Well... you've really brightened up the atmosphere at the academy.
Thank you for recommending me.
Recommended by the principal.
I'm Tono Akihiro.
I'm Kazama Kimichika.
You're my most prized student.
Won't they laugh at me when I join the Investigation Department? After all... I used to work at the Police Box.
The Commander was convinced after seeing your grades at the academy.
Above all, you have a strong desire to become a detective.
I'm going to fulfill my dream.
Finally, I'd like to leave you with a question for next time.
Some years ago,
there was an incident in which toxic arsenic was mixed into stew served at a party, resulting in a fatality.
It was ruled a homicide and a suspect was identified.
And then arsenic was found in his house, deepening suspicions.
In other words, this arsenic is the physical evidence in this case.
#5 The Result of Blind Acceptance
Physical evidence, like testimony,
must be evaluated for both probative value as well as evidentiary value.
Yo.
- You only just got here? - I overslept.
You submitted your thesis, right? Why are you still coming to school?
This is a Criminal law class, it has nothing to do with your arts degree.
I got a job offer and I have free time.
I thought it might come in handy at my new job.
So there are two types of arsenic.
As far as the police are concerned, they have to prove that Arsenic A and Arsenic B are the same.
How do we identify
that A and B are the same?
Think about it until the next lesson. That's all for today.
- Let's go for dinner after this. - Okay.
Missed Call You have 1 message
This is Professor Nashida.
I can't give you credit for the graduation thesis you submitted.
Eh?
Sorry.
Tomori...
Professor! Professor-Map!
Oh, excuse me.
I'm Tomori, a student of Professor Nashida. Where is he?
He just left. He's going abroad on a business trip tomorrow.
What? Overseas?
Professor!
Excuse me.
Ah.
Konohata
Nashida
Kane Valley
Daiko
Shinno
Hyotetsu
Kanzoku
Hikiri
Kane Valley
Nashida
"Kane Valley"
Oh, it's quite far from the town.
Hmm?
"Nashida"
Professor, you surprised me with your call earlier.
You're kidding, right?
I wouldn't joke about that, would I?
Then why won't you give me the credits?
I don't want to give them to you.
Why not? I'll rewrite it.
Tell me what's wrong with it.
I have a column on the social networking site for university students.
You used it in your paper.
Yes... Indeed, I quoted it.
- But that should be OK. - It is certainly acceptable.
That's why I'm disappointed.
I don't understand what you are saying.
Because you don't understand, that's why I can't give you the credit.
I can't graduate if I don't get the credits.
I have a job offer from a company.
I'm begging you Professor!
No.
What do you want me to do?
This conversation is over. Please leave.
- What is it? - I've already decided on my future.
Don't get in my way!
Button...
Seriously?
- Good evening. - Take me to Nashida. Nashida.
Nashida? I've never heard of it...
Oh, uhm... it's not Nashida,
it's the Kane Valley
Yes... Kane Valley.
Excuse me.
We have a report of an unnatural death. An on-site investigation is being set up.
Who are you?
I'll be working with Instructor Kazama.
You don't understand.
It's the Kazama Dojo, so we're not working together, you're just the student.
Alright, I'll give you some advice on how to deal with Mr. Kazama
So listen carefully.
Your voice... You need be loud and speak close to his ears. He moves with big strides and you should kneel when he gets angry.
- Understand? - Uhm...
If you have time to bully the newbie, why don't we just get to work?
What?
A button?
Give this to forensics.
What?
- What the hell, he didn't fall for it. - That means he might be good.
Eh?
Thanks for your hard work.
I see.
Mr. Nashida is a geography professor at the university.
He's single and lives alone.
The first person to find the body was his student, Tomori Kensaku.
He came here around 8:00 p.m. and found the body.
The first report to the police was made at 8:30 pm.
The neighbors said that the professor sometimes leaned against the railing.
Because his camera dropped,
we think he fell inadvertently while trying to take a picture.
In other words, an accidental death...
What is a detective's job?
It's to suspect people.
May I borrow the camera?
No problem.
Excuse me. May I borrow your camera?
Sure.
Let me put myself in the professor's shoes.
He was murdered.
This strap.
Normally, you'd wear it around your neck.
To prevent an expensive thing from falling off.
But the strap wasn't around the professor's neck.
But maybe it came off with the impact of the fall.
The camera is too far away for that.
Someone must have thrown it afterwards.
Hey, put away your phone and look at Mr. Kazama.
I remember the professor's name.
Here it is.
It's the news from three years ago.
The victim is a professor in an academic harassment case.
- Excuse me, take this. - Eh?
Not again.
It was around 8:00 p.m. when I arrived. The house was pitch-dark.
I went inside to search with a flashlight, and found the terrace door open.
When I went out, outside the fence...
Instructor, may I ask questions?
Instructor?
- My name is Kazama. - I'm a new detective.
I've been investigating with him one-on-one.
It's like you and Professor Nashida.
What were you doing at the professor's house in the first place?
I went to receive guidance for my graduation thesis.
He gave the OK and I was supposed to get credit for it.
But I wanted to make it better.
I can't do that anymore.
Now that Professor-Map died in an accident.
- Professor-Map? - That's Professor Nashida's nickname.
His first name is Masao.
It can also be read as "Mappu".
Also, he liked maps.
So he likes maps, this Professor-Map.
Yes.
His geography seminar was really interesting.
He said it's a wonderful thing to have maps at our fingertips.
What? That sounds interesting.
During the war, we didn't want to pass information to the enemy,
that's why we couldn't get maps.
The fact that you can buy a map,
means that information about the country is open to the public.
It's proof that we are a free country.
I see~. I didn't know that.
It was also useful for the entrance exam.
I see.
Did you get a job offer?
Yes, with a local newspaper.
Then we may be friends for a long time.
Right? If I become a reporter, I'll have to work around the police.
I feel a kinship with them. Detectives and reporters are the same, right?
It's their job to question whether information is correct or not.
Get back to Professor Nashida.
Excuse me.
What kind of person is he, the professor??
He's someone who makes everything himself.
He even remodeled his house all by himself.
Oh, did you see the map on the wall?
He made the map by himself.
- And... - This.
This is yours, isn't it?
That's right.
I was sweating a lot when I arrived at the professor's house.
Maybe it dropped when I wiped it off.
- Are you suspecting me? - No, no, no... not at all.
We found out the professor's estimated time of death
is between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m.
You came to the house at 8:00 p.m.
So this has nothing to do with the case.
Thank you for your time.
Uhm, may I ask a question?
- Please do. - Previously,
there was a case of poisoned stew with arsenic, wasn't there?
How do you prove that
the arsenic found in the stew and the arsenic found in the suspect's house are the same?
You have to figure that out for yourself.
Yes.
Excuse me.
You're good at what you do.
You got close to the person and got hints out of him.
And then unexpectedly showed him evidence to see if he'd react.
- Thank you. - But...
there's something you lack.
It seems you excelled in kendo at the police academy.
Yes, I did.
In elementary, junior high, and high school.
Not even worth mentioning.
What's up with that?
You didn't continue?
It was a class at the police academy, so I had no choice.
When did you quit?
In my sophomore year of high school.
Why did you quit?
Because of the principal's recommendation...
You have top grades.
You showed exceptional intelligence in the investigation class.
And a kind heart with a love of flowers and plants.
I also looked into you.
You never made friends at school and always took care of flowers.
Sometimes...
you cried alone.
What happened in your sophomore year of high school?
I got beat up.
Oh, thanks for your hard work.
Did you water it?
What? Oh, they're not growing?
Eh?
Thanks.
You're a super smart detective who loves flowers, huh?
So picture perfect, it's lame.
I think you should use a revitalizer on those flowers~.
That's true~.
Hey...
- Why do you love flowers? - Let's see...
- What's that? - Honeysuckle.
It means "enduring winter".
It endures the cold during the winter,
and its flowers don't drop.
Hmm~.
A friend sent it to me and I fell in love at first sight.
I went to the police academy for a month.
- You know the flower bed over there? - Yes.
I took good care of them.
That flower's meaning is...
"Devoted love".
I wonder if the one who sent it to you, is a girl?
I'm off to the investigation meeting. Excuse me~.
Kane Valley
This is Tono, entering.
Excuse me.
Regarding Tomori, who found Professor Nashida,
I was a little bothered at the investigation meeting.
This is the footage from the cab at 7:00 p.m. yesterday.
- Good evening. - Go to Nashida. Nashida.
Nashida? I've never heard of it...
What? Oh, uhm... it's not Nashida,
it's the Kane Valley.
Yes... Kane Valley.
The point where Tomori said "Go to Nashida".
The fact that he gave the professor's name to the driver instead of the location.
It felt incongruous for him to say the name without honorifics.
Tanimoto and the others said it was an unintentional mistake
that occurred on the way to the professor's house, so there was no problem.
Any thoughts on a possible reason for saying the name without honorifics?
Japanese usually address seniors or strangers with an honorific like "san" or "sama"
There actually exists a place name Nashida.
- We are still investigating. - Any other reason?
Either they hated him enough to call him that, or they thought he was stupid.
We'll start interviewing the students again.
Who killed the professor?
I can only think of Mr. Tomori.
I knew you had some skills, but...
Didn't you notice it?
Read it. You'll want to see him again.
Preservation of Historic Prospering Silk Industry Townscape: Urban Landscape Transition in the Northern Kanto Region
2019 Graduation Thesis
Full name Tomori Kensaku
What is it? I have a part-time job now.
I got to read the thesis you submitted.
You read my thesis?
I got a lecture from a professor, and I figured it out...
He quoted our column?
A column?
You can't do that.
I was just quoting the professor's column on the Internet.
Every civilization has converted the natural into the artificial.
Natural Landscape
Man-made Landscape
Basically, it can be remade this way.
Well, that's true.
But here's what he wrote.
Man-made Landscape
Natural Landscape
There are only a few civilizations that have transformed man-made landscapes into natural landscapes.
What's the point?
There is no such civilization.
Such an ancient civilization shouldn't exist.
But Professor-Map thinks so. He wrote it.
Then, the professor must have been wrong.
That's right.
But he didn't make the mistake by accident.
He made it on purpose.
What?
It was a trap.
The professor deliberately planted the mistake.
"Blind acceptance"
Blind acceptance.
To accept without understanding.
The professor was testing the students to see how much they could think for themselves.
You can cite it in a form that corrects the mistake,
but anyone who didn't suspect it would be caught in a trap.
Wait a minute.
Why would Professor-Map be so malicious?
The academic harassment case.
Years ago.
Rumors circulated that a professor engaged in academic harassment.
He took female students to a hot springs resort under the guise of a research trip.
The national newspapers got caught up in the rumor on the Internet and made a big fuss about it.
In fact, it was a hoax.
But it must have been hard on him to be involved in such a scandal.
That's why the professor...
was afraid there would be more victims like him.
He was trying to teach you a lesson.
Blind acceptance is a dangerous thing.
So what?
My thesis passed.
I have a part-time job.
Shall I arrest him?
Instructor.
You still don't get it, do you?
There is no place with the name "Nashida" in the surrounding area.
We've interviewed the students
and found no evidence of any past trouble between Mr. Tomori and the professor.
I have noticed.
You told me to review the case, instructor.
If we assume that Tomori killed the professor,
there's a big discrepancy to deal with.
That's right.
But I can bring him down.
Please give me more hints.
Don't be mistaken.
If you can't take him down by yourself,
you'll go back to working at the police box.
That's good. Cute~.
Next.
Ms. Yukiha, do you have a magnifying glass? A magnifying glass.
Yes.
Here.
And all our maps. Everything we have.
Right~.
- What is it? - Sorry for the multiple visits.
This is the last one.
Thank you for waiting.
I'd like you to reenact the scene when you found Professor Nashida.
But I've told you already...
Please show us what actually happened.
I got out of a cab that night and came here.
It was around 8:00 p.m., right?
Yes.
It was pitch-dark, and the house was not lit.
I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer.
I was in a hurry, so I opened the door, knowing it would be rude to do so.
But it was unlocked, so I got worried.
I said, "Professor, excuse me for disturbing you. I'm Tomori",
but he didn't answer.
It was pitch-dark in the house.
I was looking for the light switch...
Then my hand came into contact with the flashlight.
I went into the house using the flashlight.
I was lighting up the room like this.
I noticed that the door was open.
I had a bad feeling...
I searched the terrace, but I couldn't see him.
Then I looked under the fence.
There he was.
- Are you satisfied now? - No.
First of all...
I have to thank you.
You gave me a problem when we first met.
How do you prove that
the arsenic found in the stew and the arsenic found in the suspect's house are the same?
I learned a LOT from that.
Did you think about it?
Yes, well.
It was surprisingly easy, wasn't it?
Surprisingly.
Pure 100% arsenic is not available on the market.
Yeah.
Arsenic has some impurities in it.
Right! Impurities are mixed in.
So, check the impurities in Arsenic A and Arsenic B.
If the impurities match...
You're out.
This theory has a name.
The Cheating Rule.
If you cheat on a test, you'll not only get the right answers,
the wrong answers will match too.
It's the same reason you made the mistake on your paper.
The professor wouldn’t have allowed that.
And besides, you're aiming to be a journalist, right?
Then you would have failed, for sure.
Didn't he say he wouldn't give you any credit?
If you don't get the credits, you won't graduate and you won't get a job.
That's why you killed the professor.
- What? - You killed him, didn't you?
No, I didn't.
That's right.
There's a discrepancy in this theory.
Isn't that right, instructor?
Even if you were arguing with the professor about the credits,
he was already dead by the time you got here.
You came here at 8:00 p.m.
His time of death was before that, between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m.
That's why...
There's no way I did it.
But you see,
this discrepancy can be resolved by one hypothesis.
You came to the house once during the day.
And then again at night.
That day...
You ran out of the classroom after you heard the message on your cell phone.
You also went to the lab.
I can't give you credit for the graduation thesis you submitted.
He just left. He's going abroad on a business trip tomorrow.
What? Overseas?
The time was 2:00 p.m.
You were in such a hurry but only got here at night?
I called and waited for his reply.
There was no incoming call from you on the professor’s phone.
The button found on the crime scene.
I was sweating a lot when I arrived at the professor's house.
Maybe it dropped when I wiped it off.
The temperature at 8 p.m. that day was 7 degrees Celsius.
You came by cab. You couldn't have been sweating.
You came once at 4:00 p.m., killed the professor,
then came back at 8:00 p.m. to retrieve the button you dropped at that time.
And then you called the police.
I didn't come here in the daytime.
I admit you're smart, but you've become a delusional idiot.
You're just guessing, aren't you?
Please provide clear evidence.
Let me hear a convincing theory, just like arsenic A and B.
Is it okay?
Bring him down.
Mr. Tomori.
The proof is there.
You know about the original map the professor made, right?
Oh, did you see the map on the wall? He made the map by himself.
You told the cab driver to take you to Nashida.
That's just... the professor's name.
You always call him "Professor-Map".
Now that Professor-Map died in an accident.
Right, look at the map carefully.
On it, there's a place called "Nashida" near his house.
Kane Valley
Nashida
Here.
You said "Go to Nashida" because you saw this map, didn't you?
However, other maps on the market
do not show any place named "Nashida".
It is written only on this handmade map.
What a stupid story!
It's in every map book!
There's no way important places appear or don't appear depending on the map!
This is also a trap.
Huh?
Maps are interesting.
Sometimes they put fictitious place names on the maps to prove
that they were copied without permission by other publishers.
In inconspicuous places like this.
Professor Nashida was also doing that.
The Cheating Rule, huh?
Here.
This map was printed out
at noon on the day of the incident.
You knew the name of the place, "Nashida".
That means you saw this map that day?
I did.
- I know of "Nashida" because I saw it. - You didn't see it.
- I saw it. - You didn't.
- I saw it! - You didn't see it...
Because it was night.
You said it was pitch-dark inside the house.
It was pitch-dark, so how could you see the name of the place written so small?
You came here in daylight and looked at this map.
Daytime Impurity A matches Nighttime Impurity B.
The impurity is you.
Blind acceptance can be fatal.
Can I have some water?
Go ahead.
Tono, it's coming.
Hold him down!
Where did you get the eyeleteer?
In front of my house...
Don't move!
- Handcuffs. - Got it.
It's Kazama. We've got the culprit at the Nashida residence.
Send backup.
This is not a classroom.
The blades aren't made of rubber like we use in class.
Your wound?
I wasn't stabbed. It's just a scratch.
I see.
Unfortunately, you have no chance.
You're going back to the police box. Sign here and bring it back.
What do they teach at the academy?
Please take him back.
Come on now...
- Hey, Kazama... - He turned his back on the criminal.
Instructor.
I...
can't quit being a detective.
You still can't find him?
I couldn't find any clues. And once I do, he disappears right away.
- Like a ghost. - He's close by.
I know. I'll make sure I find Tozaki...
Hurry.