The scene opens with a flashback to the first scene of the novel, in which Hirokazu's mother, who has been killed in the line of duty, is found dead in her apartment. She has been murdered by her husband's brother, who is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The flashback reveals that the woman who was killed was a young woman named Kiyoshi, who had been a student at the same school as Kiyoshi's father. Kiyoshi is now the head of the school's law enforcement division, and he is the one who is in charge of the investigation into the murder. He is also the man who is responsible for apprehending the murderer, and Kiyoshi has been sent to the police station to try and apprehend him