A girl with a strange mother brings home a new father and stepbrother. She loves photography, and her new stepfather is a photographer. They begin living together and have to overcome many difficulties.

Ryouhei Hayabusa, named after the nearly extinct Peregrine Falcon, no longer sings in public after his chorus teacher removed him from the choir, saying he has a “beast-like” voice. But one day when Saino, a first year, overhears Hayabusa singing, he asks Hayabusa to be the lead singer of his band. Saino then tells Hayabusa that there is a special quality about his voice…After meeting the disillusioned girl Azusa at the beach, Hayabusa immediately falls in love with her. Hayabusa decides to sing again, if not for himself, then at least for she who’s also searching for something.

Jun receives a phone call from his wife Manami telling him that she’s about to give birth, while he’s at the apartment of his mistress Yoko. He promptly breaks up with his mistress and runs out the door to rush his wife to the hospital. Unfortunately, the elevator becomes stuck on the way down, and he’s trapped with three strangers. To pass the time, they decide to share their deepest, darkest secrets. Jun can’t help but be horrified by the criminal acts these seemingly normal people are capable of committing… and getting away with. Will a rescuer ever come, or will they be stuck in this nightmare elevator until they all die?