When she suspects that her daughter is being bullied at school, Susan Pressman volunteers in the school cafeteria to keep an eye on things. She soon realizes that it is true when Amanda, the school bully, sends Melly crying to the bathroom. Before she can comfort her daughter, an explosion rips through the kitchen, forcing Susan to rescue Amanda. But when Amanda inexplicably goes back into the flaming building and is injured, Susan is denounced as a villain.