Anita De Monte laughs last. Xochitl Gonzalez. 2024.

1985. Anita De Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City. Her tragic death is the talk of the town - until it isn’t. By 1998, as art history student Raquel is preparing her final thesis, Anita’s name has been all but forgotten.

When Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, and is shocked by what she finds - not least by the ways in which her own relationship eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist and her celebrated husband.