Chester is an eager young executive working for a
corporation in Singapore. Devoted to his career, his
only distraction is the lovely Dorothy, a new recruit to
the business. One evening, he is sorting through some
books outside an antique shop. The shopkeeper tells
him to help himself and he selects an ancient volume
called The Book of Thoughts. At his regular restaurant,
he is served undercooked chicken which he complains
about. The dish is returned, and to Chester’s
astonishment, when he opens the book, the thoughts
of the waiter appear on the blank page. The next
morning, he discovers the book can read the thoughts
of passengers on the train.
Back in the office, Chester discovers via the book,
that an older work colleague has supplied him with
incorrect figures to make him look incompetent at a
presentation the next day. Chester secretly retrieves
the correct figures from among his colleague’s papers.
Later, he phones his brother Kim to ask him out for
a game of squash. Kim makes his excuses, but the
book gives him the real reason — Kim dislikes playing
squash with the ambitious Chester.
The presentation is a great success, but Chester
is dismayed when the book tells him exactly how
unpopular he is in the office. Feeling somewhat
shaken, Chester decides not to consult the book for
a while. Meanwhile he summons the courage to
ask Dorothy out for dinner. But when he looks for
the book to find her opinion of him, the book has
disappeared.