One such case, the murder of Superintendent Kuroiwa’s ex-wife, has Officer Asako reliving her life in his dreams. And since it appears the only way to pull him out of such a dream is to be touched, Kuroiwa orders him to move in temporarily so he can always be close at hand. But sharing the same space—and the same bed—has Kuroiwa thinking less about his failed marriage and more about his awkward, shy subordinate.