Set during the Six-Day War, the connection between a group of Egyptian soldiers on a passage in the desert and the command center drops. They try to survive despite the enemy attacks and lack of ammunition and supplies.
Qesmat is at crossroads as she suffers from her husband's neglect just as she encounters the open-minded Hesham who breathes new life and paints new color into her life. Rather unconsciously, she draws a constant comparison between her constantly-busy husband and Hesham.
Naiema tries to break away and leave all her troubling circumstances behind, so she takes the train to Alexandria, where she meets a widow with her son. When the woman dies, Naiema is left reeling when she finds herself left with the child and some important documents.
