What if appearances were all that really mattered after all? In the full bloom of her youth Satie is told that she only has a few days left to live. During her birthday dinner party, the young woman puts on the mask of circumstances and looks more dazzling than ever. But suddenly she drops her mask. Her disappointment and her tears conjure up the image of her dead father and along with him, the answer to her questions and things as they really are.
