"e;I like to believe that in the privacy of death, suffering was but momentary and the victims awakened to a reality of happiness."e;It is this belief that has helped Anna and her fellow inmates at an Auschwitz prison survive the terrible ordeal they are subjected to every day.Anna has failed to complete her task, a mistake that has earned her a horrible punishment: standing out in the dark for the entire night in freezing temperatures.The clock is ticking. The night is getting colder. Anna's punishment looms nearer.Gathered around a fire, the friends must keep Anna's hopes up, relying on measly candles that can give the illusion of warmth.But the night has a couple of surprises and terrible revelations for them.