Karen, in her mid-forties, is a famous female prize-winning novelist. She has made arrangements to meet Alan, in his twenties, the son she gave up at birth. They are meeting in a very nice hotel room in Chicago, a neutral territory for them both. She has been looking forward to this get together hoping to make a permanent connection. Her son though has other thoughts although at first it looks like he is planning to have an enjoyable meeting and he has even brought his camera with him to make a record of the big day as well some of her books for her to autograph.