After hearing of a terrorist bombing in her neighbourhood, live-alone holocaust survivor, Ulah Lippmann, finds herself held hostage by Sadiq Mohammed, a Muslim radical on the run after the bombing. Desperately wounded, he hides in Ulah's flat while he plans his next move. So begins a conflict that will force Ulah and Sadiq to confront their own pasts. Captive becomes captor as Ulah takes control, not turning Sadiq in, but nursing him until she discovers his dreadful secret.