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Following a controversial scandal, Korean scholar trainee Wang Ji Hyun is transferred from Busan to take office as head chief of a sub Roman Catholic Church in Paju. She keeps a low profile whilst tolerating the drunken locals, but drinks heavily at home, draining Majuang White into her flask of water.
Wang Ji Hyun meets Eunice, an apprehensive 17 year old girl covered with blooded cuts, bruises and rashes. Eunice is heavily attacked by classmates and beaten by both her alcohol addicted father and step grandmother. Her biological mother ran away from home. The locals keep quiet about Jong Gu’s injustices and brutal treatments as he is the local mayor and a potatoes harvester.
After the body of Jong Gu’s mother is found floating near Paju’s small river stream, ruled an ‘accidental’ death caused by homicide, Jong Gu attacks Eunice again. Becoming increasingly concerned for Eunice’s safety, Wang offers her shelter at her home despite facing severe scrutiny from the locals. Eunice feels for the first time, she has someone who doesn’t hit her and who calls her by her name instead of swearing at her. Eunice imitates Wang, wearing her hanbok and cutting her hair in the same style.
