Emergency workers in impoverished Beirut face hardships. Aya, a teacher, falls for rescued victim Tarek. Marwan and Doha's marriage strains due to unemployment and infertility. Poverty leads them into troubles.

The story line revolves around a group of people, living in the poorer neighborhoods of Beirut, who work together in the emergency aid services. Aya, a school teacher, falls in love with Tarek, one of the victims she helped rescue. Marwan and Doha's marriage is on the rocks, due to Marwan's unemployment and their inability to have children. The struggles and poverty that they are faced with, entangles them in troubles that never end.