Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
A Place In The Household
A home nurse is integrated into a family and cares for its bedridden grandmother. She also helps the two daughters with their exams, establishing a foundation of trust.
Key Events
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Nurse Joins Family Life — A home nurse is treated as a full member of the household.
Location: Family home
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Grandmother Receives Care — The nurse cares for the bedridden grandmother.
Location: Family home
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Exam Help Begins — The nurse helps both daughters prepare for their exams.
Location: Family home
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Trust Grows — The nurse becomes closely connected to the household.
Location: Family home
The Abduction And Revelation
The younger daughter is abducted and later found by police. The discovery that the abductor is the nurse's nephew transforms a private family crisis into a public scandal.
Key Events
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Younger Daughter Disappears — The younger daughter is abducted, disrupting the family.
Location: Unspecified
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Family Faces Uncertainty — The household waits while the missing girl cannot be found.
Location: Family home
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Police Find the Girl — Police eventually locate the abducted daughter.
Location: Unspecified
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Abductor Is Identified — The abductor is revealed to be the nurse's nephew.
Location: Unspecified
Isolation Under Scrutiny
Media attention increasingly targets the nurse and pushes her into social isolation. The older daughter initially remains a source of support and confidence.
Key Events
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Scandal Reaches Public View — The abduction and family connection trigger intense media attention.
Location: Public media space
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Media Frenzy Intensifies — Public scrutiny increasingly surrounds the nurse.
Location: Public media space
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Social Isolation Begins — The scandal gradually drives the nurse away from society.
Location: Unspecified
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Confidante Offers Support — The older daughter initially supports the isolated nurse.
Location: Unspecified
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Private Trust Is Exposed — A secret shared in confidence becomes vulnerable to disclosure.
Location: Unspecified
Betrayal And Ruin
The former confidante turns against the nurse and publicly reveals a secret from her past. The nurse loses both her employment and her fiancé.
Key Events
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Support Turns To Condemnation — The former confidante changes position and denounces the nurse.
Location: Public media space
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Secret Is Publicly Revealed — The nurse's private past is disclosed publicly.
Location: Public media space
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Employment Is Lost — The nurse is forced to quit her position.
Location: Family home
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Engagement Breaks Apart — The nurse is left by her fiancé.
Location: Unspecified
The Birth Of Revenge
After repeated personal and social losses, the nurse's remaining emotional direction becomes revenge. The ending is defined by this destructive impulse.
Key Events
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Trust Completely Collapses — Isolation, public exposure, job loss, and abandonment overwhelm the nurse.
Location: Unspecified
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Desire For Revenge Emerges — The nurse develops a desire for revenge.
Location: Unspecified
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Revenge Shapes The Ending — The story closes with revenge as the nurse's dominant impulse.
Location: Unspecified
Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper to be Ichiko’s own nephew.
