 In a bar, a man (Joe Marzano) stares at an earring, remembering a woman (Carol Slade) from his past. He recalls idyllic days at the beach and is overcome by a sense of loss. A decade later, Marzano reworked "La Mer" into another short film, _Lovelost (1961)_ (qv), which then became the closing segment of his _Trilogy (1961)_ (qv).