 Iranian businessman Haji returns to Manhattan with his new bride, Mariyam. Haji s friends plan a feast to celebrate the marriage in the traditional style, which includes a slaughtered lamb. Lamb s blood from the messy ritual dripping into the apartment below causes a suspicious neighbor to call the police. When Haji is killed in the ensuing police intervention, the widow Mariyam is wooed by Haji s friends. Sensing Mariyam s reluctance, Mohammed acts quickly to propose marriage with tragi-comedic consequences.