A nine-year-old boy awaits the return of his sailor father, unaware that he is missing presumed drowned. The boy's mother starts an affair with a local woodsman, causing his wife to embark on a vendetta. Then the boy runs away.

Nine-year-old Dauka is waiting for his father, a sailor who is due to return from a long voyage. His mother knows that her husband has died, but does not find the strength to tell Dauka and his sister about it. In desperation, she begins to meet with the forester Victor. The jealous wife of Victor, having learned about the affair, decided to take revenge on the family of her husband's mistress.—Tango Papa