Home movie footage shows a toddler wandering around his family's estate while he is being watched by the family's African-American maid. 

The maid, who wears a white and blue uniform, keeps a noticeable distance between herself and the boy so as to let him do as he pleases. He looks at things and walks in various directions. The boy eventually plays with his toy lawnmower; and yet he appears to be unable to focus on any one thing, enthralled by the camera or the camera person and the things around him.