7 Summary

Tracy Flick, for all of her outward arrogance and manipulation, lives a simple life. Her parents are divorced, and her father has remarried and has a son. Tracy's mom supports her and Tracy by working as a legal secretary. Tracy's coming education at Georgetown is depending entirely upon scholarships and loans. Their landlord, Joe Delvecchio, chief of Winwood HIgh School's maintenance crew, has given the Flicks a good price for their apartment rental. Joe is a former cop who, after being injured, took the job of janitor just to do something. At home, the Flicks and Joe Delvecchio and his wife are friends. At school, Tracy and Joe don't pay much attention to each other.

Tracy tells Joe for the third weekend in a row that she has left her math book in her locker. Joe agrees to bring her to the school, knowing full...