Phillip Filmore, an innocent 15-year-old fixated on sex, becomes infatuated with Nicole Mallow, the new French housekeeper in her thirties, who is tasked with looking after him while his father is away on a “business” trip for the summer. However, Mr. Filmore’s deceitful chauffeur, Lester Lewis, exploits Phillip’s infatuation by hiring Nicole to seduce him. Lester then involves her in a scheme to fake her death as part of a blackmail plan designed to deplete Phillip’s trust fund.