Jae-hyeon is about to return to university after military service and making moneny by selling sweet potatoes. One day a regular customer and call girl Hye-ri asks him to be friends and Jae-hyeon, who was interested in her, says yes. One evening he sees her getting beaten up by her pimp husband and Jae-hyeon rushes to help her. They get close from this point on and spends a night together. However, she's hurt the next day when she sees the money he's left for her and never sees him again. Time passes and Jae-hyeon gets a job at an insurance company, living a dull life when she appears once again. They fall in love like they met destiny and start living together. Jae-hyeon is exhausted supporting Hye-ri who suddenly wants to become an actress and their relationship starts to crack. To make things worse, she quit her night job so her pimp husband was looking for her everywhere and pressuring on Jae-hyeon....
米尔德雷德（弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰）的女儿在外出时惨遭奸杀，米尔德雷德和丈夫查理（约翰·哈克斯 John Hawkes 饰）之间的婚姻因此走到了尽头，如今，她同儿子罗比（卢卡斯·赫奇斯 Lucas Hedges饰）过着相依为命的生活。一晃眼几个月过去了，案件仍然没有告破预兆，而警方似乎早已经将注意力从案子上转移了开来。 被绝望和
