After losing her job and failing to find new employment, desperate housewife Yukino Wakasa's husband Shunji falls into despair. Soon they are struggling financially, and their lives become even more difficult when they take in Shunji's brother Tomohiko, who has a disability. Drinking away his problems and dealing with an emotionally unstable spouse and disabled brother, Shunji finds solace in kind words from Tomohiko. However, there's something sinister lurking beneath Tomohiko's seemingly caring demeanor...

職を失い再就職もままならず自暴自棄になってしまった和咲の夫・俊二。たちまち生活苦に陥った夫妻と、生活を共にしている障害を持つ和咲の弟・悟史の三人は、俊二の兄・冬彦の下に身を寄せる事になった。酒に逃げ、情緒不安定な夫と障害を持つ弟…先の見えない生活に不安を隠しきれない和咲に優しい言葉をかける冬彦。しかし彼の本心は…