Bernadette "Berns" Pamintuan (Regine Velasquez) earns a living as a fixer, having mastered the art of sidling up to people in power. Meanwhile, Emil Arellano (Aga Muhlach) is a notary public who has set up an office in the street, under an umbrella, which has earned him the alias "Umboy." When Berns' need for a counsel brings them together, she discovers Umboy's insecurities from failing the bar exam while he learns about the pressures she faces not to settle for the ordinary. Already falling for each other, Berns starts maneuvering things to help Umboy retake the bar exams as he battles his fears to reclaim his self-esteem.