ChoiSo-young(ChoiEun-hee),apoorfemalelawstudentisintroublebecausehergrandmother,whohadbeensendinghertuitionmoney,passesaway.WiththehelpofherfriendHee-suk,(KimSuk-il)whodreamsofbecomingawriter,So-youngfoolsChoiRim(KimSeung-ho),alawmaker,intobelievingsheishisdaughterandmovesinhishouse.Shestudieshardandbecomesalawyer.Atherfirsttrial,shedefendsafemaleinmate(HwangJeong-sun).Coincidentally,thestoryoftheinmateisverymuchsimilartohers.So-youngdefendsher,sayinghowdifficultitisforawomantosurviveinacoldcapitalism,arguingforherrightsintears.Aftershewinsthecase,shegoeshomeandconfesseshercrimetoChoiRim'swife(YuGye-seon).