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Father, do you have any last words?

Do you have any last words?

Everyone is waiting

to hear your last words, father.

I do have

his will with me.

According to the wish of Mr. Sahei,

when all the kindred are gathered together,

I shall announce his will.

He has passed away.

Excuse me.

Where is Nasu Hotel?

Walk straight here and turn right at the corner.

Turn left when you see the first junction, then

turn right again. The third house on your right.

There is a signboard in front of the house.

Although it's called Hotel, it's just an old motel.

It's okay for me. I don't think if it's dirty too.

Someone asked me to stay in that hotel.

I am working at the hotel.

Song of the century, song of the heart, Tokyo... Hey!

Please write down your name and address.

The police are rather annoying nowadays.

Kindaichi Kosuke.

That's a weird name.

This is beautiful...

Country has fallen, but rivers and mountains remain...

What about the meals? Do you have any meal coupon?

I am starving. It'll be crowded at night.

Please take care of this. I think it should be enough.

How long do you plan to stay here?

Well...

How long am I gonna stay...

Attorney Furudate's office.

Mr. Kindaichi?

Welcome back.

Yes... yes...

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I am Wakabayashi who sent you letter.

All right. I will arrive at your place in 30 minutes.

We shall talk about the details later.

Hey, is that the mansion of Inugami?

Yes.

We all called him Inugami-sama.

I heard the founder Mr. Sahei...

passed away 7 months ago.

That's right.

His funeral was huge.

People living in this neighbourhood

are grown under the protection of Inugami Medicine.

Is that woman one of Inugamis too?

She is Ms. Tamayo.

She is not a relative of Inugami-sama,

I heard she is the offspring of his benefactor.

That's why she stays in Inugami mansion too.

And she is very pretty.

Really, is she a looker?

Then I should watch carefully.

Help! Someone help!

Where is the back door?

Saruzo!

Hey, come over here.

Please keep this boat balance

and bring it to the shore.

Someone made a hole at the bottom of the boat.

Mr. Kindaichi, right?

Yes.

You have a guest.

Thanks.

Wait... wait a minute.

Haru, what does he do for a living?

He has a binocular.

What is it?

He's dead.

Do you know him?

Mr. Wakabayashi.

Police chief...

Oh, welcome.

I'd like to see Kindaichi Kosuke.

Do you know me, Mr. Furudate?

Not really.

He is an important witness in Wakabayashi's murder case.

Such a frivolous man.

When I asked his occupation, he said he is a private detective.

How dare he say so!

But it's true.

Did Wakabayashi ask you to do this?

The letter was sent together with this book.

In the letter, it stated that "Something big

might happen to the Inugamis soon.

This will be a blood battle."

Even if something might happen,

why would Wakabayashi know?

It reminds me of something.

What is it?

We keep the will of Inugami Sahei

in the safe of our office.

But...

I think someone might have seen it.

Do you think Wakabayashi had seen it?

Only Wakabayashi and I could open the safe.

But I don't know how much he had read.

The anatomy showed that there is toxic in the liver of the victim.

Liver?

Was here anything weird about the will?

Really weird indeed.

Mr. Kindaichi.

Yes.

I'd like to ask you...

to investigate this case for me.

Really? That'd be a great help!

I was worried no one would cover my expenses

since Wakabayashi is not around anymore.

Thank you.

Nice working with you.

Why wasn't the will being read out at that time?

He had nine family members.

I could not read the will because one of them was absent.

And there is another person, although not a relative...

Ms. Nomomiya Tamayo was there too.

She knows the Inugamis for a long time.

Ms. Tamayo?

Why?

Oh, nothing.

Who was absent?

Sukekiyo, the son of his eldest daughter Matsuko.

Sukekiyo joined the army and went overseas.

He is still alive but didn't come back.

What happen to him now?

Half a month ago, someone told me

He was demobilized at Hakata.

Then?

Ms. Matsuko went to pick him up right away.

But both of them haven't returned at all.

How many children did Sahei-sama have?

Sahei-sama didn't get married in his life.

He had 3 daughters.

The eldest daughter Matsuko grew up in the mansion.

The second daughter, Takeko.

Takeko was living in Tokyo,

but Matsuko asked her to return to Nasu.

Her son Suketake and daughter Sayoko came along.

Mom.

Isn't this belonged to Aunt Matsuko?

She might be upset if you play it without her permission.

By the way, what happened to Aunt Matsuko?

Suketake, Sayoko,

she is always impulsive.

What important is the will.

I will wait no matter how long it takes.

The third daughter is called Umeko.

She came from Osaka.

She has a son, Suketomo.

Suketomo,

how is your relation with Sayoko going?

Not bad. I do it for dad and mom.

Stop being eccentric!

Sayoko should be able to get a big portion of legacy.

It'd be a lot of money combining ours.

Isn't it?

Toranosuke, Takeko's husband,

is the branch manager of Inugami Medicine in Tokyo.

Koukichi, Umeko's husband, is the branch manager in Osaka.

This is boring.

I only planned to stay for a few days.

Never thought we have to wait for so long.

It's better to stay here

than a hectic place like Tokyo.

That's right. You need patience in life.

It looks like you don't care much about the content of the will.

Yeah.

Dad.

Aunt Matsuko might come back with Sukekiyo tonight.

Really?

Only we go to meet them?

What is Matsuko thinking?

And even make a big deal out of it.

She asked us to wait for her at the back door.

Welcome back.

Only two of you come, right?

Yes.

Who is he?

Sukekiyo.

Come with me.

The guest is here.

Let me introduce, this is Kindaichi Kosuke.

Wakabayashi passed away. So he accompanies me to come here.

Of course I get the permission from the lady.

Mr. Furutake,

So...

please start.

I shall read out the will now.

Before this, I need to ask Ms. Matsuko,

whether the man over there

is really Sukekiyo.

I am not questioning you,

but can I have a look at his face?

What do you mean?

Do you suspect

this is not the real Sukekiyo?

That's not what I mean...

What do the rest of you think?

This is improper.

What do you think, Umeko?

Should we ask him to take off the veil

and show his face?

Of course.

What about you?

Don't keep quiet. Say something.

Sukekiyo, take off the veil!

Sukekiyo was wounded seriously

fighting the battle for the country.

That's why he has to wear the mask.

Sukekiyo,

show your face

to these cruel people!

Sukekiyo, enough.

Mr. Furudate,

you should have no suspicion now, do you?

I can guarantee

he is Sukekiyo.

So,

please read the will now.

Okay then.

I shall start reading now.

First,

All the property of Inugami

and three heirlooms, the axe, harp and chrysanthemum,

are transferred to Ms. Nomomiya

Tamayo under the following conditions.

What? Tamayo would get the legacy?

Second, Nomomiya Tamayo must marry

one of the three grandsons

of Inugamni Sahei.

Tamayo can make her own choice among them.

If she does not marry anyone of them,

she would lose her inheritance.

Third,

if none of them are not willing to marry Tamayo

or he is dead,

three of them would lose their relevant inheritance.

Tamayo can marry anyone else.

Fourth,

once Tamayo loses her inheritance,

Sukekiyo, Suketake and Suketomo will inherit the legacy.

The legacy will be divided into five.

Each of them will get a share.

The remaining two shares

will be given to Aonuma Shizuma, the son of Aonuma Kikuno

Aonuma...

Kikuno?!

Fifth,

if Tamayo, Sukekiyo, Suketake and Suketomo are dead,

the legacy of Inugami will be inherited by Aonuma Shizuma.

No way! You are lying!

This will is a fake!

No!

Someone forged this will to get the legacy of Inugami!

As the lawyer and advisor of Inugamis...

This is just a piece of paper!

This will is legally valid.

- Shut up! - When Inugami set this will...

This is a fake will!

Every word in this will is true and you must comply.

There is no way this will is true

if he didn't leave anything to his daughters.

What kind of lawyer are you?

Umeko,

how can we let a non-related woman inherit the legacy?

That's right.

What kind of nonsense is this...

What about us?

Now we have to wait for Ms. Tamayo to make the decision.

- I'm too heartbroken for tears! - That's right.

Listen.

Don't just blame on Tamayo.

Aonuma Kikuno and Shizuma have occupied a big share too.

Shut up! Don't mention them at all!

How could he? My name wasn't even mentioned in the will!

Stop crying!

You are not the only one being neglected, Sayoko!

I seldom see you be so emotional.

Why is it?

How can you remain calm?

Stop crying, Sayoko.

You must be calm under this situation.

If Suketake gets to marry Tamayo,

we'd get the legacy.

I was upset though.

Excuse me.

Now you even plan a plot on us, huh?

Yeah, I believe so.

One fifth of the legacy is a big amount too.

You might be able to build a few high-rise buildings in Osaka.

You are optimistic, huh?

Is it okay for you

to let Tamayo gets 4 times of that amount?

That's odd.

What is?

Why does Aonuma Shizuma have inheritance?

That's right.

Father was 50 years old odd.

Giving his legacy

to the son of a worker in his factory?

Oh, it's you...

Mr. Furudate.

About the content of will yesterday...

What about it?

In danger.

Who?

Ms. Tamayo.

You mean, someone might try to kill her?

Or on the contrary.

On the contrary?

The murderer might make himself looks like a victim.

It's a common occurrence.

Someone like you

always have to suspect everyone, huh?

Why are human beings so cold-hearted...

By the way, Suketake and Suketomo

have something to show us.

They asked us to go the Nasu Shinto at once.

Everyone come here to leave their hand prints

before they go to a battle

and it'd be kept in this shrine

to pray for their fortunes of war.

Why is this for?

I want to prove if that man in mask

is the real Sukekiyo.

No two persons have same fingerprint in this world.

Ask that man to make a hand print

and compare with it.

I'd like to ask Mr. Furudate to witness that

this was indeed the hand print of Sukekiyo

before he left for the war.

You are also wondering

whether that man is the real Sukekiyo too,

aren't you?

Of course.

But his mother Ms. Matsuko is so sure...

You don't know Aunt Matsuko.

If Sukekiyo is dead,

she has no way to get the legacy.

Do you think about this your own?

No, Shinto priest told us about it,

and we thought it might be useful.

Thank you for your concern.

I had forgotten about it.

But someone told me the hand print

of Sukekiyo should be kept here.

Who was that?

Ms. Tamayo.

Huh, Ms. Tamayo?

Do you remember this pocket watch?

Grandpa Sahei told me

to give it to my husband when I grow up.

So he asked me to keep it.

It's broken,

Now I need someone to fix it.

The pocket watch was broken during the war.

Only Sukekiyo managed to fix it.

I have been waiting for you since the demobilization.

Can you fix it for me?

My hands are not skilful now. Maybe next time.

Who is it? The door is open.

Do you have vacant room?

Aunt,

so you won't let Sukekiyo prove it?

How many times do you want me to say?

His face has changed, but he is definitely Sukekiyo!

Sister,

why don't you just let him make a print

to clear up the suspicion?

What do you think, Umeko?

I agree.

It'll be even doubtful

if you refuse to do it.

Sukekiyo, although aunt disagrees,

but this is about you.

Are you going to prove it or not?

Sukekiyo

is the eldest grandson of Inugami.

In the old days, he'd be called young master.

Your master.

But you...

I won't

let you insult my son like this!

Even if he wants, I won't let him do it!

Sukekiyo, let's go.

Hey, trying to run away?

Excuse me.

Please register here.

Please write it for me.

Me?

Just write what I say.

That wouldn't be proper.

Why?

Well...

I don't know how to write.

What is it?

Nothing.

That young man doesn't know how to write.

Forget about the registration,

he has scar on his face.

He even wears scarf in the room.

Would the rent be a problem?

Yeah.

You better check it out.

Do you have to go out at this late hour? Where are you going?

I have something to do.

Good morning, this is police department.

No...

Please come over at once, Kindaichi.

A police called and told me...

The prediction of Wakabayashi has come true!

- You are not allowed to enter! - Excuse me, please let me enter.

Oh, please let him come in.

Mr. Kindaichi, this is bad.

- What happened, Mr. Furudate? - Suketake is murdered!

What?

Please come at once!

Don't get too close to the doll.

Saruzo made the Kiku dolls.

Sahei-sama liked it a lot, so he made it every year.

This year, he made the Kikuhata, third

scene of Three Scrolls of Kiichi Hougen...

Watch carefully, Kindaichi, do you get it?

When I take a closer look,

the dolls look like the family members of Inugami.

That is... Suketake!

Who found the victim?

Saruzo.

Let me see Suketake!

Suketake is dead! There's no way for you to see him!

Mom, calm down!

Don't be stupid!

I want to kill the murderer!

Stop it, Takeko!

Don't stop me!

I could understand how upset Takeko must be now.

But why did the head of the doll get changed?

It took a lot of effort to do it.

Senba.

Yes, sir.

I think the murderer killed Suketake here,

cut his head and threw the body into the lake.

We have to find the body in the lake.

Easy for you to say.

I found this.

Do you recognize the brooch?

Yes.

Whose is it?

It belonged to Ms. Tamayo.

Maybe she lost it here before yesterday.

No. I remember clearly

Ms. Tamayo wore this in the Shinto yesterday.

Now...

I shall ask Sukekiyo to make the hand print.

I was hot-headed

and refused it.

I never thought things would have become this way.

And...

now it looks like it's Sakukiyo and I who were to blame.

Sukekiyo wants to do this.

This...

belongs to you, right?

Yes, where did you find it?

At the crime scene.

You went to observatory last night, didn't you?

What happened?

Well...

I...

I went to meet Suketake at observatory last night

to discuss something with him.

Sorry, I'm late.

You never ask me to meet you alone.

I didn't believe it at first.

There's fingerprint of Sukekiyo on the surface of the pocket watch.

Please compare it to the hand print in Shinto.

I never thought you'd do me this favour.

I just want to clear up the suspicion on Sukekiyo

as soon as possible.

I know this is none of my business.

I'd get it validated by tomorrow.

Do you suspect

that man isn't the real Sukekiyo too?

Good night then.

Tamayo.

Who would you choose among three of us?

I love you for a long time. It has nothing to do with the legacy.

I haven't thought about it yet. Excuse me.

No!

Be my woman.

Be my woman!

No...

Saruzo.

I'll kill you if you do this again.

I left the observatory with the help of Saruzo.

Is that all?

Yes.

Did you make the report?

Yes.

All right.

Hey, Senba.

The boat used to shift the body

and the murder weapon was found

at Kannon Cape at the north side of the lake.

Who made the call?

A patrolman just called.

The boat has the sign of Inugami.

Saruzo is the servant in charge of the boat.

He never mentioned to us

that a boat was missing.

It was Saruzo who found the head of the victim.

The last person who saw Suketake...

were Tamayo and Saruzo.

Tamayo's confession was rather vague.

And there was no other witness.

What is the relationship between Tamayo and Saruzo?

Saruzo was adopted

by Sahei 10 years ago...

and has been staying with Inugamis ever since.

He joined the army during the war.

But I am not too sure about his background.

Sahei did ask Saruzo to protect Tamayo

with his life before he died.

The other servants always talk about Saruzo behind his back.

Then it's logical

to say that he might kill for Tamayo.

I see.

I get it now.

Tamayo and Saruzo are the criminals.

Senba, follow two of them.

Chief.

What is it?

The owner of the hotel at Kannon Cape

provided some funny clues.

Follow me.

Let's go there now.

Do you mind if I come along?

You should stay here and wait for the report of fingerprints.

Really?

Go with them, Kindaichi.

I can wait here.

This car is terrible.

Yeah.

The army of occupation sold it to you, right?

Here we are.

So this is Kashiwaya.

Excuse me, we are the police.

Someone who looked like a demobilized

soldier stayed here last night?

Yes. He was rather funny.

Oh, did he cover his face?

Yes.

Show me the registration book.

What is it written?

Yamada Saburo...

Who wrote this?

It's not written by him.

Did you write this?

No, it was written by my wife.

Yes, I wrote it.

When did that man arrive here?

8pm last night.

Then he went out at 10pm

and came back around 12.

He left here 5am this morning.

If there was a man in army uniform involved,

we have to start the investigation right from the beginning.

The demobilized soldier

was staying here, right?

He was here between 8 to 10pm.

Really?

At that time, the Inugamis

were arguing about the hand prints.

Chief Todoroki, it means

there are two men wearing a mask.

Two men?

I am Furudate.

Please come in.

May we?

Yes.

Let me introduce, this is Fujisaki.

He is in charge of the fingerprint matching.

Really?

So, Mr. Fujisaki.

Okay.

So...

I shall announce the result of the checking.

Without using any obscure terms,

I shall tell the result straight away.

Both the hand prints match.

It means,

this young man over here...

is Sukekiyo indeed.

The prints are the best evidence.

You like smoking, huh?

Yes.

Do Ms. Matsuko and Ms. Takeko smoke too?

My elder sister smokes too. Why?

Nothing.

Mom, don't you find it weird?

Everyone must be exhausted.

It has been a long day.

Let's take a good rest.

Tamayo, can I talk to you?

Please don't choose Suketomo to be your husband.

There are only two candidates left after my brother died.

One of them

has a face that you can't even look at.

That's why I'm worried.

Tamayo,

I am pregnant.

Is it...?

Yes.

It is Suketomo's child.

Tamayo, let me say the last time.

If you choose Suketomo,

I will hate you for the rest of my life.

I am fine.

What was that?

Let's go and have a look.

It's Sukekiyo.

Please lend me the torch light.

Is he dead?

No, he just passes out.

Who knocked him down?

What is it?

Nothing,

- And then? - Yes.

The death time of victim Inugami Suketake

was between 11 to 12pm in the afternoon.

The murder weapon was stabbed from his back.

What kind of murder weapon?

Something like a pair scissors.

Scissors?

Scissors that used to shape trees or cut flowers.

If it was a flower scissors, it might belong to a woman...

The murder prepared both the scissors and

the firewood knife to cut off the head.

You may also say there were two different

people who used them respectively.

You mean, it was not only one murder?

That is possible too.

And...

was the gold pocket watch found in the coat of the victim?

No.

Tamayo said she passed the watch to Suketake at the observatory.

I knew she was lying.

I don't think a looker like her would lie.

Listen here.

There are only two kinds of humans.

Good and evil.

Flower scissors?

That's right. Flower scissors.

According to the witness of a servant,

you have borrowed the flower scissors of Ms. Matsuko.

Do you have it with you?

Well...

ls there a problem?

You mean,

you didn't see it

during the wake of Suketake?

Did you have it with you the day before?

The day Suketake got murdered.

What is it with the flower scissors?

In fact, we have found out

the murder weapon that killed Suketake was a flower scissors.

Are you saying I am the murderer?

That's terrible! I won't forgive you for accusing me!

Calm down, lady.

We are looking for the murderer

and we hope you could help us.

I have been helping people all my life.

How come you are here? I have been looking for you.

What is it about?

The police chief and Kindaichi are here.

They have something important to tell.

They ask us to go back at once.

I'll go back now.

Don't use your boat. The chief is impatient.

Then what about this boat?

I'll ask someone to come and get it later.

Come on up.

All right then.

Who... who is it?

Say something!

Have you finished eating?

Yes. It was delicious.

I made all of them.

Which one did you like?

The raw egg.

What?! How could you...

Didn't you promise me not to come here?

It's chaos in the Inugami family now.

I'm sure you've heard of it.

It must be hard for you.

This is the last time. Leave here at once.

I will do as you say.

This might be the last time we meet in this lifetime.

Take care.

Mr. Kindaichi, I need to clean the room.

Is there a university in this town?

Yes, there is.

Really?

The professor of the university comes here once in a while

to play chess with the owner of the hotel.

That's great.

Why?

Can you do me a favour?

I need you to check something for me.

Be the assistant of a detective?

According to the biography of Sahei,

The business of Inugami Medicine had huge improvement

during the wartime like wars of Nisshin, Nichiro, and World War I.

Did they produce narcotics?

Mustard seed.

Opium and heroin could be abstracted

from mustard seed.

Mr. Sahei got special permission

of making them.

Army was the heavy buyer

of these narcotics.

The narcotics of Inugami are weapons

equal to bombs and guns on the battlefield.

Saruzo?

Yes.

You are Saruzo, right?

Are you in boathouse right now?

Tamayo is now in an empty house at Toyohama.

Do you know the first mansion of Inugamis?

Tamayo is in coma. Please come at once.

Don't let the others know.

Come by yourself.

Hey, you...

Goharu...

Goharu.

I have been waiting for you.

Thank you.

You must be starving. Have some more.

Did you get to meet the professor?

Yes.

Great.

Have some more.

Did the professor write this message?

That's right.

I see.

The toxic is an alkaloid compound.

Have some more.

Shape like a white crystal.

The murder put toxic in the smoke.

This is a funny compound.

Funny?

What else did the professor say?

He said it's impossible to do analysis now

since there are components distilled from herbs.

I see.

Continue to eat.

Did he mention if this has anything to do with mustard?

He said this toxic is similar to the

structure of hydrochloric morphine.

Really?

Continue to eat.

What is it?

Don't you want to eat anymore?

I have no time to eat at all.

Really?

Bill, please.

- Let me pay for it. - No.

I should pay for what I eat.

I said no. Let me buy you this meal to thank you.

Master, sorry to disturb you.

I didn't get to practice much since

I was sick most of the time last year.

Let's start now.

Can I start playing from the beginning?

Of course.

How come

she still has the mood to play Harp with people dying?

Where is Suketomo? How come he's not back yet?

Where have you been?

Is it Sukekiyo?

I head you were demobilized.

You must have suffered a lot.

It's late to say now,

I heard calamities have happened in your family.

I feel sorry for you.

It's okay.

This world is full of calamities.

Only bad things reported in the newspapers.

A blind woman like me

don't really bother about it.

That's why I live a happier life.

Sayoko.

The rain is heavy.

Suketomo has been missing since last night.

Now that you mention it,

the last time I saw him was yesterday. Let me look for him.

Suketomo is not a rat,

why would he hide in a room like this?

Give me your hand.

Thank you, I'm fine.

This is cruel...

Sir, this is not the crime scene.

So the murderer moved the body again!

That's right. Because none of the tiles is broken.

It's the string of Harp.

Was he strangled to death?

Maybe it was made to look like he was strangled.

After chrysanthemum is Harp.

Chief, this is your responsibility!

When you suspected that I was the murderer,

the real murderer killed my son!

I'm sure Tamayo is the murderer!

How could you simply say that?

You're disturbing the investigation.

Do you believe what she said?

Did Suketomo look like

someone who would try drug rape?

I am his mother. I know him well!

Tamayo lied to protect herself!

She doesn't have the strength

to bring the body to the rooftop.

Saruzo did that.

Sister Matsuko,

are you happy now?

I'm sure you are.

Both Suketake and Suketomo are dead.

Only left your son Sukekiyo.

Everything goes as you will.

Chief,

is it true that there was a string

strangled at the neck of Suketomo?

Yes.

But the weapon that strangled him

should be a much thicker rope.

Chrysanthemum at first,

this time is Harp.

Which means...

The axe...

The Harp...

Chrysanthemum...

What are you trying to say?

Sister Matsuko,

in order to revenge for Suketomo and Suketake,

I will tell that incident right now.

Three of us have different mothers.

None of them get to become the official wife of our father.

They were just three women

who were kept like toys by the man.

But our father had sex relationship

with a woman younger than us.

She is a worker in our factory, Aonuma Kikuno.

Kikuno gave birth to a son.

And father have given the three heirlooms of Inugami,

the axe, harp and chrysanthemum to him.

We couldn't forgive that.

In order to get the heirlooms back,

three of us went to the village they stayed.

Three heirlooms are used to revenge.

Takeko and the others thought it

has something to do with the murders.

But what they did was terrible.

Desire is rather fearful.

Right, Senba?

Yes.

Mr. Furudate,

where have Kikuno and her son gone?

Kikuno went to Toyama to look for her relative.

After a while, she died of sickness.

What a poor woman.

I heard Shizuma joined the army.

But there is no news of him ever since.

Really?

I get it now.

The demobilized soldier must be Aonuma

Shizuma, who is also the murderer!

In order to get the legacy,

he killed one after another. Senba!

Yes sir.

Send a hue and cry on him.

Yes sir.

Axe, harp and mum were derived from

Nomomiya Dainishinkan Shinto few generations ago.

People make the gold axe, harp and

mum to be the treasure of the Shinto.

When Inugami Sahei first founded his company,

Dainishinkan gave them to him as a gift.

They are usually kept in the Shinto, right?

Yes.

What is this?

Good things keep coming.

The blessing has become a curse now.

What I'm concerned now, there's the axe left.

You mean, another murder case is going to happen?

Oyama-sama, in order to stop it from happening,

can you please tell me the relationship

of Nomomiya Daini and the Inugamis?

Me?

I couldn't believe at first about

what happened to Tamayo.

I kept my mouth shut

and never mention it to anyone.

I only tell you.

When I checked on this old book,

it stated the abnormal relationship

between Mr. Sahei and Nomomiya Daini.

Although Nomomiya Daini-sama had a wife,

he never liked a woman.

That's why Sahei was favoured by Daini.

Sometime later, Sahei slept with Haruyo,

the virgin wife of Daini.

They had a child called Noriko.

She was the mother of Tamayo.

That's why Mr. Sahei

cared so much about Tamayo.

Because she is his real granddaughter.

The financial giant in Shinshu

had an unknown past.

Mr. Furudate, in my opinion,

the murder cases happened right now

were all planned by Sahei.

Kindaichi...

Sahei passed away 7 months ago.

How could he...

That's right.

I wonder why I think that way...

The woman he loved most was the wife of his benefactor.

Sahei managed to accumulated money, women and power.

It's all because of the greed of human.

Tamayo, have you made up your mind?

Since Suketake and Suketomo are dead,

only Sukekiyo could marry you now.

So,

tell me your answer now.

Why are you not talking?

You have no other way now.

I refuse.

What?!

Do you know what you are talking about?

You'd lose your inheritance

if you don't get married with Sukekiyo.

Aunt Matsuko,

his man is not Sukekiyo.

Sukekiyo!

Mom...

I am Sukekiyo.

Where have you been?

I have been looking for you.

I want to talk to you.

Let's go to the warehouse.

Come on.

Sukekiyo.

How dare she say you are not my son?!

That's crazy!

Tamayo was lying.

What am I thinking?

Right, Sukekiyo?

Say something.

What Tamayo said was true.

Your favourite Sukekiyo

was missing.

Then who are you?

Well,

I am Aonuma Shizuma.

The son of Aunoma Kikuno

whom you and your sisters insulted. Shizuma!

My mom died when I was nine.

She was still cursing you before she died.

I have sworn

I must revenge

to the Inugamis.

I want to revenge for my mother!

Isn't this like a comeuppance?

I met your son Sukekiyo on the battlefield.

I approached him

on the battlefield in Burma.

We have the similar face and view

from the back. We became close friends.

Your son is a good man.

The war became drastic. Our troop lost a lot of soldiers.

His troop completely collapsed.

I was disfigured and barely survived.

At the time, it was my hatred towards

the Inugamis kept me hanging on.

I made a decision then.

I would return to Inugami family as Sukekiyo.

That's interesting. I want to play too.

Be careful.

Hey, lift it up.

I can't see his face. Cleanse it with water.

Was it really the body of Sukekiyo?

Yes.

His head was chopped by an axe.

The murderer has completed the revenge of axe, harp and mum.

Kindaichi, why are you in a rush?

I just read the papers.

Yes, Sukekiyo is dead.

Where have you been?

You didn't return to your hotel last night, did you?

Yes.

Chief, can you get me the fingerprints

of the right hand of the victim?

You too?

Tamayo said the same thing.

Tamayo?

The hand print we got earlier did

match the hand print kept in Shinto.

That's the problem!

Do you have result yet?

This is weird.

It's totally different from the hand print in Shinto.

So the victim was not Inugami Sukekiyo.

Yes.

He was replaced.

What?

By using the mask,

the murderer switched between the real person and the faker.

Who was the victim this morning?

I think he might be Shizuma.

Really?

All right. I get it.

So Sukekiyo is the criminal.

Sukekiyo?

Don't come to me.

I killed them.

Suketake, Suketomo and Shizuma...

I killed all of them.

Sukekiyo!

I am wanted now.

There is no way for me to run.

I know I made a lot of mistakes.

Just imagine I died during the war.

Before I turn myself in,

I just want to see you one last time.

You should abandon

the identity of Inugami.

Forget about everything and live a new life.

All right?

You follow me here.

I can understand your dander.

But don't worry.

I have decided

to stay away from you guys.

What are you doing?

It's too late to ask me to return now!

Police! Hey!

Sukekiyo!

Sorry to ask you to come all the way here.

Did Sukekiyo come to you just now?

I am Inugami Sukekiyo, the serial killer of all the murder cases.

I make the confession now.

I think

Sukekiyo must have broken up with you.

That's right.

Tamayo, you knew

the body in the lake was not Sukekiyo.

I might have mistaken others,

but definitely not him.

You threaten Shizuma

to kill Suketake and Suketomo for you.

You promised to give him a huge amount of money

when you inherit the legacy.

Was that right?

Yes.

And you killed Shizuma

because you were arguing about the money?

No.

Did you plan to kill Shizuma right from the beginning?

You had that in mind right from the beginning.

Of course not.

On the contrary, you were threaten by Shizuma.

Isn't that right, Sukekiyo?

You couldn't be the murderer of all the murder cases.

The murder case

of Wakabayashi happened on April 19,

No...

But you only arrived here on April 21.

I mean, I killed the three family members of Inugami.

Chief,

did you hear what he said?

Unconsciously, he admitted

he was the demobilized soldier appeared at Kashiwaya.

Yes.

When you were demobilized at Hakata,

you knew from newspapers that

there was a fake Sukekiyo in Inugami family.

You switched your identity with that man.

In order to make everything easier,

you covered your face when you went to kashiwaya.

At 10pm that night,

you sneaked into Inugami mansion

and found the fake Sukekiyo.

As you expected, the fake Sukekiyo was Aonuma Shizuma.

Shizuma insisted to revenge.

Both of you

must have a big argument then.

Both of you hid yourselves when Suketake appeared.

Soon, Tamayo came too.

It was just like what Tamayo told us.

And...

after Tamaya and Saruzo left, Suketake was killed.

Both of you witnessed the whole process.

Sukekiyo, it means

you saw the face of the murderer.

You mean...

This man is not the murderer?

You wrote the confession letter

to cover up for the murderer.

You shouldn't keep the secret anymore.

Besides,

maybe telling the truth

is a way of redemption for the murderer.

This is Kindaichi.

Please come in.

Sorry for disturbing you.

May I help you?

Yes.

You know the body found in the lake

was not Sukekiyo, right?

Yes.

I was informed about it.

The police have arrested Sukekiyo.

Where is Sukekiyo?

Sukekiyo has become the suspect of

the serial murder cases of Inugamis.

Ridiculous.

There is no way Sukekiyo is a murderer.

Indeed. Sukekiyo is not the murderer.

The murderer is...

you.

Do you have any proof to say that?

It's you...

who asked Wakabayashi to read the will.

Me?

Although you bought off Wakabayashi,

he got afraid after reading the content.

That's why he asked me for help.

Shut up! Who do you think you are?

Admit it, you asked Wakabayashi...

How dare you enter someone's house as you like?

You are not even a police.

First,

when Wakabayashi was killed,

I went to the harbour of Hakata.

Yeah.

That's why I was confused.

A criminal could commit a crime

without getting near to the victim.

I went to visit your mother

at Iwaki Village yesterday.

I got to know your address from Mr. Furudate.

Because I'd like to know more details about Inugami Sahei.

Your mother

kept asking money from you.

She saw it at the station by accident...

that you passed cigarettes to Wakabayashi.

That was the day you went off to Hakata.

She is not my mother.

No one would believe

a word she says.

After you killed Wakabayashi,

you killed Suketake too.

Do you know on that night,

Sukekiyo was hiding underneath the observatory?

Sukekiyo?

He and Shizuma.

You were watching Suketake...

You approached him once Tamayo and Saruzo left.

Sukekiyo...

After you left, Shizuma threatened Sukekiyo

to do everything he says

if he doesn't want others to know his mother was a murderer.

From that day onwards,

Sukekiyo became the accomplice to Shizuma.

This could help your mother.

The crueller it is the better.

No one would have doubted a woman did this.

On the second day,

when you saw Suketake's head

on the doll,

you must be shocked, huh?

The murder has no idea who the accomplices are...

is one of the characters in this case.

You, Takeko and Umeko

are fighting over the legacy by all means.

In order to let your son Sukekiyo

gets married with Tamayo,

and occupy the legacy, you decided to kill.

But do you know that...

Tamayo is actually

the granddaughter of Mr. Sahei?

Noriko, the mother of Tamayo,

was the child of

Haruyo Nomomiya and Sahei.

That's what I think.

You have accomplished

something Sahei had always wanted to do.

Let me...

Please let me see Sukekiyo!

Let me...

Please let me see Sukekiyo!

Mother...

Thank God you are all right...

When I heard

your troop collapsed in Burma,

I didn't want to live anymore.

But I must not let you die alone.

That's the belief that has been supporting me.

God must have heard my prayers.

I...

I didn't see you

for 5 years.

I could never forget

the day I saw you off to Nagano.

Sukekiyo,

why didn't you come back earlier

since you are alive?

It was my neglect

that caused the collapse of my troop.

I have no face to return to Japan.

I missed you so much

until I made a huge mistake.

I had mistaken Shizuma as you.

Forgive me...

That was an accident.

An accidental accident.

A few accidents happened together.

Everyone,

everything happened here was accumulated by the accidents.

But you need outstanding wisdom

to put all these accidents together.

Aonumo Shizuma

got this wisdom through the training in army.

It must be useful on the battlefield.

When he was asked for hand print,

Shizuma thought he has to let the cat out of the bag this time.

So he switched identities with Sukekiyo on the next day.

Sukekiyo wore the mask and stayed at home.

Shizuma became the demobilized soldier

to throw the headless body into the lake.

Then he abandoned the boat at Kannon Cape

and stayed at Kashiwaya for a night.

When we did the matching of hand prints on the next day,

it was the real Sukekiyo who made the hand print, of course they matched.

On that night,

Sukekiyo and Shizuma switched back again.

Sukekiyo did what Shizuma said, he changed the clothes

and ran away before he was fainted.

He threw the mask away on purpose

to prove that they didn't switch.

Before that day,

I was suspecting in my mind

if the young man next to me was really my son.

When I got to know

that the hand prints matched,

I was so glad.

And I blamed myself for suspecting my son.

On that night,

I invited my harp teacher to come over.

If anything happen,

I...

I had no idea what I was doing.

No.

There is another person

controlling me to do this.

Ouch!

My Suketomo... how could you!

Takeko, calm down!

Suketomo who fought with Sukekiyo in the empty house

returned in exhaustion.

Did Sukekiyo and Shizuma put his body on the rooftop?

That's right.

Sukekiyo,

the string on Suketomo's neck...

Shizuma said he wanted to make use

of the curse of three heirlooms.

Put the head of first victim on the

Kiku(mum) doll, then killed with harp.

But, Kindaichi,

according to the testimony of Ms. Matsuko,

she was playing harp

during that time.

I went to meet the harp teacher.

Someone who has played harp for 4 or 5 years

could differentiate if the sound of harp is turbid.

When she asked me to hear her playing,

I felt weird.

At first she was playing pretty well at first,

but after she left for a while and came back,

I could hear that her pointing finger was wounded.

And I found out

she bore the pain and continued to play

trying to hide it from me.

I made a decision then.

I would return to Inugami family as Sukekiyo.

Everything in this family belongs to me.

Tamayo, the legacy...

Everything belongs to me!

I defeated the Inugamis!

Shizuma!

Did you throw Shizuma's body into the lake?

Takeko, Umeko,

please forgive me.

I have no way to run now.

Although he was our father, he never loved us one day.

He hated us.

But in the end, we still couldn't get away

from the grudge of father.

Mr. Kindaichi,

on the night of Suketake's wake,

who went into Tamayo's room?

Of course it's Shizuma.

Why?

I think he noticed the plan of Tamayo.

He tried to take the pocket watch with his fingerprints on it.

Tamayo had no idea Sukekiyo was back.

We didn't find the pocket watch on Suketake's body.

This is...

I don't know about fingerprints.

When it fell out from his chest, I just...

Chief.

Yes?

Does Sukekiyo have to go to jail too?

I think so.

He was still an accomplice

although he had difficulties and reason.

Would it be a serious sentence?

Well...

Would he be sentenced to death?

I don't think so.

There is space for deliberation.

Tamayo.

Yes.

You

will wait for Sukekiyo

to be released from the jail,

right?

I will wait for him.

Really?

That's great.

The person who cut a hole on Tamayo's boat

was you who read the will, right?

Sukekiyo,

don't let Tamayo miss her father anymore.

Oh no! Oh no!

Mother

Mother!

I am Sukekiyo, mother!

It's the tobacco, chief!

It's the same as the tobacco that killed Wakabayashi.

Mother!

Mother...

This is monetary gift, 3500 yen and

the transportation fare, 467 yen.

Thank you.

Let me double confirm.

Thanks.

Thank you for your great help, Kindaichi.

The amount is correct. I'll give you a receipt.

No, it's okay.

I must give you.

I need to borrow your pen.

Go ahead.

This was really a mysterious case.

There's no way to find out the truth if there

was only the general police investigation.

If I could find out the clues earlier,

there won't be so many victims involved.

I'm truly sorry. Please forgive me.

The chief, Tamayo and the waitress of the hotel

want to have a farewell party for you.

My wife is preparing it now.

I am not used to farewell.

That's troublesome...

Don't worry about it.

Just a little of our courtesy.

Hey...

Is it ready yet?

Thank you for everything.

Here, it's here...

Hey!

Are we too early or what?

We gather at the police station.

Well...

Saruzo, you have come too.

I can't forget Kindaichi.

I bring him some local products.

What is it?

Is Kindaichi not here yet?

Well...

That man just came out of nowhere.