盛夏の山中で発見された六人の美少年の遺体—自首したのは有名大学の教授であり、日本における蝶研究の権威・榊史朗だった。幼少期から蝶の標本作りを通し、「美を永遠に留める」執念に取り憑かれた男は、最愛の息子までも標本に変えてしまう。芸術と狂気が交錯する衝撃のサスペンス。
The bodies of young boys were found in six cases. Shiro Sakakil, a professor considered Japan's leading expert on butterflies, turns himself in. He has recorded everything in a report published on the Internet, from his motive to the process of his creation. The interrogation proceeds as if tracing his distorted record, leading to a sensational suspense story where beauty and madness intertwine.
有人发现了六个箱子，里面装着的六具男孩尸体。一位被视为日本顶尖蝴蝶专家的大学教授榊史朗向警方自首。他在网上发表过一篇报告，记录了从作案动机到创作过程的所有细节。对他的审讯过程仿佛是在追溯这份扭曲报告的每一步，逐步揭开一个美与疯狂交织的轰动性悬疑故事。
