Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Dreams Enter the Investigation
Economic hardship frames the protagonist's stalled life. A predicted factory fire draws security attention and turns his dreams into an investigative problem.
Key Events
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Unemployment and Café Life — An unemployed man spends much of his time at the café while economic hardship delays his marriage.
Location: Fatouh Café
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The First Telephone Warning — A caller reports that a factory will catch fire the following day.
Location: Fatouh Café telephone
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Factory Fire Confirmed — The predicted factory fire occurs, making the security officer take the warning seriously.
Location: Factory
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Questioning the Informant — The officer questions the informant and searches for an explanation beyond the claimed dream.
Location: Security office
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Fiancée Recorded Secretly — The officer brings the informant's fiancée to the office and records their conversation.
Location: Security office
False Confessions and Surveillance
Questioning, hidden recording, and a false arson confession deepen official suspicion. Ali appears alongside information that matches later reports.
Key Events
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False Arson Confession — Two suspects confess to the factory fire, but the informant identifies them as false perpetrators.
Location: Security office
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Ali Shares Hidden Details — Ali discusses details that later correspond to incidents reported by the informant. Characters: Ali
Location: Desert outskirts
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Surveillance at Football Match — Ali and the informant attend a football match while a police informant follows them through the crowd. Characters: Ali
Location: Football stadium
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Marjane Street Warning — A new warning predicts a serious incident at a specific street during a narrow time window.
Location: 19 Marjane Street
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Protection at Apartment Twelve — A security guard protects a political refugee in an apartment while danger approaches outside.
Location: 19 Marjane Street
The Street Ambush
A precise warning leads security to a threatened refugee and schoolchildren. An armed attack erupts, but the intended victims survive.
Key Events
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Armed Attack Begins — Four armed men arrive by car as schoolchildren enter the building.
Location: 19 Marjane Street
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Children Escape the Shootout — A shootout kills two attackers, injures one, and causes another to surrender; the refugee and children escape.
Location: 19 Marjane Street
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Torture for a Confession — A new officer tortures the informant to force him to reveal his source.
Location: Security facility
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Ali at the Pyramids — Ali describes himself as the Pharaoh of the era and claims to protect the country despite poverty. Characters: Ali
Location: Pyramids
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Fiancée Faces a Proposal — A wealthy man proposes to the informant's fiancée, provoking a public assault.
Location: Neighborhood
Protecting the Hidden Source
Torture fails to reveal the information source. Further warnings expose heroin trafficking and connect the predictions to a broader criminal network.
Key Events
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Fiancée Faces a Proposal — A wealthy man proposes to the informant's fiancée, provoking a public assault.
Location: Neighborhood
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Cinema Information Exchange — Ali gives the informant details about an upcoming criminal incident. Characters: Ali
Location: Cinema
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Heroin Suitcase Warning — The informant reports heroin hidden in the suitcase of a politically protected figure.
Location: Security office
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The Telephone Source Revealed — The criminal syndicate discovers that confidential telephone calls are reaching security through Ali. Characters: Ali
Location: Telephone communication center
The Cost of Truth
The syndicate identifies the telephone source and kills Ali at work. The surviving informant preserves the cover story and vows to continue dreaming.
Key Events
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Ali Is Killed at Work — The syndicate moves to silence the source, and Ali is killed at his workplace. Characters: Ali
Location: Telephone communication center
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The Dreams Continue — After Ali's death, the informant promises to keep dreaming while a security operation targets armed attackers.
Location: Security operation
