Death and the Maiden, by Ariel Dorfman, explores how, and if, a nation can start to heal its wounds after years of living in a dictatorship regime. Gerardo and Paulina are married, and have finally started to relax after years of living in fear. When a stranger visits their home, Paulina recognises his voice as one of her torturers. Determined to administer justice, she takes matters into her own hands. Is this stranger, however, really her torturer, or simply an innocent citizen?