The Noble Detective (貴族探偵)

Previously on Kizoku Tantei...

To find out the true identity of the mysterious Kizoku Tantei,

female detective, Takatoku Aika, came to the mansion

of powerful political influencer, Sakuragawa Takasuke.

It so happened that Takasuke's granddaughter, Yayoi, had to choose a husband.

Together with Kizoku Tantei, who had arrived earlier,

Aika found herself as witness to the ceremony.

But all of the husband candidates were unpleasant men.

I wish they would all disappear soon.

Even Yayoi's cousin, Satsuki, was disgusted.

In this violent competition to become the next head of the Sakuragawa family, someone finally became a victim.

One of the candidates, Kanayama Shunichi, ingested poison and was brought to the hospital.

Aika found that the poison was from doku-utsugi,

along with the unthinkable truth that Kanayama Shunichi

himself made it.

There was a call from Minakuchi-san. He said Amako-san had been killed...

They found that the building the candidates were staying in was a locked room.

And within this perfectly locked room, the 3 candidates had been killed.

Who is the killer?

Episode 6, where everything will be revealed. Please enjoy.

Were you with anyone at 8 PM yesterday?

No.

With all this happening, I'm worried about Yayoi.

Now that the 3 husband candidates are gone,

I wonder who will be Yayoi-san's partner?

What do you think about marrying her?

How could I? Yayoi-san is quite beautiful but

I like someone as brilliant as the sun such as you, Satsuki-san.

Hey, hey, hey!

What are you saying when three men are dead?

That is all.

Um... What happened to Tomoyo-san's leg?

Ah...

That was an honorable injury.

An honorable injury?

He's close in age to Yayoi,

and he was raised here in this mansion together with her.

Yayoi doesn't look like it, but she used to be a tomboy.

She never listened and always did dangerous things.

That day, she took Tomoya deep into the mountain with her.

Let's go home.

It's OK! I'll protect you.

It's dangerous! Stop!

It's OK!

Yayoi wanted to pick some flowers but she slipped.

Tomoya tried to help her but...

Yayoi had sprained herself and couldn't walk but

Tomoya...

At that time, Tomoyo had broken his right leg and snapped his tendon,

but he hid that fact and carried Yayoi home,

walking along the 2-km mountain path.

That's why...

But when they arrived, Yayoi's father and Granpa didn't even praise him.

Yayoi's mother was a kind woman, and she lowered her head,

saying "Thank you, thank you" to Tomoya many times.

It is expected for a man to protect a woman, after all.

Please have a good rest tonight.

Excuse me.

- Tomoya. - What is it, my lady?

- Don't do anything reckless. - Eh?

In order to protect me...

I won't let you do anything reckless anymore!

Up until now, I have never once done anything that's not necessary!

You want me to investigate this?

This is a big scandal for the Sakuragawa family.

I will compensate you.

Very well. I accept.

- But I have one condition. - What is it?

If I find out the truth about this case, will you tell me

everything you know about who Kizoku Tantei is?

Very well. But I've also asked him to investigate.

All three?!

Since it's a special occassion with 3 murders,

I will have my servants separately investigate each of them.

"Special occassion"?

The Count has given you the permission to freely move about the mansion.

All of you, investigate as much as you wish.

As you command, my lord.

- As you command, my lord. - As you command, my lord.

As you as you command!

So, you're not going to do anything, huh?

What are you saying? I'm the one using the tools.

I've been thinking about this.

Isn't it mean to call your servants tools?

They are happy, you see.

Because they can be used by someone like me.

Jerk.

Maybe this is our chance to beat that annoying Kizoku.

Our opponents are those three, you know?

That's the point. Those three might not look it, but they all want to

distinguish themselves. Deep inside, their competitiveness is brewing and bubbling!

So you're saying they won't share information well?

Yes, yes, yes. This thing often happens among the police too.

We hide information from each other because we all want to distinguish ourselves.

Those people are the scheming type, you know.

Sounds like a fun conversation.

Tanaka-san!! No, you see, this girl just now...

She was badmouthing all of you so I was really telling her off!

I wasn't! Hana!!!

I've prepared orange pekoe from Kandy, if you'd like some.

- Ah, I'm being too forward. - No, no!

Just when I feel like drinking orange juice myself.

Thank you for this.

Hana!

Tanaka-san... This is tea, you know!

Hana!

So, Tanaka-san, did you organize this case's information?

Yes, of course I did.

Really?

This time, the three of you are competing in investigating the case, right?

Wouldn't the information be all over the place?

- No, nothing like that. - Then, show it to us.

If you insist that much!

You absolutely bought that, you're just dying to show us...

Huh?

This is the re-enactment video's monitor, huh? Hard to see when it's vertical now...

First, information from Satou-san who was in charge of Minakuchi Yoshifumi-sama.

They're absolutely sharing!

The main point is that the knife used to stab Minakuchi-sama

has Amako Kousuke-sama's fingerprints on it.

Minakuchi-sama also had 2 bumps on both sides of his forehead.

Did he hit his forehead when he fell down after being stabbed in the back by Amako?

But how did he get 2 bumps?

Must be that, right? Um... when he fell,

on the floor...

Rebounded?

Next, about Amako Kousuke-sama, whom I was in charge of.

Since when?!

The main point is...

Amako-sama was hit on the right side of his head.

The weapon was part of a sculpture.

His broken glasses were found inside the ashtray.

And the most important thing above all is this!

His lordship's name card is found underneath the ashtray.

Unforgivable!

Right?

That's not important.

Go on.

Finally, information from Yamamoto-san who was in charge of Takamiya Satoru-sama.

Oh, after Satou-san and Tanaka-san...

Yamamoto is... This is useless! What a messy handwriting!

Huh? Oi... This is mine, huh?

Since when when?

Ah, but there's nothing!

"Hiruobi"! (*afternoon TV show)

The main point is that Takamiya-sama was strangled from behind with a rope,

and that the button he had on his left hand

belonged to Minakuchi-sama's left jacket sleeve.

Minakuchi's button? Which means it was Minakuchi who strangled Takamiya?

But the jacket with the missing button was at Minakuchi-sama's room.

It's possible that the button was taken by someone who sneaked inside.

And the rope that was used as the murder weapon came from

the bathroom downstairs, where it was used to tie the bath towels.

- I could see it! - Hana?

First, Amako stabbed Minakuchi. The knife had Amako's fingerprints all over.

Yes, that must be it.

Next, Takamiya hit and killed Amako.

Takamiya was left-handed so he hit Amako on the right side of his head.

Yes, this is definitely it.

Finally, Minakuchi strangled Takamiya.

That's when he pulled the button with his left hand.

That's how the 3 of them killed each other.

- That's impossible. - Why?

Because the last one killed, Minakuchi-san,

was already killed first, wasn't he?

You're asking if the chicken or the chick comes first?!

Your analogy is wrong. Chicks are hatched.

Chicks and chickens both come from eggs, you know!

Ah!

Anyway, the number one mystery is the locked room.

How was that locked room created?

If we can crack that, everything will be solved.

So cocky! Are you saying you know what the truth--

For Lady Yayoi?

Look at me when I'm talking!

The board's gone!

Ah, "Hiruobi" too... Even my board?!

Since when when when...

Amako-san is dead...

- It's all right. - Whoa!

I see it.

The solution to the locked room. The truth behind this case.

Oi!

Count Sakuragawa, thank you for coming here.

No need for gratitude. As long as the case is solved, right?

But... The one who's going to do deductions now is this female detective.

I expect much from you, Kitami Kiriko's apprentice.

Miss Apprentice, go ahead.

This case was a very complicated one.

From an attempted poisoning to a series of murder.

There are many evidence left in the crime scene. And it was a perfectly locked room.

But this isn't true.

What's really behind this case is only one feeling.

Feeling?

Between master and servant.

The feeling two people, who are master and servant, have for each other.

It is a deep connection.

Those two people were raised together since childhood.

Their ages were similar, so they behaved as if they were brother and sister.

The boy, who was born after generations of servants to this family,