[1][2] Doctor Carlo Conti, proven by the fact that his girlfriend has just died, moves to a small seaside town for work.

Here he saves a girl who attempted suicide by poisoning herself: the young woman is called Luisa Marcelli and is a teacher.

Luisa's deep depression was caused by her love affair with the young engineer Alberto Serpieri, who abandoned her after having "dishonored" her.

Luisa would like to expel the man who ruined her life, abandoning her and preventing her from having children, but she does not do so through the intercession of Don Peppino, her parish priest, and Serpieri's declarations of sincere repentance.

Disagreements arise between Luisa and Carlo but everything is resolved with reconciliation, the discovery of a deeper understanding and departure for a long journey.