Maura, an impetuous 17-year-old, is forced to live with her estranged Aunt Siu Ling, after her gambling father is arrested for embezzlement. When her aunt refuses to pay her father's bail, Maura attempts to find her own means to get him out, but in the process she realizes that he hasn't been entirely truthful. Maura must then decide whether securing her father's freedom is the right thing to do.