结婚纪念日妻子携女离家出走，著名外科大夫心灰意冷借酒浇愁被打劫，醒来趁机隐姓埋名流浪乡间，不忍患者受苦重新行医救人名声外传。窃取工具手术救活垂危女孩被庸医告发判了三年，女孩嫁给伯爵重审案件获释，不曾想女孩竟是大夫亲生女儿。

At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest man stands up against them because he believes these goods belong to the people.