Superegos

Nick Gutlicht lives of illegally selling valuable books owes money to a bunch of other crooks and has to hide from them By chance he ends up in the mansion of the famous now very old philosopher Curt Ledig who despite the age related forgetfulness and pathological kitchen phobia resists to move to his daughter Nick is hired by the family as watchdog Now Curt can work on a presentation for the upcoming symposium which anybody thinks hes capable of anymore Nick thinks he has an excellent hiding place This partnership of convenience of the two individuals quickly develops its own momentum Curt regards Nick as an exciting research object and subjects him to an absurd therapy For Nick its a unique opportunity to fund his finances with Curts phenomenal library The strange couple is going through turmoil of incalculable proportions