A young couple of eight years who first met in a waltz lesson finds their relationship strained when they both apply for a job at the same company.

It tells a story about a bar owner and an abused child joining forces to maintain possession of a money bag they pick up serendipitously. Madam Jung is a bar hostess and Eun Mi is her partner-in-crime, a child abused by her stepfather and used as a money-making tool by her mother.

Set during the Japanese occupation of South Korea in the early 20th century. Duk Soon is a naive girl living in the country. She likes Suk Sam, but it is in vain. Following Suk Sam, Duk Soon travels to Kyungsung. There, she gets involved in the Korean independence movement.