Her mother was a call girl recruited from Montreal. Her father, a Yakuza drug dealer. Together they dominated the hospitality industry of Sapporo. After the crushing of a fifty hour Japanese-style work week, the commodities they purveyed, practically sold themselves to weary executives. But did their illicit vocations play a role in an horrific Hokkaido syndicate murder? One of many children, sadly born in hotels each year to homeless parents, her life was destined to be one of upheaval from birth. Later, as a youth, diagnosed with terminal illness, traditional therapies were no longer deemed...