 A man dreams of a woman. The woman is, in turn, interested in someone else. The man abandons his attempts to attract the woman s attention because he has discovered a new object of desire. The woman, in turn, becomes interested in the man. The man, though, is interested only in his new favorite, due to whom the man soon finds himself in danger. The man barely escapes - instead, those whom both the man and the woman desire perish. The man and the woman find each other again...