.
The main character of the play is Gerrard who lives alone in a lonely cottage in the wilds Essex. An Intruder, who is a criminal, enters his cottage. He resembles Gerrard. He intends to murder Gerrard and impersonate him to escape from the police. Gerrard is very intelligent and he outwits the Intruder.
He tells the Intruder that impersonating him will not help him as he himself was a criminal. He was expecting trouble any time and his bag was ready. He shows his disguise outfits containing false moustache, etc. to convince the intruder. The Intruder is convinced.
The telephone bell rings. Gerrard tells the Intruder that it might be a call from the informer. He proposes the Intruder to leave the place in his car. He agrees. He opens the door which was, in fact, the door of a cupboard. The Intruder looks in to see what it was. Just then, Gerrard gives him a push. His revolver falls. Gerrard locks the door and picks up the revolver. Then he answers the phone call and tells his friend to send the sergeant to his place at once.
Here the reader comes to know that Gerrard was a playwright. Thus, the play has a happy ending.