Following a traumatic experience, Gaile, a speech therapist, is incapable of feeling any emotion. However, while preparing a video presentation for a scientific conference, she sees herself on screen and is surprised to find suppressed sensations returning to her, primarily feelings of aggression. Gaile decides to try an experiment. With the help of a man and his video camera she stages various provoking situations and shows the result to those involved. Throughout the experience she is unable to perceive the value of normal emotions, or even the possibility that someone may have feelings for her
Молодая женщина на грани суицида приходит к психотерапевту. Она влюбилась в священника, но диагноз неизлечимой умственной болезни ее мужа не оставляет никакой надежды. Психотерапевт, в попытках решить накопленные трудности, начинает повторять жизненные стадии и поведение своей пациентки.