Three years into her marriage, her relationship with her husband is deteriorating, partly because he resents earning less than she does. Hoping to save time for the marriage, she hires a housekeeper despite his objections. The earnest Mr. Ozawa not only loses himself in cleaning but also listens sympathetically to her marital troubles. She then asks whether he can take care of that problem too and seals the proposition with a kiss, drawing them into an intimate forbidden affair.