Laura has long dreamed of marrying Tom, an old family friend who is a distant relative on her mother's side. But he's always seen her as a sister. Then one day, it's discovered that her father has committed a crime! Concerned for her sickly mother, Laura agrees to a proposal from her father's boss, Randal-in exchange for sweeping her father's embezzling under the rug, Laura has to agree to marry his boss!