"Cheryl the protagonist becomes fascinated by an actress she finds in a movie called "Plantation Memories" and decides she wants to learn everything there is to know about the actress listed only as "Watermelon Woman" in the credits of the film.The story explores the difficulty in navigating archival sources that either excludes or ignores black queer women working in Hollywood, particularly that of actress Fae Richards whose character bore the name that provides the title for the film.