Promising tennis pro Franklin Cane lives in Los Angeles and is mentored by his coach, Jonathan "J.C." Carruthers, who warns him of the perils of success. J.C. advises him to concentrate on his game and not on outside interests. Things are going well for Cane until one day J.C. dies peacefully in his sleep. A distraught Cane falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
