Ida, a single mother of two sons, hides her Jewish heritage and fights against poverty and persecution during the end of World War II and post-war Rome.

A private detective is hired by an eccentric married couple to investigate a particularly strange crime. Following a bizarre investigation, in which each character shows his absurd behavior with ease, the detective, in a set of suspicions and justifications, manages to find the culprit.

When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.