 Walter Bedeker (David Wayne) is a hypochondriac man, who also has an annoying way to address to his wife Ethel (Virginia Christine). Walter s in bed claiming to have all the illnesses on Earth. In addition, Walter has an intolerable personality and when the doctor comes to checkup him, he says that the man is quite healthy. But Walter insists on having some illness. The doctor says to Misses Bedeker that she s the one who looks ill and prescript her some vitamins. Minutes later, Walter receives the visit of Cadwallader (Thomas Gomez), a kind of diabolic spirit, hearing Walter complaining about the mortality of the humankind. Cadwallader claims that he has the power of giving Walter immortality for 500, 1000 or even 1 million years, if he s disposed to give his soul in exchange. Walter accepts and signs a contract for 1 million year of immortality. Later, Walter s anxious to prove his new immortal condition, committing what seems to be suicide acts, like throwing himself to the tube track, letting to knock down himself by a car, drinking poison, but nothing happens. He s still alive and confirms that he s an immortal man. But Walter doesn t feel well about it. In some way he doesn t believe that he s still alive, and also he misses feeling hypochondriac. Perturbed, Ethel tells Walter that he must feel grateful by this gift, but he wants to prove one more thing: throwing himself from the flat roof. Ethel tries to stop him, but accidentally Walter pushes her and she falls off the roof. But instead of feeling terrible, Walter sees the opportunity of being executed for the crime. In the court, his lawyer gets life imprisonment for Walter, but that would mean spend 1 million years in jail or die before, something impossible for him.