Genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku moves to Tokyo with the help of an upperclassman of his, Kindaichi Kyousuke. Enraptured by both drink and women, Takuboku finds himself perpetually out of money. One day, the two men decide to drop by Asakusa and find themselves primary witnesses to a murder. The victim, Tatsukichi, worked in the home of Oguri, the head clerk to the Arakawa mines. When the murder weapon and a letter of accusation written by Tatsukichi are discovered, Oguri is arrested for the crime, but Takuboku isn't convinced...
"The letter found in the garden with 
the kitchen knife used as the weapon
مكتوب هنا "الرّسالة التي عُثِر عليها 
في الحديقةِ مع سكّين المطبخ
Neben der Mordwaffe, dem Küchenmesser,
lag im Garten ein Anklageschreiben,
"La carta acusatoria encontrada
junto al arma del crimen
"La carta acusatoria encontrada
junto al arma del crimen
La lettre découverte dans le jardin
avec l’arme du crime
Qui c'è scritto che sull'atto di accusa
che era in giardino insieme al coltello
"A carta encontrada no jardim, ao lado
da faca usada para cometer o crime,
«На письме, обнаруженном
в саду вместе с ножом, орудием убийства,