Say it in Red | Episode 20: Umineko volume 5 - End of the Golden Witch

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This week,
Battler dies.
The answer arcs begin with a dramatic twist: While Battler has been ignoring the 5th game, run by Lambdadelta, Bernkastel's new piece has already announced the culprit and is preparing for their trial. Ushiromiya Natsuhi is called to the stand before the second twilight is even complete, and the Detective, Furudo Erika, has prepared an ironclad, airtight case against her. With Beato's eyes cold and unresponsive, Battler searches through this cruel 5th game for traces of her and declares that he will fight to take this game board back from the witches - This is a game between him and Beato, after all, and he promised to be the one to kill her. Is it even possible, though, to defeat the Detective within a mystery novel?
Umineko no Naku Koro Ni is the second series of When They Cry games published by 07th expansion and written by Ryukishi07. It focuses on a series of mysterious murders carried out over the course of October 4th and 5th, 1986, on the island of Rokkenjima. In volume 5, we see the answer arcs begin with an unconventional game arranged by Lambdadelta to entertain her dearest Bernkastel. We see the island in 1985, as Natsuhi and Krauss learn of Kinzo's death and Krauss breaks down, panicking over the possible revelation of his embezzlement. With her husband indisposed, Natsuhi takes charge of the situation and forms a plan to create the illusion that Kinzo is still alive, working with the servants on staff to make sure that the 1985 family conference proceeds without any of Krauss's siblings learning the truth. That was a year ago, however, and since then, Eva, Rudolf, and Rosa have grown increasingly suspicious. As the October 4th of 1986 approaches and the pressure on Natsuhi rises, a mysterious caller contacts her just before the relatives arrive. The caller claims to be her son. The caller claims to know her favorite season. The caller claims that Natsuhi tried to throw them away and kill them, 19 years ago. Although she tries to put this out of her mind, the calls continue on into the evening of October 4th, long after the external lines have all gone dead as a result of the storm...
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Content Warnings for this Episode:
General warnings for violence, murder, gore, abuse, and torture.