Then comes to the locality a lady, who is in the secondary stage of cancer. Her marital life also had not been smooth as she never had a good relationship with her husband. So, it was a kind of escapism for this lady.
Murugan collects clothes from her house for ironing, and she forms a bond with his blind daughter. Later, she tells Murugan that when she dies, she wants to donate her eyes to the girl.
This puts him in a dilemma. Though he prays for her long life, he wants his daughter to gain sight.