After losing his job and repeatedly failing to find another, Kazusa's husband Shunji sinks into despair. The couple and Kazusa's disabled brother Satoshi soon fall into poverty and are forced to move in with Shunji's older brother Fuyuhiko. With an alcoholic, emotionally unstable husband, a disabled brother and no hope in sight, Kazusa cannot hide her anxiety. Fuyuhiko comforts her with kind words, but his true intentions are far darker.