Superintendent Ryöko Yakushiji and her subordinate, Assistant Inspector Junichirö Izumida of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, launch an investigation after they witness a man waste away from rapid muscular atrophy, emit fumes and die in a mummified state within seconds while in downtown Ginza. Although a clue points to a known religious cult, additional investigation leads them to an amakudari haven which Yakushiji later decides to take down...