 Steven is working on his novel when into his apartment walks an attractive woman, soaking wet. She s with Steven s neighbour, Jimmy Dolan, who s a bit of a playboy. Jimmy is a PR man for a major studio but has only limited talent so he needs Steven s help to write material about Betsy Blake, a long-time Hollywood star who recently drowned and who has a major movie being released. Steven s work gets Jimmy a big raise from the studio and ensures Betsy s last movie will be a big hit. But it turns out Betty hasn t drowned. What s a PR man to do?