In a building site, a worker agonizes, after an accident, and tells his son about the virtues of honest work, but he's not heard. Turned into a vagabond and having mean people as company, the youth decides to get arrested in order to find a solace against winter. When he finally decides to follow his father advice and get himself a job, he falls under the influence of a policeman, under the false accusation of robbery.

Isaura, a white slave, is constantly harassed by Leôncio, a landlord and her owner by inheritance. However, she refuses to give in to his desires and escape.