Just when Whit Filmore thinks Anna's mother has done her worst by getting him suspended from his job at the university, she convinces Anna to move back home.
When Anna's close proximity uncovers her mother's troubles, naturally, she asks for Whit's help.
But when Anna's mother objects to them poking around in her business, Whit puts everything on the line, making a bargain that will leave him with all or nothing. But will it put it him out of Anna's life for good?