When cruise ship entertainer and lay-missionary, Regina Foglietta, decided to catch her breath between ocean liners, it was to be a vacation from adventure. Selecting a temporary postion on land in an eye clinic seemed to be "just what the doctor ordered." Until the future "doctor" Frank Solberg, a handsome but arrogant pre-med student- walked in late for his appointment. In the twimkling of an eye, Regina is faced with a possible transition from her lavish life on the high seas into the heart of Miami, a racial time bomb waiting for a detonator Glittering sequin costumes clash with durable surgical scrubs as the young Solbergs quickly learn that they each have a significant place in the other's profession Work clothes mesh when menacing in-laws create an economic roller coaster that adds to the greuling climb through medical school.