An aspiring artist runs from men as a result of an early life problem that has left her relationship with her father strained. She decides to move into a convent where troubled women receive cheap lodging in exchange for work. She finds a dirty area in the basement where she paints a mural that deals with all of her psychological problems. While some find it gaudy, others such as the mother superior realizes its potential to save the convent which is to be closed. During all this the artist starts a relationship with a man who owns an art supply shop where she shop-lifts her supplies. Written by John Sacksteder

Susan Teagarden, una joven desahuciada por no pagar el alquiler recurre a un convento (en el que realiza diversas tareas a cambio del alojamiento) donde aceptan mujeres que pasan momentos de su vida bastante complicados e intenta en esta nueva situación clasificar sus ideas. Una infancia difícil, una madre que se suicidó por las presiones familiares y un padre despreocupado y vividor han llevado a Susan a esta situación.

Su habitación está en el sótano, y allí pinta un mural. Su madre superiora ve potencial en ella y le pide ayuda para salvar al convento.