在这部侦探由利麟太郎剧情/悬疑片中,吉川饰演的主人公由利麟太郎是一名白发名侦探，原本担任过警视厅搜查一课的课长。非常敬重由利的助手、希望成为推理小说作家的青年三津木俊助由志尊淳饰演。该剧将用现代风来呈现出代表了昭和时代的推理小说作家横沟正史可怕而奇怪的世界，以“京都”为舞台，描写了一对新的组合所经历的一系列恐怖神秘的故事。
Rintaro Yuri was a former detective and criminal psychologist who left the Metropolitan Police Department after an incident. He then moved to Kyoto where he used to stay when he was a student. There, he set up an office in an antique shop run by Satomi Hada. He later meets an aspiring young mystery writer Junsuke Mizuki. Together, they help Rintaro's old friend Todoroki who is also a detective in solving difficult cases.
