Mc McCann, having served in naval intelligence for many years, finally decides to retire in the hope of devoting himself to a quiet and peaceful life. But an old friend and former commander, who cannot be refused, asks him for a serious favor. Hope Minnow, a New York party star, needs a bodyguard. Her father, the famous preacher Archibald Minnow, receives threatening letters against his daughter. Mack takes on this matter without much reluctance. But, having gotten to know Hope better, she realizes that she has nothing in common with the frivolous playmaker that she was presented on the pages of a glossy magazine. Moreover, she is the embodiment of the woman of his dreams...