Theft of a table -- The stutterer -- The wedding picture -- The violin -- Masha -- Mr. G. -- A chicken for the holidays -- Alexandra -- Kurt -- Helmut Reiner -- The last morning -- Anton the dove fancier -- On guilt -- Three eggs -- The execution -- My brother's friend -- Hans Bürger #15252 -- The last camp -- An encounter in Linz -- Reunions -- On memory.

Gotfryd presents several real-life stories that describe the horrors and extraordinary circumstances of his experiences in WWII Europe. Examples are: young Bernard breaking curfew to find a rare chicken only to see it given to the Christian janitor; the compassion shown toward a German prisoner who is beaten by the Nazis after taunting his fellow Jewish prisoners; and the night that Bernard spends in the home of a young SS officer.