A criminal investigation team was newly established
to handle unique crimes which have become more sophisticated in recent years.
Their identity will never be exposed.
They penetrate deep into the streets, and secretly investigate covert crimes.
-Good morning... -Shh. Morning.
Alright.
-Good morning. -Morning.
Hey, you're unusually early.
-There was something... -What, you're creeping me out.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Sakuragi, report on your subject.
Yes. Isomura-san left his residence
at 8:00 am, got on the train...
-What, were you following me? -Yes.
I had Sakuragi check on Isomura-san's behavior.
Excuse me? Don't use me as a guinea pig.
I'm the one who suggested you.
-Not you too, Shiraishi-san. -So how did it go?
While enroute, Isomura-san took a magazine
off the overhead rack on the train and read it.
A little past Kasatsuka Station,
he put away the magazine in his bag and started to nod off.
After that, he got off at Nagasaka Station.
-What else. -What else? Let me see.
A woman and a boy, age approximately 5 years old, got on at Kasatsuka Station.
That woman was approximately 160cm tall...
What? Were you following him too, Takigawa-san?
Isomura-san, whose eyes met the boy's who was standing in front of him,
stopped looking at the photo page, and closed his eyes.
He was probably pretending to be asleep.
-Hey, hey. -How petty.
You're so immature.
What did he do after he left the train station?
Let's see. Oh, he stopped at a coffee shopえ
and, um, handed something to a young female store clerk.
-Age and appearance. -Um...She was in her mid-20s and...
Fair skin, weight approximately 45 kg.
Hair was a bob cut, slightly brown.
After Isomura-san handed her something that looked like a ticket,
the female store clerk looked like she was at a loss for answer.
More than likely, he asked her out but was rejected.
-Pathetic. -Mitsui-chan.
You're indeed the walking lizard.
Takigawa, you've really gone too far.
It's your fault too for not noticing. Sakuragi shadows like an amateur, you know.
That's because I shadowed him well.
Don't get the wrong idea. Isomura-san's a very capable investigator.
That he didn't notice you was sheer luck.
-That's right. -His mind was filled with
his prospective date, but in the end, he went down in glorious defeat.
When it comes to women, Isomura-san loses his attentiveness.
Hey, Takigawa.
Listen. Blend in with the scenery.
Keep your eye out on each and every person, and memorize everything.
Also, don't take notes. Note it in your memory.
Note it in my memory.
When you're pursuing a criminal, you can't do anything that makes you stand out.
But taking notes is like a habit for me.
Make a conscious effort to fix it.
-Sakuragi-chan. -Yes.
These are wireless earphones. I made some improvements. Try them on.
Wow, they're considerably smaller.
You're amazing, Inohara-san.
How can you make such a tiny thing with such a big body.
-That was one word too many. -It was, wasn't it?
That's why he's not popular with the ladies.
That's cold.
Hey, it's not working.
Hey, wake up and do something about it.
What? I spent all night taking him by the hand and showing him step by step, you know.
Hey, it froze up.
OMG, he thinks pounding on it's gonna fix it.
He's a personnel transfer error that happened during reorganization. Just like Sakuragi.
It's broken, Takebayashi.
Here, and here, and this.
-You're good. -Didn't I just show you just a little while ago?
That's not him.
I'm taking a short break.
X Don't take notes. Note it in memory!!
During the past six months, there have been
fatal accidents caused by manufacturers' negligence in different industries.
First, the kerosene heater manufactured by Kamishima Denkou
failed to combust properly,
leading to the deaths of four people due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Hydrogen sulfide leaked out of Hokuyou Chemicals' plant
and 5 people who were fishing nearby died.
Recently, it has come to light that three fatal accidents
were caused by Destania laptop computer catching fire.
Yes, in regards to that, even before the incidents,
the consumers were reporting abnormal overheating
of the battery pack. Due to the businesses' predisposition to
cover up and their policy to place profit above all else,
the consumers are losing their lives one after another.
Should such a thing be allowed?
Chief, your eyes are all red.
Looks like you're having problems learning the high-tech equipment.
Shiraishi-san, you too. Is your back alright?
Hey, don't treat your senpai like an old man.
Actually, more so than my back,
I'm having trouble getting used to the new investigation policy.
Shiraishi-san, you should be fine.
Tsukamoto would've had a tough time if he was here.
Since he was a guy who acted before he thought.
It's been a month already.
Gather around.
Good morning. We will begin the investigation.
We will thoroughly investigate the series of fatal accidents
-caused by manufacturers' negligence. -Fatal accidents.
Our analysts are already collecting the data.
The accidents in which 12 people died, although the product types were different, in 6 months.
That number just rose to 13.
Today, before dawn, a 23-year-old man died when his computer caught fire.
Results of behavior analysis indicate that
there's a high possibility that these aren't accidents, but criminal incidents.
If nothing is done, there will be more victims.
The special investigation team will work together to uncover the criminal.
We are going to prevent the next incident from happening.
It all started when several bereaved families requested the local police
to re-investigate the accidents.
"We already have space heaters at home,
but my brother suddenly bought a used kerosene heater,
and immediately after that, the accident happened."
"It's odd that my daughter went fishing since she never
liked fish." That's certainly strange.
"Before the accident, I saw my father talking to a young guy
I've never seen before." That testimony bothers me too.
We found the man who was witnessed on a surveillance camera.
We're currently checking out
all the surveillance video we can get a hold of to see
if that guy made contact with the other victims as well.
-Takamine, what about you? -Accidents like burns and injuries
happened to each manufacturer even before the
product defects were reported.
Then suddenly they turned into fatal accidents and for a period, there was an outbreak.
And subsequently, they stopped completely.
If they were accidents, there should have been some survivors,
every victim met a certain death.
It's very likely that someone's doing this intentionally.
Intentionally.
It's just for now.
Supposing that the accidents were caused on purpose, what's the perpetrator's intention?
A personal grudge against the victims or the corporations.
The victims are completely different in age, sex, and occupation.
They have nothing in common.
The manufacturers are diverse as well.
It could be serial corporate blackmail.
Corporate blackmail.
I think that's a possibility too.
Intentionally causing fatal accidents and extorting
money from those corporations trying to cover up the risk of danger.
Perhaps because the corporation and the perpetrator
made a secret deal, the accidents stopped suddenly.
A secret deal, huh? Could be troublesome.
Even if that was true, the corporations
certainly aren't going to admit to it.
Looking at the trend so far, the same type of accident
may happen to a different corporation soon.
Someone will die again.
I'll check on the corporations.
First, find out the identity of the man in the surveillance camera.
Remember. Investigators use their legs to collect information.
We use our eyes to collect information.
Whether you're out in the field or analyzing, the basics are the same.
Our chief says can be convincing when he's talking.
Omori-san, what's that?
My weekly planner.
Planner?
I'm so happy I get to work on the same floor as Sakuragi.
365 days, I'm going to work you until you flop.
What, don't tell me that planner's...
I had the local police check, but it seems the man who died this morning
only used customized PC's until now, but
suddenly went out and bought a laptop computer.
There's certainly a lot of similarities.
OMG. I was collecting data with my eyes, and here it is.
-It's the same guy. -The same guy made contact
with the victim before the accident.
Maybe he's not targeting indiscriminately, but
picking his victims for a purpose.
At any rate, the only thing we can do is check this guy out.
I checked the surrounding area of the bus route
the guy took after he parted with the victim.
He got off the bus at the train station.
Voila, a miracle.
1-chome Sengawa, Chofu City. This is the area of his daily activities.
Alright. We're gonna do whatever it takes to search out this guy.
Here, this too.
Honma-san, please handle Area B.
-Roger. -Sasaki-san,
-patrol the area again. -Roger.
Inoue-san, stand by at the park.
Roger.
Sakuragi, not there.
What?
Don't look it up at out there.
What are you going to do if the subject notices you?
Your area's one street further to the west.
Observations are made not only by watching and listening.
You need to sniff out the feeling in the air.
Use your sixth sense as well.
Yes.
What do you want?
Yes, um...it's in regards to the community...
Please leave.
Oh my, your voice sounded so young, I thought you were a young lady.
You sure are a slick talker.
I promise, I won't take too much of your time.
We're just conducting a simple market survey.
-Yes. -You really are young, ma'am.
You're good, former salesman.
When you first get them on the intercom,
don't give them a chance to refuse by talking continuously.
We wouldn't have to pretend to be conducting a market survey
if we just showed our police badge.
If we could do that, we wouldn't have such a hard time.
We need more. List up those you're sure of.
Yes.
"How to relieve stress caused by nagging bosses."
Sakuragi, move on to Area B.
Yes.
Honma-san, please move on to Area E.
Roger.
Shiraishi-san, keep your watch there a little longer.
The noodles are completely mushy now.
Man believed to be the subject found.
White t-shirt and jeans. Brown and orange cap.
-Heading towards the station. -I'll go check him out.
That's not him.
What?
-How did you know? -I saw him once already this afternoon.
Amazing.
I saw a man believed to be the subject, but I lost him.
-Which way did he go? -I don't know.
What about his clothes?
I'm sorry, I don't remember.
Everyone, move to within a 300 m radius of the coffee house.
Upon arrival at all alley exits, we'll run down the subject.
-Sakuragi, you wait there. -But...
You'll stand out too much right now. Don't move until you're given instructions.
Man believed to be the subject found.
Moss green shirt and beige chino pants.
Moving north on the shopping street.
Subject confirmed.
Master, analyze please.
256 facial characteristic points matched. 100 percent same guy.
Let the subject roam freely. He's bound to show his true colors sooner or later.
Get concrete evidence.
The subject is heading towards Area D.
Sasaki-san, please take over.
Roger.
Shiraishi-san, next please.
Kawase-san, please take over Area F.
Sasaki-san, go to Area G.
Sakuragi, join in.
Yes. I'm sorry for what happened.
Thank you.
I just sent in the fingerprint. See if it matches prior criminal records.
Sorry, no prior criminal records.
No, stop.
Let go, let go. Hey.
-Don't move. You'll get noticed. -What? But...
This isn't the case we're pursuing.
Someone catch him please!
-Motorcycle, run down the purse snatcher. -Roger.
Are you alright?
Please, notify the police.
-Are you alright? -Please call the police.
I'll follow the subject.
-Why did you move? -Are you telling me
-to let the purse snatcher go free? -No matter what the circumstance,
-we can't blow our cover. -But...
If you're dissatisfied, remove yourself from this case immediately.
Looks like he works as a home helper.
Zoom in a little more.
I brought some sweet potatoes.
They're a little sweet, are you okay with it?
Shiraishi-san looks the part perfectly.
That's Shiraishi-san next year.
I told my son I didn't need no home helper.
But recently,
I find myself looking forward to seeing you.
I hope you continue to come.
Should you trust me that much?
Sure, you're much more dependable than my family.
I'm glad you feel that way about me.
But he appears to be so trustworthy.
-Don't empathize with the subject. -But.
This isn't a cold case. It's an ongoing case.
Superfluous feelings affect your judgment during crunch time.
You'll just end up failing to capture the suspect.
[Go.]
-[But...] -[You're a cop, aren't you?]
[I said go.]
The man's name is Iino Masaya. 26 years old. During his teens,
there was a time when he was getting into trouble, but
he turned over a new leaf, and got a home care worker's license 3 years ago.
He's trusted by the six elderly people
he's taking care of, and they all speak highly of him.
In addition, Iino has a woman he's living with.
Fujii Kaori, 26 years old.
They were classmates in elementary school.
She sells lunches in the business district.
Iino was saddled with a huge debt his late father incurred
when his business failed, but 5 months ago, he paid it all off.
Takamine, what do you think of this guy?
I find it hard to believe that Iino set up the elaborate corporate blackmail by himself.
More than likely, there's an organizational type of intellectual criminal pulling the strings.
The problem thing is, no one like that's surfaced so far.
I have one piece of information. Even before the accidents were made public,
this citizens' group, representing the voice of the consumers,
was protesting the risk of danger to the corporations.
Perhaps this group may be able to tell us which corporation's
defective product would be the cause of the next accident.
I'll look into that matter.
Everyone will make contact with people surrounding Iino and see what you can find out.
The girlfriend, Fujii Kaori. Sakuragi, you're in charge.
Ah...yes.
Sakuragi, here's her personal profile.
This is the setup of your character when you make contact with her.
"Character Profile" Igawa Akane, 26 years old, Office Worker..."
Sakuragi-chan.
-Yes. -Complete set of Igawa Akane goods.
-Good luck. -What do I do with these?
-Hide your identity when you make contact. -What?
Essentially, your job is to deceive her and collect information.
Director, can I see you for a minute?
Why Sakuragi of all people?
Because I thought she's the right person to be your successor.
Her lack of ability as
as member of the special investigation team is phenomenal.
Sakuragi is certainly a slow turtle.
If you think so, why did put her under me?
That makes it worthwhile to train her, doesn't it?
You can do it.
[Hide your identity when you make contact.]
[Essentially, your job is to deceive her
and collect information.]
Thank you for your patronage.
-So delicious. -Do you really think so?
-I love it. -I'm glad.
-Thanks. -Thank you.
-Welcome. -I'd like a Bolognese please.
I have the same strap too.
Do you work around here?
Yes, I work nearby
Then please come again.
Thank you.
Contact's been made with Kaori-san.
If you gain her trust, you can draw out information from her.
Go everyday and develop a friendly relationship.
Go join in on Iino's surveillance.
-Cooperate in the investigation. -We are currently investigating
the recent outbreak of fatal accidents to consumers
to find out if these deaths could have been caused by professional negligence.
Would you mind showing us all the complaints sent to you
by the consumers?
I refuse.
The businesses want to evade their social responsibility and sidestep the issue of negligence.
I don't want the truth to be hushed up through police intervention.
Anyway, you were probably asked by some corporation's management to sweep it under the rug.
That's a misunderstanding. We...
Corporations and the police both lie a lot.
We will aggressively face off with anyone who lies and tries to evade the issue.
I wonder if her refusal to disclose the information was really based on her belief.
I don't know. However,
the information on defective products needed to intentionally cause an accident
was available to her.
We're going to have to investigate her organization.
Yes.
I'm entering the shop.
Welcome. Come in.
He's using a notebook but I can't see the screen.
What is he doing?
Third contact with Kaori-san completed.
[Oh, sorry. I'm all sold out
-for today. -Aw~.]
[Okay, I'll come back tomorrow.]
[Wait a minute.]
[I saved this for my lunch, but if you'd like...]
[It's a small serving, so there's no charge.]
-[But.] -[I'm happy that
you look forward to eating here.]
[That's why.] -[Then
shall we split it?]
-[Okay.] -[6 years?]
[I economized here and there and saved little by little.]
[That's awesome. To own your own business.]
[But I'm not making any money at all.]
[You'll be fine...]
Kaori-san started out as an office worker, but resigned
and started selling lunch out of her van 2 years ago.
It's fun talking to her, and
she's a very lovely person.
You're half serious about being friends with her, aren't you?
Idiot.
It's about time to make your move to ask about Iino.
Don't let your guard down. She may be an accomplice.
-She's not that kind of person. -Empathizing again?
Iino's moving.
Thank you very much.
He's finally showing his true colors.
It's hard to get close to him.
Isomura-san, position yourself in a higher location.
Roger.
Isomura, make sure you don't mess up.
Don't worry.
Isomura-san's skilled at taking pictures on the sly. Hey you,
don't be saying things that could get misinterpreted.
What are they talking about?
Wish I could nab them and make them 'fess everything up.
We don't know the full story on this guy yet.
Even if we make a move now, nothing will happen if he just gives us the runaround.
I know that. But it's stressing me out.
Is that a driver's license?
Crap.
A Team will pursue that man.
B Team will get ready to keep Iino under surveillance.
I sent you the data. Analyze please.
Hm? Looks like it's probably some sort of a list.
-This is about the limit. -I'm done analyzing here.
-Are you serious? -The name on the driver's license is Tanaka Shigeo.
He's one of the elderly man Iino's responsible for as a home care worker.
So he was taking advantage of his position to steal IDs
-and handing them over to that man he was meeting. -What?
He created something using someone else's name and used it for a crime.
There are tons of instances where an ID might become necessary.
-It might be an account used for a secret deal. -It's true that
if the perpetrator was extorting money from corporations,
traceable accounts can't be used.
I'll see if we can determine the account and check it out. It might take some time, though.
And to think Tanaka-san trusted him completely.
That's his other face.
Don't look.
He's being extremely cautious.
I'll give you instructions over the radio.
You follow him and get in the elevator with him.
Find out which floor he's headed for.
No one's going to think that you're a cop. You can get near him.
Turn down the volume on your radio.
Get in first.
Press the button for the top floor.
Watch which floor he pressed and tap your microphone as many times as the floor number.
I'll handle the rest.
Their hideout is on the 6th floor, back and to the right. A company called Meihou System.
Here it comes, Kurata-san.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 5 of them.
Field of vision is excellent. It's a go.
Kaori-san and I are going to a variety store next time.
Does she know that her boyfriend's involved in
criminal activity?
No, she completely trusts him.
We found out who this guy is. Hidaka Nobuyuki, 35 years old.
He was Iino's senpai back when Iino was a punk.
So that means Iino was lured by his senpai
to lend his hand in crime.
He's on the phone, yet he's bowing repeatedly.
It's someone who's in a higher position than Hidata.
So there's another mastermind other than Hidaka.
I think that's a good possibility.
There's another person?
What about that citizens' group?
I did a little research on the group, but
they're devoting themselves to the citizens' cause with extraordinary honesty.
No suspicious activities were noted.
Who the heck's in the background?
We're having a hard time seeing the big picture.
How are they making sure that the accidents are fatal?
What did the victims approached by Iino have in common.
There has to be a plan somewhere that's been carefully calculated.
We gotta figure it out quickly.
-Another accident will occur. -Yes.
Fukazawa-san is here.
You're starting to look more at ease in a suit.
Although I myself haven't gotten used to it yet.
Come to think of it, Takigawa's here, isn't he?
Yeah, do you know him?
We worked together a few times on investigations.
Among those of us who started around the same time, he was by far the most outstanding.
Anyway, I didn't care for him much.
Was it since Tsukamoto-san? That you said you didn't care much for someone.
Tsukamoto-san was easy to understand.
But that guy, he's hard to grasp.
Or rather, his emotions are hard to read.
But you can sure read his emotion toward Sakuragi.
So even someone like him is at Sakuragi's mercy, huh?
He's quite irritated.
So how's your case coming along?
We have new information on Hatakeyama Akiko.
Hatakeyama Akiko died 15 years ago.
It's very likely this woman altered personal data
and pretended to be Hatakeyama Akiko.
I see. We checked repeatedly for her getaway car
on the N System, but it failed to capture it.
She undoubtedly got away by avoiding the location of the N System.
-You're still pursuing her too, Chief? -I couldn't just sit still.
According to Takamine-san's profiling,
Hatakeyama Akiko didn't act alone, right?
There's some type of organization in the background.
Someone well versed in the alteration of personal data,
understanding of the N System, and with ability to collect information.
Eventually, we'll probably need the cooperation of the special investigation team.
I'll have the honor of seeing the new team in action.
Igawa-san, look at this. Isn't it cute?
Ah...yeah.
You look like you're in deep thought sometimes, but
is something worrying you?
It's just that I can't seem to get acclimated to my new workplace.
Is there like a mean annoying senpai or something?
Yeah, there is.
-As a former officer worker, I can give you advice. -Yeah.
It's about lunchtime. Do you want to eat something?
Oh, Kaori-san's Italian lunch just came to mind.
That's the one thing I look forward to these days.
Then shall I make something? My place is nearby anyway.
Okay.
Kaori-san invited me to her place, so I may be a little late joining you.
This is your chance. She's living with Iino.
-Set up the directional microphone. -Is it necessary to go that far...
There's something more to Iino. We have to find out what that is.
Kaori-san has nothing to do with the case.
While you're being soft like that, there's gonna be another victim.
Are you going to give up on a life that can be saved before something happens?
Once you get the microphone set up, wait for a chance to go through Iino's belongings.
Come in.
Excuse me.
Have a seat.
I'll start cooking right away, so wait, okay?
Okay.
You said you've been with him for 6 months?
Yeah. But we're always fighting.
He's such a flirt, makes me so mad.
-Really? -Why, just the other day
as I was getting ready to wash his pants, I found a receipt
-from a coffee shop in Nishikasai. -A receipt?
Yeah. He said he was working that day, so
I asked him why he lied and went to all the way to Nishikasai.
I told him he must be cheating on me after all
and we got into a big fight.
I see.
But in the end,
I decided to believe that he wasn't cheating on me this time.
Kaori-san, are you pregnant?
Hm?
Yes, the baby will be born next year.
Although we really can't afford
to have and raise a child right now.
But he was really happy about it too.
I lost my parents when I was little so
it was my dream to have a family.
Y-eah, it's good. -Really?
I made those croquettes from last night's leftover meat and potatoes.
-Seriously? -Yeah. We have to find ways to cut down
-and start saving, right? -Yeah, you're right.
You know, after the baby's born
do you want to move to a bigger place?
Yeah.
Can you come with me when I go for a checkup next Saturday?
-Hm~. Probably. -Really?
I wonder if they can tell what it is already.
Probably not yet.
You look pretty confused, Kame*. (*Turtle)
Your favorite banana has a lot of calcium and vitamin B6
which are necessary to help the brain absorb nutrients.
-Huh? -I'm just repeating Takigawa's words.
Talking with him makes you exceedingly knowledgeable about that sort of things.
So how's the special investigation team?
I can well understand in my mind what Takigawa-san's saying.
But my heart can't keep up.
I see.
Director, why did you bring me over to the special investigation team?
I figured this was the only place for you, who stopped
moving forward since Tsukamoto's incident.
That time, when Tsukamoto-san was shot,
I couldn't chase after the criminal.
Kame, you're not the only one burdened with Tsukamoto's death.
We all feel that maybe there was something we could have done
to prevent it.
Even though the pace is slow,
it keeps on going forward anyhow. Isn't that the turtle's strength?
An incident may occur at any time.
You don't have the time to agonize, or the time to be depressed.
Yes.
Rest up and be ready for tomorrow.
See you later. Good night.
Good night.
There's an imprint of something that was written on top.
Contact made with Kaori-san. There was nothing unusual to report.
Hidaka hasn't come in.
He's usually in the office by this time.
That's odd.
Hidaka snuck out of his residence.
He's being even more cautious today than usual, isn't he?
Where the heck did he go?
Maybe he's planning to initiate another accident.
What?
That's a possibility considering the interval between accidents.
But we have no leads whatsoever.
Nishikasai?
An imprint was left on a note we found in the trash bin.
I guess it's too much to hope for the address.
We don't know yet
what significance there is to the place in Nishikasai.
Nishikasai.
What's wrong?
-Are you keeping notes on everything? -I just jot down
notes at the end of the day. -Hurry up and tell us what you got.
Yes. It seems the other day, Iino went to a coffee shop
in Nishikasai without telling Kaori-san.
Why did Iino go to Nishikasai.
The Hidaka side was focusing on that same place.
Woah! Here it is.
-What? -One section of the list.
-I found out what it says. -List?
Remember? The list Iino was handing over to Hidaka.
Were you still analyzing that?
You hate to admit defeat, don't you? I don't want to defeat myself.
Oh no. I randomly said something with passion...
So what does it say?
Oh, it's the topic of our conversation, Nishikasai.
Nishikasai 1-24-3, Yamamoto Kazutoshi.
Iino met with the previous victims before they died too.
If the list he gave Hidaka was
the names of the people they were about to kill under the pretense of accident,
maybe Iino was meeting this Yamamoto in Nishikasai.
So Iino meets with
the person to be killed beforehand and makes some kind of preparation,
and Hidaka finishes it off.
We're heading out immediately to guard him.
Hidaka found.
Shiraishi-san, you guys pursue Hidaka. We'll head over to guard.
Roger.
Cardiac arrest due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Looks like the same method.
I don't care if it's Hidaka or Iino, can't you nab one and make him fess up?
At this point in time, we have no evidence.
Besides, we haven't found out about the mastermind in Hidaka's background.
Shit.
We don't know if the criminal's watching.
Let's step away.
If only we had realized sooner.
You don't have time for regrets.
The moment we're found out by those guys,
they'll disappear and never show up again.
And similar crimes will continue to occur.
I've seen it happen many times.
If we come to a standstill, there will be more victims.
Let's go.
What is the meaning of this?
Hidaka is making contact with an unexpected individual.
Asakura Chikako of the citizens' group.
She's the mastermind.