Bill Bruce, a young boy whose dislike of women, stems from his father`s divorce from his mother, is dismayed to find that his father, Robert Brude, is falling for Bill`s schoolteacher, Hester Hunter. He tells Hester that his parents still love each other and tells his father that his teacher is about to get married. Robert gets drunk and Hester drives him home. She is seen entering his house by a member of the school board who demands her dismissal. Young Bill sets out to fix the damage.