Utagawa Chika-san and my father were lovers
according to testimony of a hostess.
My father was arrested on the grounds of a love affair.
Once his innocence is proved, I will...
turn myself in.
Yes.
What?
Kuroishi-san, why did you...
Hey, what are you doing!
This place is off-limits!
Excuse me...
Uhm... there's no longer an incident here, so I'll remove the barrier.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Lieutenant Kagawa Eiji
I heard about the scuffle at the restaurant.
Why did you do a shoulder throw of the suspect?
No, that was a technique called Yamarashi...
It's the same thing!
Well... you'll have to prepare a written apology for later.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Officer Mizuki Nao
Of course. Yes, sir. I apologise.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Section Chief Yagami Keita
Well, well, well... everyone makes mistakes.
Yes, sir.
Don't worry about it too much. Yes, yes.
Sakura Central Police Station, Criminal Investigation Division Sergeant Hasumi Kousuke
Yes.
Hey.
Ah... Fujiwara-san.
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Inspector Fujiwara Kaname
This is Kuroishi's ex-wife, Hanae-san.
Thank you for your help, before Kuroishi died.
No... I should be thankful.
Apparently, she hasn't been here since the divorce. Not even in Kuroishi's room.
She wanted to see it one last time.
Fujiwara-san... May I have a word?
Sure.
Are you sure it was suicide?
Ah...
The coroner's report says there's no mistake about it.
Kuroishi-san took such good care of me...
- Kuroishi. - Oh.
This guy can be a bit reckless, but he's got potential.
I'm Kagawa Eiji.
Metropolitan Police Public Safety Division Councillor Kuroishi Toshinori
You look straight ahead, don't you?
I think you have a lot to learn from Kuroishi.
Yes, sir.
I hear you're finally going to raid the Washimi gang.
Yes. I thought I'd prepared for it, but...
there's been a lot going on.
If you keep thinking about it here, there's no end to the anxiety.
I mean, you've come so far, have some faith in yourself.
Kagawa... don't lose heart.
Yes...
You're Kagawa-san...?
Yes.
This is the last letter Kuroishi gave me.
There's an envelope addressed to you in here...
Thank you.
Kuroishi, a former police inspector, was a councillor in the Public Safety Division.
he was expected to eventually become head of the Anti-gang division.
But four months ago...
He was caught having an affair with a young woman and resigned from the force.
He then committed suicide.
So... What does this have to do with me...?
I need you to go check the crime scene again.
There's no case, right? So there's no need.
You're a smart guy, and if there's blood...!
I see. Then, would you like me to cut it up?
You're the one who faints at the signt of blood, though.
See? That's what I'm talking about! You're just a cold hearted person.
I helped you with Rin-chan, didn't I?
Don't make me cross any more dangerous bridges!
Yes! Break, break. Both of you, separate for the time being.
You're wearing those "dokan" again, aren't you?
It's because we're fated for each other.
There are times when our feelings for each other cross paths.
Are they close? It's close isn't it?
There is a word for this.
"Love is not about looking at each other..."
"Love is looking in the same direction together."
- ...so he said. - What are you saying?
Saint-Exupéry, a French writer.
Don't you know him?
The author of Le petit prince (The Little Prince). It's common knowledge.
No... don't be rude.
I know what it means. And what's the meaning of "dokan"?
They're derived from old school trousers,
which were shaped like earthen pipes that used to be found in vacant land.
"dokan" can also mean "earthen pipes" in Japanese
Ah, well, I'm busy. Adieu.
- You don't know do you?! - Anyway, let's...
get back on the same page.
It was a trap.
I was set up.
You should be careful.
Once again, I'm sorry.
It's all right. After this, nearby,
Sakura Central Police Station, Forensics Department Assistant Inspector Nishina Motoko
there's a new train is coming through on the Hachitama Line.
Besides, I have several ideas for the perfect crime to bury that man.
It's just a matter of time...
Hey. Stop chattering.
What the hell... are you still using that watch?
Ah... I just happened to wear it.
It just happened to be today.
The one who reported it was a delivery man.
He found the body, when he came to deliver.
What do you think?
The tatami mats are really clean for a suicide.
Probably decided not to cut open his stomach.
Hasumi-kun. Who requested for the delivery?
Kuroishi-san himself.
The time of the delivery was almost the same as the estimated time of death.
That's why he was found so quickly.
In other words, he wanted the body disposed of before decomposition started.
He took his own life so as not to contaminate the scene...
If someone wanted to make it look like a suicide,
they wouldn't bother creating these special circumstances.
There's no murder here.
I share the same view as I did at the time of the discovery.
Kagawa-san.
This was definitely a suicide.
Ah...
But we still don't know why.
My father was framed by someone and lost everything.
Someone definitely drove him to this point.
If that's the case,
who framed Kuroishi-san...?
So, first of all, let's check the background of the other woman
who was reportedly exposed by the weekly magazine, shall we?
If that's the case, I'll ask Mizuki to help out too.
- No, that's... - We cooperated the last time.
- I don't think it's an issue. - That's not what I meant.
There's a possibility she's here to check on us.
The timing of her transfer...
Chief Yagami's attitude towards her is clearly strange too.
I'm sorry.
Well, well, well... everyone makes mistakes.
You should be wary.
Hasumi and Kajima Yuto's son, Naoto were the same age.
Moreover, that Naoto
seems to have disappeared for the last three years.
Metropolitan Police Department Personnel Division 1 Inspector Oyano Yuuji
We got a hit.
Metropolitan Police Department Personnel Division 1 Assistant Inspector Hamura Takumi
But this isn't enough to fill in the blanks, is it?
In other words?
We need to collect Hasumi Kosuke's DNA and
and determine if there is a parent-child relationship with Kajima Yuto.
Oh, Aoi?
You know anyone connected to Mizuito Publishing?
I would like the identity and photo of the woman who was with Kuroishi-san.
The woman in this photo is Morisawa Mio. She's a 23-year-old freelancer.
It seems that she met Kuroishi-san
at a high-class sports club where the membership fee is 50,000 yen per month.
50,000 yen a month? She's only a year younger than me.
Would she go to such an expensive place?
What on earth does she do part-time?
I heard she was working part-time at a restaurant in Nagahirocho.
Nagahirocho...
- That means it's their territory. - Who are you talking about?
I'll go pay my respects with some sweets.
Sweet treats? Oh... You're a man with a sweet tooth, aren't you?
It means providing them with information they want.
Mizuki... Find out where Morisawa Mio is.
Ah, wait... Kagawa-san!
I'm busy too. Adieu.
Eh, no...
Ah... Have you done it? The written apology.
I have an investigation... goodbye.
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Toma Hidekazu...
The shop where Utagawa Chika worked...
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Common-law wife Ohama Miyoko
Ohama Miyoko
That stabbing was unusual after all.
Because she was afraid that her opponent would fight back,
her defence instincts went into overdrive.
Apparently, women have that tendency.
Mio is attending an event tonight at a club called Shadow Life.
Yeah, I know that club.
The hotel across the street once cooperated in an investigation.
But you did a good job tracking her down.
I heard they're doing some kind of shady pyramid scheme now.
You get a friend to provide information, and sell it to someone else.
Then, Mizuki, go there and get sold.
- What? - Ask her about Kuroishi-san.
Pretend to be interested and approach her.
For that, I need to play a role.
Oh, here it comes.
Basically, I'm a woman who won't fall for a pyramid scheme.
...Mizuki-san?
I am not Mizuki Nao any more.
I'm in a state of nothingness, with all evil thoughts extinguished.
Please throw me a new personality.
Mizuki.
Yes!
Ah... No, no.
You've got the wrong person. I'm not Mizuki.
- The evil thought hasn't disappeared. - Just hurry up!
It's stuck~ It's stuck~. It's stuck~.
Found you.
Mizuki seems to have found Morisawa Mio.
Ah.
That's...
They're from the Anti-gang Division at HQ, aren't they?
- Do you know them? - No...
Rimless glasses at the front is
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Chief Superintendent Funatsu Naruo.
The guy in the back replaced Kuroishi-san as head of the department.
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Chief Inspector Kabashima Hisao
Chief Inspector Kabashima Hisao.
The rest are my former subordinates.
What's wrong?
Nothing...
What is it?
There's so many guys here, and all you do is look at yourself.
It's okay.
I'm not interested in men anymore.
Don't tell me you're desperate because you were rejected?
What a waste! You should be happier.
Don't you think you should give men another chance?
You say it so easily, but...
Is there some kind of magic that makes you happy?
You just answered your own question!
That's right! Yes, there is magic.
No way!!
I feel like you can make a Happy Turn if only you had some magic dust.
What?! You mean I don't have Happy Powder?
That's right! But this is the magic that makes you happy straight from the top.
Do you have time for an explanation?
Yes! Tell me, tell me!
If only you had this magic how-to, your life would be so much richer!
- You can get any guy you want... - Any man?
Yes! I've even made elites fall for me.
What? Really? I want some proof!
Kagawa-san?
It's those guys from earlier.
Long time no see, Miyama.
Ah, Kagawa-san. Hello.
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Miyama Satoshi
Morita, you're babysitting Kabashima and the others?
Metropolitan Police Anti-gang Division Morita Takuhei
Well...
Putting up posters in a place like this. Who is this Masao-san?
Ah, Kagawa-san, Hasumi-san! Undercover investigation was a success.
I'm going to be Happy!
And by the way, I got some good news.
Kagawa-san. Who's that stupid-looking woman?
- Huh? - She's my subordinate Mizuki.
These are my colleagues from my Anti-gang days.
Because of your blunder, our division has been looked down upon.
And the man himself is still pretending to be police?
Huh, give me a break.
And that old-fashioned outfit...
Kagawa-san, what era are you living in?
If it were me, I'd be too embarrassed to even walk down the street.
Do you still use wiretap pens like this nowadays?
- Hey, wait! - Hasumi!
Don't push around my junior so casually.
Besides, Kagawa-san is not someone you guys can talk to on equal terms.
Huh...
What's with those mob characters!
Everyone's under a lot of stress.
That should have nothing to do with you.
No...
I failed to bring down the Russian Mafia and the Washimi gang
because I tipped them off about a drug bust.
At least that's what the Anti-gang division thinks.
That's why I was kicked out, but the truth is different.
I'm not a spy for the Washimi gang.
Uhm... thank you very much.
Ah, not at all...
I didn't do it for Mizuki-san's sake.
Incidentally, Kagawa-san got mad about me too.
Hey! What do you mean by "incidentally"?
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The woman on the third can is Ouyan Feifei, a Taiwanese singer who became successful in Japan and the first foreigner to sing at NHK's annual Red and White song competition. The label is a play on her name - Ouyan Feifei is written as 欧阳菲菲, and the last character of coffee (珈琲) is quite similar to her name.
Mio sounded like she knew what she was doing.
She didn't give out any names, but...
she said she had targeted the upper echelons of the police.
"I was set up"
in the note Kuroishi left behind.
It's a honey trap.
If a police man or woman got romantically involved with a Yakuza,
it's pretty much the end of their career.
Yakuza? The shop where Mio used to work...
It's Washimi gang territory.
Then Kuroishi-san was targeted by the Washimi gang...
That's just a speculation.
Why did the Washimi gang target Kuroishi-san?
That's enough for you guys.
Thanks.
Huh?
From here on, it's the Anti-gang way.
Even if it's old-fashioned, even if it doesn't fit the times,
this is all I can do.
Kagawa-san!
Hasumi-kun... right?
I heard from Kagawa.
Inspector Fujiwara from Anti-gang division?
My guys were young and behaved inappropriately.
Please forgive them.
Oh, no, you didn't have to come all the way here for that.
I know who you are, and about your father.
Don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone.
Kagawa told me.
Selling you out would be easy.
But if he did that, the truth of the case will remain in the dark.
He's not sure if that's the right thing to do.
He's a straight shooter.
But in this world,
some people don't appreciate that.
I leave Kagawa in your good hands.
Why did you come along?
My father was falsely accused in Shunran City, Nagano Prefecture.
The Shinano family, based there, is an affiliate of the Washimi gang.
That's why I want to know about the Washimi gang.
I didn't come along for your sake.
You know the rival organization of the Washimi gang, the Ittokai, don't you?
You've come this far and you're scared?
Surely you didn't think we'd join forces with the Yakuza...
Don't be mistaken.
The one we're about to meet is the Ittokai's Chief advisor.
She is deeply respected person.
This organisation that opposes the Yakuza,
knows more about the inner workings than the police themselves.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
In other words, in order to drag down the rival organisation,
you're willing to provide information only the police can obtain.
That's what I'm saying.
This is Teshima Haru-san, Chief Advisor of the Ittokai.
Chief Advisor of the Ittokai Teshima Haru
My name is Hasumi. Pleased to meet you.
- Excuse me. - Excuse me.
Teshima-san,
the case where a man named Kuroishi, who was a candidate for head of the Anti-gang division,
resigned because of an affair. You know it, don't you?
The Washimi crime syndicate is behind that.
Am I mistaken?
That's a rash accusation.
What do you have to say about that?
My line of reasoning is,
the Washimi gang set up Kuroishi-san to prevent him from becoming the head of the Anti-gang division.
But I didn't realize that Kuroishi-san would be such a threat to the Washimi gang...
So it seems.
He was worthless to the Washimi gang.
Either way, they didn't care if he lived or died.
In other words, if someone wanted it, he could be erased.
Is that what you mean?
The detective in charge says something bold.
Well then, how about Chief Superintendent Kabashima Hisao?
Kabashima is a career bureaucrat. No matter how much...
There's a spy inside the Washimi gang, isn't there?
That guy used the Washimi gang to unseat Kuroishi-san.
You're very clever.
It's a shame to waste your talents as a detective.
Teshima-san...
That guy... if you know who the spy in the Washimi gang is, please tell us.
How can you ask that of me, when you have not even given me any treats?
There is a black market casino in Hanakubo-district, Shinjuku.
Someone in the Anti-gang division is turning a blind eye and skimming the profits.
It's costing us business.
Go and get the proof.
Only then, will I put my skin in the game.
It's not just a dangerous bridge.
It's like being told to cross a river that doesn't even have a bridge.
But we have no choice but to do it.
Who are you going to ask for help?
Who the hell is that guy supporting you?
Please don't pry into my affairs.
By the way, this Kagawa-san...
Who is that guy?
He says he's from Section 1 of the Personnel Division at Headquarters.
They're talking about Kagawa-san.
I'm super curious.
I heard a juicy rumour.
Sakura Central Police Station, Police Affairs section Sargeant Yonemitsu Maki
Sakura Central Police Station, Police Affairs section Clerical Staff Kurama Ayako
Kagawa-san ruined the Anti-gang division with a single Japanese sword.
That's why he was sent away.
- Eh? Eh? - Stop saying "Eh".
Don't scare me. I really thought Kagawa-san was here.
Kagawa-san will get angry with you if you say random things...
Then what's the real reason you were sent here?
Mizuki, you're a good friend.
Haven't you heard anything?
Actually... it's not a Japanese sword.
He did it with a deer antler that was on display in the division's office.
- With just one? - Absolutely not!
- He had one on each hand. - Dual wielding?
Oh...
- You're making it up, right? - Busted...
I'll come back when Chief Yagami's not here.
- Eh? - Eh?
Stop saying "Eh"!
Thanks for the text the other day.
There's something else I really need to ask you for today, brother.
Another matter? I don't have time for this...
But this will definitely lead to Dad's case.
How can you be so sure?
This case...
Kabashima is involved.
Kabashima?
I want you to find out about a black market casino in Hanakubo-district.
Like this...
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Mother.
I'm busy right now.
Knowing that, could you please help me?
Another written apology? What did you do this time?
- It was for the other time. - You haven't finished it yet?
- What's the deadline? - It's already past.
Anyway, I can't!
I was so good at my work,
that I never needed to write an apology letter.
Sigh, even Dad is an amazing career bureaucrat...
Why didn't I inherit those genes...
Don't tell me, Mum you're interested in someone else other than Dad...
What nonesense are you talking about?
I see...
That was the reason for the divorce.
It was discovered in the DNA test that I was the child of an adulterer...
You know, you are genuinely Udou Hiroki's child.
The cause of the divorce was...
was that he had too strong a sense of justice.
Eh, what are you talking about?
I've never heard of it.
When he was younger,
he was attacked by Yakuza when he was with his colleagues in his section.
He escaped with only minor injuries.
But the colleague he was with was paralysed.
Out of remorse for not having caught the culprit,
he became obsessed with fighting crime syndicates.
He put his family aside.
Nao, carry out your justice.
Back then, I couldn't stand it any more.
So I took you with me and ran away.
Even so... I don't think I ever held a grudge against him.
That's... kinda... emo, isn't it?
- Emo? - Emo.
Hahahaha...
This way, please.
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Who's this person?
She's the wife of a man called Miyama, who's in the division.
Incidentally, Miyama is Kabashima's henchman.
Where did this proof come from?
First, as promised.
Tell us about the spy in the Washimi gang.
Who made that promise?
Teshima-san,
it was you.
Aren't you
afraid of dying?
No, not particularly.
It's just that dying is bothersome.
Hasumi.
Hmph...
You're not afraid, but you're bothered...
The situation's reversed.
Contact Kabashima.
"Your man's been caught."
"I have proof of bribery."
"In exchange, give us a list of our members who are under investigation."
Where and when is the deal?
Warehouse No. 3 in Shiratori-district, tomorrow, 9 pm.
That's where
the spy from the Washimi gang will be.
I hope you're looking forward to tomorrow.
Is the spy Morita who was with Miyama?
What's the matter?
You've seen Kabashima before haven't you.
Not just the other day.
It's been years.
Don't tell me, is he involved in your father's case?
At the time of the incident 10 years ago,
Kabashima was transferred from HQ to Nagano Prefectural Police.
The one who put pressure on my father, who tried to appeal the case...
was Kabashima.
Kagawa-san.
We were both wary of each other, trying to take advantage of each other.
But the enemy we're chasing...
may be trying to do the same.
Hasumi...
If there's no bridge,
we'll swim through.
Yes.
Here it is.
I understand. I'll take care of it.
As soon as possible, please.
Yes.
Mari
You are being connected to an answering service.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Ah... it's dad.
Here we go. One, two...
We had to go this far...
Who is this guy?
Orihara Daigo, he's a spy from the Nagano Prefectural Police.
We've been instructed to make him disappear before speaking to anyone else.
It's a pitiful end, isn't it?
- Let's go. - Yes, sir.
Warehouse No. 3 in Shiratori-district, tomorrow, 9 pm.
That's where the spy from the Washimi gang will be.
Kagawa...
Why are you here, Fujiwara-san...
It was you after all.
You were the spy for the Washimi gang...?
That's a lie, right?
Fujiwara-san!
Wait! I need to talk to you.
Fujiwara-san,
will you talk to me?
It's all over now.
Hey!
This is the most ridiculous thing you could ever do, it's unforgivable!
It's over.
For me...
For my family...
My daughter's life too.
Did something happen to Mari?
She had a car accident.
The other passenger sustained only minor injuries,
but she panicked and fled the scene.
Don't tell me that...
If this gets out, Mari's finished.
I was calling around to see if there was anything I could do.
Funatsu approached me.
I can make it go away, but...
There's one condition.
Kuroishi is a hindrance to us.
You know what I mean, right?
Naturally, Kabashima is behind Funatsu.
And I knew that he was after the Chief's position.
That's why you asked the Washimi gang...
to blackmail Kuroishi?
Why did you rely on the Yakuza?
You knew what would happen if you owed even one favour...
It couldn't be helped.
I only know how to deal with Yakuza.
Now that the Kuroishi case was done,
the Washimi gang wants me to release information on the gangs.
That's why we failed to expose the Russian mafia and the Washimi gang.
I put the suspicion on you and got you removed from Anti-gang.
In order to protect my family.
I had to cut you off.
Fujiwara-san.
Are you...
going to die like that?
I was going to end it anyway.
You've got to be kidding me!
Don't talk so calmly about putting an end to it!
If you die in a place like this,
your family will be forced in a position to see the truth!
Mari will remember that sight with regret for the rest of her life.
I shouldn't have run away then, you know.
Is this how you want to end things?!
Please, Fujiwara-san.
Don't disappear. Don't leave me here like this.
I still...
have many things I want to learn from you.
So, please. Don't die!
Fujiwara-san!
You're like a child, piping and piping.
I don't remember teaching you that pathetic crying game.
It was brilliant of you to use Ittokai to expose the Kuroishi case.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Thanks for remembering that.
I'm going to turn myself in now and expose everything.
Then you can go back to Anti-gang.
Here's the list of Ittokai members being investigated by the police.
Ah~...
To my daughter...
to Mari...
There's something I've been wanting to tell her for a long time.
If you do something wrong, don't be afraid to ask someone for help.
Someone who will talk to you, even if it hurts your ears.
If there is someone like that...
You can always start over, you know.
Kagawa...
I'm glad ...
you were here for me.
What if he doesn't turn himself in and ran away...
If he wanted to, he could have ended us a long time ago.
He's been wavering.
Between family and justice, choosing which one to protect.
In any case, the apology letter.
Even if I can't write it, I should write something...
Hmm?
We both have scars on our shins,
so let's use each other without unnecessary prying.
Is that what you mean?
Very well.
Depending on why you're impersonating someone,
I'm prepared to stab you in the back.
You're talking about the case from ten years ago?
In the end, I thought I'd make myself useful, if only a little.
Tell your partner about it.
What do you know about it?
Fingerprints on the knife.
Utagawa Chika-san and my father were lovers
according to testimony of a hostess.
My father was arrested on the grounds of a love affair.
My father denied it.
But
the verdict was never overturned...
When I went to see him for the last time.
My father...
laughed as if he had given up and said,
"Don't pursue this case any further"...
Once his innocence is proved, I will...
turn myself in.
In order to bring down the Washimi crime syndicate,
we were investigating the affiliated Shinano family.
In the process, I obtained a list of illegal loans.
I found a certain person's name there and investigated.
A certain person?
Ten years ago, he was the treasurer of the Nagano Prefectural Police,
and colleague of Kajima Yuto.
Don't tell me...
He's the man who gave conclusive testimony supporting Kajima's guilt.
But...
that man disappeared about a week ago. -
His name is...
Orihara Daigo.
Fujiwara-san?
Fujiwara-san...!
Fujiwara-san! Fujiwara-san!
Don't go any further.
Stop what you're doing.
What the hell? You bastard.
Hey! Answer me!
Who the hell are you?