- de af ▁man ▁with ▁secre ts ▁unknown ▁to ▁anyone ▁else . ▁ ▁G ert ie ▁– ▁si xt ies , ▁a ▁clear - head ed ▁lady ▁who ' s ▁had ▁a ▁stroke ▁and ▁can ' t ▁speak ▁properly . ▁ ▁Mil let ▁– ▁th irt ies ▁or ▁for ties , ▁an ▁odd ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁pu ppet . ▁ ▁He idi ▁– ▁th irt ies ▁or ▁for ties , ▁a ▁t ough ▁woman ▁in ▁uniform . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Cla ire ▁aw ak ens ▁one ▁morning ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁worker ▁named ▁Richard ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁son , ▁Ken ny , ▁who ▁has ▁an ▁attitude ▁problem . ▁She ▁lear ns ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁" ps ych ogen ic " ▁form ▁of ▁am nes ia , ▁and ▁Richard ▁gives ▁her ▁a ▁book ▁he ▁prepared ▁about ▁her ▁life ▁after ▁re - exp la ining ▁everything ▁so ▁many ▁times . ▁Everything ▁is ▁as ▁it ▁seems ▁until ▁Zach , ▁or ▁" L imp ing ▁Man " ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁script , ▁appears ▁from ▁under ▁the ▁bed . ▁He ▁claims ▁he ▁is ▁there ▁to ▁rescue ▁Cla ire ▁and ▁that ▁Richard ▁wants ▁to ▁kill ▁her . ▁ ▁Zach , ▁who ▁' re ve als ' ▁he ▁is ▁Cla ire ' s ▁brother , ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁their ▁mother ▁G ert ie ' s ▁house . ▁G ert ie ▁is ▁not ▁fond ▁of ▁Zach ▁but ▁cannot ▁say ▁why ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁a phas ia . ▁While ▁there , ▁Cla