When the war begins, the Germans quickly occupy the village. Panic begins among the Jews and in Mendel's family and they try to set up a shelter at home, which the young man becomes aware of. Hoping to get the blacksmith's house, he reveals this secret to the Germans, but the German military police take him under their headquarters. The guy finds Sonya in his garden and decides to save her life, not imagining how difficult this decision will turn out to be for everyone.