The series is set in 1930s Warsaw, a time of great social inequality and strict laws. Helena is an editor of a popular matrimonial magazine. Her life changes dramatically when she discovers that the newspaper her husband works for may be involved in the mysterious death of a young dancer. While trying to uncover the truth, Helena becomes entangled in the capital's dark underworld. She discovers a secret network that helps women in desperate situations—a world of illegal abortions and underground medical care at a time when women had little control over their own bodies.