Harriman is exposed to be a lonely troglodyte who has walled himself off from a world he doesn’t and cannot understand (and which doesn’t and cannot understand him either). The three of them – the composer, the journalist, and the sister – are soon thrown together before our eyes, along with Melody Baines herself, whose cruel, caustic spirit haunts the Harriman house and who communicates with the worshipful Harriman through her psychic sister.ĭuring the course of the evening, the metaphorical darkness of Carter Harriman and his relationship with Melody Baines is slowly, excruciatingly revealed to us, through flashbacks and the nettling interview of Axel Wheel.
The evening is further complicated by the surprising appearance of Minnie Baines – the meek, pointless, psychic sister of Melody – who seems a perpetual caretaker to other people’s problems. Wheel has been staking out Harriman (the word “harassing” works, too) and has extorted the composer into giving an interview one cold, eerie, and, when the power goes out, extremely dark night. He is also an enigma, a recluse, famous for dodging the public spotlight – a Howard Hughes, of sorts – but not if ambitious journalist Axel Wheel has his way.
Carter Harriman is a brilliant and famous artist who’s known for composing modern Classical music to the lyrics of the mysterious poet Melody Baines.
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