Shitamachi Scam

In Tokyo's old quarter, the past doesn't fade. It gets stolen.

A frail woman is hit by a motorscooter on a quiet street in the Shitamachi district-one of Tokyo's last neighborhoods untouched by the high-rises and commercial sprawl. To Detective Hiroshi Shimizu, it seems more than an accident. And then the money starts to move.

As Hiroshi digs deeper, he uncovers a slick network of scammers targeting Tokyo's elderly-con artists draining savings, pensions, deeds, and lives. With his mentor Taka...