In 1987 the play ran in the Arena Players Main Stage Theater in East Farmingdale, New York,[2] and in May 2009 it premiered with an international cast in Luxembourg's Abbaye de Neumunster.
[3] Karl Hendryk is a professor who was forced to flee his (unspecified) home country with his wife Anya after he gave refuge to the family of a colleague who had been arrested for his political views.
Anya, an invalid suffering from a debilitating and incurable disease, bitterly regrets having to leave her friends and is deeply unhappy with all aspects of her life in England.
Karl has rejected a tutoring request from a young woman named Helen Rollander because he does not believe she is ready to put forth the effort needed to succeed in academics.
Lisa is placed under arrest based on a statement from Mrs. Roper, who had seen her handle the items shortly after Anya's death and had also seen her and Karl embrace.
Karl tells the police of Helen's confession, but they confront him with news that she has stepped in front of an oncoming lorry and been struck, sustaining fatal injuries.