A cloud formation known as the "tablecloth" regularly spills over the flat summit of Table Mountain, draping the cliffs, the ocean and Cape Town below in mist. This film follows scientists tracing how that mist regulates temperature, feeds groundwater and rivers, and sustains the fynbos, an ecosystem of plants and animals found nowhere else on earth. It traces the region's human history from the Khoisan through Dutch settlers to today's multi-ethnic city, showing how each community has drawn water and meaning from the mountain. Vineyards depend on the tablecloth's moisture, and the film shows the fragile balance between agriculture, city life and nature under pressure from drought, invasive species and climate change. The 2018 "Day Zero" crisis, when Cape Town nearly ran out of water, appears as the turning point that forced residents to rethink consumption. Researchers and locals describe new conservation strategies developed since, as the cloud keeps drifting across the mountain regardless of what the city below decides to do about it.