The wife of a Polish immigrant finds out that her husband died suddenly whilst working abroad, and his body was captured by the local authorities and the police for investigation. With no economic means or practical support from anyone, she embarks on a journey to London to find his body and take it home. Her battle with bureaucracy to secure a decent burial for her late husband paves the way through the streets and institutions of London and informs the intimate picture of her personal reflections on life, love and death.