Cleve Farston always dreamed of being a writer, and chance helped him to do so. The play, which accidentally fell into his hands, does not leave the theatrical stage, and the books diverge in grandiose editions. It would seem that Farston has a long and interesting creative life in Hollywood, fame and fortune ahead... But the writer meets Eva, who confuses everything in his life and destroys not only the writer's success, but also his well-established family life...