MinJi-sukrunsa"ticketbar"wherecustomerscanpurchaseticketsforcertain"services"inthetownofSokchoinGangwon-do.ShehiresMissYang(AhnSo-young),MissHong(LeeHye-young),andSe-young(JeonSe-young)throughtheemploymentagency.MissYangandMissHong,whoarewellexperiencedinthistypeofbusiness,areusedtoacceptingpropositionsfromcustomers.ButSe-young,whoisdatingacollegestudentnamedMin-su,rejectsallrequestsforsexualfavors.WhenMin-suprofessestohavingproblemswithhistuitionandfinances,Se-youngreassureshimthatshewillprocurethenecessaryfundsforhim.Whenthebar'sclientelebeginstodwindlebecauseofSe-young,Ji-sukreprimandsherseverely.Se-youngdevelopsacloserelationshipwithaCaptainPakandevenallowshimtosleepwithher.SheasksCaptainPaktofindMin-suemploymentonaboat,butwhenMin-sucomestoSokchoforhisnewjob,heseeshowSe-younghasbeenmakingherliving.Shocked,heturnshisbackonthejobandleaves.WhenheeventuallyreturnstoSokcho,hescathinglydenouncesSe-young'smoralityandseverstheirrelationship.Decadesago,Ji-sukhadstumbledintothebarbusinessinadesperateefforttosupportherhusband,whowasservingtimeinprison;shelaterlefthimvoluntarilyoutofshameandmoraldegradation.ConcernedthatSe-youngwillendupwiththesamefate,Ji-sukasksMin-sutomeetwithher.ShebegshimnottoabandonSe-young,butheflatlyrefuses.Ji-sukreactsbypushingMin-suintothesea,andsuffersamentalbreakdownthatlandsherinapsychiatricinstitution.