The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec Salman (big brother of Kiraz), the peasants steal the crops and run away to Istanbul. Without the peasants and crops, Agha is also forced to sell the village and move to Istanbul. But he cannot keep up with the big city life and consumes all his money and belongings. Agha's wife and relatives leave him during this downfall.
Murat, a lawyer, has a close friend named Kemal who is on trial for murder. Kemal, who has been undergoing treatment at a hospital for some time, confesses to the crime. However, Murat insists that Kemal did not commit the murder. He takes on his friend's defense and manages to have the trial postponed. Murat will try to prove his friend Kemal's innocence.
