Once dinner is over at the Barbour family home, it isn't long before Paul goes on up to his studio at the top of the house. He hasn't gone out in the evenings much of late, and has seemed withdrawn and contemplative. The members of his family say nothing because Paul is not inclined to talk about himself, but they do wonder why he prefers this solitude. And how does he spend his evenings? Well tonight he is writing a letter to his adopted daughter, Teddy, who is an army nurse in Tokyo...