Lyle Johnson, a successful yet naïve Wall Street investment banker, seems to have found an ideal partner in Tess Aventura Dubois. She is a wealthy widow who has just moved back to New York City with enough cash to make his bar a happening night spot. But behind her glamorous facade lies a disturbing secret that could be Lyle's downfall: Tess was formerly known on the streets of New York as Tyrone, a scheming, cross-dressing small-time crook.