After his divorced wife dies Jim Burke takes their son who she had been raising and he hasnt seen in many years Jim Burke is a tough hardnosed construction boss on engineering projects and he is looking forward to molding Little Jim into his own image Jim Burke is more than a little bit dismayed and a whole lot disgusted when Little Jim arrives and it doesnt take Big Jim long to figure out that Little Jimaint nothing but a sissy Little Jim is fond of practicing on his violin and reading and studying Whats a poor father to do