Edward Lewis is a wealthy businessman, he is into stock market. His lawyer, Philip Stuckey,
is a competent man. He always advises Edward, and this for 10 years. Edward must go to Hollywood for
a business dinner. He takes Philip's car, a Lotus, and drives down Beverly Hills. Once he arrives,
he finds himself lost in Hollywood Boulevard. Vivian Ward is a hooker in Hollywood Boulevard.
She struggles to pay the rent, and her friend Kit stole her money to pay her debts. They decide to
go outside to look for some clients, when Edward comes in his expensive car. Kit tells Vivian to
go and take the chance with him. Vivian listens, and she goes to Edward, and proposes to him her
services. Which he refuses, he simply asks where is Beverly Hills. Vivian manages to
get into his car to "show him where it is", and they go together to the hotel. Edward is
having trouble with the car, so he proposes to Vivian to drive, which she gladly accepts.
Once at the door of the hotel, the two of them found themselves in an awkward situation,
but as Edward enjoyed Vivian's company, he proposed her to come with him in the hotel. Once
inside the hotel, everyone stares down at Vivian, as she's dressed "relaxed". They quickly get to
the elevator and he takes her to his suite in the last stage. Vivian is amazed by that. She says
that the view is beautiful and invites Edward to come, but he refuses, as he's afraid of heights.
Vivian thinks that Edward invited her to have romantic moments, but he's not interested. Despite
her many attempts to do so, he'd rather talk with her. Vivian is worried about her payment,
so Edward pays her for the whole night. Vivian ends up spending the night watching movies,
she laughs a lot, telling Edward she's never seen these episodes,
while Edward finishes some paperwork and answers some phone calls, and right as they're about
to sleep, Vivian engages romance moments with Edward, even though she refuses to kiss him.
The next morning, they are sleeping together in the same bed. Vivian took off her wig. She
exposes her true self to Edward. Edward goes to the restaurant and calls Phillip. He advises him
to not go to the dinner, as things could go wrong between Edward and Mr. Morse. Edward refuses,
and says that he must go to the meeting, at last, Phillip tells him to take a lady with him,
as this would make the meeting less official, he proposes him many different professionals,
but Edward refuses and chooses to take Vivian. Edward proposes to Vivian to stay for the week.
He pays her for that, and tells her to go buy a dress for dinner, as her current clothes are
inappropriate. Vivian goes shopping with all the money Edward gave to her, but she's constantly
lowered by the sellers of major brands. Vivian goes back to the hotel angrily, and the hotel
manager interrogates her, about what she is doing here. She explains to him she's with Edward,
and that he told her to buy a dress, but she can't. He then makes a phone call and tell her
that there is a beautiful shop waiting for her. Edward is in a business meeting with his
associates, but he's annoyed by it, and decides to let Phillip run things while he goes and calls
Vivian on the phone. He reminds her about the dinner, and she says she'll be waiting for him.
After that, she goes to the shop recommended by the hotel manager, and finds a lovely
saleswoman that guides her around. She decides to buy a gorgeous black dress.
Edward enters the hotel. He expected to find Vivian in the hall,
but the receptionist tells him that's she's waiting in the restaurant. Edward goes there,
and doesn't remark her at first, until she turns around, and he sees her, beautifully dressed,
waiting for him. He compliments her on her looks and they go to the dinner.
And even though she doesn't know how to use a fork correctly, she ends up spending a good time,
while the other men are talking business. Edward likes that Mr. Morse and he doesn't want
to stab him in the back for business. As he says, emotions and business should be
separated. And Vivian agrees, saying that she does the same in her line of work,
and states that this is the reason why she doesn't kiss her clients, as it is way too personal.
Edward leaves the suite, he goes to the restaurant where there is a grand piano;
he plays a beautiful piece while Vivian listens to him, and when he finishes,
he grabs her and puts her on the piano where they end up making passionate love to each other.
The next morning, Vivian complains to Edward about the attitude of the sellers, how they
don't respect her and value her as a client, so first thing in the morning, Edward takes Vivian to
a prestigious shop and insists that they should treat her with as much respect as is possible.
Edward ends up leaving early for business inquires, while Vivian buys many dresses and hats
in the shop, and she also buys a tie for Edward. Once finished, Vivian goes back to a saleswoman
that humiliated her. She takes a sweet revenge on her, saying that she lost a great client.
Edward and Vivian are in the bath, sharing a peaceful moment, when he tells her they must go to
a polo game, which she hesitantly accepts, as she thinks she does not belong there. Nevertheless,
they have a good time there, until Phillip comes in and says that Vivian is changing Edward,
to what Edward replies to not worry about it, he even says that she's just a hooker.
Phillip goes to Vivian and harasses her with inappropriate comments.
Vivian gets furiously mad at Edward. She's not happy that he considers her just a hooker.
She wants more than that. She was about to leave, but Edward profusely apologized to her,
saying that it won't happen again. She thinks about it, and decides to stay with Edward, they
go to the bed and make love. Afterwards Edward tells Vivian that she has a great potential,
that she can be whatever she wants to be, and no one should tell her otherwise.
The next night, Edward tells to Vivian that he has a surprise for her, and that she should wear
her prettiest dress. After she's all dressed and beautiful, Edward tells her it's missing
something, and he offers her a necklace, worth 250000 dollars for her to wear for the night.
She asks him where he's taking her, but he simply smiles, stating that it's a surprise.
Once they arrive, Vivian sees that they're at the Opera. The receptionist takes them to their place,
which happens to be the highest seat. Edward tells her about the Opera, he says no one can
stay indifferent to it, as either you love it with all your heart, or you hate it. Once it starts,
Vivian is absolutely captivated by the performance, even dropping some tears at
the end. She thanks Edward for that beautiful night, as she really enjoyed it. In the hotel,
Edward tries to play chess with Vivian, but she keeps breaking the rules! Saying that she did,
she wants, but that moment is interrupted by a phone call of Phillip for business.
Vivian tells Edward to take the next day off, as he's the boss. He can do whatever he wants.
So the next day, they end up going picnicking in a park, and Edward refuses any incoming phone calls,
which makes Phillip absolutely furious. Vivian takes off Edward's shoes, and tells him to step on
the grass, to feel the world around him, which he seems to really enjoy. They go back to the hotel,
and Edward takes a nap, and Vivian looks at him for a while, and decides to go and kiss him,
ultimately breaking her mantra of not mixing personal and professional life,
as kissing involves emotions, and their relationship should be strictly business.
The next morning, they ate breakfast together, and Edward remembers her that this will be their last
night, as he must go back to New York, and to take care of her, he proposes to her an apartment and a
job that respects her. But Vivian gets mad at him, stating that she wants more than just an apartment
and some money. Edward says that he can't offer her that, as he is a very busy businessman,
and leaves to another meeting. Vivian meets with her friend, Kit,
seeking for advice. Her friend warns her about Edward, she says that she's in love with a man
she can't have, and that she warned her about not mixing feelings and business. But it's too late,
love has already made its way between them. In that meeting, Edward ends up going contrary
to Phillip's advice, and he remembers what Vivian told him,
and he decides, instead of stealing Mr. Morse's company from him, he will work with them and help
them flourish. This makes Phillip absolutely mad. He rushes to the hotel where Vivian is staying and
blames her for that. He strikes her once, until Edward comes running and punches his partner,
telling him to never come near her again. Edward puts ice on where Phillip hit Vivian,
and Vivian tells her about her past, how she would imagine that a charming prince would
come and save her from all trouble, and she says the charming prince didn't offer an apartment,
he offered more. Edward tells her that this is an impossible relationship, and that it can't
happen between them. Both of them are very disappointed with this outcome, even though
they're both trying to hide it from each other. Edward leaves the suite, going down the hall,
only to meet the hotel manager. The hotel manager reminds him of how beautiful the jewelry was on
Vivian, and how it would be a waste to just go back to the shop. At the same moment, Vivian packs
her clothes, and goes back to her old home, where she meets her friend Kit. She gives her all the
money Edward gave her, and tells her to spend it wisely. Just as she was about to leave, and take
a bus to her new apartment, she hears opera music down the street. She rushes out to see what it is,
it was Edward in a shining limousine, with a rose in his mouth. He climbs the emergency exit,
mimicking the charming prince from her dreams, and when he gets to her, they passionately kiss.