On a freezing New Year's Eve, two orphaned siblings endure cruel treatment. With no other choice, the older brother entrusts his little sister to another family for adoption and leaves on his own. Over the next eighteen years, the grown-up sister never gives up searching for her family. After an unexpected accident, she finally crosses paths with the brother she lost so many years ago. He rescues someone but is falsely accused by bystanders of causing the accident. As an elderly man fights for his life, the siblings stand just inches apart, yet neither recognizes the other.