 George Haverstick, a Korean war veteran, hastily marries Isabel, whom he met in hospital while he was recovering from a nervous condition. To Isabel s horror, they drive to Florida on their honeymoon in an old hearse. They spend much of the time quarreling, and then, on Christmas eve, they visit George s war buddy, Ralph Baltz. However Ralph s wife Dorothea has just walked out on him, taking their child. Each couple then observes the marital difficulties of the other couple.