The story follows Ferris Sullivan, a student at Jackson University, who initially resents his dormitory advisor, Paul Lasher. Despite their initial animosity, an intense and gradual relationship forms between them. After a trip to New York together, Lasher realizes he has fallen in love with Ferris. The two begin making plans for their future, but Ferris’s horrified mother finds out about the relationship and threatens to expose them. Desperate to escape, Lasher devises a plan with devastating consequences.
