Ms. Branford, a teacher at the local high school, is facing a scandal after rumors started spreading about her intimate involvement with an 18-year-old female student. She has taken an indefinite break while the school committee looks into the matter. As she isolates herself at her residence, she receives an unexpected visit from the student's father, Mr. Denver. Mr. Denver proposes a deal – he offers to convince his daughter to retract her accusations if Ms. Branford agrees to engage in sexual relations with him. While Ms. Branford feels repulsed by Mr. Denver's proposition, she understands this might be her only hope of salvaging her tarnished reputation.