Combat policeman Song Ki-yol (Choi Yun-seok) accidentally loses Baek Kong-san (Kim Hee-ra), a notorious Communist guerilla nicknamed "Chakko" for his lopsided nose, while transporting him. As a result, Song is kicked off the police force and driven down the path to ruin. Determined to avenge himself and clear his name, Song devotes the next 30 years of his life to tracking down Chakko. After their decades-long hide-and-seek, Song and Chakko meet as two homeless vagabonds at a rehabilitation center near Seoul. Both men come to face imminent death due to disease, and Song resolves to take Chakko to his hometown in order to clear his name before it is too late. After escaping from the center, Song and Chakko battle it out in the streets. The young policemen who gather round are puzzled by the bizarre fight between two hopelessly geriatric men. They are unable to understand Song's explanation that Chakko is an escaped North Korean guerilla, and merely stand watching. Despondent, Song takes Chakko and boards a train to his hometown. In the train, Chakko looks back on his life with regret and, leaning against Song, draws his last breath.