 Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man called Joska. He doesn t like the idea. Kata befriends teenage schoolgirl Anna, abandoned by her parents at the age of six. Anna runs away from the local children s home and moves in with Kata so that she can keep on seeing her boyfriend Sanyi. Kata goes to see Anna s parents and persuades them to give the young lovers their permission to marry. Through Anna, Kata becomes interested in neglected children and decides to adopt a baby from the children s home.