A May-September marriage, while the joy of elderly wife Freda's life, isn't viewed so favorably by her immediate family and attorney; indeed the young husband, Edward "Teddy" Bare (Dirk Bogarde) is an unctuous doter. The plot quickly thickens when Freda announces she's changing her will which Teddy takes to mean she's cutting him out. What we come to realize about dear Teddy is that in addition to being unctuous, he has other more complex personality issues.