Tamiya Iemon (伊右衛門) , a rōnin, is having a heated exchange with his father-in-law, Yotsuya Samon (四谷 査問) , concerning Samon's daughter Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談). After it is suggested by Samon that Iemon and his daughter should separate, the ronin becomes enraged and murders Samon.