Cold moonlight dances over the still surface of the ocean. The emptiness of the scene is broken as we reveal a single lone fishing boat bobbing gently up and down in the middle of the sea, like a cork in a millpond.

The cabin of the boat is old and lived in, a green lamp illuminates the hold with a warm yet eyrie glow. The only other light in the room seems to be coming from a small black and white television, which flickers and buzzes in the corner of the room.

A hand comes down into shot hitting the television on the side and the flicker on the screen is replaced by black and white footage of a band playing. Moving in closer we reveal that this band is Cousteau. Their charming performance is set in an unrecognisable location, they are playing their instruments and strangely their clothes are soaking wet.

As the vocal begins, we notice that Liam isn’t onstage with the rest of the band.

The camera pulls out from the television and pans round to reveal Liam sat back looking out to sea from inside the fishing boat. He casually sways along with the movement of the boat and lip-syncs to the song. This boat has been Liam’s home for most of his life and with only his imagination as his companion he has roamed the world of the sea alone.

As a boy, Liam and his close girl companion would spend every daylight minute by the sea. Their obsession became normality and would often play about in a rickety old rowing boat. Through a series of flashbacks (shot in Super 8mm film) Liam’s experiences as a young child will be portrayed as he and his childhood friend fall in love.

Their playfulness focuses mainly around their time spent out of sea in their rowing boat. As they grow together and become totally captivated with one another, they experience their first kiss. Whilst enjoying this simple exchange of affection, the boat hits a rock and capsizes.

The two plunge into the water and the boat topples over, Liam returns to the surface and with extreme panic searches for his soul mate.

It soon becomes clear that she is gone and he is alone.

By returning to Liam on the fishing boat it becomes clear that he has been living out at sea his entire life, perhaps waiting and longing for her return, perhaps waiting to be with her once again.

Placing his whisky down on the desk, he pulls on his shirt and walks through the cabin singing the tune. Liam approaches the side of the boat and looks out to the sea and nothingness. In his hand he has an aged piece of ribbon. Flashing back to Liam's childhood once more, Liam is seen searching the water and finding the piece of ribbon floating on the surface.

Returning to the fishing boat, Liam hoists himself over the side of the boat and splashes into the sea. He tightly clutches hold to the same piece of ribbon as he floats down into the water. This is euphoria; the light allows us glimpses of his face and the pleasure that lies within.

Returning to the flickering television, the band continues to play in their drenched clothes. Liam walks into shot; he is dripping wet and approaches the microphone to sing out the closing verse of the song.

The camera once again pulls out from the television and pans round to reveal the inside of the fishing boat. This time Liam’s childhood love is sat watching the screen. She has not aged and sweetly grins whilst silently enjoying Costeau play out the closing moments of ‘Talking to Myself’. Hanging simply around her neck is the symbol of an apple with angel wings.

She has always been in his thoughts and watching over him.