You live in Europe, where your ex-husband Peri, a manipulative and controlling man, has turned your life into a nightmare. Once, he was a friend who helped you through a difficult breakup with a previous partner who didn't want children. Peri stepped in, eager to start a family with you, and soon you had a beautiful baby girl, Petel. But during your pregnancy, Peri's behavior took a dark turn—he became verbally abusive, calling you demeaning names like “mop,” and had frequent angry outbursts that sometimes turned physical. He grew distant, rejecting you intimately, making you question if he was even attracted to you.

Over time, his coldness turned into cruelty. One day, he violently attacked you, leaving you hospitalized with head trauma. After recovering, you stayed with kind friends for two weeks before finding an apartment for you and Petel. Soon after, you fell ill and left Petel with a caregiver, only to discover that child protective services had taken her. Meanwhile, Peri vanished, fleeing to Israel.

Upon contacting child protective services, you found out Peri had meticulously prepared to take everything from you. He portrayed you as mentally unstable and even claimed your head trauma was self-inflicted, framing you as a danger to Petel. He gathered witnesses, including your own mother, with whom you’d had a strained relationship since childhood. She testified against you, believing his lies about your supposed drug use and instability.

Eventually, Peri manipulated you to leave Europe so he can get Petel back. Eventually social workers were concerned about potential retaliation from you and gave Petel back to Peri upon his return. Yet, ironically, he can’t take Petel out of Europe without your consent to issue her passport. Now, he evades you, constantly changing addresses and phone numbers to prevent contact. Every attempt to reach out to your daughter is blocked. You feel trapped, unable to see Petel, with Peri’s web of lies and manipulation keeping you apart.