In this ever-topical satire of small-town corruption and cravenness,
bumbling and inefficient town officials are thrown into a panic when
they learn that a Government Inspector is coming, perhaps incognito.
When a well-dressed rogue arrives, he quickly realizes he is presumed to
be the Inspector and takes advantage of the officials' dinners, bribes,
etc. When the officials realize their mistake-just after the rogue
leaves-the real Inspector arrives.