After twenty-three years of marriage Barney Cashman has decided that he wants something more. Cashman decides he needs a little excitement in his predictable existence.  Enter Elaine, a hard drinking femme fatale; Bobbie, an unemployed nightclub singer and Jeanette, Barney's wife's best friend.  Barney's attempts to seduce these wildly unsuitable candidates in three afternoons in his Mother's apartment. The circumstances provide rich opportunities for the sharp and snappy humor of which Neil Simon is such a master. Behind plentiful laughs is the tender portrayal of a decent man who just can’t succeed in sinning.