Jun-chi is a poor student but manages to win a battle of wills against her teacher in an amiable way and convinces her drop-out friend to return to school.

Maimed and raped, Yeong-ja, a former maid-turned-prostitute, finds a reason to live when she meets Chang-su. Chang-su is arrested however, for assaulting a man who was harassing a young woman. While he is being held, Yeong-ja falls victim to a plot against her by her former pimp.