Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.

Jade (19) lives with her two friends Rex and Bo in a secluded mobile home, surrounded by a dense conifer hedge. Under Rex’ direction, Jade follows a strict regime, but at night Bo tempts her to break out of it. Meanwhile an unknown woman makes frantic attempts to get through to Jade. Which only adds to her confusion.