Nick Gardenia (Chevy Chase) is a writer who, while laboring over a novel in his oceanside retreat, is kidnapped by two crooks who force Nick to rob a bank for them. Deep in trouble, Nick has no one else to turn to for help but his ex-wife, Glenda (Goldie Hawn). Because Glenda has a soft heart for strays, she takes him in. The problem is keeping him out of sight of her uptight District Attorney husband (Charles Grodin).