Desc: My Boy; or, The Mystery of the Roadhouse Murder: Jack Robinson, after causing his devoted mother endless trouble and expense by his reckless extravagance and dishonesty, disappears. Six years pass with no word from him. Then we see him in company with a questionable character known as Bernice, at a country roadhouse, which is a veritable den of crime, being the resort of a gang of thieves. A terrific thunderstorm is raging, and Arthur Rogers, a merchant, is driven to seek shelter within, not knowing that the roadhouse is a disreputable place. He is suspected of being a detective, and trouble ensues. Just then comes the bolt of lightning, which totally demolishes the building, and it is burned to the ground. The police descend on the spot, in an intended raid, only to find the building in ruins, and the criminals fled. Jack and Bernice are captured, but Arthur Rogers flees, to escape implication in the raid. He takes refuge by chance in Jack's own home, where Jack's sister prevails upon her mother to give him shelter, and shield him from the police. A love affair follows between Arthur and Ella, and he voluntarily goes to the police station to establish his innocence. At his trial he retains Miss Ella Robinson (who is an attorney) as his lawyer. Jack, already found guilty as an accessory of the murder, is recognized at the police court by his mother and a reconciliation ensues. At a dramatic point in the proceedings Bernice unexpectedly rises and confesses that she was the one who struck the fatal blow. Jack is liberated, begins life anew, and goes happily home with his devoted mother. His sister and Arthur Rogers are married.