Early one morning

A grey dawn in Rome, 1943: Two young women, complete strangers to each other, lock eyes for a moment. Chiara Ravello, is about to flee the occupied city for the safety of the hills. The other has been herded on to a truck with her young children, and will shortly be driven off into the darkness. Before she has time to think about what she is doing, Chiara makes a decision that changes her life for ever ...