In a cabin situated on a Northern California costal cliff, a writer named Nick Gardenia works on his book when two robbers abduct him at gunpoint, and force him to rob a bank in Carmel, California. Later, Los Angeles District Attorney Ira J. Parks is given Nick’s photograph taken by the bank’s security system, and realizes it is his wife Glenda’s first husband. Fred, Ira’s associate, warns him that Nick’s crime could have an adverse effect on Ira’s run for State Attorney General. After the heist, the criminals force Nick to jump from a moving car on the highway. At home, Ira informs Glenda, a public defender, that Nick robbed a bank, but she does not believe that Nick is a criminal. Later at a party for Ira’s political supporters, Nick hides in the Parks’ garage and asks Glenda for help. When Glenda leaves to get Nick some food, he waits in a parked car. However, Glenda returns empty-handed because the police hired as party security took the food thinking it was meant for them, and Glenda tells Nick to eat a box of biscuits in the garage. In the middle of the night, Glenda wakes up and finds Nick in the kitchen eating leftovers. When he asks her for money, a place to hide and clean clothes, she wants to know if he did indeed rob a bank. He confesses to the crime, without sharing the extenuating details. When Glenda says that she and Ira will do all they can to help if he surrenders to the police, Nick refuses. At first, Glenda believes that Nick has broken the law and is unwilling to help him. However, she changes her mind, telling Nick that he can stay overnight in the guest room above the garage. In the morning, Ira decides to clean out the garage guest room to use as a campaign office, forcing Nick to hide under the bed. Glenda appears, telling her husband details of Nick’s crime that she claimed to learn from a telephone call, but Ira thinks Nick is guilty and leaves. Suddenly, Nick appears from under the bed and confesses that he still has feelings for Glenda. He kisses her and she agrees to get him money and food before she sends him away. Soon, the housekeeper, Aurora de La Jolla, sees Nick on the guesthouse stairs and thinks he is a burglar. Glenda tells Aurora that Nick is actually a decorator, and not to say anything to Ira. As Glenda waits in the car for her driver, Chester, Nick pops up from his hiding place in the back seat. On the way to the courthouse, Chester goes through a stop sign. The police detain them, recognize Glenda, and give Chester a warning. Then, they question Nick, who fabricates a story that he has been injured in a hit-and-run accident. The officers agree to escort them to the hospital. However, Nick orders Glenda and Chester to get out of the car, and he escapes. Later, Glenda tries to seduce Ira, but he retreats to the garage when he learns how she helped Nick earlier. In the middle of the night, Ira forgives Glenda and invites her to the garage. As they begin to make love, Glenda falls off the bed and discovers Nick again hiding below. She launches into a tantrum to distract her husband. Confused, Ira storms out of the garage, convinced that life will not return to normal until Nick is gone. As Glenda pretends to call the police, Nick steals Ira’s car and escapes. The next morning, Aurora informs Ira that she must go to the hospital to have a procedure done, and cannot cook for the governor and his wife at the evening dinner party. Nevertheless, Ira says that the event will go on as planned and forces Glenda to cook the governor’s favorite food. After three attempts, Glenda creates a version of the dish. Later, she is so exhausted that Ira must help her dress for dinner. As Ira and Glenda entertain their guests, Nick returns and climbs the trellis to Glenda’s bedroom, but is thwarted by her dogs. Ira asks Chester to check on the barking dogs, but he accidentally lets them loose. Chester invites Nick into the kitchen, and the fugitive orders Chester to bring Glenda to him. When Glenda tells Nick she hopes authorities will find and shoot him, he informs her that he is ready to surrender to the police. Satisfied that Nick has come to his senses, she returns to her guests. Chester becomes unconscious from drinking too much wine, and Nick assumes the role of butler. The governor thinks he recognizes Nick, prompting Ira, Fred and Glenda to retreat to the kitchen. There, Ira knocks Nick unconscious. Back in the dining room, Ira explains to the guests that the butler is actually Glenda’s former husband and a wanted bank robber. Soon, Nick awakens, and asks to speak to Ira in the kitchen. A fistfight erupts between the men, and Nick is taken into custody. In court, Glenda, as defense attorney for Nick, and Ira, as prosecutor, each give the judge their convoluted explanation of the arrest. Soon, Aurora appears at the hearing to explain that the two bank robbers who forced Nick to rob a bank tried the same ploy on her in town. Standing in the courtroom, the bank robbers declare Nick innocent to plea bargain for lighter sentences. As a result, the judge dismisses Nick’s case. Outside the courthouse, Ira warns Nick to stay away from Glenda, but grudgingly grants him permission to say goodbye, and Nick gives Glenda a passionate kiss. After their ordeal, the Parks decide to take a vacation, but have a car accident during a rainstorm. On foot, Glenda walks to a nearby cabin for help. When Nick answers the door, a big smile appears on her face.