"Free of Eden" is the heartwarming tale of Will Cleamons (Sidney Poitier, "In the Heat of the Night"), a middle-aged teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor eighteen-year-old high school dropout Nicole Turner (Sydney Tamiia Poitier, "Death Proof"). To his surprise, their relationship not only helps Nicole build a future but also encourages Cleamons to put his life back together.