Ahn Jae-mo

A South Korean prostitute staying at a seaside inn forms an unexpected bond with the innkeeper's sexually repressed daughter.

As Inchon citizens run for cover in the pouring rain, a mysterious man walks up Forty Steps and stabs another man to death. He disappears with a briefcase full of cash while his accomplices finish off the dead man's subordinate. The initial police investigation reveals an underground drug world at war. A detective addicted to his job and works by instinct leads the investigation.