At the urging of her daughter in law, eighty-four-year-old Liesel Halston visits her hometown with the hope of finding closure from Nazi persecution, and the pain of losing loved ones. Sitting on a wooden bench, Liesel watches the water of the mighty Rheine-River rushing downstream. The bench dates back to her childhood and is an old familiar friend. She traces the outline of the heart carved into the backrest. Her beloved grandfather had carved it...