Rome: following the high-school re-probation, Stefano (Massimo Martini) starts working on a newsstand in the center. He gets up early, leaves the house and takes the tram with his older brother (Stefano Ardinzone), who continues his studies. One evening Stefano remains at work longer at the request of the mistress (Agnese Pittaluga), but along the journey back home he stops under the window of a girl who remains in the shadows.