Maria Scheer (Sophie) and Paul Schofield (Alexander), former patients of Freud, first met in Vienna in 1970 and performed brilliantly. Sophie saw Alexander being interviewed on TV and convinced him to meet after sharing his experiences with Freud. During their one-day meeting, the two sat down to chat in Alexander's cluttered apartment. Sophie is now a divorced New Yorker in her 70s, while Alexander is a lonely widower; The two still harbor resentment towards Freud's treatment of their young people; Their personal narratives, presented in reverse chronological form, are poignant; Freud is an invisible but vivid presence in therapeutic settings.
