Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, hes found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant. He decides to erase his signs of distress and remain on the island. What awaits? In the second, an adolescent searches for the words of a nursery rime he remembers bits of. His journey takes him into dreams, sexual awakening, and Oedipal fantasy. Third, a man of wealth in late-nineteenth century Paris hires a prostitute for the night. Shes also cabaret performer and takes him to her room. He fears hes about to be robbed. Whats her secret?