A modern, unnamed couple is in Rome on their honeymoon. The wife is a few months pregnant. They had agreed to get married after finding out about the unexpected pregnancy, despite having dated for only a couple of months. But not long into their trip, the couple starts encountering problems. The first occurs when the husband, a travel writer, mocks a travel book that the wife totes around. This leads to a further argument when the wife points out the husband’s disregard of her Jewishness: he brings her to churches, mocks her lack of belief in God, and refuses to allow their child to be raised Jewish. Despite these problems, the wife hopes that they can end up happy. To make up for the argument about the travel book, the husband promises that he’ll bring his wife to a synagogue. However, when they get to the synagogue, the husband acts up. He refuses to wear a yarmulke, in supposed protest against the sexism of Orthodox Judaism. The tour guide demands that he put his yarmulke back on, but he refuses. Eventually, a security guard and police officer come to escort the man out. The wife follows, mutely, aware that a chapter has ended in her life.