位于东京都葛饰区的一座公寓内,一具高度腐烂的尸体被人发现。经警方初步查明,死者是来自滋贺县的押谷道子,她的死亡实属他杀。警视厅搜查一课刑警松宫(沟端淳平 饰)调查发现,押谷此次上都是为了拜访并观看学生时代的好友浅居博美(松岛菜菜子 饰)的舞台剧的。虽然浅居有充分的不在场证明,不过她和加贺恭一郎(阿部宽 饰)的合影依然引起松宫的注意。与此同时,在道子遇害公寓的附近,一具焚烧后的尸体被人发现。现场的一件遗物令加贺激动万分,因为这与他多年未曾谋面的母亲有着千丝万缕的关系。两起案件,以及失踪的人,将浅居和加贺再度连接在一起…… 本片根据日本著名推理作家东野圭吾的同名小说改编。Michiko came to Toronto to visit Hiromi, but is instead found murdered. The renter of Michiko's place is missing. The police is having a hard time finding clues and solving the case. There are not any clues and a connection between the dead and absent is not forthcoming. The only hint is an item found near the corpse, but it complicated the matters because it makes the file personal to one of the detectives assigned to the murder.