Minho (35 years old) works as a counselor at psychological counseling center operated by the ward office. His daily psychological counseling with the local residents, most people come to tell him their worries and ask for personal advices. One day, Minho returns to home and tries to clean up his room and finds a scribble note in the detergent box, note that someone who had lived seems to have left.

In 1997, when the Asian financial crisis hit Korea, Gukbo, the number one Soju company is on the brink of bankruptcy. In the high-stakes market of M&A, In-beom, a young ambitious associate at global investment firm Solquin, heads back home to take Gukbo as his first target. Hiding his greediness, In-beom approaches Jong-rok, an executive loyal to Gukbo, as an innocent consultant aiming to rehabilitate Gukbo. While In-beom digs deeper into Gukbo, he finds this may lead to an unlikely outcome.