After an ownership change, a local newspaper changes names to the Kyoto Times. The newspaper's policy also undergoes a change to focus on increasing readership.
Shinobu Kurogane is a reporter for the Kyoto Times. In the past, she wrote several in-depth investigative articles which won awards. She has a difficult personality and when she works on an article, she is unafraid of anything or anyone. When a story breaks, she will rush to the location regardless of where it is. Due to this tendency, there are now places that are off-limits to her. Shinobu Kurogane is also a divorced single mother. She loves her son, but is poor at expressing her love to her son.
Aliases
- Dekin no Onna - Jiken Kisha Kurogane
- Off Limit Woman: Case Reporter Kurogane
這是她首次挑戰突發記者，角色為京都當地報紙「京都時報」的社會部記者鐵忍布，擁有不偏見不先入為主誓要找出真相的信念，為此不斷到出入禁止的地方採訪，追查隱藏的一切。
和她對立是社會部次長古林千華子(財前直見)，在全國報紙競爭失敗而加入這公司，兩個女人展開鬥爭。還有收購報館的老闆磯村憲吉(小林稔侍)，他為了銷量採取狙擊大眾關注話題的路線，讓很多員工先後離職。此外還有宅間孝行、甲本雅裕、谷内伸也、益岡徹等演出，前田旺志郎演主角的兒子一路。
