杀手亚庄（周润发）在一次暗杀行动中误伤了歌星Jennie（叶倩文），令其双目接近失明，自此，深感内疚的他开始暗中保护、帮助 Jennie，并想趁她眼睛完全失明前筹一笔款送她去国外医治，为此，亚庄铤而走险再当杀手，不想任务完成后不但没…

　　1950s period drama based on the true story of a housewife and mother whose life is turned upside down by a handsome Polish man at her local dance hall.