The Kipper and the Corpse working at the Savoy he found a guest dead in his room, and was told to discreetly dispose of the body. Cleese turned this into "The Kipper and the Corpse" and the character who died was named Mr. Leeman in his honour. Basil and Sybil are working the bar where Mrs. Chase is fussing over her shih-tzu dog and Dr. Price wants some sausages, but all they can offer him are sandwiches. During the evening, a guest, Mr. Leeman, returns to "Fawlty Towers" feeling unwell; his business colleagues leave, after sympathising and making arrangements for a meeting the next morning.
The Kipper and the Corpse spotted earlier, Basil immediately panics that the kippers killed him, but Dr. Price examines Leeman's body and concludes that he actually died at least ten hours ago, much to Basil's initial delight. Basil, Manuel, and Polly are then burdened with the task of trying to move the body from the room without the guests seeing. However, while moving him across the upstairs hall, Miss Tibbs sees the body and gets hysterical. On Basil's advice Polly slaps her, knocking her out. The unconscious Miss Tibbs and the dead body are hidden in a bedroom cupboard. The room's occupants Mr. and Mrs.