Have you, er, previously seen her? 'Yes. "But, Grinstead, this painting is seventy years old ? maybe closer to eighty! I know who she is." I mean, you're not being serious. Why do you say that? Horley and Grinstead huddle for warmth in the Senior Common Room of an Oxford college on a chilly winter night in 1970. The subject of the two spectacular pieces of art that Horley recently acquired comes up in conversation. The two guys are about to become embroiled in a tale that has crossed time and space, but they are unaware of the enigmatic and unlikely connections between these elements.