PaulisacartoonistwholiveswithhisgirlfriendandtheirlittledaughterinMontrealinthesummerof1999.Hisin-laws,theBeaulieus,arealarge,joyfulclancomposedofsiblings,grandchildrenandamuchlovedpatriarchnamedRolandwhoconstantlyremindsPaulthathehasyettomarryhisdaughter.WhenRolandfadeswithillhealth,thefamilybandstogetherandPaulprojectshisowndevotionbydoodlingseveralportraitsofhisailingfather-in-law.