A Birthday Dinner
The guest of honor, turning 25, known for his independence and good nature.
II: Shades of Aladdin
Inherits one million dollars and struggles with the weight and strangeness of his new fortune.
III: Mrs. and Miss Gray
Returns to the Gray home, attempts to offer financial help, and learns of his uncle's death and inheritance.
IV: A Second
Learns of his uncle's seven-million-dollar inheritance and the condition to be penniless by his 26th birthday; initially enthusiastic about spending his grandfather's million.
V: The Message from Jones
Struggles with the enormity of spending a million dollars in a year; calculates daily expenditure; accepts the challenge despite the risks.
Monty Cristo
Leases a luxurious apartment, plans a lavish dinner, and keeps nightly expense accounts, showing his growing calculativeness and extravagance.
A Lesson in Tact
Rebukes his butler for interfering with the servants' wage demands, then visits Mrs. DeMille to plan a dinner and later thrashes a newspaper columnist who wrote about him.
VIII: The Forelock of Time
Lies in bed brooding over jealousy of the Duke of Beauchamp and the financial cost of courting Barbara Drew; sends a telegram to Swearengen Jones asking permission to marry and transfer his property.
IX: Love and a Prizefight
Places bets on a prizefight and confesses his love to Barbara Drew.
X: Napoleon of Finance
Engaged to Barbara Drew but distracted by the challenge of spending $16,000 a day; devises a risky stock market scheme to prove his business acumen.
XI: Coals of Fire
Struggles with the moral and financial consequences of his stock market success; tries to lose money through a car crash and selling puppies; quarrels with Barbara over her attention to Rodney Grimes.
Christmas Despair
Monty shows compassion by helping Bill, the thief, and later confides in Mrs. Dan and Peggy about his social fatigue and heartbreak over Barbara.
A Friend in Need
In despair after losing $100,000 in a bank failure, he heroically saves the Bank of Manhattan Island by depositing more money, on condition that Barbara never knows.
XIV: Mrs. DeMille Entertains
Attends Mrs. DeMille's dinner despite the rift with Barbara; attempts reconciliation but is rebuffed.
XV: The Cut Direct
Struggles with health and the burden of his secret; undergoes appendectomy and convalesces at Mrs. Gray's.
XVI: In the Sunny South
Convalescing in St. Augustine, on a strict diet, and brooding over his estrangement from Barbara Drew.
XVII: The New Tenderfoot
Returns to New York after illness, resumes extravagant spending, feels heartsick and mocked at his ball, and grub-stakes Nopper Harrison for a gold prospecting venture.
XVIII: The Prodigal at Sea
Monty reviews his finances, plans his yachting cruise, meets Colonel Drew, and departs on the Flitter with his friends.
XIX: One Hero and Another
Receives a cable from Jones about free silver; hosts a lavish dinner at Gibraltar; rescues a sailor who fell overboard, showing his heroic side.
Le Roi s’amuse
Arranges a private carnival on the Riviera, spends extravagantly, rescues Peggy at the carnival, and gambles at Monte Carlo, winning $40,000 against his wishes.
Fairyland
Desperate to spend his remaining fortune, he orchestrates the acquisition of a fairy-tale villa on Lake Como and confronts Peggy about her avoidance.
Prince and Peasants
Plans a coaching party in Italy, orders automobiles from Paris, hires La Scala for a private performance, and later arranges a public performance for the peasants. Receives a cablegram from Jones.
An Offer of Marriage
Hosts the party on the Flitter, treats the sheik's proposal as a joke, and encourages the spectacle.
The Sheik's Strategy
Protects Peggy from the sheik, leads the rescue effort, and offers a reward for her safe return.
The Rescue of Peggy
Tormented by love for Peggy and financial worries; heroically rescues Peggy from abduction.
XXVI: Mutiny
Announces the North Cape extension, feels depressed by opposition, and ultimately decides to continue alone despite the mutiny.
XXVII: A Fair Traitor
Imprisoned in his stateroom by his guests; remains calm and reads during the mutiny.
XXVIII: A Catastrophe
Freed by Peggy, he faces the mutineers and later grapples with the yacht's damage and the looming inheritance deadline.
The Prodigal's Return
Returns to New York nearly penniless, haggard and despairing, but determined to complete the spending challenge.
XXX: The Promise of Thrift
Has spent the entire million and is now nearly penniless; proposes to Peggy and plans to marry her on September 23rd.
XXXI: How the Million Disappeared
Prepares his final report of expenditures, arranges marriage to Peggy, and presents the report to his lawyers.
The Night Before
Penniless and anxious, he spends his last night before the deadline with Peggy, only to receive devastating news of Jones's disappearance.
The Flight of Jones
Devastated by the news of Jones's disappearance but resolves to be strong and marry Peggy.
The Last Word
Marries Peggy, receives the letter from Swearengen Jones, and learns he has inherited the full fortune.
