To keep her mother alive, she has no choice but to work as a hostess.
A customer forces her to leave with him, but in the parking lot she runs into a funeral procession.
When she sees a faceless figure holding the photograph of a man who smiles eerily at her, she nearly breaks down.
Yet when her life is in danger, that man saves her and leaves a mark on her body.
He tells her, "Wife, we're bound by fate across three lifetimes. I've finally found you. I'll protect you. Once I find my body, we can be together."
Terrified but unable to resist, she begs, "The living and the dead belong to different worlds. Please let me go."
But he smiles even more wickedly than he does in the photograph. He pulls her close and leans over her. "Wife, I'll make sure to take good care of you..."