Souad controls her children and her husband, Khalifa, and subjugates everyone. She tries to pressure Khalifa into returning ownership of the house that he gave to his sister Wadha, and with his refusal, she plots with her brother Bassam and her son Youssef to declare him legally incompetent.
The show highlights a number of social issues and conflicts that arise among the members of a single family due to self-interest, spinsterhood, issues of parental abuse and custody rights, creating a brew of situations that are always exciting and sometimes terrifying.