當斯基恩回想起與看似脆弱卻難以捉摸的劇作家賈桂琳的合作時,他意識到他並沒有控制故事的走向,反而是她一直在默默操縱著他,劇本發展到最後的結局,並不是自己能夠看透其中含意的。斯基恩開始懷疑自己也只是故事中的角色,現實生活和戲劇幻想之間的界限開始變得模糊。During the opening night of a theatrical play that deals with conflicts between love and work, Skene - a controlling stage director has an epiphany about how this play came together. As he reflects back on his collaboration with Jacqueline, the vulnerable but elusive writer, he realizes that in fact he was not in control of the story, but that she has been manipulating him all along not only to get him to direct the play the way she wants, but also to stimulate her creativity. The lines of real life and fantasy of the play begin to blur, as the director starts to suspect that he too may only be a character in the story while also grappling with bigger existential issues.