Summary
A delightful domestic farce unfolds as the impetuous Zoie, a woman whose whimsical disregard for domesticity and a rather fluid relationship with veracity frequently test the patience of her earnest husband, Alfred. Following a particularly sharp marital discord, Alfred retreats to Boston, leaving a disconsolate Zoie to the dubious counsel of her friend, Aggie. It is Aggie who, with a stroke of mischievous genius, proposes a novel solution to Alfred's unfulfilled paternal desires: the acquisition of an infant by adoption. Enthralled by this unconventional scheme, Zoie embarks upon a clandestine mission to a local hospital, where she orchestrates the purchase of a baby, promptly dispatching a telegram to Alfred announcing his imminent fatherhood. The initial retrieval task falls to Jimmie, Aggie’s dutiful yet hapless spouse, who soon encounters an unexpected snag as the biological mother reneges on the agreement. With Alfred's return looming, Jimmie is thrust into a desperate scramble, culminating in the acquisition of not one, but a pair of twins, swiftly followed by an impromptu 'borrowing' of another infant from the hospital's nursery. Alfred's homecoming thus descends into a bewildering tableau of swaddled bundles, his joy quickly morphing into incredulity as a procession of furious parents materializes to reclaim their progeny, exposing Zoie's elaborate, if well-intentioned, artifice. Yet, amidst the ensuing chaos and comical revelations, the narrative finds its gentle denouement with Zoie's heartfelt pledge to embrace a newfound candor, promising a future built on genuine truthfulness.
Synopsis
Frivolous young Zoie, exasperates her husband Alfred with her lack of interest in domestic affairs and inability to tell the truth. After a quarrel, Alfred leaves for Boston and Zoie, disconsolate, is consoled by her good friend Aggie. Aggie suggests that, as Alfred wants a baby, Zoie should adopt one for him. Fascinated with the idea, Zoie sets out for the hospital where she arranges to buy a baby and then wires Alfred that he is about to become a father. Jimmie, Aggie's obedient husband, is dispatched to fetch the infant, but he discovers that the mother now refuses to part with her child. With Alfred expected at any moment, Jimmie is ordered to procure a child, and so he orders a set of twins and then steals a baby from the hospital. When Alfred arrives, he finds himself confronted with a parade of babies and learns of his wife's deception when the infants' parents appear to claim them. However, all ends happily when Zoie promises to tell Alfred the real truth.
