| abstract | - Robin learns who James Tiernan is from a political ad on television where he talks about his strong stance on prison issues and manages to call James at his campaign headquarters, asking for help on her upcoming parole hearing. James gives her advice, suggesting that she gets married. Robin approaches Billy and offers him five thousand dollars to marry her for a year so she can get out of prison. Billy accepts her proposal, they get married and Robin ends up getting released from prison. Robin moves in with Billy, who also lives with his brother Peter (Donovan Leitch) and Billy's son Timmy (Jamie McEnnan). At first, there is a clash of personalities due to the contrast between Billy's serious demeanor and Robin's wild-child nature. Billy is interested in having a real relationship with Robin, who instead insists that it's just an arrangement & Robin wants to focus on her musical career. Robin starts up a band, which Peter joins, and also meets up again with James, who uses Robin as a poster child for successful prison reform on his campaign. She also spends more time with the family, getting close to Peter and Timmy, which upsets Billy. Robin suggests they see other people, which Billy accepts. Billy has sex with another woman while Robin has sex with James, who is married. Afterward the pair confront each other jealously over their being with other people. The next morning, Robin reconciles with Billy, helping him out when his jeep breaks down and even spending time with him at work restoring an old museum. They have sex in his workshop & are interrupted by a group of tourists, who take pictures of them. At first, Robin’s public indecency is hushed up because of her status as James' poster child for giving convicts second chances , but when James sees the pictures, he becomes jealous and orders that Robin's parole be revoked. The police arrest Robin when she is performing with her band at a bar and Robin flees to James' house for help, but he turns her away. Robin goes back to Billy's house where he has packed up her things and prepared money for her and he promises to help her no matter what she wants to do, and Robin decides she's tired of running. Robin and Billy secretly crash James’ political dinner where Robin takes the stage with her band, praising James for “helping her” and her performance earns them a standing ovation which also helps James’ image. James agrees to help Robin out and she gets to stay out of prison. In the end, James wins the election and Robin & Billy return home together, happily married.
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