Synopsis

The phone rang, and Kogoro, who had been idly studying photographs of his client, Nagamine Mayako – her beauty evident even in the digital images – felt a flicker of anticipation. Her appointment was long past, yet he found himself strangely pleased. Mayako had contacted the agency, but seemed to have lost her way. He waited, the minutes stretching into a quiet stillness. As time passed, and Mayako failed to appear, another call came through.