Rune Ballot can be really a prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's found by a casino director called Shell who gives. Renewed by the life, a past that is false, and now a false innocence Shell has given , Ballot feels grateful. But she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, therefore that she does some research about his back to a laptop or computer system. This turns out to be a mistake that will change her entire life. He tries to burn her to death when Shell realizes what she's performed.