In 1996, a baby is abandoned in a coin locker in Western Seoul and adopted by a beggar, who names her Il Yeong. After being sold to a woman called Mother and raised by loan sharks, Il Yeong becomes Mother's right-hand at 18. Tasked with keeping an eye on Suk Hyun, the son of a debtor, Il Yeong befriends him and is exposed to a life of normalcy she’s never known. But