Eyes mark the shape of the city The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner Mari sips her coffee & reads a book but soon her solitude is disturbed a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel & needs Mari's help Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep heavy sleep that is 'too perfect too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months But tonight as the digital clock displays 0000 a hint of life flickers across the television screen in her room even though it's plug has been pulled out Strange nocturnal happenings or a trick of the night?