在这部一个女大学生的告白剧情片中,Choi So-young (Choi Eun-hee), a poor female law student is in trouble because her grandmother, who had been sending her tuition money, passes away. With the help of her friend Hee-suk, (Kim Suk-il) who dreams of becoming a writer, So-young fools Choi Rim (Kim Seung-ho), a lawmaker, into believing she is his daughter and moves in his house. She studies hard and becomes a lawyer. At her first trial, she defends a female inmate (Hwang Jeong-sun). Coincidentally, the story of the inmate is very much similar to hers. So-young defends her, saying how difficult it is for a woman to survive in a cold capitalism, arguing for her rights in tears. After she wins the case, she goes home and confesses her crime to Choi Rim's wife (Yu Gye-seon).
At the idea of and with the assistance of her drama-loving detective-novel reading friend, penniless and desperate So-yeong cons a congressman into believing she is his lost daughter. As So-yeong completes her studies in law school, the suspicious congressman's wife does a little detective work of her own. So-yeong, racked with guilt, is determined to become a lawyer who helps women in similar situations as hers, but will she succeed? Or will the truth be revealed?