Aoi, who married a man she met through work, moves to the countryside to marry him. She is nearly broken by her mother-in-law Saki's insidious torment, but is saved by the encouragement of Saki's stepson, Hanzo. Saki, however, sees Aoi as a woman trying to cleverly ingratiate herself in the family and finds herself displeased. To drive Aoi away, Saki uses an acquaintance to summon men and orders them to murder Aoi. The act takes place...