Years after she related to him the story of her parents death in a fire for which rightly or wrongly she feels responsible Japanese psychiatrist Dr Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again Back then she lambasted him for being wrong for the job Back then he let slip that she isnt actually crazy Now shes a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese Is Azusa now mentally ill for real Was she back then And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so
