Karin defied her parents' objections to get married, but in their second year of marriage, her husband rapes a woman at his workplace. As a result, the victim demands a large settlement fee, driving Karin to the brink financially and emotionally. Unable to turn to her parents, she confides in her husband's older brother, who offers to lend her the money—but with conditions. What those conditions are, and the path Karin ultimately chooses—