Timothy Green, a senior aide to England's ambassador to Italy, is finding the heat of Naples hard to get used to. His sense of duty won't allow him to join the under-secretaries on the beach, but one afternoon he follows an errant bulldog to a beautiful fountain. There he meets a young, gorgeous Italian painter, and for once his sense of duty takes a back seat. He spends the afternoon in Cosimo's arms, and the next day, when he sees the same bulldog in town, he can't help but follow it a second time. Duty is duty, but Cosimo is something else, and Timothy knows he can't live without his newfound love.
