伯娜是一位来自菲律宾的年轻中产阶级女孩，她高中辍学，追随低成本电影的小演员加多。这个决定激怒了她的父亲，她被赶出了家门。为了追求浪漫，伯娜搬进了加多的家，却被当作女佣一样对待，被迫忍受他的种种风流韵事。

Arturo and his wife, Luz Manalastas, both work in a printing press. After Luz becomes pregnant, Arturo ("Turing") is forced to ask for a raise. When he does so, his boss asks him to sign a waiver stating that he is not part of any Labor Union. Soon after, his friends inform him that they are starting a labor union and that they are inviting him to join them. Because of the waiver, he cannot. He is branded by his mates as a traitor, and is treated badly by them. Soon after, the printing press is closed down, and the hospital where Luz is confined will not let Luz go until Turing comes up with the money to pay them. This leads Turing to pursue a life of crime.