The bond between brother and sister, something they thought was stronger than anything else in their lives, is now straining, fraying, and threatening to rot away. To escape his staggering responsibility, Aoshi had no recourse but women and drink. As Yusuke Saito watches him destroy himself, another pursuer appears to reveal his own past crimes. Now multiple cases are intertwining with each other...and only the truth remains hidden, frozen in time.