Simon, a middle-aged writer who has lost his enthusiasm for writing, feels that life is becoming more and more meaningless, and he has lost interest in his relatives and life. Spend all day catching flies and accompanying old people in nursing homes to pass the time. When he learned that his wife Anna was having an affair with his colleague Nobel, his only feeling was funny. But in any case, he wanted to see the man who had taken his wife, and Nobel realized that Simon knew what had happened between him and Anna and panicked all day. Especially when he learned that Simon had recently bought a gun, he was even more scared. And find Anna to discuss countermeasures, the two finally decided to temporarily suspend the appointment to observe the trend. Simon didn't care about all this at all. But he became intrigued when he inadvertently learned that his psychiatrist had a watch that Kennedy wore when he was assassinated. As long as he has time, he collects relevant information and pays all his attention to the watch. In addition, he studies the authenticity of the watch and wants to keep it for himself. Simon became more and more grumpy and behaved strangely. He quarreled with the dentist, went to the psychiatrist again and again to see the watch, and refused to write anything for the publisher. Son Thomas and daughter Alice for their father's behavior.