In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family. 　　译文(2): 在今天的美国，著名的外科医生迈克尔 · 帕克医生意外地遇到了他在德国出生的妻子，他以为她已经死了。维克多，一个艺术家和他“死去”的妻子现在的男朋友，斥责帕克医生“杀死”她。故事的大部分回到了二战期间的奥地利，我们了解到帕克医生是如何遇见并娶了他的妻子，以及一个可能让他失去家庭的错误。