Katherine is a girl, born at the beginning of the 20th century. One day the mysterious Charles Varnay, an eccentric who dresses in the style of an 18th century dandy, comes to town. His sole companion is a remarkable intelligent dog named Rousseau. Varney wants Katherine to star in a movie serial he wants to make, called The Goddess of Enlightenment. Varnay also claims that his dog, Rousseau, is the product of experiments and he's eager to continue these experiments with human subjects. Katherine realises he's expecting her to be part of this, and it worries her