Summary A young woman named Chloe (Elli Lampeti), child of a degraded Athenian family, is forced by her mother (Athina Michailidou) to marry a rich man (Minas Christidis) to save the family from financial ruin, regardless of the young woman’s personal feelings. When her mother’s callousness leads the family’s servant (Eleni Zafeiriou) to her death, Chloe takes the servant’s sick son (Vasilakis Kailas) with her and seeks refuge in a church, where she prays for a miracle.