A young girl gymnast is killed in a car accident and a government driver confesses his drunk-driving to the police. But a chief justice finds out that the real culprit is the son of a high-rank official.
During the Cultural Revolution a powerless newspaper writer struggles with his conscience at the pervasive dishonesty and immorality from the top on down. The ethical and professional conflicts eventually threaten both his work and family relationships,
To restore communications to the island of Hainan, the People's Army sends scouts across the Palm Grove Strait to the Leizhou Peninsula, where the detachment radio station was located.