Kurashima, a humble man who was laid off and now works as a solicitor at a run-down brothel, happens to meet his former co-worker Kawakami, who invites him to his home. In contrast to Kurashima, Kawakami has risen through the ranks and lives in a luxurious mansion with Ryoko's daughter, Yuki, whom Kurashima had once had feelings for. Kawakami looks down on Kurashima, Ryoko took her own life after Kawakami's infidelity, and Yuki is the spitting image of Ryoko. ...Ryoko, if you had chosen me this would never have happened! Kurashima's feelings of twenty years turn into deep-rooted resentment...