Mr. Goluza goes to sea for the first time in his lonely life. He is forced to stay in a hotel without money, because he was robbed in the meantime. The spirit of intrigues, envy and hatred rules the town, and Goluza's arrival causes curiosity and different speculations. Overloaded with questions, he clumsily declares that he has chosen their town to commit suicide. This lie changes his life completely. The locals, impressed with his decision, do everything to make his last days better. He enjoys everything, becomes self-confident, not understanding that he has become a victim of this rotten environment. Intoxicated with popularity, he sinks deeper in lies and frauds. Eventually, when he experiences great love, he is not able to confront himself nor others.

Gospodin Goluza prvi put u svom samotnom zivotu krece na more. Prinudjen je da bez novca odsedne u hotelu, jer su ga u medjuvremenu opljackali. U gradicu vlada duh intriga, zavisti i mrznje i Goluzin dolazak izaziva radoznalost i razna nagadjanja. Pritisnut pitanjima, on nespretno izjavi da je ovaj gradic izabrao da bi izvrsio samoubistvo. Ova laz iz temelja menja njegov zivot. Mestani, zadivljeni njegovom odlukom, cine sve da bi mu ulepsali zadnje dane. On u svemu uziva, postaje samopouzdan, ne shvatajuci da je postao zrtva spletki ove iskvarene sredine. Opijen popularnoscu tone sve dublje u laz i prevaru. Na kraju, kad dozivi veliku ljubav, on vise ne moze da se suprotstavi ni sebi, ni drugima.