A devoted doctor relocates from one hospital to another, driven by memories of a youthful romance that refuses to fade. When he finally reconnects with the woman at the center of his thoughts, her cool reserve leaves his feelings unreturned, and disturbing photographs reveal she has endured disturbing changes since their last meeting. Overwhelmed by disappointment, he directs his attention toward a kindhearted nurse in the gynecology ward whose appearance echoes the woman he once loved, drawing on her quiet admiration in a moment of emotional collapse.