Captain Kim (Kim Jin-gyu), who participated in the Korean War, is paralyzed from the waist down. His wife, Hye-gyeong (Choe Eun-hui), takes care of him well. But when the family is evacuating to Daegu, their second daughter dies along the way. Hye-gyeong places the eldest daughter, Sun-gyeong (Jeon Yeong-seon), and her husband on a wagon and leaves to seek refuge. In Daegu, Captain Kim is hospitalized while Hye-gyeong earns a living by being a street peddler. One day, she mee...more

Captain Kim (Kim Jin-gyu), who participated in the Korean War, is paralyzed from the waist down. His wife, Hye-gyeong (Choe Eun-hui), takes care of him well. But when the family is evacuating to Daegu, their second daughter dies along the way. Hye-gyeong places the eldest daughter, Sun-gyeong (Jeon Yeong-seon), and her husband on a wagon and leaves to seek refuge. In Daegu, Captain Kim is hospitalized while Hye-gyeong earns a living by being a street peddler. One day, she meets Mr. Joe (Nam Gung-won) who sells products near her stall. Mr. Joe, who was orphaned during the war, asks Hye-gyeong to be a surrogate sister to him, and the two quickly become close. Mr. Joe gets a house and suggests that Hye-gyeong live with him. Hye-gyeong, who has come to love Mr. Joe, is conflicted between him and her husband. One day when her husband comes for a visit, he witnesses Mr. Joe and his wife together and becomes furious, returning to the hospital. When Hye-gyeong visits him in the hospital, he begs her not to leave him, and tells her he cannot live without her. Hye-gyeong puts an end to her relationship with Mr. Joe and goes to Seoul to be with her family. Once there, Hye-gyeong and her husband establish a home for war widows and their children who have nowhere else to go. Their new hopes are dashed when Sun-gyeong dies in a traffic accident. With Hye-gyeong fasting and bedridden in grief, it seems as if the war widows will have to seek shelter elsewhere.less