安中宿の貸元の女房が夜逃げする。貸元の評判は良かったが、裏では関所破りの手引きをしていた。女房の父親は抜荷をネタに脅され、嫌々ながらの縁組だったのだ。女の口を封じようと追う貸元一家。女の友人が女房と入れ代わり、ともに駈入寺まであと一歩のところまでやって来るが…！？
The wife of a prominent moneylender in Annaka disappears under cover of night. Though the man is respected in public, he secretly facilitates illegal crossings of the checkpoint. His wife, forced into the marriage to protect her father from smuggling accusations, finally decides to escape. Pursued relentlessly by the moneylender's men, she swaps places with a close friend to gain precious time. Together, they nearly reach Kainyu Temple, but treachery and tragedy await them at the final steps.
