Peter returned from prison to his native city - the suburbs of Budapest - in the hope that it will begin happy days. With surprise he learns that his sister became a foster mother to a newborn boy. However the real mother of the child is Maya, she is very unpredictable and wants to take it back. Peter falls in love with Maya. He's torn between his girlfriend and Marika who tries to manipulate him. But he has to make a choice, and the happiness that was so close, melts into thin air.