Nadia and Peter meet during a time when their respective marriages are falling apart. Peter’s marriage has cooled due to his wife Lenka’s work commitments in Africa, while Nadia’s husband Viktor has found new love. A chance car collision brings them into each other’s lives, triggering unexpected encounters.
The Varchals try to celebrate the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, but their father suffers a heart-attack after damning evidence is revealed that he betrayed both country and family working for the reviled secret police.