Roy is picking up his daughter, Kate, from high school, which will be the first time he sees her in twelve years. Prior to starting his popular music career as a composer, Roy had been unhappily married to Lisa in the small town on the East coast they grew up in. Lisa had always wanted Roy to take her away from the town, afraid of becoming decrepit like the women who find themselves trapped in the town, but he never obliged. Instead, he took off and began his career by himself, now finding himself in the limelight, praised in and out of his hometown. Roy takes Kate to a soda parlor and it is clear that despite his absence, she remains proud of him, which is certainly aided by his fame and popularity in the town. He drops her off at Lisa's house, not wanting to enter at first, but also not wanting to be a coward in front of his daughter, so ultimately, he entered and confronted Lisa. She invites him to stay for dinner and afterward, while Kate is doing her homework, the divorced couple discusses some private matters. Lisa tells him that she's proud of him for finally making his dreams come true and how she knew he could always do it. Roy wants to inform Lisa that he despises the fame he's found and all the superficiality that comes with it, but chooses instead to hold his tongue. Kate and Lisa invite him to spend the night, or to come back for breakfast, but Roy makes an excuse about having to be back in Chicago before taking off for a gig in New York. So, Roy says his goodbyes to them and drives off to the life that makes him thoroughly unhappy.