Hie-suk is placed on parole from the juvenile detention center and put in the custody of Song Dae-kyun, a newspaper editor. Song's son was left an invalid from polio and Hie-suk becomes determined to make the boy well.
After failing three times to enter a university, Ha-rim decides to reflect on his personal history and rediscover his roots as a way of finding maturity.
After the shocking death of one of his pupils, Choi Chung-ji begins the Echo Association to benefit highschool students studying under financial hardships.