Simon, an archaeologist, met the lovely Elizabeth when he was directing a project in the south of France. They fell in love at first sight and spent two months together. Then Simon suddenly convulsed and seemed to die, but miraculously came back to life. Elizabeth began to meditate on the question of life and death. Did he come back from the rest of the world? What on earth does that brief death mean? Simon didn't want to receive treatment, so they discussed it with another pair of friends. The other party is a clergyman who has strong religious views on suicide.