Cover your future all the time
This is my prayer
for you to start from zero again
Even if we are losing
because of our unparallel thoughts
But the feeling
is what stays long forever
What should we do to get to the finishing line
and yet hold victory
The moon shines over my scarred soul
Just because of you I want to
cover your future all the time
This is my prayer
for you to start from zero again
With you I will never give up
even for the slightest hope
On the true path of the most concrete present
to replace all fantasies
{Murder in House of Wax} - File#3
Killing Touma,
Richard Anderson,
and Kusantaro Bantou is you.
Am I right, Akechi-san?
No, it should be Mr Redrum.
What?
What is that on your head?
Eh, my head.
Err...
Spider webs.
Such a teasing.
You are the one accusing me as killer,
and you also the one to prove my innocence.
Ceh, these spider web grows
because the hearth has not been used for long time.
When Bantou-san was killed,
I was in this room,
never leaving it.
Ouch, forgot about it.
Although pointing you as the killer is a very funny thing,
but now I have to start from zero again. What to do?
What's this?
Around thirty years before now,
happened in the crime history
a very remarkable tough case.
A policeman was after the case all the while.
When he was closed to finding the evidence,
the legally prescribed time limit has expired.
Could it be these three?
They are the suspects of the case.
So, you join the Mystery Night
for the sake of investigating them?
What kind of case is that?
Any link with this murder?
Sorry, I can only tell you up to this.
What?
As you said,
you have start from zero again.
Redrum's murder plot and alibi.
How, Kindaichi?
What if we compete and see
who's the first one solving the mystery.
Things are in pieces now.
Akechi-san, you are really weird.
OK.
As you wish.
This mansion is alibi created by Redrum.
To unravel his identity,
we must break his alibi.
In the name of grandpa,
I will solve the mystery.
Miyuki.
Too bad.
The wax figures are crying.
Maria-san.
See.
Ah.
What?
What a shock.
Eh?
Don't worry. This...
Ah.
What's wrong?
Oh, Minamiyama-san.
Eh.
Ah, what's wrong with the wax figures?
Nothing.
No big deal.
How come it's so?
The wax of the retina of them
melted, creating droplets from the eyes.
Retina?
The retina is coloured wax
so it's easier to melt.
This morning the chamber
was hot as steam right?
This is the reason.
The chamber was overheat because of crows.
Crows?
A crow flew into the fan thus spoiling it.
At first I want to fix it immediately
but since someone said this will extinguish the fire,
so I let it be for some while.
Hold on. Is it...
I see.
What's wrong, Hajime-chan?
Look.
Only Bantou-san's wax figure's
eyes are not melted.
Eh, really.
Why is that so?
Remember, the wax figure was still here this morning.
So...
So, it means only this wax figure
has something wrong.
I remember well.
This morning it was really here on this chair.
This is... / Ah.
What did you find?
Anything on the chair?
Salt.
Salt?
I guess so.
Salt?
Hajime-chan.
No wonder only this wax man is tearless.
Yes.
Why on earth is he prepared wax figures alike us?
I have understand all the plot.
Eh.
Hajime-chan.
What are you doing?
Proof.
If my hypothesis is right,
I could find proof here.
Ah.
This...
That is...
With this I know now who is the killer.
Mmm, I bet that is...
Oh yeah? I'll know from this.
Now the mystery is solved.
Looking for something?
Why are you shocked?
Actually I am only using the same tactic as you.
Give up.
Now everyone is outside.
You have nowhere to run.
Mr Redrum!
These wax figures have cracked my head.
The way Touma-san was killed,
is exactly as the wax figure.
Due to this, we have strange perception,
thinking that the victims were killed in their rooms, as the wax figures.
Opinionated.
Right, you have said before, Akechi-san,
opinionated is a big MUST NOT in investigation.
That is the principle.
So is the same with Richard's case.
First assumption is that his death time
was as predicted by killer.
We who have being perceptive
immediately ran to the room,
just as you predicted.
We have provided you time to escape, haven't we?
What do you mean?
At that time, the killer was
at the hearth room where the dead wax figure was.
Eh? - What are you talking about?
Where?
Impossible. There's nowhere to hide.
He did not hide.
Instead, he was just before our own eyes.
Before our own eyes.
Wax figure.
Good guess.
At the moment, the woodstick was put on chest.
The wax figure which was lying there was in fact the killer.
What?
After the killer killed Richard,
he locked the hearth chamber,
then he put on the mantle he prepared in advance.
He also put on a wax mask thus becoming a wax figure.
Then he played Redrum's voice
at East Tower.
After we discovered wax figure,
we immediately ran to Richard's room.
While no one was around,
he threw away clothes he's wearing into the hearth.
As mantle, gloves, clothes and mask are made from wax,
the evidence will be destroyed immediately once threw into fire.
Only then he pulled out wax figure from the store room
and put it on the table
If he's efficient, I bet it's only within one minute.
Then, he only need to pretend as if he heard the recorded voice
and rushed over to West Tower.
So, the woodstick...
Right. Even the wax figure pretended to be killed
would not really stabbed a knife to himself.
Yes.
I never thought of this.
Really impressive,
but,
at the last moment
you made a little mistake.
A real damn little mistake which not worth mentioned.
However it turned out to unravel a big flaw in your perfect crime plot.
Am I right, Mr Redrum?
No, Takigawa Kawaru.
Ah.
Huh? If I keep my mouth shut,
won't you talk my dialogue too?
Why am I the killer?
Forget about Richard.
When Bantou-san was killed,
everyone here
had alibi. - Bingo.
But, let's say if you moved Bantou-san's wax figure into room
before we gathered in front of Akechi-san's room.
What are you saying?
But Bantou-san's wax figure
was indeed here at that moment.
That is not a wax figure,
just a real human-turned-wax man, Takigawa.
You.
Last night you killed Bantou-san,
and acted as though he committed suicide.
Then, after you hanged him up,
you returned to this room
to chop off Akechi-san' wax figure head.
You also disguise as Bantou-san's wax figure.
In the morning, you played Redrum's voice
to completed the whole plan.
Everyone is worried of Akechi-san
and rushed to East Tower.
Unfortunately, Akechi-san consumed sleeping pills
thus we were kinda panic out there.
So you took opportunity to change your clothes
and threw into hearth.
Just at that time...
your little mistake is...
while you taking off the changing clothes,
you accidentally threw something into the hearth
without realizing it.
Ring.
Is this yours, Takigawa-san?
Miyuki can proves that you wear it all the time.
You took off wax figure dressing,
and appeared in a place quite far from your room.
At such moment, we were only thinking
who is the culprit of killing wax figure while we were at Akechi-san's room.
Really impressive plot.
But how did you find out?
Tears of wax figures.
Every wax figure in this room
is crying.
But only Bantou-san's wax figure not crying.
So I think probably before this room overheat,
it has been moved out.
Oh.
What a great theory.
No use.
You are only talking about the process of a crime,
without concrete proof,
you could do nothing to me.
I have your so-called concrete proof.
It is the chair which you sat on while you were a wax figure.
What? Those white powders...
salt.
Because the room was overheat.
Sweat.
Right. Although she sat as static as wax man,
yet sweating is uncontrollable.
And the sweat has evaporated into salt at here.
From the content of water molecules, we can
deduce your blood type as long as other features.
As a mystery novelist, you should be very clear of it.
Mystery Night is end.
Mr Redrum is the night loser huh.
Not so fast.
Ah... - Freeze.
Bingo.
I killed Touma, Richard and Bantou...
with this hand
They are once my partners
but they, they betrayed me.
So I must avenge by killing them.
Avenge.
You are correct.
The story went back to 29 years ago. He and I were
killed by those three at here.
What?
You were killed?
Who is him?
Sayoyama Kyouchi, my beloved man.
He very much prefer mystery novels.
This is such a perfect crime plan.
We won't hurt anyone
yet achieve what we targeting at.
Absolutely art.
The 400 million yen case huh.
How do you know? - Eh?
What case?
In the end of Showa Year 43, there's a case
whereby a fake police riding on a white motorcycle
robbed away 400 million yen from a cash carrier.
What? So Takigawa-san and them were the suspects?
Bingo.
Hoo-rah.
We left so many evidences
at incident spot,
yet none of it is capable to tell the truth.
No matter how hard they investigate,
they can't reach us.
Somemore, when the police find out a
lot of evidences, sure they'll think that
they'll be able to solve the case very soon.
Easier to find the culprit.
Their perception is what we are looking for.
Soon enough the investigation went into a dead end.
The case also entering a maze.
Sayoyama was right, an art indeed.
But those three...
What?
Before the sensitive period of crime pass, no one can take the money.
What sort of nonsense.
For the sake of creating a perfect crime. An art.
Money is second in line,
got it?
I want to build a mansion here.
I want to use the mansion as stage
to realize my perfect crime plan.
Let's name it 'Murder in House of Wax'.
You...
I can't stop from talking these things.
Nope. - I have a present for you.
Ah?
But I'm not sure of your ring size.
Kyouchi-san.
Have you ever considered your future?
Ah.
Kyouchi-san. Ah!
Those three buried us in the ground
but I keep my life.
I have no idea of the whole thing
but when I awoke, I was lying on a bed.
Due to terrible shock,
I lost memory for half a year.
When I went back to the place where Kyouchi was buried,
this mansion
is already here.
What left to me is only a ring given by Kyouchi-san.
From then onwards, I swear
I must avenge on these three.
So I undergone plastic surgery
and changed my name to Takigawa Kawaru.
When the revenge time comes,
I wait for the moment to kill them off in accordance to Kyouchi's plan.
God bless me.
Finally I found my chance to take revenge.
Ah.
Takigawa-san.
This is the last question of Redrum.
How to escape the mansion on fire?
What is the solution, famous detectives.
You wanna suicide?
I bear the responsiblity to perform the plan perfectionately until the end.
To complete the masterpiece art.
No, no!
Crime is not an art.
Indeed your lover's plan is impressing.
But what did you achieve by doing so?
Betrayal of friends, horror death of your lover,
and hatred towards yourself!
- What did you know? How dare you said so?
I don't!
But if you keep on hating someone,
will you feel happy?
Did you really feel glad after revenge?
No matter what excuses you used to claim your wrongdoing,
crime will only brings you grief in the end.
Too late. It is all too late.
Takigawa-san.
Bye bye, detectives.
No. No way out at all.
Guys, this way.
To the dining room, hurry.
As long as we stay here it should be OK, I guess.
The corner of this painting
is designed to be totally fireproof.
By using ventilation separator, heat and smoke won't reach here.
Maria-san, how do you know?
This is a knowledge inherited generation to generation by Philip family,
the owner of this mansion.
You are...
Guys, duck.
Hey, you are awake.
Hajime-chan.
Here is the hospital.
What a shock.
When I went to fetch you on the fourth day,
the mansion was burned to ash.
Only a wall of the mansion protecting you all.
How about Maria-san?
I don't see her around.
To somewhere else, I think.
The corpse of Takigawa
was retrieved by us in the big hearth chamber.
Under the ground where her body is, there's a skull.
The man called Sayoyama huh.
Maybe.
Just because Touma and those two were
afraid that the corpse might be discovered,
they took part in the Mystery Night.
So, Akechi-san.
Actually your father is
the cop who investigate the 400 million case huh.
OK. Things are wrapped up now. - Ah.
We are not fighting Takigawa-san
in the mansion,
instead we are fighting Sayoyama Kyouchi-san.
If that's the case, you are very brilliant.
You can even win the criminal of four billions yen case.
Gosh.
It's nothing.
You solved the mystery merely due to cheap luck.
Didn't you take me as killer too in the first place?
That's because someone sleep dead inside.
Kindaichi, one day we'll decide the winner.
I'll await the day to come.
So am I.
Let's go, Kenmochi.
Ceh, snobbish guy.
Let's have a donut, Hajime-chan.
Hua, great.
You want, Miyuki?
The main character this time is a gentleman thief.
He is not merely steals painting, even its theme, too.
Uncle Kenmochi, do you want me to catch him?
Ah, the motive of the gentleman thief is...
...to steal, the painting of 'My Beloved Daughter'.
Wah, such a pretty model. Just like angel.
Hold on. You are saying the guy not only steal things.
So it means something will happen to the model if he targets on the portrait.
Next on Kindaichi Case Files:
{The Gentleman Thief} - File#1
You have once said there is a place with beautiful flowers
The night stars on the sky are telling the pain of love
There we sit on the long bench and chat
The Ionely me could never understand it in the past;
Now I seem to find something
Time flies; Racing our exciting heartbeats
The season about you and me
also blew away
We have thought of live the rest of lives together;
No one ever as sweet as us
What bonds us together
is our thought of each other