On a rainy night, Atsuko shows up at the front door of Kurata’s apartment. Atsuko tells Kurata about the relationship between her and Minoru Jinguji. She tells him that she doesn’t dislike Minoru, but she never wants to marry someone so she could help the money problems her family has been having. Atsuko asks Kurata if he’d be interested in someone like her, but Kurata tells her that he doesn’t deserve to love someone or to be loved by someone.   …