Lee Suk-hui (Choe Eun-hui) lost her husband to the Korean War eight years ago. She runs a dressmaking shop that has fallen into debt. When Kim Sang-gyu (Kim Jin-gyu), the executive director of a publishing company, helps her pay off debts, she falls in love with him. He, however, is engaged to the daughter of his boss, Ok-ju (Do Geum-bong). His sister (Ju Jeung-nyeo) pushes him to marry the boss's daughter, hoping that will bring him rapid success. Meanwhile, Suk-hui's grown-up daughter Gyeong-hui, wanting her mother to be happy, urges her mother to marry Sang-gyu, but Suk-hui vacillates between social mores and her own happiness. Even though she and Sang-gyu truly love each other, she decides to leave him and heads for her country home after selling her house in Seoul. Hearing the news, he who is ill in bed hurries to Seoul station, but it is too late. All he can do is just to stand on the platform and to watch her train pulling away.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Choi Eun-heeLee Sook-hee | Lee Sook-hee |
 Um Aing-ranOh Kyung-hee | Oh Kyung-hee |
 Kim Jin-kyuKim Sang-gyu | Kim Sang-gyu |
 Ju Jeung-nyeoMrs. Kim (Sister of Sang-gyu) | Mrs. Kim (Sister of Sang-gyu) |
 Kim Seok-hunHan Ki-cheol (Sang-gyu's friend) | Han Ki-cheol (Sang-gyu's friend) |
 Kim Dong-wonChairman (President of publishing company) | Chairman (President of publishing company) |
 Han Eun-jinMrs. Park (Mother of Okju) | Mrs. Park (Mother of Okju) |
 Do Kum-bongOk-joo Lee (Sang-gyu's fiancé) | Ok-joo Lee (Sang-gyu's fiancé) |
 Kim Seung-hoBusan President Kim (Trader) | Busan President Kim (Trader) |
 Lee MinShin Dong-il (President of a securities company) | Shin Dong-il (President of a securities company) |
 Ju Seon-taeBokdeokbang owner | Bokdeokbang owner |
 Seo Wol-yeongMrs. Lee | Mrs. Lee |
| YYang ImMiss Song (Securities Company employee) | Miss Song (Securities Company employee) |
| JJeong Yeon-jaBogja (Shin Dong-il's old lover) | Bogja (Shin Dong-il's old lover) |
| CChoe Eun-yeonMrs. Lee's housekeeper | Mrs. Lee's housekeeper |
 Nam Yang-ilPharmacy clerk | Pharmacy clerk |