Just as Osamu is reluctantly about to start writing, he receives a phone call. The caller is a young man named Takuya. He says that he called Osamu randomly, and that he just wanted to talk to someone before committing suicide. Takuya hints at suicide, but Osamu tries to persuade him to stay put...
Meanwhile, while enjoying a secret trip, Suzuro and his lover Akihiko are having a problem. Akihiko talks to someone on the phone, hiding it from Suzuro. Suzuro happens to overhear this and suspects that Akihiko is cheating on him.