Ironically for their family, Rodel is happier when their father is not around. A drunkard and a gambler, Dario extorts all the earnings of his wife Gloria and his other son Rolly, both of whom do not even put up a fight. During a violent fight one night, Dario hits Gloria, an incident that also causes her fatal fall. The brothers develop genuine loathing for their father and reconciliation seems hopeless despite Dario's efforts to ask forgiveness.