English Summary/英文概要： 28-year-old Mana Suzukura works a demanding fashion job in central Tokyo. For some time, she has been navigating the unwelcome advances of one of their clients, Hodaka. Despite her discomfort, the company can’t afford to cause trouble. However, one night, on her way home from work, she finds that Hodaka has been lurking in the shadows, ready to force his way into her apartment. Mana is scared and threatens to scream – that is until her husband Kazuki appears on the doorstep and scares Hodaka away. But Mana is not relieved. She is terrified.

Kazuki was an abusive husband that she thought she had pushed off a cliff five years ago. Until now, she believed he was dead.

Now he is back in her life, claiming he can’t remember the past. Stranger still, this new Kazuki is kind and calm, and slowly Mana manages to settle back into life with him. She’s finally living the stable married life she always wished for when she receives an anonymous letter that says: I know about Mana Suzukura’s past.

Soon a detective gets in touch to report that Kazuki’s remains have been found in the mountains of Miyagi Prefecture. If Kazuki is in fact dead, who is the man in Mana’s house claiming to be her husband? And what kind of secrets has Mana been keeping from herself?

This complex yet riveting narrative provides a convincing glimpse into the lives of those on the fringes of Japanese society. While also exploring the injustices that drive women to extreme deeds and the friendship that bolster them in times of need.