A Broadway playwright, his conniving producer and his actress wife hatch a plot to guarantee their new play will be a success; they fake the suicide of the playwright on opening night! They then high tail it up to Vermont where the playwright hopes to disappear, as he hates the public spotlight anyway. However, after a few weeks the playwright decides he no longer wants to participate in the scheme. How can the Wife and Producer get him to stick with the plan? Will they have to kill him for real? Also on the scene is the playwright's feisty agent, who uncovers the plot and creates problems for everyone. Who will come out on top in the end?