Ryder, a musician of international renown, is checking in to a hotel in a city somewhere in Central Europe. He has the distinct recollection he is due to perform in the Civic Concert Hall in a few days time, but as Gustav, the hotel porter, escorts him to his room, it occurs to him there is much more to this visit than he had at first anticipated…

Ryder, a musician of international renown, is checking in to a hotel in a city somewhere in Central Europe. He has the distinct recollection he is due to perform in the Civic Concert Hall in a few days time, but as Gustav, the hotel porter, escorts him to his room, it occurs to him there is much more to this visit than he had at first anticipated…