Someone bought the family register
of a man who went missing three years ago.
The register he bought...
is from Hasumi Kosuke's family.
Who the hell...
are you?
- [Behind you!] - What did you say?
Hasumi, behind you, behind you, behind you...!
Excuse me for interrupting.
You're Sergeant Hasumi, right?
What is it?
I just transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department as of today.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Officer Mizuki Nao
I'm Mizuki Nao.
I was told to report to Sergeant Hasumi.
Ah! You're from the other day...!
Hey... you underground society man...
Huh?
What do you mean "Huh"? Are you turning yourself in?
- What? - It's you!
- Ah! Underground society man! - Who's from the underground?!
I'm Kagawa from the Criminal Investigation Department.
Eh? No way...
- Huh? - Ah, I'm sorry.
Well, well... I'm Hasumi. Pleased to meet you.
Ah, yes. I'm looking forward to working with you from today.
Anyway, what's with that outfit?
- Eh? - So, what's with that outfit?
Eh?
Wait a minute, can you stop saying "Eh?" I'll rephrase.
Eh? Ah... I'm sorry.
Your "dokan" is lacking for a workplace.
"suntarazu no dokan" suntarazu=a little short/lacking ; dokan=with a bang (it will make sense later on)
Eh? Stop saying "Eh"!
A little short bang?
Is that a fad?
Eh? Ah... well.
Yes, this is Hasumi.
- Is it a revival? - Well...
- (Hasumi) Yes, I understand. - Ah... so it's a fad?
Kagawa-san, a dead body was found in Fuyou Town, on the banks of the Hanatori River.
- Let's go. - Okay
- Eh? - I said let's go.
Stop saying "Eh" all the time! I don't want to repeat.
Eh? Ah... yes.
The less you know, the better. I can't impersonate someone on my own.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Sergeant Hasumi Kousuke
You know what I mean?
Aren't they a bit close?
Close, right?
Ah, gloves, gloves... Ah!
Ah... there it is.
Put it on...
Oh, just, wait minute!
Foot covers are hard to wear, aren't they?
Those shoes look like Gundam feet.
Wear the clothes you want to wear in private.
Eh? Even though you're cosplaying at work?
That's the first time I've heard that. Who's cosplaying?
You sense about things are totally different. Right, Hasumi?
Uhm... Can the both of you don't say this out loud...
- Thank you for your hard work. - Ah, sorry for being late.
- Go for it. - Just... wait!
I haven't put them on yet.
What the hell? You can't help it, can you?
Raise your heel. Be gentle.
- Those are big shoes! - Why is the heel sticking out?
Don't put it down yet! It hurts!
- I haven't... put them on yet! - Just do it yourself!
- Here... - Thanks for your hard work.
So, what happened?
And, is there any bleeding?
Ah... yes.
An old man who was walking his dog an hour ago called it in.
The female victim was identified as Matsubara Michiru, a resident of Suzuranmachi 2-chome, based on personal belongings.
The company she worked filed a missing persons report when she could not be contacted.
Is this a murder?
It looks like there's a scar on the top of the head, but it's hard to say.
Are you going to faint again?
Sakura Central Police Station, Forensics Department Assistant Inspector Nishina Motoko
- Shut up! Finish it quickly. - Yes, yes.
Just say "Yes" once!
Ah! Did he miss breakfast?
No, it's fine.
Somehow... feels like a party-goer.
- What did you say? - Eh?
- You've got some guts... - Thank you very much.
So flippant!
Uhm... they're still working on the forensics, so don't contaminate the crime scene as you walk around.
Ah, okay.
But all I see are rocks and grass.
It's hard to tell from a quick glance. Footprints, hair...
Various traces could be left behind.
If the murderer was definitely here...
- Yes. - Guess how the murderer felt.
Why choose this place?
Which way did he/she come from?
What feelings did he/she leave here with...
Ah! I'm good at that sort of thing.
I was in the theatre club at school.
Oh.
Why here...
I have to hurry.
Ah...!
Did you feel something?
No.
I was thinking about the cod roe pasta I had this morning.
Cod roe pasta in the morning...
What did you have for breakfast this morning, Hasumi-san?
Is this really part of your job?
Hey, get out of my way!
I'm done with the dead body.
Out of my way...! You're in my shot.
Ah, stop passing through already! Stop passing through!
Move, move, move...!
It's going away, it's going away...! Ah...!
How was your first time on the field?
It's hard to wear foot covers.
I tried guessing the killer's feelings.
I learnt a lot.
Take your time, keep your feet on the ground and do your best.
Ah, yes.
You too, Hasumi-kun.
- Thank you for your hard work. - Thank you for your hard work.
Mizuki-san, may I have a word?
Yes.
Why did you decide to become a police officer?
- Do you mind telling me? - Eh...
Why did you become a police officer...
Ah, ah...
Uhm... Don't tell anyone else this.
I just wanted a stable civil service job.
But... I only got accepted by the police...
Eh, that's it.
Why did you pause like that?
Then, excuse me. I'll be leaving first.
I'm sorry...
Dokan!! (With a bang!)
Impersonation?
It's the guy I was talking about the other day.
I was curious so I did a little research.
So he's a dark figure.
What's his motive?
I don't know.
But there's no doubt the upper echelons at HQ are behind it.
If that's true you'd better not make any rash moves.
If that's the case, you're being watched closely from above.
I understand.
Saki, you're up.
Yes.
Kagawa.
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Inspector Fujiwara Kaname
I'll find the dogs of the Washimi gang for sure.
You keep a low profile.
Don't make any moves.
Yes...
Ah. Ah, ah.
Hey, Keiichi, how do I use this?
- It's easy. - Is this it?
Oh, it lit up!
Ahhh...
What the hell was that?
Your "dokan" is lacking for a workplace.
Su... su...
To... to...
What the hell does "dokan is lacking" mean?
According to the autopsy, the cause of death of the victim, Matsubara Michiru, is suspected to be
cerebral contusion caused by being struck twice on the left side of the parietal lobe with a blunt object.
Estimated time of death is between midnight and 2AM yesterday.
Let's see... Ehh...
- Eh, is my face too small? - Huh?
- Ah... small. - Ah...
At the scene where the body was found,
there were further blood stains and multiple new footprints.
It is presumed that Matsubara Michiru was murdered at this location.
Okay, on to the victim's background.
Matsubara Michiru was 27 years old.
She lives in Suzuranmachi 2-chome alone.
She works for a company called Kokumasa Bussan,
but she also she works in a hostess bar called "Club culture" two days a week.
Regarding her possessions,
her phone was neither at the scene nor in her room.
We found a ticket for an event that was supposedly taking place at the same time as the incident.
So you're saying that Matsubara Michiru also attended the event?
We think that's a possibility.
What is this "Bakudan Matsuri"...?
Kagawa mis-pronounced it as "Bakudan Matsuri" sounds like "Explosives Festival" in Japanese. It should be "Bakutan Sai" which means a lavish birthday party.
- A birthday bash - Birthday bash...
Well, it's like a birthday party.
Birthday bash...
I knew it... she's a party-goer.
Party-goer...?
Then... let's get on with the legwork.
Selfie?
The Chief said "jidori" which means legwork, but she mis-interpreted as "selfie" which is also pronounced the same way
Let's go.
Eh...?
Niimi Kazutaka.
His grandfather was the founder of the toy company Kizuna Block.
His father is the owner of Sushi & Kitchen Holdings.
A son of a distinguished family.
Kagawa-san, what are you doing?
What does Niimi himself do?
Entrepreneur, YouTuber, a wide range of stuff.
Another "party-goer"!
What do you mean "party-goer"?
- Eh? - Stop the "Eh"!
Oh, I'm sorry. Well, a party-goer, in my opinion...
Just tell me.
I feel it's really really disgusting.
It's really really disgusting?
What's with your walking backwards?
That one goes to the lower floors and does not go to the top floor.
Ah... Elevators are also disgusting.
Excuse me. I'll be finished soon.
So? What about the Dobai rice curry?
Eh? Not enough requests?
You can make something like that.
You could get a celebrity to put it up on social media.
Speed is important for this is the kind of thing.
Yes, thank you.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
This is where you... that... that... thing...
what's that... what thing... took place, wasn't it?
On the day of the incident, from midnight to 2am,
is when the birthday pa...
The BIRTHDAY party was held here?
Yes.
Did Matsubara Michiru come here that day?
Am I being suspected, by any chance?
Oh, no, no, no.
Uhm... the estimated time of death coincides with...
The estimated time of death coincides with the time of the BIRTHDAY party.
Could it be you really want to call it an explosion...?
That's impossible.
There were more than 20 people here.
Um... this... what is it? This... at that time... what?
That... at that time... how should I put it... Uhm...
The present from that time? From the BIRTHDAY party.
Eh, as I thought... You just want to say it, don't you?
Even from Matsubara Michiru...?
I'm sure she gave me something, but that's all there is...
What did I get...? Wine? Ah, or was it from Kengo?
Well, if you look at all of them, there might be a message in them.
In the first place, what is your relationship with Michiru-san?
Well... she was introduced as the instructor at the gym I often go to.
Gym? For what?
That's about it. She's an employee there...
Eh... Eh? Is there something on my face?
Ah... Then, did you talk about anything while she was here?
Anyway, it was pretty hectic...
I think we talked, but I don't remember about what.
Ah... haha...
But it's not like you can't remember anything at all, right?
I totally don't remember.
These party-goers were just as I imagined.
That type of person will step on anyone's toes for their own selfish desires!
Mizuki-san.
When? where? Who? With whom? To whom?
How? How did it happen? Why?
You know this, don't you?
Yes, I do. It's the "8 Whats" Principle.
As far as this case is concerned...
she was killed with what looked like a blunt object the day before yesterday, late at night,
That's all we know yet. Don't assume anything.
- Yes... - You're so flippant every time.
Kagawa-san, are you cold?
That smile.
Ta-da!
What are you doing!
In the investigation notes, the murder weapon was shaped like this, right?
Hey, turn sideways. Looks about right, yeah?
Oh... so you were using my head to measuring the size, weren't you?
Eh, but... Why did you take two?
Because I don't know which one was used to hit her, so I took both.
Ah, that's smart! But can you take those without permission?
Of course not! If you want to investigate, you have to follow procedure.
You can't get things done if you keep playing these compliance games!
I don't know if that's how ex-Yakuza do things, but we are from the criminal investigation division!
I just borrowed it for a minute. Why are you so worked up?
You can do whatever you want, but don't drag me into it.
For me...
Anyway, don't get me in trouble!
What did he mean "for me"?
Well... Yeah. Let's smile. Yeah.
Ah, this is heavy. Take one with you.
Don't get in my way, ugh.
It's a good shot from that distance. Hehe...
I'm satisfied...
Hey, open up!
Hey... Nishina, hey!
Tsk...! Sigh...
Yes, yes, yes. Yes?
- Oh, Nishina, help me check something. - Pass.
- Here you go. - Ahh, hey, hey, hey!
Don't put it on top of my beloved Romancecar!
The Romancecar is Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist service which has been running since 1957.
Eh...? What is this? The murder weapon? You found it?
No, I seized it on my own initiative.
That, in the eyes of the public, is theft...
Aaah! Ahh, ah...!
My old wounds ache more than ever. Do you want to see the scars?
Ah! Ok, ok, ok. I understand.
I'll do it. I'll do it.
And stop complaining.
He uses a saying "四の五の言う" which is "saying four or five things". It means to complain and grumble about everything.
What's Michiru's reputation at work?
She didn't make a good impression.
She has a strong celebrity mentality and divides people into higher and lower levels.
Just like that disgusting elevator...
In order to seduce Niimi,
Michiru-san brought some friends with her.
They were colleagues from the hostess bar "Club culture".
There it is.
Moreover, these three people were with Michiru. They've been gone for a while.
When was that?
They've been gone since all this happened.
What's the reason for their disappearance...
- One moment, please. - Hey George!
- Yes, yes. - George? Boy?
Boy George...?
A male hotel or club staff is often called "Boy". Boy George was the lead singer in an 80's pop band called "Culture Club" (which is a reference to this club's name)
Oh... it's Boy George. Hey, is this for real?
- Excuse me. - Excuse me.
- Apologies for disturbing your work.
Not at all, if there's anything we can do to help.
You look quite different from the panel photos. Isn't that a scam?
Even if that's the case, that was rude.
I'm sorry.
It's our own way of mourning.
We may be idiots, but...
But we have what's important to us as human beings.
It's terrible, isn't it? A girl we worked with died...
Why didn't you guys just take a break too?
Kagawa-san.
I don't blame you for thinking that, but...
Michiru won't be pleased if we didn't move on.
I'm trying to live well for Michiru's sake.
I too... will live well for Michiru-san's sake.
Thank you.
But... why?
Why did Michiru...!
I can't forgive the murderer!
I'm terribly sorry,
but we have other customers here today...
Detectives, you definitely have to catch the culprit!
Please!
- I'm begging you too! - You're on our side, aren't you?
Leave it to us.
I'll make sure Michiru-san didn't die for nothing.
Thank you.
That was a complete fake cry.
As a former member of the drama club, I won't be deceived.
But then again, why were you crying?
Hasumi-san told me to think about the murderer's feelings.
It's too early to rule them out as the culprits.
But you suspect them too, don't you?
That's why you peeked from below.
Pretending to drop the pen.
- Eh...? - He peeked at them from below.
- Eh? - Stop the "Eh"!
You're very clever, aren't you?
Pretending to be on their side and spying?
I felt like they were squeezing out tears by not blinking.
It's proof that they had no feelings!
For a safe life, patrol with us today!
Third generation Sakura-district Police Station Campaign Girl Yonemitsu Maki
Good work, these last four years!
What do you think? Are you sad?
No.
Now there won't be any more finger-pointing in the precinct.
I get it.
Hmm? It's a little crooked, isn't it?
Fourth generation Sakura-district Police Station Campaign Girl Mizuki Nao
Well, there's nothing more fragile than female friendship.
You say that like you know them well.
They must have been bickering over Niimi-san.
Then, scrub Mai-san and the rest regarding Mizuki-san.
Eh, scrub them, how...?
- Walk and listen. - Walk... walking backwards?
No! I'm telling you to walk the ground and keep asking questions.
Making me do a job that's beyond my capabilities, that's power harassment...
Kagawa-san!
- We need to talk. - What is it?
We're running low on Chiripo-kun items.
Why are you asking me?
I saw it. Inside Kagawa-san's pockets.
I saw that your pockets were stuffed with Chiripo-kun.
- Ah! Isn't that Mizuki? - Eh?
- Ah! Ah...! - Ah, wait a minute...!
Ah, it's already done.
What's that guy doing?
Ah... hey, you have a nice smile.
Ah, thank you.
Ah, uhm... was he being serious earlier, Hasumi-san?
I thought he was being a bit unreasonable with me, a rookie...
It doesn't matter if you're new to doing investigations.
Let's find different paths towards finding the culprit.
Eh...
Okay...
I will definitely head towards the murderer.
No matter what path I take...
Ah! Why can't I do more office work?
You must be under a lot of stress.
Or rather... What's that?
I'm attending (Osanai) Yuichi's lecture with a friend.
I've never seen anyone call a politician by his first name.
Nao's Mother Mizuki Mayu
While I'm running around trying to solve cases...
I'm sorry.
Even better, we're in the front row. Hehehe...
Aah! Urgh!
Hang in there.
I saw your special the other day.
You have the power to attract people, after all.
Ahh, it was just a variety show.
Allied Party Councillor Osanai Yuichi
No one really sees me as a proper a politician.
But that's fine.
Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Commissioner Udou Hiroki
What's important is the goal, not the method.
For the eradication of organised crime,
I'd like you to lend us, the police, your strength.
Of course.
Wiretapping, sting operations, plea bargaining.
We will pass bills to expand these investigative powers.
For the sake of protecting this country.
Ah...!
- Excuse me. - No, no...
It's good if you moisten it with wet wipes or something.
Ah... I'll use that next time.
Oh, but the static has been discharged already.
- Ah... right. - Yeah.
- I brought you some tea. - Hey, have you got some wet wipes?
Not again!
You're not supposed to stick up notices.
Yo.
If I was in the police department, I'd be under a warm futon by now...
Oh, I'd rather do office work!
Ah, it's cold...
Yamada-kun!
Yes!
- Yamada-kun! - Yes!
Do you you trust what Niimi said?
To borrow a phrase from Mizuki...
I'm sure he had a really really shady approach.
There's no way he didn't remember.
That Michiru said something?
I'll review the security camera footage.
Michiru may have been here apart from the day of the incident...
Why are you walking this way?!
It's rehabilitation. It strengthens your core.
You should try it too.
Yes, this is Hasumi.
Something terrible is happening!
What's going on?
Yamada-kun, the driver, is messing with the cast!
- Yamada-kun? - Yamada-kun.
You know...
He was scandalously kissing her, too!
- Yamada-kun! - "Yes!" Kiss.
On and on...
All this gossip between the driver and the cast doesn't matter.
What do you mean, "it doesn't matter"...!
- Well done, Mizuki! - Eh?
Thank you!
It's forbidden to have relationships with the cast.
Threaten to expose him, and get more information on those three women.
Making me do that is power harassment!
Stop complaining and just do it!
- Eh... - Don't say "Eh".
What do you mean, do I use a fish?
Kagawa says "kamasu" which means to forcefully do something. But it also sounds like "baracuda".
No! Listen up...
People who think "everyone looks down on me"
will think that way for the rest of their lives.
So make it clear from the start which one of you is stronger.
I can't act like a thug!
Don't tell me you can't do something before you've even tried!
- Eh? - I told you to stop saying "Eh"!
Sorry to bother you.
Do you live here?
Yes, what's this about?
Uhm... have you seen this woman before?
Ahh!
- I don't know her. I'm sorry. - I see.
- I'm sorry. - No, no. Thank you.
I see...
So this is impossible for you,
a former member of the drama club?
Kagawa-san.
I'll become the worst that the Sakura precinct has ever seen.
Did you learn anything?
I'm starting to understand somehow.
- Eh? - How to control Mizuki.
What?
Sorry to intrude.
Who the hell are you!?
You're...
Eh? A detective?
- I'm bad! - A bad detective.
- Yamada-kun. - Yes!
I have a question.
If you don't answer, I'm gonna tell your company
you're messing with the cast. Baby!
- Yamada-kun. - Yes!
Baby...
Everything's so tiny nowadays.
Kagawa-san.
Yeah?
Have you stopped checking up on me?
Of course not.
I'm working hard on it.
So, here are the conditions of this exchange.
In exchange for keeping you out of the public eye,
you help me score points to get back in to the anti-gang division.
You want to go back to anti-gang to do what...?
You're going to help me or not?
We both have scars on our shins,
so let's use each other without unnecessary prying.
Is that what you mean?
Very well.
Oh there's one more thing...
Depending on why you're impersonating someone,
I'm prepared to stab you in the back.
Tell that to whoever's backing you.
Watch out!
I always check ahead before I walking backwards.
Really.
Ah? What's going on?
You have the wrong plug.
- Is it my fault? - I didn't say that.
This... Ah, got it!
What are they doing?
My opening is shaped differently, shut up.
- What do you mean your mouth is different...? - Force it...!
The word "kuchi" means both "opening" and "mouth"
I understand how you feel, but please refrain from doing that at work!
Huh?
How was it?
Ah... yes. Kissing...
- Ah! I'm sorry! - Sorry?
According to Yamada-kun, the pick-up driver.
Michiru is the top in terms of hierarchy.
Mai and the others are her followers.
So, on the outside, they're on good terms.
But behind the scenes, they're all fighting over each other.
So they're fighting over Niimi after all.
I guess everyone's sensibilities are different, after all.
Fighting over that...
If Naoto says so, maybe this Kagawa isn't a bad guy.
Japanese people often refer to the person they are speaking to by name, so Harumi could be "Naoto". But he may also be talking about another person called Naoto. It's not possible to know without additional context.
No, he's a bad guy.
But I don't think he's the enemy.
If we get him involved, he could be useful...
No. This is our 10-year plan.
Don't trust someone you just met so easily.
I understand. Brother.
You're not just acquaintances with Michiru, are you?
Why didn't you tell us?
Sigh.
Because you'd suspect me for this.
Excuse me.
Night after night, I get annoying calls.
How would it look if her "daddy" broke off with her this way?
"How would it look..."! A person is dead!
Kagawa-san, this is from the day of the incident.
- "Video call"? - The kind of call where you see the person's face.
See the face...?
Ah! She called me drunk, saying she'd arrived home.
At 1:50... Did you talk to her face to face?
Isn't it obvious? Enough already!
Uhm... one more thing.
Michiru-san had friends, right?
Did you talk to them?
Really, give me a break, will you?
I don't know any of those hostesses.
Michiru brought them here on her own, didn't she?
I heard they were after you.
Ah!
I'm so sorry!
If you put it that way...
Do you know how many women in the world are after me?
I'm not being sarcastic.
That's a really mean prank.
"Stupid bitches on board"
Can you remove it without damaging the paint job?
I think that can only be done at the factory.
Seriously?
She didn't call from a landline.
So it doesn't prove Michiru went home.
Yeah.
But he was super confident, wasn't he?
"Do you know how many women in the world are after me?" I mean...
Is he a man worth fighting over?
I don't know what the world's standards are!
Why don't you ask him yourself?
I don't know what your standards are.
I told you to stop wearing those "dokan"!
I can't help it, I rotate different ones.
- Let's go. - Rotate...?
Hello! Sorry once again.
Oh, hello.
Uhm... can you talk now?
Yes, sure.
The day Michiru-san died,
between midnight and 2am on the 16th...
I know you were at the BIRTHDAY party.
Michiru, you, Aki and Rie.
There's a time when the four of you disappeared somewhere, right?
Could it be the time when
Michiru and us were having a strategy meeting?
- Don't ask me. - Ah! That's right.
There's a space on the other side of the living room.
We talked there.
Guys, I seriously need your help.
- Yes! - We're GETting it tonight!
Then, you stayed in that room until the end of the event...
No. In the end,
Michiru got nervous and drank too much.
She got drunk and the whole operation was scrapped.
It was hard work bringing her back.
You took her home?
What time was that?
After one o'clock?
Aki carried her on her back.
- I'm a non-drinker. - Non-drinker?
Ah, since I can't drink, I drove.
I drove her home, right?
Yes, I did. Yeah, yeah.
You like this, right?
Thank you very much.
Hey. You want some too?
I don't drink black.
- You too? - Sorry.
Ah! They're here.
1:12 pm. So it was true, wasn't it?
She didn't seem to be at the drunk level.
If we did a urine test, it would have been a different case, right?
She's drunk and asleep, right?
Or does that mean she's dead at this point?
[Michiru snorts]
Michiru, don't throw up!
Isao's reduced sugar
Michiru-san wasn't killed at the birthday bash.
Mai and the others sent her home,
and Michiru-san informed Niimi she reached her room.
Open up! Open up!
- Hey! Mizuki, answer it! - Ah... Yes!
Yes!
It's a little too heavy!
That's the one you stole from Niimi-san's room, right?
How was it?
No dents or blood on either one.
Nothing that could be attributed to the victim's death was attached to it.
Farewell.
Sigh.
We're back to square one.
Uhm... Kagawa-san.
What's wrong with Hasumi-san?
Hey! Have you seen Hasumi around?
Oh, I saw his bag at the Criminal Investigation Department.
Hey! What are you doing here? You didn't attend the meeting.
It's that time already...
Maybe she didn't go home?
Niimi said,
Michiru-san came to his room many times.
So when I was looking for her, it happened...
Or rather, take a look at this.
- Who is this man? - He lives there.
But there's something strange about him.
Please watch closely.
Tetsuro, you can't do that.
- What is it? - Just watch.
This is for a higher floors. Are you in the correct place?
Is that Michiru?
It's so dirty! Hey, do you have a handkerchief?
Yes I do.
- Eh? - You're kidding!
Low-class people should go there! Know your place!
What this? That's the worst!
It's terrible. Michiru isn't even a resident.
It's not just this.
- It's the guy from before. - It is.
It's Michiru, isn't it?
It is.
Hey! Your leeks touched my Kelly (Hermès) bag!
And they're pulled from the mud!
You're from the other day...
Go to the supermarket, or at least buy washed leeks!
If you can't do that, just move out!
Just to confirm, Michiru doesn't live here, does she?
Yeah. She's just a woman who aims for rich people.
A gold-digger.
- Eh? - Stop the "Eh"!
When I showed this man Michiru's picture...
Ah! I don't know her.
- He lied. - What was that?
It's not surprising that he would have a grudge against Michiru after being dissed like this.
- Why are you running away? - Because you're chasing me!
Hey! You got into trouble with Michiru, didn't you?
Did you do it?
That bitch is called Michiru?
That's right!
I did it!
That day, when I saw that Michiru woman,
I couldn't take it anymore!
I'm definitely going to score tonight,
so you guys better be serious.
Alright!
I was going to talk back at her, but...
her friends were there too.
So I changed my plan.
A better plan.
Okay...
Huh?
I didn't go home until I saw it through...
But they only came back about three hours later.
It was a complete change from before. Nobody said a word...
They might have noticed me before they got in the car,
I was so worried...
No, my heart was racing, whether they would notice or not...
I did it!
Is that all...?
Ah, yes.
What are you, a high school student? You just mislead us!
I'm sorry! Please don't tell the company!
Please...
You said the girls were quiet?
They weren't drunk and rowdy, were they?
No...
The high tension in the elevator was an act...?
The heavens just gave you a lucky break.
Let's go.
Thank you...!
Thank you!
I'll be forever grateful!
This type of snort commonly occurs when someone is not breathing.
So she wasn't breathing?
Look at this footage.
I was too drawn in by the fact that she wasn't dead.
To be precise, she wasn't dead at this point.
But Mai, Aki and Rie thought she was dead.
Then, these three people thought Michiru was...?
Eh... three phones?
Worship...
- Fourth generation, put it here. - Am I the fourth generation?
Nao is the station's fourth poster girl. (Yonemitsu was the third.)
Oh, it's heavy...
I wonder if it's all right, I don't have the customer's permission...
You can rest assured she's no longer a customer.
Are you sure it's alright?
"Edith Hanson."
Edith Hanson was an American TV personality and essayist working in Japan. Her name became a pun because of a famous author Hanmura Ryo. The first part of "Edith Hanson" sounds like "It's good, Hanmura". So Kagawa saying "Edith Hanson" means "It's going to be alright".
Eh? Once again, you're not following procedure...
You could be fired for an illegal search.
It's useless! His very existence is illegal.
With any luck, we can only wait for him to die.
Together with me.
Masao-san, you're even putting notices out here...
Uhm... we'll call you when we're done.
Please don't leave any scratches.
Ah...
Nothing...
Nishina-san, did you find anything?
There's nothing inside.
Have you lost your skills?
Huh? Who do you think you're talking to?
What's with the "Huh"?
Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
I'll kick your ass!
Ah!
- Ouch! Hey... - Nishina-san?
Move, move, that ass!
What the...
Hey, what's wrong?
It's all bent out of shape!
- Third generation, bring my stuff. - I'm the 4th.
- Whatever. Bring it. - Yes, yes...
Hurry!
- It's dented! - Certainly!
Yes, yes, yes... Yo...
It's too small for a spare tyre. But this size...
Here....
BANG!
Whose losing their skills?
Whoever said that must be really blind.
Let's have some champagne!
Ready, go.
Hooray!
Hey, wait, my eyes were closed...
If you want a photo, you can take it at the police station.
I'm terribly sorry for interrupting your enjoyment.
From the autopsy results, we've learned one more thing.
Michiru's head was struck twice,
but the haematoma was different.
In other words, there's a possibility that she was hit twice at different times.
The first time was probably in Niimi's room.
But she wasn't dead at that time.
The second time, after she was taken out of the room,
she was hit again in the same spot with the same weapon.
For example...
With this.
- Did you find any marks on the weights where Michiru was hit? - That's right...
There were no marks at all.
Not on these two.
These 5 kg weights, were a set of four, apparently.
We spoke to the person who gifted them.
But there were only two in Niimi's condo.
The other two...
Someone took them out, didn't they?
There were traces of a weight on your car.
Sawaguchi Yasuko is a Japanese actress famous for the long running "Kasouken no Onna" TV series (also on TV Asahi) where she plays a forensic scientist.
Sawaguchi Yasuko was too good after all.
Niimi's being apprehended now too.
It's not voluntary this time.
We're going to take our time to search the place.
Something went wrong between Michiru-san and Niimi that day.
And you guys tried to cover it up.
Am I wrong?
Well, that's right.
That's roughly what happened.
Michiru lied about being pregnant with Niimi's child.
She tried to force him to marry her. But Niimi...
You've got to be kidding. Get out.
Fuck you! If that's the case,
I'll sell this story to the tabloids!
I'll destroy your life!
Hey! Wait, Michiru!
What? Are you having second thoughts?
Don't think you can screw with my life, you low-class bitch!
She drank too much and spilled all this!
Can you handle it? Can you take care of it?
I've seen people drunk as if they were dead many times.
You can't tell the difference.
I think my arm's going to fall off...
Here we go...
- I think I can manage it. - Wait a minute.
The weights are the same on the right and left, right?
If we take only one, wouldn't that be suspicious?
- You're so smart! - You're a genius!
All right! Let's go with it! Let's keep the vibes high!
- Here we go! - Let's go!
Want to go for some more?
Ready, set, go!
That's impossible, seriously...
Michiru, don't throw up!
You're too drunk!
Hey... what the hell is this?!
What's this?
Can we deal with that later?
So you killed Michiru,
who stood in your way of becoming Niimi's wife?
Huh? I'm not interested in Niimi.
All I want is to be rolling around in cash.
He's just a man who'll be paying us hush money for the rest of his life.
This was the biggest, most life-changing wave ever!
I missed the boat!
She snorted again.
Oh... my arm's about to burst!
Will it be okay if I hit the same spot?
Wait a minute. They're very good at examining bodies.
What do you mean? Those guys, like Sawaguchi Yasuko and the others...
Ah, that. Ahh, I don't know what to do!
I can't figure it out!
Why don't you just look up "Sawaguchi Yasuko"?
Oh yeah!
What do we do with this when we're done?
Dump it in the river. It won't float, right?
- That's it! - You're so smart!
Ah, the Kasouken series! I heard they're going to do a movie.
- Can we do this now!? - Sorry, sorry...
Okay, here we go. Turn her head this way.
- Like this? - Yeah.
Ready... Go!
You thought you could trick them with that act in the elevator.
I thought so.
Trick who?
There's no way I would be tricked by you.
You told such a big lie...
That's Kagawa from the Sakura-district Police Station.
It seems he's working on a case with a sergeant named Hasumi Kosuke.
The Russian mafia and the Washimi gang were supposed to be rounded up
Metropolitan Police Department Personnel Division 1 Assistant Inspector Hamura Takumi
Metropolitan Police Department Personnel Division 1 Inspector Oyano Yuuji
[Name has several pronounciations, will be confirmed once the character's name is said]
for a drug deal gone awry.
However, Kagawa tipped off the Washimi gang.
Yes. But there was insufficient evidence to charge him.
I'll definitely prove that Kagawa is a dog of the Washimi gang.
They look much happier at this moment...
Compared to others, I'm sure what they wanted was happiness.
What's that? You know how they felt?
Just a little...
Well, I don't want to understand.
Well, I don't want to know how criminals feel...
I don't want to understand,
but I do want to know.
What kind of state of mind would you have to be in,
to stab a person 18 different ways?