Synopsis

On his last assize a High Court judge returns for the first time to the small cathedral town where he was born. Known for his severity, he is obsessed with what he considers to be a wrong he did to a local girl in his youth. Instead of judging, he wants to be judged. The girl now runs a so-called antique shop, the therapeutic activities of which are looked on by the police with a tolerant eye. The judge's attempts to force a confrontation with the girl are frustrated until the last, violent scene of the play."