Hector Chetwode-Talbot, also known as Eck, is at a loose end when he is approached by an old army friend to join his investment company. Soon Eck can afford a luxury car and flat, and it is on holiday in France that Eck meets Charlie Summers. Then Charlie appears on Eck's doorstep, intent on staying and launching his dog food business, and Eck begins to question how different he really is from Charlie Summers...