A few years after marrying her husband, who owns several properties, Mary has been troubled by moral harassment from him. One day, as she begins to lose her sense of place in the world, her husband leaves her to clean the vacant apartment downstairs, as a guest has arrived to view it. There, Mary meets a young homeless man. "I want a place to belong." Though of different social status, the two find themselves in the same situation and are drawn to each other, holding secret rendezvous in the empty apartment...