Frank Sheldon is trying (not very hard) to put his life back together several years after his dishonorable discharge from the military for "conduct unbecoming." The handsome son of a wealthy businessman, he's doing his best to avoid family obligations when he meets eccentric programmer Benjamin Kaplan. Frank is interested, but unlike most people Frank's ever met, Benjamin isn't swayed by his name or good looks. Or is he?

As Frank gets dragged into the drama of his sister's political campaign, he manages to pursue Benjamin under the guise of funding Benjamin's video game start-up. But unknown to Frank, Benjamin runs a mysterious muckraking news site, and when the now-involved Benjamin takes steps to back down his coverage of Frank's sister's campaign, everything starts to unravel. Frank wonders if Benjamin was just using him all along, and Benjamin assumes that Frank wants nothing to do with him. Will the mixed signals break them apart?