one day while sitting at home, santiago unexpectedly receives a call on his landline from angelina. santiago had never given her his phone number and she explains that she had to call every person in the phone book with his name to find him. they make plans to meet in san juan. eddie, santiago's son is depressed and tells his father that he has given away his guitar because of his depression. in a pep talk, santiago tells his son they have to make it, and that they'll travel together because traveling will be therapeutic. then when eddie notices the scenic beach painting on his father's wall, the gift from angelina and asks him about it, santiago tells his son that he's very happy because he has met angelina. however, worried about a lack of information about angelina, santiago has secretly hired an investigator to help him learn more about her.