Maria is in need of money for her sister, Nana's eyes operation. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. When Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister's blindness and killing their father. Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn't happy with his marriage or life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria's place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another.
都会の絶望の果てで出会った、孤独なホステス・砂田まりあ（鈴木保奈美）と孤独な天才ピアニスト・高村士郎（三上博史）の究極の愛を描いた悲劇。オープニングとエンディングは士郎がまりあに語りかける形でナレーションが入る。メインキャスト全員が孤独であり、悲しい過去、心の傷をかかえており、この枠としては珍しい重厚な人間ドラマが描かれている
Aliases
화재로 실명한 여동생의 수술비를 마련하기 위해 밤낮으로 일하던 마리아가 뺑소니 현장을 목격하게 되면서 벌어지는 이야기
玛利亚（铃木保奈美 饰）的妹妹娜娜（樱井幸子 饰）患有眼疾双目失明，为了帮妹妹筹得治眼睛的医疗费，白天在邮局上班的玛利亚不得不在下班之后前往夜总会打工。一次偶然中，玛利亚成为了一场车祸的唯一目击者，在车祸中受伤的男子名叫高村（三上博史 饰），头部的撞击使他失去了记忆，善良的玛利亚让高村住进了自己家中。
一天，娜娜在街上遇到了强盗三岛，三岛以为娜娜看到了自己的样貌，决定杀他灭口，却意外发现了娜娜的眼疾，爱怜之心顿生。那边厢，玛利亚在夜总会邂逅了财阀少爷宇一（丰川悦司 饰），后者对玛利亚展开了热烈的攻势。
