Six months ago, Maki's husband became paralyzed due to a traffic accident, leaving her to live with him in quiet despair. Her days stretched endlessly, her heart growing emptier by the moment, though deep inside she still craved the feeling of a youthful body. One day, her brother-in-law, physician Junji, visits the house. Seeing the pain in Maki's body, he forcibly takes her right beside her sleeping husband. In the midst of it all, a strange suspicion begins to stir in Maki's mind: "What if my husband is actually awake...?"