Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition.

Mokonzi, a young Congolese man, is brought over to colonial-era London by an unscrupulous explorer to serve as an exhibit in a museum. He is examined, exhibited, and abused in the name of science and colonialism. Can his personal revolt against his oppressors succeed?