Late Autumn 2011

Anna, an immigrant from China, has spent seven years in prison for the manslaughter of her husband, John Woo, who grew jealous after she reconnected with her former boyfriend, Wang Jing. Hearing that her mother has died and that her brother John has arranged her bail, Anna is granted 72 hours of parole to visit her family in Seattle. On the coach, she meets a young Korean man, Hoon, who borrows US$30 toward a ticket and offers his watch as security, promising to pay her back later. Unknown to Anna, Hoon is a gigolo on the run from a powerful businessman, Steve, who wants to kill him for having an affair with his Korean wife, Ok-ja. Hoon and Anna reconnect in Seattle and spend time together. The next day he attends her mother’s funeral and later gets into a confrontation with Wang Jing at a restaurant. When Anna boards the bus to return to prison the following day, Hoon initially says goodbye, but he later joins her on the bus. At a rest point, Steve and his henchmen catch up with Hoon. Steve tells Hoon that Ok-ja is dead, and implies that he killed Ok-ja and will frame Hoon. Shocked, Hoon goes to find Anna, and the two share a passionate kiss. He promises that he will be waiting for Anna at the rest point when she gets out of prison. In the next scene, Anna wakes up on the bus, which is still at the rest point, but Hoon is nowhere to be found. As the bus readies to leave, Anna frantically searches for Hoon, while a police car arrives in the background. Two years later, Anna is set free and leaves prison. She goes to the rest point and waits for Hoon in silence.