The first arc ended in mass-murder. This one only has three deaths. The ones in the two previous episodes, and the one that happens in this episode. That doesn’t mean that this arc is less awesome. Even at the moment right before the criminal gets revealed, I really had no idea who it was. Everyone could have done it.
That’s the thing I like about Ayatsuri Sakon: they develop each character so, that he or she could possibly be the murderer. Everyone hides something, or acts suspicious. They’re either too calm, or they just freak out. The creators then manage to blend the murderer in with the other characters, and somehow manage to make that one character stand out the least, making him or her the least suspicious of the bunch.
The techniques used by the murderer are quite clever. Especially with the second murder, it had me startled for a while. This is proof that we’re dealing with a very cleverly-written anime here. Sakon also made good use of this when he solved the case.
The climax of this episode was the best yet. You’d think of a dramatic ending, with lots of time spent on it. The bad guy learns his lesson, or at least sees the futility of his actions. Well… eh… no. I just loved the abrupt ending of this episode. The creators managed to eecute that one very nicely. The next episode will probably feature the aftermath of this tragedy, as there are a lot of unknown questions left behind by this one.
