1938 - Krista is living and working in the tiny village of Metz on the French-German border.
The world she has lived in all her life is changing.
There is a feeling of oppression in the air.
People no long stop to chat with their neighbours.
Young men she grew up with are joining Hitler's Youth - becoming disruptive bullies.
Then Krista overhears a conversation that will change her life.
She must escape.
Without a plan and with no time to think, she hides in the bac.