A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the family's second daughter who has an insecure bone in her body and ponders a day when the good times might end. Then one day the family-owned company goes bankrupt and a new era begins.

亡くなった父親の財産を母子が食いつぶし、唯一の頼りは叔父の株投資。しかしその叔父も相場で失敗して、追い詰められるが、末っ子の娘以外は現実を見ようとしない。