数十年来经营床上用品店铺的寺岛吉太郎（柄本明 饰），在新世纪中不得不面临大卖场廉价商品的强烈冲击。店铺举步维艰，他对周遭的一切也感到厌倦。这天，一名女子不期走入寺岛的店铺，让这个颇有些死气沉沉的老年人眼前一亮。对方名叫杉田理惠子（尾野真千子 饰），是某酒店理发馆的职员。她绰约典雅，美而不俗。从第一眼看到她，吉太郎便被对方深深迷住。在此之后，吉太郎登门拜访，大献殷勤，当得知理惠子希望早日开一家属于自己的理发店时，他不惜拿出全部积蓄只为换得美人一笑。体力不支而家底渐罄，吉太郎直觉感到对方离开自己的日子越来越近，而在此期间，理惠子重逢儿时的青梅竹马川添直树（小泽征悦 饰），他们彼此心中藏着一个不能说出的秘密…… 　　本片根据松本清张的原作改编。 ©豆瓣

Rieko Sugita, a young and beautiful hairdresser who happens to visit a bedding shop owned by Yoshitaro (Emoto) and the latter becomes so besotted with her that they begin an affair without his wife's knowledge. On the other hand, Rieko hates her late mother (Fueki Yuko) for sleeping around with other men but is actually following in her footsteps by sleeping with men for money. One day, she reunites with her first love Naoki (Ozawa) who has become an assistant professor and shares a dark secret with her. Soon, the romance between them is rekindled. However, Yoshitaro who has lost his fortune and is about to lose Rieko, becomes consumed by jealousy which brings Rieko, Naoki and him to the point of no return. -- Dorama World

『松本清張〜坂道の家』。2014年12月6日（21:00-23:06）、テレビ朝日系列で「松本清張二夜連続ドラマスペシャル」の第一夜として放送。本ドラマオリジナルストーリーとして、杉田りえ子の過去を描いている。