Safia made two major mistakes in her life. First, when she was young, she married an elderly wealthy man because of his money. She later discovers that he is seriously ill and unable to move, leaving her to care for him for more than 20 years while living with frustration and deprivation. After his death, she makes a second mistake: she becomes involved with a young man 20 years younger than her, using money to attract him and contributing to his separation from his fiancée, whom he genuinely loved.