 Harry s married to Marian and things are not going all that well. So, he wants out but somehow feels that a divorce is not the answer. So, he hatches a plan that takes years of preparation, to fake his death and to assume a new identity. When his wife notices his peculiar behavior, she is urged by her parents to hire a private investigator to find out what he is doing. In an unusual twist of events, Harry discovers the private investigator and not only hires him to keep tabs on his wife whom he suspects is having an affair but the become confidants.