Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.
Le docteur esthéticien Maurice Lamar a accompli un travail d'une grande qualité sur sa cliente Eve Caron, au point que son mari jaloux veut divorcer. Les rapports entre le docteur et sa cliente sortent alors du cadre professionel.