During World War II, Poldek, a plumber (Robert Vikewitz Robert Wieckiewicz) and his partner Zapek worked as thieves in German-occupied Poland, and intricate sewers became their best hideout and storeroom. He did business with the blockaded ghetto in the city, was an old acquaintance with Ukrainian officers in the German army, and enjoyed a little freedom in troubled times. Soon the Germans began to slaughter and hunt for Jews, and some Jews who did not want to be taken to concentration camps made a deal with Poldek, who got the chance to hide in the sewers on a per capita basis. The dark and smelly sewers became Bodek's refuge for Jews, and the Jews on the ground were soon arrested, and Zapek left him under soaring prices and continued German pressure. Poldek struggled to keep the Jews in the sewers safe on his own.
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