Towards the end of the war, Kayo lost everything in the fighting and was left with only her son. She remarried and now lives with her current husband. Her excellent son Shinichi studies hard thinking of his mother. Kayo cries every day due to her husband's misconduct. One day, Shinichi learns about his mother's dreadful past and receives a draft notice. Shinichi notices his father's kindness for the first time. At night in the bathroom, Kayo secretly washes Shinichi's body. His father remains silent. That evening, the forbidden pen was put down.
