The set up in this first stage play by Pinter has become somewhat of a characteristic starting point for most of his many dramatic works: a room with a door leading out into a dangerous and hostile world. Here it is the elderly woman Rose, who is serving a warm meal for her husband Bert, just before he embarks on a long truck journey on icy roads. Then while Bert is away, Rose is visited by several people: alarming and dubious, all rocking her perception of reality. The last visitor is a blind black man, whom Bert kills upon his return. Hence Rose covers her eyes while shouting: ‘I cannot see’.