 Edward Gibson is newly divorced and a very happy man. He s less happy when he learns that his ex-wife Gloria commissioned a portrait of herself for $2500. He refuses to pay and asks his friend Carl, who s now seeing his ex-wife, to buy the painting. Carl has something else in mind: he offers to marry Gloria, for a price, thus saving his friend alimony payments. Edward accepts his friend s offer and gives him $5000. Only problem is that Carl has a somewhat different plan in mind.