With her nasty divorce behind her and needing a respite from her career. Hollywood leading lady Nicole Davenport is enjoying the solitude of her New York apartment. Catching up on her reading, a dear friend recommends a play by an obscure playwright. Enthralled by the play's language and its fascinating subject matter. Nicole arranges to meet the playwright. Not knowing what to expect, Nicole encounters Cyril Incromona, a prolific and brilliant writer who refuses to compromise his integrity. As their relationship develops, Nicole discovers that Cyril, though brilliant is burdened with serious impediments that should have prevented him from writing anything-including his multitude of plays and novels. As an attempt to bring Cyril's work to public light backfires. A confrontation with the young playwright ensues and Nicole becomes painfully aware that she's allowed the artistry of her work to fail and only the uncompromising twice exceptional Cyril and his play can resurrect it.