Enrico Corpuz is an honorable judge. He presides over the case of a man who was charged with robbery and murder. The man's innocent but no one comes forward to speak on his behalf. The man is found guilty and the judge sentences him to life. The man escapes and goes after the judge, but the judge kills him. The judge's wife encounters some rowdy guys; one of them makes a move on her but she rebuffs him. The judge later learns who they are and that the leader is the brother of a wealthy, powerful man. The judge resigns and goes after them; the brother promptly hires someone to go after the judge.

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Alma and Teresa Carrillo are illigitimate children of Basilio who belongs to a rich clan, but they were never accepted by his mother Josefa and his wife Doreen. The sisters never expected any help from their father despite all their suffering. They suffered more when Alma's husband Teddy was killed, leaving in their care her two sons Abet and Jun. When Alma died, only their half-brother Raffy helps Teresa. Teresa fights back and confronts the Carrillos.