 A man is travelling on a long haul express train journey from Amsterdam to Paris. He shares his sleeper compartment with another man who he engages in conversation. He learns that the man is a cannibal who intends to kill and eat him. The man is unsure of where his life is going and begins to be swayed by the cannibal s assertions that being eaten would give his life meaning and purpose. However # how long can the man stall for, with questions on the finer points of eating someone?