Eighteen-year-old Deborah ran away from home and now makes a living as a street performer. One day, she receives a proposal involving ten thousand pounds and a contract marriage to a doctor named Baxter. It's a wild plan, but to Deborah, who is struggling to pay for everyday essentials, the money is very attractive. Baxter seems like a levelheaded person who's only interested in mature women. Being young and daring, she accepts his offer, but then she finds out what's really behind his plan, and her heart aches with unrequited love...