Professor Jo Yeong-hwa gets taken in by a pretty young woman who, unknown to him, supports herself by preying off the vanity of middle-aged men
A deaf woman boarding with an elderly laborer suffers many hardships upon the latter's death. The old man's son offers to care for her, but she feels she must leave in order to protect the young man's reputation.
Hyeon-shik discovers that his live-in girlfriend, Eun-suk, has two other passionate suitors; The artist, Jin-woo and In-tae, a taxi driver.
Hyeong-do, who has a history of criminal behavior, kills his friend during a fight. He raises his friend's son to atone for his action while setting up a criminal organization. The innocent...