An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.

Henry Van Cleve presents himself at the gates of Hell only to find that he is closely vetted on his qualifications for entry. Surprised that there is any question on his suitability, he recounts his lively life and the women he has known, from his mother onwards, but mainly concentrating on his happy but sometimes difficult 25-year marriage to Martha.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

When he dies, Henry Van Cleeve is convinced that he will never gain admission to heaven, so he immediately goes in the other direction. The man in charge, referred to as His Excellency, asks Henry to tell him his life story, not convinced he qualifies for eternity down below. Henry was born into a well-to-do family and never had to worry about money. As with many a young man of means, he liked to party and have a good time. On his 26th birthday, he meets his cousin Albert's beautiful fiancée Martha and they elope that very evening. They are happy for many years but Henry never really changes his bad habits and as a man about town, has many lady friends. Martha leaves him, but when she realizes that he will never change his womanizing ways, she returns. Now at the gates of hell, his eternal life is in the hands of His Excellency.—garykmcd

With his case pending review, the soul of elegant aristocrat and incorrigible philanderer Henry Van Cleve enters the opulent lobby where they separate the wheat from the chaff and the saints from the sinners. Convinced that he belongs to the place where so many people had previously told him to go, Henry is shocked to discover that generalities can't cut it: the late Casanova must earn his passport to hell. As an otherworldly, courteous, and impeccably-dressed adjudicator spares the time to listen to his side of the story, Henry starts to recount the long story of his eventful life, sparing no details about the women who played a pivotal role in his seventy-year existence. The question remains: will suave Henry Van Cleve go Up or Down?—Nick Riganas