Hasbi, an obsessive man in his 30s, lives with his family. Hasbi spends his life reading books, which gives him considerable knowledge of Ancient Greek and Ottoman Turkish. Caught between his tactless father and devoted mother, Hasbi falls in love with his neighbor, Müjgan. However, Müjgan does not share the same feelings for Hasbi. Müjgan is in a relationship with Tanberk, a wealthy and spoiled man, but she ends the relationship once she realizes what kind of person he is. Unaware that Müjgan has left Tanberk, Hasbi devises a plan to separate them.