Yukiko Suo is a dedicated biology researcher at a university, living a seemingly perfect life with a fulfilling career and a loving husband who shares her academic path. However, her world shatters when her published paper comes under suspicion of data fabrication, threatening her professional credibility and personal integrity. Desperate to uncover the truth and restore her reputation, she is pressured into assigning blame to someone involved. This fateful decision becomes the catalyst that drastically alters the course of her life.