[Machine Translation] A very young boy named Otokichi came to the boat inn (Sasafune) run by the police informant Yaheiji, looking for his father. After hearing from Otokichi that his mother had been taken away by strangers, Yaheiji sets out to track them down. However, the crew of the *Sasafune* is stunned to learn that the father Otokichi is searching for is Naosuke a former henchman of Yaheiji s who had lost his life during a previous investigation. Why was Otokichi s mother taken away, and is Otokichi really Naosuke s son!? A masterpiece of the human-interest police drama" genre depicting the exploits of boss Yaheiji respected by Edo s police force and his colorful team of henchmen. The second installment in the newly revised edition series.