A precocious nursing student - away from home for the first time and finally out from under her perfect sister's shadow - Mary Beth Scanlon blossoms into a vivacious young woman. She loves her new-found popularity, and she excels in her schoolwork. Life is Good!Unfortunately some of the friends she has made are not acceptable to the powers-that-be. Mary Beth, or Beth as she's now known to her friends, is forced to choose between what she's supposed...