Jerusalem, that most historic of cities, is seething with its legacy, the futile attempt to determine the future by reenacting past injustices. Levin has lived in Jersualem for most of his adult life. Retired now from the security services, he lives alone a few streets from his wife, continents from his children. Adrift, Levin agrees to follow his friend's wife and discover her secret lover. As Levin watches the woman, he begins to assess her as a potential lover might, but things are complicated when her lover turns up dead...