The events take place in the Sadr AL-Baz neighborhood, which is the name of one of the neighborhoods in the Marjeh area in Damascus in the second half of the nineteenth century, where Ibrahim AlQabadi, the owner of the neighborhood cafe, is unjustly accused of killing his wife, and is sentenced to 12 years in prison. It is decided that he submits a request, which is approved, to raise his daughter (Joria) with him in prison, and events follow.—maha