In the five years leading up to his death in 1940, the once successful writer finds nothing comes easily to him anymore. Alcohol, financial troubles, and the responsibility for his daughter Scottie and his wife Zelda, whose stay in a mental institution needs to be financed, drive Fitzgerald to Hollywood. There, he lives as an outsider yet manages to create a series of unforgettable stories about Hollywood's once-glamorous era, which is no longer as shiny. "The Last Kiss" tells of a great opportunity that seems to be offered only by the film industry, which Jim and Pamela miss out on.