With a new boss who hates smokers, Richard Coburne, a middle-aged middle manager, realizes that to keep his job, he must quit smoking.  He walks in to a smoking cessation clinic and encounters Vivian DuBois, his smoking “sensation”-al counselor.

Through Vivian’s unconventional and outrageous techniques, Richard gains self- confidence and the courage to follow his heart while Vivian retreats to her mundane life