Even though she is far away from the war, she worries constantly about the rest of her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. As she tries to get visas for her family to come to the United States, she faces other personal and political obstacles. And then she suddenly disappears and her family and friends never hear from her again. Seventy years later, her great-niece Danielle is still looking for answers. Also an artist, Danielle finds a series of paints that she thinks may have been done Alizee. Dealing with her own problems in her personal life, she connect with the story of her great-aunt and is determined to find the truth that she is looking for.