Myung-ja, who ran away from home hoping to earn money and live well, is stripped of her body by a man from a factory and then abandoned, leading her to despair and fall into the world of crime. Becoming a pickpocket, Myung-ja approaches Woo-sik, and a few days after they unite, she appears at a party at the home of Chairman Yang of a conglomerate. Upon meeting Chairman Yang, Myung-ja threatens him that his son assaulted and raped her, and receives a large sum of money. Later, Myung-ja meets Woo-sik again, who appeared at a hotel to seduce other men, and while fleeing, she is protected by the private car of Mr. Han, who has business in Japan. Meeting Mr. Han, Myung-ja seeks to fulfill her lifelong dream, and Mr. Han also enjoys the joy of finding a man in Myung-ja's passion. Just as they are about to get married, Myung-ja collapses from a brain tumor and is diagnosed with only one month to live. Myung-ja wanders the streets, but eventually dies without the tearful efforts of Mr. Han, who discovers the truth late, and her own desperate cries to live bearing fruit.