One evening, ten-year old Rhona goes missing. As her mother retreats into a state of frozen hope, a psychologist studies the brain of a serial killer to find out if what he does is pure evil, or simply beyond his control. Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark journey that ends in the discovery of a common humanity in Bryony Lavery’s play.

Includes a conversation with Dr. Eraka Bath, the Director of Child Forensic Services at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at the University of California—Los Angeles.

Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in January of 2005.