Fanny, a reporter specializing in social gossip, unwittingly stumbles upon an environmental scandal involving a powerful politician. When her not very subtle investigations draw too much attention, she is sent to a tiny off shore island for her own safety. Here she meets Hagen, an uncouth bird enthusiast. He is a man of few words and nearly driven to distraction by this newly arrived reporter woman with her endless chatter. Fanny, driven by her curiosity of a journalist, tries to find out more about Hagen and gradually realizes that there is much more to him than his rough exterior. When she confides in him and tells him her real reason for being on the island, they find that they have much in common.