The famous idol, Hayami Reika is missing.
Reika?
Then the letter...
That time, how come I didn't notice
the letter is an invitation to an upcoming serial killings?
Hey, Hajime-chan.
Look, are them going to the villa to find Reika too?
Em...
They don't like they are here to ski.
Hey, are you guys going to find Reika too?
Yeah...
I knew that you're idolaters too.
I'm Takishita. Nice to meet you.
How did you know Reika is here?
I'm a computer expert.
So I got it from the travel agency's website.
Then I used Reika's card to buy the ticket to here.
Huh? That's troublesome.
Hajime-chan, look.
Is that the Tarot Villa run by Reika's father?
Tarot Villa Murder Case - File 1
Finally.
They are...
I don't care. Please go back.
No matter how many times you've come, Reika won't see anybody.
Please don't say that. Please, uncle. Please.
Yeah, please.
The country fans would like to know the news about the missing of Reika.
They are the reporters from TV Week, Itami Goro and Hojo Annryo.
Please leave.
Just let us...
Hayami-san, just forget about them.
Akama-san.
I just can't stand these reporters.
It's the director of Akama Agency and the manager, Kojo-san.
Are you here to bring Reika's back?
I don't need to tell you.
Reika, come out now. Let's go back to Tokyo together.
Your self-indulgence has caused us a big mess.
Reika!
I'm going to see Kindaichi soon.
Kindaichi...
Who... Who's that?
Reika!
Reika.
Reika is in the balneary.
Reika!
Kindaichi!
Reika-chan...
Well, it's not appropriate to do this.
Everybody is looking.
Please.
There's someone outside the balneary.
Let me go in.
I'm finally saved.
Geez, I never thought I'll be caught in an accident when I'm skiing.
You must be freezing in such a cold weather.
Inoue-san, please make some coffee.
Alright.
Another strange fellow.
I'm sorry to barge in like this.
It's okay. It must be hard to ski from across mountain to here.
It was nothing really.
But mister.
How did you get into that mountain?
Usually we need to get to that mountain by cable car.
The cable car should be closed at this time.
I pressed the cable car switch randomly...
You pressed switch randomly?
I'm sorry.
But I wanted to come back around 5.30pm,
and the cable car just wouldn't move no matter how I pressed the switch.
It's impossible at 5.30pm.
The cable car here is only usable from 8am till 5pm.
This is the time when the powerhouse will generate power.
But, you're really lucky.
Many people died there until now.
Even the people here is not dare to go near that windmill hill in winter.
Huh? Windmill hill?
Look at that paint.
But it will become frozen in winter and not able to function.
It's like a wheel of fortune.
Wheel of fortune?
I mean the one on the tarot card. Look, the ones on the heater.
So these are the tarot cards...
The villa's former owner had a great passion on tarot cards.
I'm not interested at all. However, it's a favor from him.
So I framed it and make it as a decoration.
This is my first time seeing this.
Sorry for the long wait, Kindaichi.
This is the costume for idol Reika.
It's exactly the Reika we saw on TV.
Kindaichi, how do I look?
You're so beautiful.
I'm so glad.
Do you know?
Last?
Hey, why did you push me?
Eh? You're...
You're Nanase Izumi-san?
I'm Nanase Miyuki.
I'm sorry, Misuzu-san.
It's Miyuki...
Reika!
Stop being vexatious.
It's almost dinner time, come here to help prepare.
Okay!
They have a very good parent-child bond.
Is it?
But the old man looks familiar.
Could it be...
Strange.
That card is placed upside-down.
Mr Hayami.
What's wrong, Hojo-san?
Nothing. I found a card being placed upside-down.
I believe that you're Kindaichi Hajime.
The one that solved a number of mystery cases.
The famous high school detective.
Well.
Because I'm a reporter.
So when I covered the news on the machinery residence murder case,
I saw your photo on the confidential information.
That case was really suspicious.
It can be considered as one of the top 10
among all the strangest cases that I had covered.
What is the first one?
Well...
Perhaps it's the kidnapping of two kids 15 years ago.
Although one of the kids is saved,
but their father was strangled to death.
Right in front of the kids.
How cruel.
The other kid who has not been saved has gone missing since.
And the killer also got away.
That was really a shame to the police.
Why did he say this?
Oh yeah, talking about the mistakes by the police.
Six years ago, a police was going to shoot a bank robber,
but he missed the target and shot a passerby.
How could such thing happened.
But, because of the increases number of tenants,
It's nothing different from the normal rooms.
Look at the door.
It's interconnect with the rooms at both sides.
I see.
Well, take a good rest.
Oh yeah, Kojo-san.
Your room is just next to Nanase-san's, you must try to get close to her.
It's okay even if you want to sneak-raid at night.
Anyway, my father has the inner door keys for your rooms.
Just like what I thought.
You've become gammy because of the wound during that time.
I was there by chance.
The world is really small.
What do you want me to do?
How about giving me a billion yen?
That... That a big sum of money! This is too...
Well, I can take lesser.
But, I want to spend a night with Reika.
She's a top idol now. Every man would love to...
Are you joking?!
A person like you would never qualify to be Reika's...
He's...
He's dead.
He deserves that.
How could he threaten me with that incident?
What should I do? Surrender?
No way!
If I surrender they'll find out that incident too.
That will ruin Reika's future!
Kojo-san, it's really a painstaking job.
To get stuck between the boss and the willful idol.
That can't be helped too. It's my job.
I'm no better than you.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
It should be fine now.
I've cleaned all fingerprints.
What's left now are the ashes.
What's going on?
The tarot cards are all gone.
They are gone when Inoue-san saw it in the morning.
Who did this...
Mr Hayami!
Please come here for a while.
This is...
How come the card appeared on Itami-san's door?
The wheel of fortune.
It's the name for this card.
An encounter by chance...
This kind of encounter reflects the change of fortune.
He's not here.
Where is Itami-san?
But, the cable car will only start operate in one hour time from now.
Windmill...
Isn't this card denote the windmills on the windmill hill?
Why did he go there?
I have no idea too. Anyway, let's have a look at the windmill hill.
Mr Hayami.
Yeah.
Please start-up the cable car to windmill hill.
Alright.
The mist are sure annoying.
The weather must have gone bad to cause the thick mist.
Hey, we're almost there.
Look.
You should be able to seet that. That's the windmill on the hill...
I... Itami-san...
It's helpless, his body has became frozen.
Who killed Itami-san?
The police will investigate. We have nothing to do with this.
You can't say that.
Because the one who killed Itami-san might be the one among us.
Among us?
That said, it's impossible for the killer to come here yesterday,
and stayed overnight.
But why did the killer tied Itami-san here?
Was he trying to imitate?
Imitate?
Perhaps he was imitating the wheel of fortune, the tarot card,
and tied Itami-san on the windmill.
But why did the killer do that?
I have no idea too. But, the killer gave us a big hint by doing this,
and it's possible to uncover him by that.
A big hint?
Yes, the cable car connecting the windmill hill and Tarot Villa,
is in operation between 8am and 5pm.
So, the one who doesn't have an alibi during the one hour time between
8am and the time we got up from bed, 9am, is the killer.
Before the rainstorm comes.
What did you say?
The line is down?
Yeah.
Only the intercom between the rooms are functional.
The line is being cut.
Is it the killer's doing?
What's really going on here?
Anyway, let's get to the ski fields by cable car first.
This... This is...
They are all damaged!
Who did this?
It seem like we are stuck in this hill.
Being together with the unknown killer...
What am I supposed to do, Kindaichi. Things are getting worse, I...
Nanase-san, don't worry. Someone will come to save us soon.
Kojo-san.
However, last night...
I saw the killer.
Is that true?
Yes, when we were chatting at the balcony.
I saw a shadow outside.
The person that I saw that time,
was him!
I... I...
No... No! It wasn't me!
I... I did nothing...
I didn't do anything.
Last night, I really saw Takishita
running back from the cable car.
I never thought things could get worse like this.
It was you the one who killed Itami-san and cut the telephone line.
No... it wasn't me!
Do you think we will believe you?
It's true... I... I have alibi.
I was preparing breakfast with Reika from today 8am onwards.
Because I want to spend more time with Reika.
Is that true, Reika?
Yeah, he is right.
Mr Hayami.
Yes.
I need your help.
Any problems? Why do you want to check on Itami-san's room?
I want to check on something...
I see... This is what happened.
I was right.
Mr Hayami.
Yes.
Itami-san was killed here and carried outside by the killer.
Please try to recall.
When we found Itami-san's body at the windmill hill,
he was just wearing a sweater.
Wouldn't it be too cold to wear only a sweater in such a cold weather?
So he was killed in a place where he didn't need to wear thick clothes.
How did you know that?
Because the weapon used by the killer is in this room.
Where's the weapon?
This.
It's most likely the killer used this to hit him.
Have a look at the bottom.
It's full of cigarette butts.
But there's no ashes. Don't you think it's suspicious?
Well... Now that you mentioned it...
Oh no! That time...
The scenario is most likely this.
When the killer killed Itami-san with the ashtray,
the cigarette butts and ashes were all over the place.
So the killer picked up and put the cigarette butts back to the ashtray,
but he couldn't pick up the ashes. So he vacuumed the ashes.
How did you know that?
Look at the clock.
It is 5 minutes delayed.
Furthermore,
if we can find the mini recorder.
Mini recorder?
I found this under the bed. Perhaps it fell off during the fight.
Under the bed?
Itami-san was a reporter.
What did you say?
What are you doing here?
Kin... Kindaichi...
This is my recorder.
I accidentally dropped this earphone.
This kind of gadgets look similar.
This... This brat.
He used his earphone to lure me...
Actually,
I only came to tell you this.
And...
I think I know who's the killer.
It just only he has an alibi.
He already knew that I killed Itami-san.
What should I do now?
Nobody will see if I do it now.
Father.
Reika?
What are you guys doing here?
Nothing. Just having some chatting here.
Kindaichi, you must be cold. Here, put on the scarf.
Oh yeah, why are you guys here?
Because we saw Hajime-chan walking out...
You must be cold, Reika.
Here you go.
No!
I'm sorry Reika. I thought you were cold.
I don't feel cold. Keep the scarf with you.
Okay.
Let's get back to the house quickly.
We'll become snowman if we stay here longer.
Wait for me, Hajime-chan.
Damn it!
Well, I do hope you can tell me about it.
Who dug the body out and carried to windmill hill,
and left that tarot card?
Who was that?!
I'm convince that he's the killer.
But this time I don't wish to unveil the truth.
Because the one beside me will feel sad and hurt.
Although I've already knew the truth,
but the killer's alibi really confuse me.
And, why did the killer imitate the tarot cards to kill?
What?
The tarot cards have two meanings?
Is there still another unknown fortune charm behind this case?
Next time in Kindaichi File Case.
Tarot Villa Murder Case - File 2