Set in post-World War II Berlin, a disfigured concentration camp survivor undergoes reconstructive facial surgery, emerging with a new visage. Her friend encourages her to leave for safer locales, but she is determined to find her husband, who may have betrayed her to the Nazis. Upon locating him, she learns he does not recognize her due to her altered appearance. Her spouse, believing his wife deceased, concocts a plan to use her resemblance to claim her inheritance, unaware of her true identity.

As she assumes the role he devises for her, the line between her past and present blurs. She grapples with reconciling her pre-war life and identity with the person she has become, navigating a web of deception while seeking elusive resolution and truth. Driven by a quest for answers and justice, she confronts emotional and moral ambiguity, navigating layers of personal and historical trauma in an environment rife with suspicion and recovery. Through this intense interplay of loyalty, betrayal, and rediscovery, the narrative explores themes of identity and resilience amidst profound loss.