Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it leads to a potential conspiracy to kill the Shogun.
Includes: Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf, Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders, Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill, Case of Umon: Red Lizard, Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern, Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella, The Eve of the Chinese Festival