When, Joe Fox, a former stockbroker, discovers his second wife the world famous model, Talisa, has been unfaithful to him, the thirty-five year old millionaire divorces her, sells his charter sailing business in Jamaica and buys a small lucrative advertising agency in South Florida.

One of the employees at the agency is his former father-in-law, Nelson Baker, from Joe's first marriage, who despises his ex son-in-law for dumping his little girl.

With the agency's accountant, Erin Palmer, who is also his mistress, the pair concocts an elaborate plot to frame their boss for the murder of his secretary, enabling them to gain control of the agency.