Synopsis

They had moved from their mother's house to the home of Betty’s brother, George, a designer whose dwelling overflowed with peculiar remote-controlled devices. An important visitor, Mr. Fletcher, the head of a prominent building firm, was expected, eager for a demonstration of George’s mechanical marvels. Frank, mindful of the occasion, made a conscious effort to behave. While attempting to operate the mechanical toilet, he inadvertently broke the flushing mechanism. His subsequent attempts at re