The first way, after being proposed to, Maggie must break down and confess she's married to a man she doesn't love and who doesn't love her.

This husband would probably give her a divorce, but he's a cagy guy and is out for the coin, and if he smelled that she wanted to remarry some one with money he would demand a large price for her freedom.

Maggie must further confess that she really has no money, and is therefore helpless.

Then Sherwood offers to meet the terms of this brute of a husband.

If Sherwood falls for this we shove in a dummy husband who takes Sherwood's dough--and a big bank roll it will be!--and that'll be the last Sherwood'll ever see of Maggie." Old Jimmie nodded.