s ▁L ol ita ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁there . ▁Before ▁long , ▁people ▁begin ▁to ▁wonder ▁about ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁over - protected ▁daughter . ▁Hum bert ▁wor ries ▁about ▁her ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁school ▁play ▁and ▁with ▁male ▁class m ates . ▁One ▁night ▁he ▁returns ▁home ▁to ▁find ▁Dr . ▁Z emp f , ▁a ▁push y , ▁ab ras ive ▁stranger , ▁sitting ▁in ▁his ▁dark ened ▁living ▁room . ▁Z emp f , ▁speaking ▁with ▁a ▁thick ▁German ▁acc ent , ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁L ol ita ' s ▁school ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁discuss ▁her ▁knowledge ▁of ▁" the ▁facts ▁of ▁life ." ▁He ▁convin ces ▁Hum bert ▁to ▁allow ▁L ol ita ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁play , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁leading ▁role . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁Hum bert ▁lear ns ▁that ▁L ol ita ▁has ▁been ▁lying ▁about ▁how ▁she ▁was ▁sp ending ▁her ▁Saturday ▁af tern o ons ▁when ▁she ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁piano ▁practice . ▁They ▁get ▁into ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁Hum bert ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁Be ards ley ▁College ▁and ▁take ▁L ol ita ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁again . ▁L ol ita ▁objects ▁at ▁first ▁but ▁then ▁suddenly ▁changes ▁her ▁mind ▁and ▁seems ▁very ▁enthus i astic . ▁Once ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁Hum bert ▁soon ▁real izes ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁myster ious ▁car ▁that ▁never ▁dro ps ▁away