Arthur Wilson (Eric Idle), a young mountaineer, visits the office of Sir George Head, OBE (John Cleese), who is leading an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro. Head's problem, though, is that he has a bad case of diplopia, and indeed believes there are two Wilsons when he enters the office. He must cover his right eye to confirm Wilson's claim that there's only him. Head begins filling out Wilson's application, though he repeatedly asks both Wilson and the empty chair beside him the same question.