A dutiful and honest journalist named Verina (a name of Latin origin that refers to the word truth) passionately wants to contribute, as much as possible, to righting the wrongs and the injustices of the world, a tendency which usually costs her dearly. One day, she undertakes the duties of acting editor and selects for the front cover the story of a poor man who returned money he found in the street. She puts this story ahead of an atrocious crime and a sex scandal concerning ballet, and, as a result, she clashes with her manager and loses her job.