Following the death in 1988 of his former lover, Guy (Kevin Spirtas), Phillip (Gregory Phelan) recalls how they met ten years earlier at a jumble sale. Both were after the same green plaid shirt, and so began a volatile relationship. When Guy persuades Phillip to 'open up' their relationship, he promises that he will not fall in love with anybody else, but does so anyway, eventually leaving him for another man. They remain friends, however, and when Guy finds out that he is dying, it is Phillip he turns to for help.