Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh remembers the public fallout that occurred when theatre producer Alan Simpson was arrested by the Gardaí after he refused to cancel Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo at the first Dublin International Theatre Festival in May 1957 - a production that had gained notoriety due to one particular scene. The reporter asks whether the government of the time was to a greater extent influenced by religious morals and considers the legacy of the subsequent legal battle.