And then Pearl Harbor happens, and as if his life wasn't difficult enough, now the race relations have really ratcheted up, and then the Japanese-American internment camps are quickly created, and there's lots of tension and horrible stuff as he's still trying to solve this murder.
Pearl Harbor arrive, et comme si sa vie n'était pas déjà assez difficile, les tensions raciales s'accentuent, on crée les camps d'internement  pour les Américains d'origine japonaise. La société est en agitation totale, des tas de choses horribles se passent, et lui, il essaie de résoudre ce meurtre.