The play revolves around Raya and Sakina, two poor sisters who kill their stepmother, Amuna, after she tries to pressure them to return with her to their country. After killing Amuna, they seize the gold she has with her. In order to bury this body, Raya marries Hasab Allah, and Sakina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police department, in order to remove suspicion from them. They get used to this method of bringing women to their home, killing them, and stealing their gold.