Playing her role as the Lady in a production, a woman leaves her house and passes houses where children and adults alike yell, “Here comes the Lady!” The Director shouts at the other cast members to approach the Lady and engage in mob behavior. The Lady approaches the University campus, where a man points at her and yells, “J’accuse you!” She backs away, enters the classroom, and sits through a lecture. After class, the Lady goes up the stairs to the English Office and purposely messes up her line in a way that the others do not seem prepared for. 

During a break, the Lady walks around the streets and buys a candy bar at the cigar store. In the next scene, back on campus, the Lady speaks to the head of the department, who accuses her of academic fraud. The Director is pleased by the actors’ performance in this scene. The Lady then turns to leave the office but takes out a thin knife and stabs the false cadaver prepared for the scene that is to represent the department head. The Lady passes the mass of students down the stairs, goes to the library, and hides some books in the Serbian Drama section to spite the prop team.  She walks home, sees a cat on the last block, and sits on the curb. She thinks about how calming it is to function in a fictional world with planned rules and dialogue despite her attempts to mess up her lines, which causes difficulties for the production team. However, she swallows the urge to mess up the acting because she is the Lady. She makes the final gesture to end the scene.