If I had a Nickel Every Time Takako Matsu was Suspected of Killing Her Husband in a Drama, I’d Have Two…Which Isn’t a Lot, But it’s Weird That It Happened Twice!!

Matsu Takako and Abe Sadao in Shiwase na Kekkon

Just caught the first episode of the drama “Shiawase na Kekkon~ Their Marriage” , starring Abe Sadao as Kotaro Harada,  a lawyer and TV personality who boasts himself as a lifelong bachelor…

That is, until by chance he bumps into the seemingly carefree Nella Suzuki (Takako Matsu) who sweeps him off his feet with her charm and innocence…and ultimately, into a happy married life!

But there is something odd about Nella that Kotaro can’t quite put his finger on,  and when he sees her meeting up with a dapper young man in secret and mentioning not a word about it to him, he begins to suspect the worst! 

Worried that she may be cheating on him, Kotaro finally finds and confronts the man, and, when asked to explain his business with his wife, gets a BOMBSHELL of information about her!

The man’s name is Kurokawa (Yosuke Sugino), and, far from being a cheating lover as Kotaro had suspected, is actually a DETECTIVE on the POLICE force keeping tabs on Nella…for suspicion of MURDERING her ex- husband some years ago!!

The case has been closed for some years now, but due to the urging of the detective, has been re-opened for investigation!!

Harada can’t believe what he is hearing. But as he learns about the case, his happily married life in now thrown into doubt and chaos. And though he wants to believe in his wife, there are so many things about her that he doesn't know....

What decision he will ultimately make regarding the police and his dear wife? Only time will tell!

HAHAHA, yeah, my first thought was, “This is like the set-up for “Quartet”, Takako’s excellent ensemble drama from 2017, where her character of Maki Maki was suspected of killing her husband, too! And though I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone out there who might NOT have seen Quartet yet, I will say that I’d bet donuts to dollars that we get the exact same outcome at the end of Shiawase na Kekkon that we did with Quartet…

I'm up to episode 2 and so far it's been really intriguing!!!