 The editor of a weekly scandal sheet gives her crack female reporter 24 hours to find out what s going on in the life and work of cross-dressing Ted Bent, a director of adult films who s become secretive and elusive as he works on discovering his female side. She goes to the studio where he s shooting a new film ("The Return of the Golden Oyster") and talks her way past Ted s formidable female bodyguard. Ted lets the reporter stay on the set in exchange for her playing a part in the film. By the end of the shoot and in time for her deadline, she s played her part and she has her story. What will she do with it?