After returning to Japan from a doctors' mission in Syria, Wato Tachibana's mentor dies suddenly--and consulting detective Miss Sherlock is put on the case.
A childhood friend approaches Wato after a bizarre incident involving his wife and an old family curse; Mrs. Hatano seeks Sherlockâs help to clear her name in a theft.
Sherlock and Wato investigate after a politician's son receives a severed ear in the mail, and Sherlock gets closer to understanding the truth behind Stella Maris.