It's not there.
- Your mother has the key? - Yes.
She wants the Rampo collection
and the contents of the safe.
She doesn't have the password, but it's only a matter of time.
You have to leave this house by tomorrow ...
After then, it will be too late.
And if mother works out the clues
and discovers the password,
there'll be no way to bargain with her.
Welcome back.
About that safe ...
do you know what's inside?
Do you know?
No, I don't. But I think I can guess.
- What is it? - What do you think?
An unfinished draft of an unpublished novel.
But if it was just an unfinished draft
why would Kayama-san go to all that trouble to hide it?
If you take everything into account, it can only be one thing.
The original manuscript of "The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
- It can't be. - That's absurd.
Would that be important?
Yes. "The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
was written when he went to Kansai.
Rampo went for a meeting with a writer's agent,
but he was too embarrassed to show it,
and later he tore it up and flushed it down the toilet.
The version of "The Traveller with the Rag Picture" we have now is,
apparently, quite different from the original.
But we only have his word that he flushed it away.
Plus, there's a chance that if he did,
someone else might have retrieved it.
This is all make-believe.
For a start, if it ever came to market,
it would be all over the news.
What makes you think it was up for sale?
Maybe it's been in the Kayama family from the start.
- That's not possible. - Really?
How much do you know about Kayama's real father?
Not much, it seems.
Nagoya-shi ... Naka-ku ... Osu.
Right. The place where Kayama-san's father worked was
Osu Hotel. In Shouwa 2 (1927).
And the place where Rampo stayed ... was Osu Hotel.
See? I want to read the manuscript that's in that safe,
and I'll do anything to get my hands on it.
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Let's work together.
- Eh? - If we can solve the code,
you can have the Rampo collection.
But I get whatever's in that safe.
This would bring in a lot of money for the shop.
I refuse.
If you solve the code for Kishiro-san, you won't get a reward.
I don't want a reward. I just want to be sure
that Kishiro-san gets what's rightfully hers.
Well ... how very noble of you.
You may have a head start,
but you still need to decipher the code.
What do you mean "a head start"?
The key to the safe and "The Boy Detective"
were hidden together in a sofa.
But when we finally found it,
the key was already gone.
There's still a long way to go before the challenge is won.
Has mother gone home?
Sorry, I didn't tell you we'd met.
Do you remember? The day she disappeared?
There was a cup of coffee,
and the book she was reading next to it.
I always hoped that someday, somehow
I'd find out what happened.
It's not what you think.
I just happened to overhear a bit. Honestly.
How long were you there?
From when your mother was here.
- Eh? Right from the start? - You heard everything?
No, I didn't! Just most of it.
- Damn, you're sneaky. - I'm not!
- I can't believe you'd- - Shida, enough!
- What? Don't talk to me like that! - Shida, enough!
Sorry for the wait. Here you are.
Are you okay out here? It's a bit cold.
We have some important business, and we need to keep it secret.
Then why are you here?
Shut up. Shouldn't you be back in the shop?
Come on, get out! Hurry, hurry!
Fujinami-san. Please don't tell anyone about what happened earlier.
Don't worry. But they've been together a long time, eh?
"They met when she was a student and he was her professor."
"And for the past 38 years, she's been living in this house."
- 38 years. That is impressive. - Isn't it?!
Is something wrong?
Kayama-san hid his copies of "The Boy Detective"
when Naomi was ten years old.
She would've been ten in ...
1978. 35 years ago.
That must've been when "The Boy Detective"
was transferred from one house to the other. But ...
"I don't see the serialised version of "The Boy Detective"."
"My sister says since she arrived she hasn't seen it."
- Huh? But she's been there 38 years? - It doesn't add up.
If it wasn't in his secondary residence 38 years ago,
but it was in his sofa 35 years ago,
then there's a three year gap.
During that period,
where did he keep it?
Hello. Shinokawa.
Eh?
What are you doing here?
I've found the key.
- Eh? - You taught me something important.
Thanks.
Is that how things are?
Why? Why has your mother got the key?
We were wrong. She came to the store
to try and get some information from us.
"The key to the safe and "The Boy Detective""
"were hidden together in a sofa."
But back then, she didn't have the key
as we'd assumed.
I should have realised when I heard
"There's still a long way to go before the challenge is won."
She always said that
when she was stuck on a problem.
- But what did you do? - I confirmed it for her.
- Confirmed? - Look at these.
It's a mix of the Kobunsha and later editions.
In other words,
those were first edition Kobunsha copies,
but before the war, Kobunsha published
"The man of 20 faces", "Gold Bullion" "Dr. Monster", "The Boy Detective's Gang"
- and they're missing. - Perhaps he never had them?
No. Why would those be missing?
- I didn't understand. - Then, why?
There was another hiding place.
- Huh? - "The Boy Detective" books
weren't taken from the second home but from somewhere else.
- Somewhere else? - Those four Kobunsha books
were too precious, so he kept them separate.
The key to the safe would have been with them.
Really? Then, where is it?
He put them all in the sofa, so they must have been near,
probably somewhere around the height of a child,
in a place where they'd be difficult to get to.
- Goura-san. - Yes.
- Please close the door. - Er, sure.
What a pity. You worked it out too late.
Please give that back. That belongs to the Kayama family.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
Your brother left the issue of the safe entirely in my hands.
Not only that ...
What do you think about this?
Isn't that the two-sen coin?
Yes. "The Two-Sen Copper Coin" was Rampo's debut.
The story is about a specially made coin
which, when broken in two, has a code inside it.
Then ... ?
- A copper coin? - Along with the key,
I think that this was supposed to go to Keiko-san.
Do you know what it might mean?
I see. "The Two-sen Copper Coin" is in his Complete Works.
Do you mind if I have a look?
It might remind me of something.
Nothing comes to mind.
Thank you. We'll come back later to clear things up.
Fine.
What is it?
It opened!
Found it.
What did you want to talk about?
Please hand the key over to Keiko.
What do you mean? You know I won't do that.
I found the solution to the code.
In the letter from Kayama-san to Keiko-san, he clearly states
"the code will only be understood by you."
Which shows that it is meant for Keiko-san.
We both know the dial number,
but even if I break the code,
without the key, I can't open the safe.
- Exactly. - You have the key,
but without the password, you can't open the safe.
Mind you, this isn't the kind of safe to be easily broken into.
And what the safe actually contains
- cannot be guaranteed. - What are you saying?
It was Keiko-san's suggestion.
- Which is ... ? - Keiko-san
must leave this house tomorrow.
Until then, can you give us the key?
Of course, since the contents belong to the Kayama family
we won't touch it.
But at the very least
we get to see what it is.
But if you don't solve the code?
In that case, we'll hand everything over to you.
And if I refuse?
Keiko-san will take the clue with her when she leaves.
"Please."
In either case, I get the contents of the safe.
I shall return for the key tomorrow morning.
Hey, let me see.
- I don't get it. - "The Two-sen copper coin"
has a code based on a six-character Buddhist chant.
These six characters are arranged in a block, like the dots in Braille.
So, we just have to use the Braille from the story,
- and then we'll know the password? - Yes.
- This'll be a cinch. - I don't think so.
- "Hishi Uejima"? - I tried using Braille
but I couldn't find an answer that made sense.
Maybe I didn't understand it properly
and I got the answer wrong.
Maybe there's another clue in another of Rampo's works.
We all need to split up and search through his books.
Everyone, I've made tea.
- Thank you very much. - That's very kind.
It's hopeless. Maybe it can't be done.
But, about the Braille ...
Did they really use it in the Taishou era?
Maybe it's been changed since then?
Braille was introduced in Japan duing the Meiji era,
- so it can't be that. - Sorry.
Hang on. Why are you asking about the Taishou era?
Because this coin was minted back then.
- Eh? - What's up?
The two-sen coin was only produced
between Meiji 6 and Meiji 17. (1873-1884)
By Taishou 12 (1923), they'd already finished.
- Well, so what? - I wonder ...
Taishou 12?
That's when "The two-sen copper coin" was published in New Youth magazine.
Do you think the clue is in there?
Keiko-san, you have that issue of New Youth, don't you?
This is the version printed in the New Youth magazine.
And this is the Kobunsha version.
Look closely here and here.
He used different Braille letters?
Right.
When "The Two-sen Copper Coin" was first released
Rampo made mistakes with the Braille.
- Mistakes? - Yes.
Look here. Kayama-san put the code together
by using the "wrong" Braille.
In other words, if we use this,
we can work out the answer?
Yes. By putting Taishou 12 on the coin
he was telling us which version of the story we should use.
So what is the answer?
I've solved it.
- "Hijou Ejima"? - What the Hell's that?
Anyway, let's open the safe.
Now that we have a password, we should try it.
Please.
I'll open it for my sister.
"The Woman with the Rag Picture"
Ah, that's it, that's it. That's really it.
Amazing. So the original title was different?
Do you mind if we had some time alone?
Thank you so much. You've must be exhausted.
No, we're glad we could help
You must come round for tea one day.
Whoa, this is amazing!
Look, the "Egawa Ranko" book.
Ah, I almost dropped that earlier.
You shouldn't have even touched it! It could've been a disaster!
- A disaster? - This "Egawa Ranko" edition
out of all Rampo's works, is the most valuable.
Put this up for sale, and you'd get a million yen, minimum.
A million?!
You don't suppose ...
we've just made a terrible mistake!
Shinokawa-san!
Where is Kuniyo-san?
Keiko-san. You're a big fan of Rampo, too?
In that case, could you write down
the name of the destination in "The Traveller with the Rag Picture"?
Please answer.
- After her! - Right!
- Keiko-san! - Eh?
The woman in the wheelchair was really the other sister?
Why do you think that?
"Egawa Ranko."
"Sorry for being late."
"Please be careful. That's very important."
When you put the book back, you put it between "Sky Gentleman"
- and "Maze of Murder". - So?
"Egawa Ranko", "Sky Gentleman" and "Maze of Murder"
are the only three books when Edogawa wrote with other authors.
You didn't see where Goura-san took the book from,
but, without hesitation,
you knew exactly where to put it.
That would be strange if you knew nothing about them.
When you think about it, out of everyone involved,
we all knew each other, except for you two.
Meaning it was easy for you to swap.
Correct. She is Kuniyo, and I am Keiko.
We changed places.
We thought if Keiko was the one who was ill,
we could get the Kayama family to do what we wanted.
And where are you going with that manuscript?
You should already know.
And you already know about this manuscript?
- Yes. - What do you know?
In Shouwa 3 (1928), in the preface of "Creative Crime Anthology"
Rampo tells the story about how "The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
was originally thrown down the toilet in a hotel in Nagoya.
- So? - The name of that manuscript
was, according to Rampo, "The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
In other words, it's not possible for the name to have changed.
But that manuscript said ...
This ...
- is a fake. - A fake?
Kayama-san wanted to be a mystery writer when he was young, right?
Look at this.
"Ejima Hijou"?
- Kayama-san's pen name? - It is.
This is the answer. His final gift to me.
The only novel he ever wrote, just for me.
He wanted you to read it, and no one else.
That's why you left so quickly.
But there is another reason.
I want to be part of Rampo's world, too.
I want to be caught up in a world of strange crimes and mysteries.
I've felt that way all this time.
And because he knew this,
Kayama-san devised this puzzle for you.
Everything up until now, the process of looking for clues
has been part of his gift to me.
And you dearly wanted to solve the code before you had to leave.
In this novel
there will be a woman like me.
Like the real "Rag Picture"
I shall read it slowly while I travel.
But, the meaning behind his pen name
is something I still don't understand.
Keiko-san, Kayama-san's favourite Rampo story
- is "Gold Bullion", isn't it? - Yes.
Do you remember the name of the hero?
- Miyase Fujio? - That's right.
"Miyase hujio"?
"Ejima hisyou"
Anagram?
He really was like a child.
I'll be fine from here.
- Well, then. Take care. - Have a good journey.
Thank you. You take care, too.
- Yes. - Goodbye.
- So she wanted to join Rampo's world? - Swapping identities
was fairly common in his stories.
For Keiko-san
that would've been the most important part.
- The manuscript? - There was no manuscript
written by Rampo inside the safe.
I'm afraid your guess was wrong.
Shida-san told me most of the details.
"The Woman with the Rag Picture" was written by Kayama-san for
his lover, right?
If you're not Keiko-san,
it really has no value. What a pity.
Do you think?
You believed her story?
Long before Kayama-san knew about his death,
that safe was in the house.
For most of that time,
I doubt it contained only a novel written for his girlfriend.
There must have been something else far more valuable.
But where did it go?
Did Kishiro-san show you the whole manuscript?
Or just a few sheets?
Have you worked it out?
Kayama-san inherited from his father the original manuscript
although maybe only parts of it. Perhaps he then
tried to fill in the gaps with his own ideas?
The real and the fake mixed together.
That was the perfect present Kishiro-san hoped for.
Well, never mind.
I expected her to run away with the manuscript.
Eh? You knew about them swapping names too?
Yes. Kishiro-san wrote several times
to get a new sales catalogue.
So, you never saw her face.
Correct. But I saw her handwriting.
- Handwriting? - Kishiro-san
had a very particular way of writing,
so when I saw it, I knew.
This was not the same woman.
Even though you knew, you still handed over the key?
That's right.
It won't be difficult to find her again.
I'll give her long enough to read the novel.
Aren't you going to ask?
Where I've been these past ten years?
I don't care.
I was looking for a book. All that time.
A book that people dream of owning. Some people
risk their lives trying to find it.
I dedicated my whole life to this one task
of getting hold of this most precious book.
I even deserted my children for this book.
You must think I'm a terrible mother.
Still I have no regrets.
You were fine. And also, you're my daughter.
Hey, Shioriko. Don't you want to know which book?
Come with me, and I'll tell you.
You want to know, right? I am certain
we share the same feelings, don't we?
All the time you've been gone,
I've been thinking, can I ever forgive you?
Why did you chose to leave
your children and your home?
Now I understand a little bit.
That's why I won't stop you.
Once I have the manuscript, I'll probably leave Japan.
Have you worked out where Kishiro-san is going?
If you change your mind, then follow me, please.
"The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
"Not being able to read books is a terrible waste."
"A real waste."
"Would you like to work here?"
"Huh?"
"Why? Why try to do it all alone?"
"Because you don't read books,"
"that's why you don't understand what I did."
"So I believe."
"I love old books."
"Not just because of the story written inside,"
"But because as they're passed from hand to hand,"
"and that writes its own story, too."
"If Goura-san was able to read books,"
"it would make me very happy."
"If you change your mind, then follow me, please."
Good morning.
Has something happened?
No.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Oh, thanks for yesterday.
Good morning. You're heading out?
For work. Have to find some decent books.
Take care.
Goura-san, you look a bit pale.
Well, I was up late, reading
- Eh? - But after five pages,
- I got too frustrated. - What did you read?
"The Traveller with the Rag Picture"
- Sorry. - It's long, isn't it?
If you don't mind, I could tell you about it?
- Please. - Okay.
"The Traveller with a Rag Picture" was always one of Rampo's favourites.
It is one of his finest works.
A man coming back, after seeing the mirage of Uozu,
meets a strange man with a rag picture.
In this picture is a beautiful woman ...
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