A disgruntled detective investigating the disappearance of two girls finds himself falling further down a rabbit hole, as his final lead runs back to the University they attended.

Once-famous movie director Paul Lamont has fallen on hard times. Hollywood has forgotten him. His pictures are no longer in vogue. Borrowing air fare from his ex-wife, he flies to Berlin, where a former colleague is producing three films. A hotel maid recognizes his celebrity name and makes a play for him. He falls in love a May-September romance.