Actor Spence Parker's career teeters on the brink of ruin thanks to a fling with the slightly crazed and drug-addicted daughter of a powerful and well-loved Hollywood film producer. Taking the advice of his agent, Spence takes a little vacation away from Hollywood. Hoping to fly under the radar, Spence returns to his home town. Valerie Marks, Spence's high-school girlfriend, now runs her grandfather's newspaper and is raising a ten-year-old daughter. She hasn't been waiting for Spence's return. After all, he left without saying goodbye. When he appears in front of her on a street corner, however, old feelings rise to surface for both of them.