Helen Foley is a strange lady because most of her childhood is missing. She isn't sure why, but she has no recollection of the time up until her mother was murdered. When a child just shows up at her apartment unannounced, she invites the girl in and they begin having a rather bizarre conversation. It's obvious that this is no ordinary kid--she knows details about Helen's life that even Helen isn't aware of--and Helen seems nervous and disturbed by this. A short time later, the child leaves and a man who identifies himself as a friend of the family arrives. At this point, it seemed pretty obvious what was occurring, though Helen kept denying who he and the little girl are.
The story is about suppressed memories of trauma and works very well. I won't say more about it and the symbolic nature of the episode but I do think that towards the end, the writing suffered a bit. In the scene with the two cops talking, they essentially explained exactly what had happened to the audience--even though the audience (unless they are quite dumb) should have surmised this already. This exposition is like telling someone a joke and then explaining the punchline and why it is funny--at that point you've said too much. Aside from this one scene, an excellent and interesting episode.
The story is about suppressed memories of trauma and works very well. I won't say more about it and the symbolic nature of the episode but I do think that towards the end, the writing suffered a bit. In the scene with the two cops talking, they essentially explained exactly what had happened to the audience--even though the audience (unless they are quite dumb) should have surmised this already. This exposition is like telling someone a joke and then explaining the punchline and why it is funny--at that point you've said too much. Aside from this one scene, an excellent and interesting episode.