A shocking autobiographical short story of Georgios Vizyenos. The mother's deep love for her expatriate son, George, and her pain and despair for the unexplained murder of her other son, Christakis. The return of the expatriate somewhat sweetens her pain, but does not cure her misery. So she exorcises George and her other son, Michael, to seek to find their brother's killer and not leave him unpunished.