A freedom-loving young woman falls in love with a young ship builder worker. He recognizes she lacks stability in her life and decides to hire her on his team of workers. In the beginning, she is happy, but soon starts to feel the tensions between the workers on the team. She becomes disgusted by the mismatch between the official party line and the actual atmosphere at work. She sees the way everyone lies to themselves, and cannot ignore the hollow nature of party slogans their false pathos. The company manager, at first eager to use her as PR, wants her fired so he can restore order in the work team. Her boyfriend who hired her on the team resists firing her and argues with the boss over this decision. He proposes marriage to her, but she escapes so she can live life on her terms - with complete honesty and without compromise.