昭和二十二年,北海道岩内某当铺一家三口被人杀害,店铺遭到焚毁。不久台风来临,行驶于津轻海峡的曾云号沉没,500多人丧生。警方在核对海难死者身份时,发现两具不明身份且伤痕可疑的尸体。经调查,得知二人系网走监狱的刑满释放人员沼田和木岛,失踪前曾与一名叫犬饲多吉的人在一起。函馆警察弓坂直觉此案与犬饲有关,但犬饲犹如人间蒸发一般,此案最终不了了之。
十年后,杉户八重和一名男青年的尸体从海中打捞上来,警察味村时雄判定二人并非自杀,男青年的主人——实业家樽見京一郎则拥有重大嫌疑。随着调查深入,那起沉疴十年的悬案也一同浮出水面……。When the eldest grandson of Mr. Kang (Choi Seong-ho), a prominent local figure in the village of Suri in Hwanghae-do, becomes afflicted with a mysterious, life-threatening illness, the entire household is plunged in anxiety. The imminent death of the direct heir to the family name is a serious matter indeed, since the Kangs have a history of seeing their sons die young a fact t...。