Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that’s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss?

Chako loses her moral compass just as Ms. Shiba appears to be regaining hers. Then, when Reiji returns home from Tokyo, Gen confesses to another heinous act...