一位因抢劫罪入狱的年轻人，假释出狱后决心改邪归正、金盆洗手。他的监督员告诉他必须找到工作，否则就得把他关进监狱，他不停地找工作，幸而在“职业介绍所”，遇到一位好心的姑娘帮他在一家罐头厂找到了工作，他不由爱上了这个姑娘。他在罐头厂努力地工作，还相约与那位姑娘会面，两人的亲近与好感，皆有了逾越某种社会落差与障碍的可能。
问题是，那个对他总不放心的监督员，总觉得他还要做违法的事，于是在毫无根据的情况下，又把他关进了监狱强行进行检查，本来他与好姑娘在此时间有约，他痛苦不堪，生怕那个姑娘对他失望，他怒不可遏。事实证明他没再实施什么犯罪，仍由监督员带他回住地，就在疾驶的高速路上，监督员还把肆意污辱他的人格当乐事，他气得抢过方向盘，往水泥墙上撞去，然后脱光监督员的衣服，把其铐在车来车往的“指示牌”上。于是他再次被逼走上了不归路。
他想做好人，想好好生活，可现实无情地剥夺了他的权利。他开始筹划一系列抢劫，每一次干完，他都要回到他心爱的人那里，享受他人生唯一可触及温情与恬静。虽然女友不知他到底在干些什么，也从不问及太多。
最后，在逃亡的路上，女友从车上的收音机里得知一家珠宝店被抢，而那家珠宝店前不久前他还带她去逛过。他下了车，把最好的一颗镶钻珠宝手饰偷偷地塞给她，她不要，他非要她收下。她说你要走吗，真的不想我跟你一起走。他说是的，我只想一个人走，不想连累你，我只希望警察早点抓到我。于是他就独自开车走了。无声的泪水，如紫色的水滴，幻化成离伤的色彩。

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