When Grady suddenly dies, the world of his lover Bonetta is turned completely upside down. Her overwhelming sense of grief leads her to wander the streets where she is eventually picked up by the police. From then on, well-meaning doctors take over Bonetta's life and threaten to break her spirit. But she has one last appointment with the man who has shared her life for so long. It is an appointment that she intends to keep.

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.