Dexter's girlfriend demands a 500,000 marriage dowry, which he cannot pay as his money funds his sick adoptive mother's treatment. She pressures him to abandon his mother, suggesting they buy her life insurance and dump her in the mountains. Dexter angrily refuses, declaring he will work hard to pay for her care, leading his girlfriend to break off the engagement. He then comforts his despondent mother, vowing to take a physically demanding job carrying bricks to support her, showing his commitment despite the hardship.