The Clockwork Alibi

In the neon-lit metropolis of Tsukishima, prosecutor Tetsuya Kondo is found murdered, and all forensic trails point to Hajime Watanabe—a former bid-rigging suspect whose life runs with psychotic precision. Defense attorney Rina Aoyama must peel back layers of ritualistic discipline to expose a truth buried in seconds. As the trial teeters on the edge of conviction, she reveals a single logical impossibility woven into the killer's own maniacal schedule, turning the courtroom into a stage where extreme self-control unravels into the perfect prelude of madness.