The Dinner Table Detective
Rich heiress Reiko Hosho lives a double life as a novice detective, fighting crime under Inspector Kazamatsuri—also from a wealthy family. After work, Reiko sheds her pantsuit to don a lovely dress for dinner each day. Difficult cases force her to confide in her butler Kageyama, who proceeds to savagely ridicule her inability to solve mysteries, all while brilliantly unraveling each case himself.
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Episodes
1. Welcome to the Murderous Party File 1
Released on Apr 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Wealthy heiress Reiko Hosho leads a double life as a novice detective. One day, an incident erupts at a birthday party she attends with friends from her college days. The victim is one of her old classmates, and Reiko's friends are labeled as suspects for matching the attacker's description. Stirring in confusion with only 20 minutes to solve the case, a man suddenly appears to reveal the culprit.
2. Welcome to the Murderous Party File 2 / Here's a Message from the Dead File 1
Released on Apr 11, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Mystery butler Kageyama concocts a peculiar plan to catch the criminal lurking in a luxury hotel, after which Reiko and her friends realize the hidden complexity of their own emotions. Reiko then tackles the murder case of a real estate tycoon. Each of the victim's relatives harbor suspicious motives to kill, but a single photograph proves essential in accelerating this perplexing investigation.
3. Here's a message from the dead File 2
Released on Apr 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm
While investigating the murder of a real estate tycoon, Reiko examines an erased dying message, a bloody trophy, and a cord yanked from the curtains. Without proof, however, she reaches a dead end...until savage butler Kageyama emerges to solve the mystery. Reiko and Kyoichiro think outside the box to trap the murderer, peek inside the victim's mindset, and end a chain of events fueled by revenge.
4. Please be aware of two-timing affairs File 1
Released on Apr 25, 2025 at 2:00 pm
With Kageyama as her chauffeur, Reiko and her friends visit a crowded summer festival, where a cracked smartphone is discovered. Its owner was poisoned in his apartment, and he died wearing nothing but briefs. Three women the victim dated simultaneously on a matching app fail to match the height of a suspect seen exiting his residence, which leaves Reiko puzzled at the true culprit's identity.
5. Untitled Episode
Expected on May 2, 2025 at 2:00 pm
6. Untitled Episode
Expected on May 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm
7. Untitled Episode
Expected on May 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm
8. Untitled Episode
Expected on May 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm
9. Untitled Episode
Expected on May 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm
10. Untitled Episode
Expected on Jun 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm
11. Untitled Episode
Expected on Jun 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm
12. Untitled Episode
Expected on Jun 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm