Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss. 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? Reiji meets with Nagi in Tokyo, further fanning the flames of Chako's jealousy. Back in their hometown, Yuko takes drastic steps to clear the way for Reiji to come home. Then, Reiji's stepbrother Kazu and Ms. Shiba form an unexpected alliance.