Retired school teacher Nina Bannister has not been idle in her golden years. Now, this famous resident of Bay St. Lucy, Mississippi, is heeding the call of duty again, by running as a replacement candidate for the U.S. Congress, when the state's present Representative is killed in a plane crash. To her great surprise, Nina is elected, and--to her even greater surprise--she quickly finds that she is not cut out for the lowly life of a newbie--kowtowing...