Ep. 40: Hajime ermittelt in einem Mordfall in der Tarot-Villa, nachdem Reika Hayami Gäste zu dem schneebedeckten Rückzugsort eingeladen hat

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Hajime is invited by the pop idol Reika Hayami to her father's Tarot Villa in the snowy mountains to where she has retreated and refuses to see anyone. Coincidentally, a skier called Kenji Tsuji seeks shelter after returning late and finding the cable car switched off. In the villa is a framed panel of tarot cards and Reika's father explains that the former owner had an interest in tarot cards, so he framed them as a feature. Reporter Annryo Hojo mentions that one card is upside down. Reporter Goro Itami tells about a case he reported on 15 years ago when 2 children were kidnapped and their father killed, and another how police shot a bystander instead of a robber. Later Itami tries to extort money from Yuichiro Hayami and demands to spend night with Reiko. Hayami angrily refuses and hits Itami with and ash tray, killing him and then he hastily buries the body. The next morning, all the tarot cards have been removed, and the Wheel of Fortune card appears pinned to Itami's door. Hajime believes it indicates Windmill Hill, so everyone travels there in the cable car and they find Itami's body tied to the windmill. When they return, the telephone lines are down, and the cable car controls have been smashed. Hajime investigates, while Hayami begins to panic about who had dug up Itami's body, tied it to the windmill and left the tarot card. (Source: Wikipedia)