Angela, a prostitute has decided to become a waitress after she gets pregnant by Ben and needs a better way to support her baby. When Ben gets back from service in the Korean War, he does not believe the little boy is his, and after he starts working for his old mob boss, he says he cannot continue as long as the boy is in the house. So his boss Hogan has the child kidnapped, which triggers Angela to seek revenge, and she informs the police about Ben's planned robbery. He is caught and goes to jail for more than two decades, and when he gets out, his only goal is to get even. Meanwhile, she has worked her way up to the ownership of an elegant restaurant and has fallen in love with handsome young Jean, who delivers meat to the kitchen -- without either knowing at the time that they are mother and son.