It tells the story of teenaged In-hwa, who gives her newborn baby up for adoption but soon regrets the decision and embarks on a journey to find the child.

The Yeongdo Bridge, which connects Yeongdo to Busan, is a place where families and friends separated during the Korean War would wait to reunite; it is also a place that symbolizes the pain of loss.

[1] In-hwa is also an orphan who remembers growing up at an orphanage, which plays a part in her decision to find her child.

Her best friend, Sang-min, persuades her to give the baby up for adoption, but In-hwa soon regrets the decision.

In-hwa is repeatedly turned away, but eventually obtains the address of her baby's adoptive parents, who live overseas.