Jacobo is a man of dull routine who arrives each day at his run-down sock factory at the same early hour as his faithful assistant Marta. When his socially adept brother, Herman, pays an unexpected visit, the introverted Jacobo prefers to lie rather than admit his bachelor status, asking the dour, but obliging, Marta to pose as his wife. The ruse works well enough until Herman invites them on a seaside trip where the strain of the pretence and old sibling rivalries bring the pretence crashing to its knees. A delightfully dry and understated comedy.