When mob boss GONG Sang-doo is admitted to a hospital with injuries
inflicted from a fight , CHAE Hee-ju, a third-year resident, becomes his
physician. His head completely covered in bandages, she assumes him to
be a rough, brutish type of person. But when the bandages are removed,
however, his gentle eyes and mild nature surprise her. Sang-doo is also
charmed by Hee-ju's self-confidence and refusal to back down to anyone.
Sang-doo decides to win her heart, buying her expensive cars and gifts.
Ultimately, he discovers that she just wants him to be himself. The two fall in
love, spending more time together. But Sang-doo soon realizes that their
relationship places Hee-ju in danger, and so he tries in vain to end it. When
a power struggle leads him to kill a subordinate which his faithful friend takes
the blame, Sang-doo decides to turn himself in. The two lovers meet for the
last time in an empty church, and pledge their hearts to each other.