Not many people have the happy gift of accepting life as it is. In fact, what good can a woman have if every day is devoted to earning a living and raising a son without a father? However, Kate is not discouraged, although she knows that she most likely will not get married and will not have a decent career. Her joy is a child, the secret of whose conception Kate jealously guards. After a seven-year separation, she meets her former lover again, and feelings flare up with renewed vigor. But the long-time ill-wisher is not asleep and lays claim to the boy...