The full-figured Esther Redding doesn't realize it, but she desperately needs a change. When Briggs Stokes returns to Detroit, he decides that nothing will keep him from her door. Well, nothing but once-reformed bad girl Monica Stokes Custer. She's Briggs's ex, and she wants to be his "give me one more chance again" wife. The tug of war that ensues may be the catalyst that destroys the person they both love the most.