Hajime is on the run, now wanted for four murders, and he is sheltered by Cameraman Kiyonori Hariu who gives Hajime photos of the murder scenes and blueprints of Tachibana's villa. Hajime heads back to Karuizawa with Inspector Shigeru Nagashima in pursuit and Hajime jumps from the train into a river to escape. He is taken in by Aoi Hanamura who feels sorry for him. Hajime locates Nonaka at the nearby Yunosawa Hotel, but it is a trap laid by Akechi and Nagashima...