Bongsik, a man left destitute after a betrayal, drifts into a remote mountain region and encounters a seductive wandering woman. Their bond forms amid hardship as they attempt scams and survival. When tragedy strikes, they must choose between illusion and a chance at happiness.

Yi-su, a 37 year-old professor, can't forget her first love Joon-ho who's missing in action in Vietnam. She meets Hyun-woo one day, who look surprising like Joon-ho. Hyun-woo investigates Yi-su who lives in the past and discovers that her pain stems from the Vietnam war. Hyun-woo can't help falling in love with her even though he's a student. On a trip to Busan, he confesses his love for her. But he soon realizes that the only man for her is Joon-ho. Min-cheol who fought along with Joon-ho sells his belongings to Yi-su at a high price. He tells her that Joon-ho died in a fire and they argue aggressively. Min-cheol commits suicide afterwards and Yi-su is also found dead in the campus pool.

After her husband abandons her, Madam Min enter into real estate in the hopes of getting rich quickly. She buys out many farms and re-sells them to businesses seeking to build factories and warehouses. Chang-min, in an effort to save his ancestral land from being developed, goes to Seoul to plead with Min not to destroy the land.

International drug ring Madame Q and its action team members Kang-min and Cheol-ho travel to Hong Kong to deal methamphetamine with the Hong Kong Mister Y gang, but they sense a trap and shoot them indiscriminately.