Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Alfred, Agnes, Jan naOskar pavanenge vachienda kumhenderekedzo yegungwa, vanoona munhu anounganidza makunguo kubva mumusoro webhiza rinoshandiswa sechisungo. Agnes anoramba achirutsa paanenge achiona izvi. Alfred anotenga dzimwe dzenzizi uye anodzirongedza nokuda kwezvokudya zvemanheru usiku ihwohwo. Apo anoomerera kuti Agnes adye, anonetseka uye anodzokera muimba yokurara. Jan anopinda ndokumunyaradza, zvose zviri munzeve dzaOskar uyo ari kuvanda muwadhibhodhi. Anodzokera patafura achidyira zvinyoro-nyoro. Mumazuva mashomanene anotevera, anodya hove. Anna Bronski anobatsira kuratidza kuti Agnes ari kunetseka kuti pamuviri pake imhaka yehukama hwake naJan. Akatsamwa, Agnes anopika kuti mwana haazomboberekwi. Iye anofa, kunyange zvazvo chikonzero chisina kutongoratidzwa. Pamariro, Oskar anosangana naSigismund Markus, mutengesi wematoyi ane mutsa wechiJudha uyo anomugovera nemadhiramu matsva, uye uyo akanga achidawo Agnes. Markus anorayirwa nevaviri vevanochema kuti vabve nokuti muJudha; chiNazi chiri kuwedzera, uye vagari vechiJudha nevechiPolish veDanzig vari kudzvinyirirwa. Markus anozozviuraya pashure
chitoro chake chinoparadzwa uye sinagogi rinopiswa nevarume veSA.