Shinobu lost her husband, who ran a small construction company. While still grieving, she receives an urgent request from Takagi, the company's managing director. Due to worsening finances, he can't pay the salaries of two employees, who have been evicted from their homes—Takagi asks Shinobu to temporarily let them stay at her house. Reluctantly, she agrees. But after a few days, seeing the men drinking alcohol from noon and reading horse racing papers with no work in sight, Shinobu begins to suspect something. That night, she's drawn into an unforeseen situation as the desires of these middle-aged men descend upon the tragic widow, slowly consuming her.