Ije Apia is an intelligent, educated Nigerian woman. While studying in London she met and married Dozie and supported him while he was studying architecture. When they returned to Nigeria, she worked in an insurance company, while he worked as a government surveyor. The couple are very happy except for one thing. They do not seem to be able to have a child. Ije undergoes numerous tests and operations to no avail. Her mother-in-law does not consider Ije good enough for her son and wants her to go a herbalist. Dozie’s uncles on the other hand encourage him to take a second wife. And then, one day, Ije comes home to find a woman sitting in the house with her suitcases, announcing that she is carrying Dozie’s child and that she is planning on staying