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"He would come back some day; they couldn't make him pay forever."

Charles Wales, an American businessman, had an extravagant life in Paris in the late 1920s boom, living off the money he made in the stock market. He lost his money in the crash of 1929, his wife died, and he spent time being treated for alcoholism. Charles' daughter had been cared for by his wife's sister, Marion, and her husband for the last few years.

Charles has come back to Paris (the Babylon of his past) to prove that he is a new man and gain custody of his daughter. There is a strong mutual love between Charles and his daughter. The story explores his questionable values in the 1920s, his guilt, and his strong resolve to be a responsible man who can resist the temptation of alcohol. Doors open and close as he revisits the haunted locations of his past. He hopes the door opens with an opportunity to have his daughter in his life. How long will he have to pay for his past mistakes?

"Babylon Revisited" is a sad short story with semi-autobiographical elements.