Rich Coleman has made partner in his law firm in record time. Despite his success there is little joy in his life having recently lost his wife in a tragic car accident. It has been a year now and he's tried to adjust to the loneliness and emptiness in his life with little success. Then he meets Erica Fox, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a firm client, Franklin Fox. Mr. Fox is divorced and needs someone to be trustee over Erica's affairs should he die. After eliminating all potential candidates for the job, Rich ends up being recruited for the task. When Franklin dies, Rich assumes his duties but soon discovers that Erica wants him to be more than just her trustee.