When Song Wei's fiancee Luo Qun is denounced as a right-wing traitor by Party official Wu Yao, he is sentenced to ten years' hard labor. Song Wei breaks off her engagement, and eventually marries Wu Yao. Years later, after the Cultural Revolution, political currents have shifted; Song Wei demands that her husband, now a powerful Party official, seek Luo Qun's rehabilitation, but Wu Yao has no desire to open up old political and emotional wounds.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Wang Fuli宋薇 | 宋薇 |
 Shi Weijian罗群 | 罗群 |
 Shi Jianlan冯晴岚 | 冯晴岚 |
 Zhong Xinghuo吴遥 | 吴遥 |
| HHong Xuemin周瑜贞 | 周瑜贞 |
 Niu BenNot listed | Not listed |
| GGe YouyuanNot listed | Not listed |
| LLiu Han凌曙 | 凌曙 |
| HHuang XuejiaoLing Yun | Ling Yun |
| ZZhuang KangDa Sao | Da Sao |
| LLi ShujunSection Chief Zhu | Section Chief Zhu |
 Liu GuangningNot listed | Not listed |
| NNing HualuOld Man | Old Man |
| WWu TongChairman Chen | Chairman Chen |
| XXia Yong'anNot listed | Not listed |
| XXia XieNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZhou TiangangXiao Gang | Xiao Gang |