The man who suddenly appeared in front of the couple was Tsuchiya, the husband's former boss who had disappeared a year before. Having been fired from his company and having lost his family's affection, Tsuchiya ran away from home with no destination in mind and lived a wandering life. Despite this, his family was so callous that they didn't even bother to file a missing person report... Hiromi and her friends sympathized with Tsuchiya and suggested that he stay with them until the situation settled down...