[1] The story centers on a married couple, Frank and Paula Hincher, who are struggling to have a child.
Weeks go by until a young girl is allowed in and reports there is a little baby in there but it won't talk.
They decide to go on a vacation to Florida, where Mr Hincher subsequently has a mental breakdown in the lobby of the hotel and is sent to an asylum.
[4] Salinger's agency was contacted by editors requesting he write a novel, but he was in the army by this time, and could not.
The story is essentially a set of fragments, and is available, as are letters referencing the piece, for a fee and required registration at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, as well as archives accessible only by his literary agency.