Girl meets boy-specifically, knockout senior-paralegal girl Alison Carson meets hotshot Boston lawyer boy Rick Waterman while he is visiting Alison's beloved hometown of San Francisco on a month-long trial. Girl and boy fall in love. Boy eventually goes back home and promises to call. Boy doesn't call. Girl experiences heartbreak, plus an actual physical malady as a result of the affair. Girl then finds out about boy's other girl back home. Girl wants revenge. Girl secretly gets revenge, but goes too far with it. Boy's life is wrecked. Girl then feels guilty. Boy finally calls girl and apologizes. Boy and girl fall back in love. That is, until boy starts getting suspicious...