Jude hides behind a wall of complacency until, one day, at work, she counters an enigmatic man who gives her a lilac sprig. She is mesmerized by the beauty of the lilac and is strangely drawn to it. Day after day, Jude notices that, unlike her other plants, the lilac is not wilting but is, in fact, blooming - exponentially. Jude confronts the Man several times, trying to understand this phenomenon, but he remains enigmatic, giving her a gentle nudge toward a certain direction.
