It is the very long and cold winter of 2013 when Donovan James first encounters the lady in blue on a Chicago “L” train and as train conversations bring them closer, Donovan begins to have a hard time separating her imagined girlfriend-ness from the reality of her wedding band. An unfavorable end is made obvious by the appearance of detective Lesley Powell but what has happened, and why remains unknown. The Lady in the Blue Coat explores themes of time, possibility, and determinism when we believe we are free.