A young runaway named George finds a moment of safety and kindness with Ife, a Nigerian air raid warden, during the London Blitz. Ife offers George food and comfort before promising to help the boy return home to his family in Stepney.
IFE: Slow down or you'll choke.
GEORGE: What's your name?
IFE: Say again?
GEORGE: What's your name?
IFE: I asked you first.
GEORGE: George.
IFE: Pleased to meet you, George. My name is Ife.
GEORGE: Ife?
IFE: Ife is Nigerian for love.
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