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Simon Strulovitch, a Jewish art dealer, is stingy and estranged from his family. He meets Sherlock by chance in the cemetery where he is honoring his mother, and invites him home as a guest. Then, as if a button was triggered, Strulovitch's life was suddenly in chaos: his daughter eloped, his business changed, and his relationship with D'Anton - whom everyone praised for his generosity - was on the verge of breaking out. Shylock rationally watched Strulovitch's embarrassment fermenting to the climax, like a devil and a god. When he said, "You first saw the cruelty itself, and then put a Jewish face on it," everyone's disguise in the name of wealth, fame, and love collapsed instantly... The author writes: The bird's-eye view, provocative text, and speculative inner monologue deconstruct the multiple aspects of Strulovich's different life roles, echoing Shakespeare: "The appearance is often completely inconsistent with the thing itself, but the world is easily deceived by superficial decoration."