青年泰伦,自幼即为孤儿,由邻居婆婆抚养长大,后得马神父之照顾,曾在教会学校攻读,后因故辍学独自谋生。彼因饱受社会煎熬,终于误入歹徒圈套,为人指使而误杀良民,在森严之法津下,被判死刑。是日泰伦越狱成功,即在当晚,却与爱丽丝偶然相偶,两人晤面似有灵犀……An escaped convict meets a young girl with incurable disease and falls in love. The girl is visiting for only seven days, so they decide to hide the truth from each other and enjoy their brief life together.