Ji Wol, a Buddist monk, is banished from his temple after an inappropriate affair with a female fellow believer. Upon returning home he happens upon a woman, Yeon Soo, drinking by herself in a restaurant. His newly rediscovered desires swirling out of control, he rapes and then accidentally kills her. Guilt-ridden, he prepares to take Yeon Soo’s ashes to her family, who live in the Philippines. After arriving, in a twisted moment of karma, he meets Yeon Soo’s twin sister, Yeon Hwa, and falls madly in love with her.