Two years after Michio Iruma (Yutaka Takenouchi) left first criminal court ("Ichikei") of the Tokyo District Court, he now works as a judge at Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture. He currently has an injury case involving Japan's youngest ever Minister of Defense. Meanwhile, Chizuru Sakama (Haru Kuroki) works as a lawyer, following the system of judges' gain other work experience. She is currently working on a case involving a large local company. Her case is located in a neighboring town from where Michio Iruma works. Their two cases seem totally unrelated, but a secret is revealed between the two cases.
