Melanie Welles, a black woman, has been in a relationship with Dave Morley, a white man, for six months. Melanie's friend, Tess, plants seeds of doubt in Melanie's mind after being dumped by her white boyfriend. Melanie questions Dave about this. He says that race is not an issue. The next day, Melanie wakes up to a shock: she is now white. She goes to the hair salon where Dave works, but he doesn't recognize her and begins flirting with her and other girls. She introduces herself as "Ivory Snow." He then asks her out. Devastated, Melanie uses this disguise to find out if he really loves her.