Seiju Fuyusawa has transferred in from the main police branch. His first case with Kurokawa seems to be a home invasion gone wrong. But a closer look at the body causes doubts in the story.
It is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, but now it’s a day of mourning. A recently married priest dies in the middle of his wedding kiss Kurokawa and Shiraishi witnessing the death. But further digging shows that the priest might not have been so holy.
When everybody is glad that the victim is dead, finding the murderer can be tricky. That is what Kurokawa and Shiraishi are up against, when a body is found staged to look like a suicide.
A group of friends have had their camping trip cut short by murder. It is up to Kurokawa to determine who wanted the lovable doctor dead. A jealous co-worker, a stalker nurse, ex girl-friend, or did the doctor hide a darker side.
A doctor was found dead in his practice, but when the police show up the body is gone! Was it the nurse, the reporter, the potter, or the sales rep? No body, no case.
Maruta has placed a 20 million yen reward for the return of his 200 million yen ruby. The town is going crazy and property damage complaints are going through the roof. But for 20 million yen, how long can the police avoid such a temptation.
Kurokawa has been taken hostage while buying a light bulb for his wife. The police force is unprepared for such an event, leaving Kurokawa to solve the case solo.
Yoko has spent her life savings to avoid her stalker, but again he found her. Kurokawa has to find evidence of the stalking before things turn deadlier.