In which we observe the steadfastness of a devoted wife, whose daily vigils by a grim prison wall are intertwined with the grating presence of a wood-sawyer’s morbid jests and the wild, frenzied dances of a fervent revolutionary crowd. Through her sorrow and quiet courage, the relentless tide of a new and terrible order swirls about her, shadowed by the steadfast hope and unshaken resolve of those she loves.