The other was a drug addict.
For better or for worse, she has a weakness for the helpless.
You've watched her closely.
My work calls for it.
Why the name Lucy?
You said "Lucy" .
Her stage name from modeling.
She's a "half', you know...
Excuse me.
Do you recollect anything else about the incident?
The telephone.
Telephone?
Right beforehand, a man called.
He had a strange voice. Not Japanese.
Foreigner.
Kasumi's father, perhaps?
But isn't he dead?
She told you that?
No, he's alive...
...something of a tycoon in the U.S.
l doubt the caller was dead.
You all right?
Criminal Affairs Division.
Coming through.
For you, Shirasaki.
lt's big.
And heavy.
Overthere.
Anonymous?
Nice wrapping.
Someone's birthday?
ls it?
lt's months away.
Maybe it's fruit.
Hey.
Call forensics.
Hey.
Call an ambulance!
Police Headquarters, Detective Division!
Regrettably, she couldn't be saved.
She died at 10:26 a.m.
...due to loss of blood and internal organ damage.
Her limbs were severed but she was kept alive for more than a week.
Only a medical expert could do this.
Keep the details out of the press.
The perpetrator is challenging us.
Again, lip marks on the neck...
...containing Angel's Trumpet poison.
What was in the mouth?
A dried mango, very rare variety.
A similar type can be found in Haiti.
lt's not on the market. lt must've been brought in directly.
From Haiti?
Haiti is home to voodoo.
The tattoo left on the female victim closely resembles a voodoo symbol.
lt's on the last page.
Voo-what?
Zombies and stuff.
What the hell are " zombies" ?
A study of voodoo is underway.
Why did the killer address the package to detective Shirasaki?
We have yet to understand why he has been singled out, Sir.
At any rate, let's take Shirasaki off the case.
The killer's contacting him may help the investigation, Sir.
lt was an act of provocation.
We must be cautious.
Shirasaki's too personally involved.
Who'll be accountable if things worsen?
l will, Sir.
l am in charge of this investigation.
l'll take care of Shirasaki.
Adjourned.
Looks like no vacation for you.
l know where l want to go.
These symbols are used in voodoo rites.
"Veves" . They symbolize spirits.
These are "Marasa" , divine twins.
This is "Kalfou" , spirit of the crossroads.
Are living things buried as offerings?
For certain ceremonies, yes.
They use chickens and goats.
And chicken blood?
That's right.
They really lay curses and revive the dead as zombies?
Come here.
Spider monkey hand...
...believed to make wishes true.
Care to try?
The locals pronounce voodoo, " vodoh" .
A mix of Catholic and old African rites, developed by Haitian slaves.
lt's rooted in daily life, offering spiritual relief.
Japanese religious rites would look equally bizarre to them.
We're too quick to label them as fanatical or evil.
The fanatics reside among us.
This is a voodoo amulet called a Pie Loa.
They use common, everyday items in their rituals.
True voodoo practitioners would not use snake bones ortree roots.
Besides, who leaves such obvious clues while no fingerprints were found?
So it's not voodoo?
l doubt it.
Are zombies for real?
lt's possible.
A coma-inducing drug is used.
Breathing stops temporarily...
...creating a deathlike state.
The drug wears off...
...and the dead rejoins the living.
What if a person really died?
Wait right here.
Mr. Shirasaki?
You seem to be afflicted by an over-active imagination.
lt diverts you from the truth.
lt's fear that makes this case more complicated than necessary.
The killer has you all in fear.
lt clouds yourjudgment.
l'm not interested in the case.
l'm interested in you.
lt's you l want to help.
Morning.
Good morning...
Look, a one-year contract for an ad in all major media.
This is good. Believe me.
We've got commercials, too.
lt came out of the blue.
You have the devil's luck.
How strange.
lt's like l'm under a magic spell.
Try this on.
lt's pretty!
lt's yours.
Really?
lt's adorable!
You should keep modeling.
Try this on.
No way.
Come on, No way.
lt'll look awful now.
No, it won't .
Yes, it will, No, it won't .
lt won't .
lt will.
lt won't .
Forget it.
More cheek color, l think.
Overthere.
Kasumi, phone call!
Yes?
Fuck off!
l'm going out.
You're skinny. Are you eating right?
You're fat. Eating too much?
What'd you do to Mayumi?
Nothing.
Don't bullshit me.
What're you two up to, anyway?
You told Kimura where l lived.
That was Mari.
And where is she?
l can't reach her.
How the hell should l know?
Why are you asking me?
You're pissing me off.
lf that's all, l'm going.
Go all the way back to America, you Devil.
l heard the Lucy story.
Maybe l'll tell everyone.
Say what?
Mayumi was murdered. Just like...
l'll avoid the face. You're a model.
What're you looking at?
Oh my God, what happened?
Are you okay?
Ouch.
Does it hurt?
You've got a bad cut.
Kasumi...
ls there something you want to tell me?
Her mother...
...is Japanese. And how old is she?
Died of illness.
And Lucy...
...is dead?
They were twins?
Lucy...
Kathy...
Kasumi...
Kasumi is Kathy.
Lucy is her dead sister's name.
Thanks for the lift.
G'night.
Chocolates.
Happy Valentine's .
Not here.
No one's watching.
Go eat those.
You want your photo taken that badly?
Okay, here!
Say " cheese" .
Hey, get back here.
Hey asshole.
Fuck you!
Hey Asuka...
Saw your commercial.
You're doing well.
My photo helped.
l still hate your work.
l quit.
lt was a shitty job, anyway.
l want to do something real.
Let me shoot you.
What?
You took that?
No.
l wanted to be a doctor...
...even went to med school, but l couldn't keep up.
l dropped out and traveled around.
l found that photo in London.
You like kids?
Their faces, l guess.
They've seen the worst of humanity in war, but their eyes still sparkle.
l want people to know about them.
l'd like to do work like this someday.
l envy you because you know exactly what you want.
You've got a great future in modeling.
You have great eyes...
...like a child's .
Modeling, huh?
Hold that.
Hello?
Mari?
ls that you?
What's wrong?
Where are you?
Mari?
She's been in there for half the day. No sign of activity, though.
Let's move in.
Hello?
Police!
Drop the knife, please.
l repeat. Drop the knife.
lt's a dummy.
No, it's not.
Perfect taxidermy.
The victim died 2 weeks ago.
That's before the Kimura murder.
That means Mari Ayabe was not at the hotel.
Our witness, Asuka, was mistaken.
Or our stuffed woman murdered a man.
Asuka may be lying to us, perhaps with Kasumi Kuroki.
No way.
They're innocent.
What makes you say that?
lt's quite possible.
No, it isn't .
You're close to suspension!
You're confined to your desk!
Hey.
Don't lose yourself.
Lucy Crane murder investigation...
Lucy's murder?
Lucy's the name of Kasumi's twin sister.
10 years ago, she was raped and murdered...
...by a very unstable boyfriend.
She was massacred in bed, her body cut in half.
Sound familiar?
What, synchronicity?
He hung himself in prison.
Case closed.
Mere coincidence.
That coincidence bothers me.
Kasumi's surrounded in murder.
All victims close friends or bitter rivals.
That would point to her.
Or someone trying to make it look like her.
Someone with a grudge.
Everyone looks a little too connected to suit me.
lt's too contrived.
One person seems an outsider.
Asuka Hoshino.
Do you approve?
Live here with me?
What?
This...
Oh, that.
This is why you're always hanging around the apartment.
Well...
We didn't meet by accident.
Kasumi told you about my flamenco.
l'm leaving.
No, wait!
Let me explain.
Let go of me.
Hear me out.
Long time no see.
How's it going?
Not bad.
Hi, it's Aoi.
How's it going?
Yeah, l'm great.
l'm here with Tommy.
Asuka's here, too.
Bullshit!
Hey, turtle!
You're wearing my clothes.
lt's cute, don't you think?
Tommy liked it.
Tommy?
Yeah, Tomita. You call him Tommy.
Why should you?
Jealous?
Tommy did say it looked better on me.
What was that? Say that again.
Don't get smart.
Don't act bossy.
You don't know shit, honey.
l know that you'll screw just about anybody.
Do you know what they call you?
The Devil.
People treat me like shit because of you.
Success really does wonders. You're your own girl now.
What?
Congratulations.
Stop it!
What's with the attitude?
Don't come back.
Victim : Mari Ayabe
Hey, hey, it's me.
You all right?
You shouldn't be walking alone at night.
Would you check inside for me?
l'm worried about Kasumi.
So am l.
l can't do the right thing for her.
l don't know what to do.
l'm so confused.
Don't think. Get some rest.
l'll keep watch. Don't worry.
What're you doing here so early?
What's it to you?
You were here that night.
Kasumi asked me to get a photo of the guy stalking her.
Well, she's not in.
l came to see Asuka.
She's resting. Leave her be.
Buzz off.
What's that?
A picture.
Let me see.
Later.
You can see Mari in the background.
Why was she there? Wasn't she dead?
l'm borrowing this.
What is it?
Hey, Lucy.
Got something strong?
That l do.
lt takes hold immediately.
You brought the cops?
Lose them before you come.
What is it at this hour?
Sorry for the sudden visit.
l know the answerto your riddle.
Oh?
A large, red, rock-eating animal.
A "Big Red Rock-Eater" .
lt's not a doctor, nor some loon.
That person doesn't exist.
Continue.
l thought perhaps a foreigner.
l checked with the FBl, but nothing.
But then l got some new information.
What's that?
The mark left on the victims comes from the Angel's Trumpet flower.
l see it over there.
Very observant.
When crushed, it produces a black ink.
Hence the black lip marks.
What makes you say "lip marks" ?
lt's in the report.
lt was deleted from the report.
l only said " mark" .
Only the killer would know that.
No need for a gun.
Don't move.
Did you investigate lnterpol criminal 8099, dubbed the "Black Kiss" ?
The lip marks are his signature.
His calling card.
He's no ordinary killer.
He's a murder artist.
He is immaculate and obsessively thorough in his work.
But his existence has not been proven.
l heard about him in Washington D.C.
His precision and the devices he uses to throw off investigators...
...have perplexed police everywhere.
"Black Kiss" .
What's known about him?
Age, sex, nationality unknown.
He always approaches his victim as a different person.
Peerless surgical skills...
...but his biggest weapon...
...is fear.
He creates fear.
No religion nor ties to the victim.
Just ice cold rationality.
That's the "Red Rock-Eater" ?
Then why are you here?
Ask your chief.
What?
Lucy...
ls it true you called Takayama to the crime scene?
l thought of him when l saw it.
But he's viewed as a weirdo.
So l didn't tell anyone about it.
You used me.
l thought you might find out something l couldn't in my position.
So many secrets.
l don't know who to believe.
lt's all one big sleight of hand...
...meticulous murders orchestrated to look like voodoo or a nut case...
...who uses disguises and even my name to confuse everyone.
10 years ago, Kasumi's sister, Lucy, was murdered.
The killer committed suicide.
What if he was killed to look like suicide?
What if a rapist was the first victim?
Lucy's boyfriend "killed himself'
So did Kasumi's boyfriends.
Do you think it's all coincidence?
l don't think so.
Not when they center on Kasumi and Asuka was witness to one.
lt's made to look like coincidence but it's all been carefully planned.
lt's a trick!
So you believe Takayama's ramblings?
lt makes sense.
Okay then...
What's the motive?
To frame Kasumi.
No, the reverse.
lt's exactly the opposite.
Someone who loves Kasumi...
...and sees others as in the way.
Asuka's in danger.
Yusuke!
Hey puppy.
You really love dogs, don't you?
But one bit your sister.
So your dad shot him.
Her father shot the dog.
Herfather.
Kasumi?
What's wrong? Are you okay?
There's something in the bathroom.
l'll check it out.
Hey.
Hey, are you all right?
Kasumi!
Kasumi, come off of there. lt's dangerous!
Everywhere is dangerous.
Let's get out of here.
You're better off without me.
l've caused everything.
lf l hadn't been around, none of this would've happened.
lt's all my fault.
Don't say that!
lt's not your fault.
l'm all alone. l have to be.
That's how l want it.
So leave me alone!
l can't . l'm here for you.
Who are you?
Who are you to me?
Kasumi, you are...
You're important to me! l need you!
l'm sorry. l didn't mean it.
l won't do it again.
Now please, come back here!
No one can follow me.
Kasumi!
Forget it.
You won't make it!
Stop it!
Asuka, hurry!
Hurry up!
Jump!
Freeze!
No!
That's what Daddy wants, right?
So l don't end up like Lucy?
Daddy hired you.
You guys are crazy.
You thought you could get me to run home?
l'd rather die than receive his love.
Finish her off, then.
Yusuke.
Yusuke. Get up!
Yusuke!
Sir!
You're okay. They're blanks.
Sir!
Seven Days Later
Just the two of you?
The FBl's meeting us.
We need to talk directly with her dad.
You gonna be okay?
We came this far, haven't we?
Oh, look at that.
What a coincidence.
You look just like a friend of mine.
lt can't be. She's dead.
l've changed.
Coincidence doesn't bother me anymore.
lsn't that a coincidence? l wasjust thinking that.
Your injury?
This bitch hit me.
l'm really sorry. Forgive me?
Hey... what're friends for?
This may be goodbye.
No, it isn't .
l hope not.
l'll come see you.
Time to go.
See ya.
What'll you do now?
Go home to my parents and take it from there.
Well, come back soon.
Okay?
Masanobu Ando
Reika Hashimoto
Kaori Kawamura
Shunsuke Matsuoka
l see you're here for me
l feel you on my back
l'm going to stay awake
l'm scared, just like a dream
Every single day, l see you
l feel you on my back
l see you
Every single day is like a dream
Like a dream of lovers
Only you are like a dream
Every single day, l see you
l see you
Round, round, round, round, going around, l'll let you fly, fly, fly, high up to the sun
Dreaming, dreaming, l am awake
Let me go far, as l let it fall out of my hands
l see you're here for me
l feel you on my back
l'm going to stay awake
l'm scared, just like a dream
Every single day, l see you
l feel you on my back
l see you
Every single day is like a dream
Like a dream of lovers
Only you are like a dream
Every single day, l see you
l see you
You making me live, my love will grow
Bloom like cherry, cherish my love
Every single day is like a dream
Cherish my life, just like a dream
Only you are here, like a dream
Only a dream is like a dream
Cherish my love, cherish my life
My life goes on, you make me feel like,,,
l live again