After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. The story follows her journey, as she changes herself and, even more so, changes the household.

Things take a turn as dramatic events unfold after a crime was committed in a village and as the culprit is sought after.

少年犯弗雷迪被赋予在14天内消灭年迈族长苏莱曼的任务。苏莱曼是一个臭名昭著的走私犯和地方强人，也是弗雷迪的叔叔。在他们努力说服他的过程中，苏莱曼的母亲、他自己的父母大卫和玛丽，以及最后苏莱曼本人向弗雷迪讲述了一个充满犯罪、死亡和痛苦的过去，每个人都为自己过去的行为给出了自己的理由，并说明了为什么苏莱曼应该受到这样的命运。