, ▁inter w oven ▁scenes ▁open ▁the ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁Hann ah ▁Lev ine , ▁living ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁a ▁successful ▁husband ▁and ▁their ▁grown ▁daughter , ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Tom asz , ▁who ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁she ▁had ▁believed ▁was ▁dead , ▁is ▁alive . ▁While ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁a ▁celebr atory ▁dinner ▁party ▁for ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁running ▁an ▁err and ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁dry ▁clean ers , ▁Hann ah ▁sees ▁Tom asz ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁TV ▁and ▁instantly ▁recogn izes ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁shares ▁his ▁story ▁about ▁their ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁inter v iewer . ▁In ▁a ▁d aze , ▁Hann ah ▁r ush es ▁home , ▁experien cing ▁react iv ated ▁tra uma ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁sh el ved , ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁mind ▁on ▁the ▁evening ' s ▁party ▁and ▁raising ▁the ▁concerns ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁guests ▁at ▁her ▁dist ract ed ness . ▁She ▁des per ately ▁calls ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁that ▁day , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁when ▁her ▁initial ▁search ▁for ▁Tom asz ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁dead ▁end . ▁ ▁C ut ting ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁we ▁see ▁Tom asz ▁implementing ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁their ▁salv ation ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁fellow ▁in m ates , ▁gain ing ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁SS ▁uniform ▁and ▁paper work . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁escape , ▁ter r ified ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁happening