昔、家を出た息子の居所を教えられ、旅に出た父親と妹は追い剥ぎに遭い、父親だけが殺された。実は兄の話は嘘で、追い剥ぎもグルだったのだ。
現場にいた紋次郎は疲れ切った妹を宿に預けるが…。
A father and younger sister set out on a journey after being told the whereabouts of the estranged son who left home long ago. However, they are ambushed by bandits, and only the father is killed. In truth, the story about the son was a lie, and he was in cahoots with the bandits. Monjirō, who happens to witness the aftermath, takes the exhausted younger sister to an inn for her safety, but…
