Elizabeth is a historian who believes that she is on to the find of her career, but has difficulty getting access to the document that will prove her theory. In desperation, she and a friend decide to break into the owner's house. She successfully gets in but is unexpectedly caught by the owner. She and the friend have to make up a story to get them out of trouble which eventually leads to string of events that lands Elizabeth in even more hot water.

A carpenter, who was executed in the electric chair, comes back to finish his dream house, now inhabited by a young married couple.

出身富有家庭的布鲁克斯喜欢干些同别人不一样的事：喜欢打领结，喜欢拍摄奇怪的照片，喜欢古老的音乐，因此被人认为性格古怪。在同异性交往时，布鲁克斯的举止行为显得非常拘谨，但在结识了安娜后——她是个聋子，却独立而果断，布鲁克斯则逐渐克服了自己的胆怯，理解了生活的意义和爱的真正含义。布鲁克斯的哥哥是个嬉皮士，为捉弄布鲁克斯，他将自己的麻醉剂放到了弟弟的房中。父亲发现麻醉剂后，认为布鲁克斯精神异常，但布鲁克斯需要的不是精神病医生，而是同他深爱的安娜在一起，一起去克服自身的局限，发现自我。