The story about a young man whose drinking habit causes disaster for his family and himself.

In the wake of his father's heart attack, Ken must battle his father's mistress - who persuaded her lover to transfer the grand master title to her in the event of his death - for the rightful claim to the family fortune in a riveting game of mahjong.

A corrupt magistrate subjects an innocent young bride to inconceivable physical punishments after convicting her of killing her husband.