Marie, a little girl who was raised in an orphanage, has grown into a beautiful, strong woman. The Second World War, which brought so much misfortune, is over. But the peace in the family that Marie was waiting for does not come... Letters discrediting her husband and the pain-filled eyes of the orphan Melina awaken in her memories of the bitter past. Marie wants to adopt Melina. Why does Adrian, her gentle husband and loving father, flatly refuse to accept the girl? Why are Marie's children haunted by evil fate? And the youngest daughter secretly meets with the son of Marie’s sworn enemy. And the woman herself keeps in the recesses of her soul a terrible truth that her husband should never know...