Released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence for murder, Yoshii visits Yoko, a self-sacrificing volunteer who has devoted her life to helping former convicts. Disfigured by a hideous scar on her face, Yoko encourages Yoshii to start his life anew. During Yoshii's long absence, his lover Fujiko has been working at a brothel and taking care of "something" in a suitcase while awaiting his return from prison. Finally reunited, Yoshii and Fujiko seemingly make up for lost time as they make love and vow to get married. For the sake of his future with Fujiko, Yoshii tries to cut ties with his shady past, but the organization he was once part of comes knocking with a new murder request.
　　因谋杀罪服刑十年后出狱的吉井拜访了曾致力于帮助刑满释放人员的志愿者由子。由子脸上有一道可怕的伤疤，她鼓励吉井重新开始生活。在吉井服刑期间，他的恋人藤子一直在一家妓院工作，并一直照看着一个装在手提箱里的“东西”，等待他出狱归来。终于重逢，吉井和藤子似乎弥补了失去的时间，他们做爱并发誓要结婚。为了和藤子的未来，吉井试图与自己不光彩的过去断绝关系，但他曾效力的组织又找上门来，要求他再杀一次人。