June, 1945. Badly injured, her face destroyed, Auschwitz survivor Nelly returns to her hometown, Berlin. She sets out to find her husband, Johnny, the love of her life who is convinced that his wife is dead. When she finally tracks him down, he recognizes nothing but an unnerving resemblance. Hoping to secure her familys inheritance, Johnny suggests to Nelly that she take on the identity of his late wife.