It?s Nurse Consuela who listens to these fantastical tales of adventure and romance, and tries to make sense of why this seemingly intelligent man has been locked up, and why no one has come to visit him. As fragments of the man beneath the facade reveal a complex and charming person, Nurse Consuela can?t avoid her inappropriate feelings. Something terrible caused his break with reality and she can only listen and wait as Columbus spins his tale to its dramatic end.