The basic story is that Kosuke arrives at a small village inhabited by farmers, craft people, a wine maker and some fans of old movies. The village elder has died from poisoning, and Kosuke is enlisted to help investigate. Also targeted are three young women. All of the murders, including 23 years earlier, are related, and are tied together by the lyrics of a children's song, where the means of death are specified explicitly in the song. Another common thread is that several of the villagers were part of the live music and narration that accompanied silent movies in the theaters 23 years before, and that right now the village is being visited by a famous screen singer. It's Kosuke job to save the singer from being the killer's next victim. |