At last, Brindsley Miller has got a grip on his chaotic existence: If all goes well, this very night will put an end to his single, carefree, poor-artist-style life. Rasheed Basmati, the world famous art collector, is coming to buy some of his works. Deeply impressed, the father of his fiancée Carol, Colonel Melkett, will give consent to their marriage, and everybody will live happily ever after. If. One simple fuse is all it takes to turn Brindsley's "night-of-his-life" into a hilarious roller-coaster nightmare. Witness the devastating powers of Murphy's Law in action as the lights go down and the artist's past returns with a vengeance.