Part III, Chapter 7, Ushikawa Summary

Ushikawa is now after information about Aomame's parents, and details of Aomame's job at the sports club. He asks a contact, whom he nicknames "Bat", to look into those things. Bat consents. Ushikawa also discovers, through looking around in real estate circles, that Aomame is probably living in a safe house, and that the people who rented the safe house were very cautious.

Bat, meanwhile, breaks into the sports club and steals Witness Society information, handing them all over to Ushikawa. Through the information, he discovers a link between the dowager and Aomame through a self-defense class. Perhaps they were both victims of domestic violence themselves, Ushikawa surmises. He also discovers that Tengo and Aomame attended the same elementary school.

Part III, Chapter 7, Ushikawa Analysis

Ushikawa discovers a crucial link between Aomame and Tengo, in that they...