Robert returns from a holiday in Thailand with a mysterious ailment; he cannot eat, sleep and feels perpetually displeased. He visits his aromatherapist Oliver who refers Robert to the local GP. Finding no cure, Robert speaks to his boss Lilly, who tells him she feels much better now that she has had a piece of her anatomy removed. At first we don't know what it is, but at length we discover that it is her soul.
Eagerly Robert asks Oliver to perform the same operation; as a result he is transformed into a perpetual optimist with a happy-go-lucky outlook on life. However there is a down side: Robert becomes a less interesting personality - particularly in the eyes of his girlfriend. Chastened by the experience, Robert wants his soul put back, but finds to his cost that reversal is impossible.
