The scene opens with a conversation between a young man and his mother. The young man, named charlie, is the president of a company that makes perfumes. He asks his mother if she would like him to join her company's perfume studio. Her response is that he is not a perfumer, but that his son recommends him to her. She asks him how to contact her son, whom she does not know, and he tells her that he will be in touch anytime. She tells him that her son is in a hotel in a faraway part of the country, where he is supposed to be sleeping. She says that she is sorry that he does not sleep, and that he looks like he is going to sleep. He says that he likes sister aroa, whom he has seen in the mirror. She is beautiful, with long legs and a sweet voice. She has a good personality, and her figure is not as good as her sister's, but her size is not bad. He tells his mother that he has bought enough perfume for everyone, so he will not have to go to the hotel again. He is uneasy about his feelings for her, and says that every time he thinks about it, he gets a little uneasy.