Suicidal Robert Manners is saved by a firefighting brigade when he jumps from a tall building. While recuperating, he is visited by Mr. J. Smith, who invites him to a recreational resort for those who wish to die, the Thanatos Palace Hotel. Borchter, the proprietor, tells Mr. Manners that he can stay for as long as it takes to become comfortably ready for death. He meets a beautiful guest, Ariane Shaw, who has resided at the hotel for six months, providing services for her room and board. Her service is the "romancing" of male guests in preparation for their death. With Manners, for the first time, she finds a reason to live, as does he.
—Lewis Amack / edited by Rob