Acapulco, Mexico: Neil spends a relaxing holiday with Alice and her children in a luxury hotel on the beach. The idyll comes to an end when Alice receives a call from London: her mother has died. While she immediately travels back to London to take care of the remains, Neil returns to the beach from the airport - allegedly having left his passport at the hotel. To avoid returning to his life, he continues to lie to Alice. Until one day she stands on the beach again and confronts him, with his lies and his lack of family responsibility. A compelling story of an enigmatic man who wants nothing more than to be left alone with his idleness.