Think Lolita enrolls in the Dead Poets Society. Mr. Samson was once Yuba County Teacher of the Year but has turned to alcohol to deaden the pain caused by his school's insistence that he focus solely on raising student test scores.As Mr. Samson sinks deeper into a well of whiskey, a student throws him a rope and lifts him out. Mr. Samson regains his mojo and puts himself on a collision course with the school's vice-principal. While he's confident enough to take on the school admin, he's absolutely petrified by another development: a spark between him and his student rescuer.