Ismail and Abdo work at an antiquities shop. One day, they bring a box with a mummy inside. They are watched by a man who claims to be an archaeologist, but it turns out that he has a devilish plot that will get Ismail in big trouble.

Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old neighbor Asrar.

Hoda is a famous dancer who gives up the spotlight to marry and start a family with Mamdouh, a handsome young doctor who is just beginning his career. When Mamdouh's scheming Italian head nurse Yolanda sets her sights on Mamdouh, Hoda's jealousy drives her to drink, ultimately endangering everything she holds dear.

The life of a visually-impaired girl gets increasingly burdensome as she struggles on a daily basis to survive in a society that renders blindness synonymous to darkness and inability, and she has to embark on a journey to prove them wrong.

Dr. Sami is subjected to harassment and arrogance from his wife, Munira. One of his patients is the singer Nadia, who visits his clinic for treatment. From here, Dr. Sami feels how gentle Nadia is. Dr. Sami's conditions change, and he even becomes preoccupied with Munira. Munira tries to find out the reason for this change, but fails to bring him back home, so she begins to spread rumors and scandals about him.

Professor Fahmi, a history teacher, went out to get a doctor for his wife, and he was martyred in a demonstration in support of Saad Zaghloul. The son, Mujahid, was born and his mother raised him to hate the English. He was expelled from school, but the school principal took care of him because of his connection to his family and his father. He raised him with his only daughter, Azza, who loved Mujahid. World War II was declared. He goes to Sudan to continue his struggle.

On his way home one day, Morsi finds a child at the side of a road. He feels sorry for her, and takes her home with him to raise alongside his own daughter, Saniyya. The two girls become quite close over the years. When Morsi dies, their lives take very different paths, after a lot of suffering. While Sanniya falls in love with, and plans to marry, a wealthy man, Naimat falls into the grasp of a woman who is the ringleader of a number of beggars and pick-pockets.

A man unsatisfied with his married life, looks for a new relationship and meets a dancer. When she goes to his house, she finds him murdered. The police investigation reveals that she has a brother who supports her and tries to reveal the true killer.