[We will thoroughly investigate the series of fatal accidents caused by manufacturers' negligence.]
[The accidents in which 12 people died, although the product types were different, in 6 months.]
[It could be serial corporate blackmail.]
[This citizens' group was
appealing the danger to each of the manufacturers.]
[We'll do everything in our power to stand up to them.]
[I saw a man believed to be the subject, but I lost him.]
[Everyone, move to within a 300 m radius of the coffee house.]
[Iino Masaya, 26 years old. Obtained a home care worker's license 3 years ago.]
[In addition, Iino has a woman he's living with.]
[Hide your identity and make contact with her.]
[Essentially, your job is to deceive her and collect information.]
[I find it hard to believe that Iino set up the elaborate
-corporate blackmail by himself.] -[So Iino meets with
the person to be killed beforehand and makes some kind of preparation,
and Hidaka finishes it off.]
Cardiac arrest due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Looks like the same method.
If only we had realized sooner.
He's on the phone, yet he's bowing repeatedly.
-It's someone who's in a higher position than Hidaka. -There's another person?
Hidaka is making contact with an unexpected individual.
Asakura Chikako of the citizens' group.
She's the mastermind.
We can't observe what's going on in group's office from the outside.
We're going to expose the dark side of Asakura Chikako no matter what.
Initially, after retiring,
I was doing volunteer work with my friends
as a senior member of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Oh, this is my nephew.
He quit his job and was just hanging around
so I'm having him help me.
I'd like to start networking
with people from other organizations
and see if we can join forces.
May I ask why you chose us?
Naturally, it's because I empathize with your intent and purpose
of protecting the general public.
Excuse me for saying this, but
I've never heard of your organization.
That's to be expected.
Our efforts have been low key. Nor have we attracted any attention.
But there is the reality is that unless someone takes it on,
even if the effort goes unrewarded, there are issues that will pass into obscurity.
[We'll do everything in our power to stand up against
those who lie and try to evade the issue.]
Someone has to stand up against
those who lie and evade the issues.
Can we possibly work together and help each other in our effort?
-Asakura-san. -Yes.
You have a phone call about the interview.
Excuse me for a moment.
Excuse me. May I use the bathroom?
Yes, go ahead. It's over there in the back.
Excuse me, but how many
staff members do you have working for this organization?
I'd say about 20 people.
Video, audio, no problems noted.
Shiraishi-san, establish some kind of common ground with that older guy.
Uncle, so you're into haiku now.
Go (game), bird watching, pottery?
It's better than doing nothing. Don't you think so too?
Huh?
Since I started volunteer work after I retired,
for some reason I seem to have more hobbies.
Yes, I'm the same way too.
Is that right? What are you doing?
-Oh, the usual gateball*. -That's great. (*game similar to croquet)
Both Shiraishi-san and Isomura-san are lying like it's nothing.
That's to be expected. It's to prevent the next incident from happening.
Isn't it about time to make contact with Fujii Kaori?
Maintain the relationship of trust.
Yes.
Igawa-san, I saved one for you.
-Yeah, it's delicious as always. -I'm glad.
Look at that.
It says 14 people died in 6 months. Isn't that scary?
[Does she know that her boyfriend's
involved in crime?]
[No, she completely trusts him.]
Kaori-san, why did you decide to marry Iino-san?
Huh?
When I met him for the first time in years,
I asked him "Why are you working as a home care helper?"
He said because it's a job that people appreciate and say thank you.
I'm sure he'll be a good daddy.
Igawa-san, you have to come visit us after the baby's born.
Sure.
Hey, Itakura-san.
This is where you play, is it?
Oh, you're...
I'm joining you all here starting today.
-Is that right. -But what a coincidence, eh?
Have a seat.
Hey, you're from... -Oh.
Fancy meeting you here.
Do you hang out around here a lot?
-You should eat these too. -Walnuts?
Alpha-Linolenic acid contained in walnuts,
after absorbed into the body, is synthesized into EPA and DHA in the liver.
It's then carried into the brain, and softens the brain cells.
Basically, it's good for up here.
You, eat twice as much as other people.
Her citizens' group is the only place that had
all the data concerning the fatal accidents and the defective products.
This problem with the music player too.
Before it was made public, Asakura Chikako
had filed several complaints with the company about its danger.
Therefore,
please recall your portable music players immediately.
If prompt action is not taken, there will be another accident.
From her voice and expression, a consistent strong will can be seen.
Her posture when appealing to the corporation is genuine.
No matter how hard she works for her cause, the reality doesn't change.
Is her intent, brought on by a morbid sense of justice,
to force the recall of the products by intentionally causing the accidents?
For the time being, that's a good possibility.
However, it's not clear how Asakura and Hidaka, whose apparent intent is
corporate blackmail, are connected.
Neither do we know what Iino was doing when he met with the victims beforehand.
Moreover, we still don't know why they're
choosing certain victims.
Ahh~ The scope of analysis keeps on expanding,
I don't know what's going on anymore. Hey, Omori-san,
did you find out anything from the sounds in Iino's home?
All I found out is how admirable Fujii Kaoru is.
-It's so frustrating. -Yeah, it is rather frustrating.
When I see good girls like that my sadistic tendency bubbles out...
Oh, to think that the only thing I can do is hear her voice.
-You're twisted. -Yes, this is Takamine.
Director, look at this.
It's the online bank account of the elderly man
Iino was taking care of.
An account created by Hidaka and his people
for use in their crime, huh?
Yes. This account wasn't used for secret deals
made through corporate blackmail.
The payments were made by stock brokerage firms.
It's suspected that the criminal used
an unprecedented method to swindle money.
We now know why the culprit intentionally
caused the accidents.
The rash of fatal accidents are murders made to look like accidents.
The culprit is a dastardly criminal who took one life after another
to make money.
The fact that payments were made by stock brokerage firms means that...
Money was taken by intentionally causing the fatal accidents and making the corporations' share prices fall.
Making share prices fall and taking the money?
It's a fixed short selling.
-Short selling. -Unlike the usual method,
there's a way money can be made when share prices fall.
That's why the criminal set up the defective products to cause the fatal accidents
to drop the corporations' stock value.
Every time there was an accident,
Asakura Chikako appeared before the media without fail,
and appealed that the fatal accident was brought on by the corporation's predisposition to cover up.
Naturally, the media would bash the corporation without mercy,
and spur the share prices to tumble.
There were 2 purposes to Asakura Chikako's actions,
recall of the defective products and manipulation of share prices.
What happened to the money that was withdrawn?
So far, we know it's going through a company in Cambodia.
Money laundering through use of a dummy company.
I remember reading in one of her organization's material
that for a period of time, she was doing volunteer work
in Cambodia.
It appears she's indeed involved in the crime.
We picked up an interesting conversation from the directional microphone Sakuragi set up.
When Fujii Kaori stepped out to go shopping,
it appears Iino called Hidaka.
[Come on, give me a break.
14 people have died already. No matter how
beneficial it is to both sides, I don't want to be dealing
-with them anymore...] -[I'm home.]
[What's the matter? You look kinda scary.]
-[Nothing's the matter.] -Beneficial to both sides.
I don't know what that means, but the ones Iino talks about dealing with
-must be the victims. -Oh, and one more thing.
This sound
is the sound of a notebook computer being closed.
Iino was constantly doing something on his notebook.
Was he exchanging e-mails with the victims?
If we can get a hold of the data on his notebook
we can find out who they're trying to kill next.
Identify and secure the next victim ASAP.
Remember, we're going to force an end to this tragedy right here.
。
Sakuragi, it's your job as the one who's been in touch
with Fujii Kaori to seize the data from Iino's notebook.
What?
Wow, Mitsui-can. You have good taste.
Really, Emi-san?
That's our Ino-san. When you're still single at your age,
all you can do is live for your work, huh?
I haven't given up on marriage yet.
Which reminds me, the other day
when I passed by your office,
that person who was with Asakura-san...
uh...we did volunteer work together some time ago, but
what was his name?
-What did he look like? -A man in his mid-30s,
in black striped suit, wearing glasses, with a mustache.
It might be Nakamoto-san.
Oh, was it Nakamoto-san?
Is he working with Asakura-san on something?
He comes to the office sometimes in Sawada-san's place
and talks to our representative.
Sawada-san?
Contact the TV station.
Is it in regards to the music player in question?
The manufacturer's determined to deny the defect.
We can't afford to be passive. We have no choice but to go public.
So the set-up is to make an announcement
to the media to further drop the share prices.
But I sense somewhat of a contradiction.
At this stage when the share prices are falling,
you would normally expect to see some expression of anticipation.
But I don't read anything but indignation from Asakura's expression right now.
Are you saying that you're not sensing the stock price manipulation scheme?
Yes.
Shiraishi-san. What?
-How's your stomach? -I'm getting hungry.
Then let's grab something to eat at that coffee shop.
The place we went before? Let's go, let's go.
Another man who share a common ground with Asakura Chikako has emerged.
Sawada Tomoki, currently 38 years old.
Originally, he was the co-founder of Asakura Chikako's organization.
Co-founder.
However, he left the organization some time ago,
and he was involved in civic activities abroad.
It was Sawada who was working in Cambodia, not Asakura.
-Where's Sawada now? -He came back 6 months ago,
and went to see Asakura. But since then,
he's been having Hidaka represent him and hasn't showed up at all.
6 months ago is when the fatal accidents started.
It probably means that the information Asakura has on the defective products
was flowing down to Sawada via Hidaka.
Sawada is more than likely the major culprit.
Takamine and I will
break down Asakura Chikako head on and lure Sawada out.
Shiraishi-san and Isomura will hook up with Takigawa and his people
and stay on top of Iino.
There's no room for error. Let's get started.
Yes.
Cute~.
-Kaori-san? -Igawa-san. What's going on?
You had recommended this place so...
I see.
Igawa-san. She's a regular customer and my friend.
-Hello. -Hello.
Say, why don't you join us? You don't mind, do you?
Not at all.
Thank you.
You're right. It's delicious.
Is there a customer
-Mr. Iino Masaya here? -Yes.
There's a phone call for you.
Excuse me for a minute.
-Isomura-san. -Roger.
-Kaori-san, look. -Hm?
Cute.
So cute~.
-Hello? -Hello, Iino?
Excuse me, but who is this?
Wow, he's getting licked like crazy.
Really.
Oh, they're coming this way.
Igawa-san, have you ever had a dog?
Igawa-san?
Hm?
Is something wrong?
Sasaki-san.
Your bag's on the floor.
Oh, thank you.
Excuse me. He's asking for Iino Masao.
Really? I'm sorry.
It's me.
Excuse me.
Nishida-san.
Excuse me, are you alright?
Please be more careful.
I'm really sorry.
Really, I'm fine.
-I'm sorry. -It's alright.
-Are you alright? -Yeah, I'm fine.
Who was it?
It was for someone else.
Hello. Okay, I'll be right there.
Sorry. That was my mother.
Seems she has an urgent matter.
-Did something happen? -I'll talk to you next time.
Okay.
Asakura-san.
I have absolutely no idea about such a crime.
The series of murder made to look like accidents could only have been committed
by an individual who has access to the information you have here.
I'm telling you, I don't care how many times you say it, you're way off the mark.
Then tell us about Sawada Tomoki.
-What? -This man who works for Sawada
is involved in the series of fatal accidents.
He's acting under someone's orders.
We're suspecting Sawada is that person.
That can't be true.
The first accident happened 6 months ago.
Sawada, who came back to Japan just around that time,
had the opportunity to gather the consumers' data here, didn't he?
People's lives are at stake.
Please tell us about him.
Sawada Tomoki-san.
Even though we're said to be co-founders,
originally I only got involved to help him out with his activities.
Sawada-san is my former lover.
7 years ago, saying that he wanted to shift his focus and work in the outside world,
Sawada-san went abroad
and left the organization to me, who stayed behind in Japan.
I couldn't get in touch with him for a while, but 6 months ago...
[I traveled all over the world and saw the reality of civic activities.]
[We can work together for the organization again, right?]
[No. This is your organization already.]
-[We can't work together.]
[But I can be of help to you.]
[I can give you advice.]
And so you gave him all the information
that was gathered here, is that right?
Asakura-san, we ask you once again, please cooperate with us.
What the victims who died so far have in common.
This uncomfortable feeling that the victims all died.
It would all come together if the victims cooperated.
They all wanted to commit suicide.
That's it.
Iino started making contact with the victims on a suicide site.
Iino was keeping in touch with those people who wanted to commit suicide
who he got to know on the suicide site.
The culprits, under the pretext of assisted suicide,
were making it look like the victims lost their lives because of an accident.
There are those who don't want people to know they committed suicide too.
If they died due to an accident, their families can receive compensation from the corporation.
They took advantage of that human emotion. Makes me want to puke.
Beneficial to both sides.
It's a crime ring that exchanges human lives for money.
Alright. Call me at the scheduled time.
Yes.
Hidaka's starting to make his move. He's being very cautious.
Hidaka was near the scene of the fatal accident last time.
Someone's about to be forced to commit suicide.
Judging from the contents of Iino and this anonymous person's communication
the next person who might die is an individual with this user name.
Find out the identity of this individual ASAP.
Roger.
The address Sawada gave you was fake.
The phone number too was through an internet phone service
so it's going to take some time to determine his whereabouts.
We need you to lie and arrange to meet him.
We don't have much time. Please.
Hello.
This is Asakura.
We've gathered some more complaints from the consumers.
I'll e-mail them to you later.
We have to deal with them somehow. I'll think about it too.
Sawada-san, I worked desperately until now
so that I could carry on your wishes.
But I don't know anymore.
I don't know if what I'm doing is serving any useful purpose.
Can I see you now?
I need your advice.
Let me tell you just one thing.
You're serving a very useful purpose.
I'm sorry but I'm busy.
"I'm thinking about quitting."
I'm thinking about quitting.
Alright.
I'll meet you at Garden Square in an hour.
Yes.
This will probably be our first and last chance to capture Sawada.
We're going to capture him without fail.
We found out the identity of the individual Hidaka is targeting.
Kakuta Masayoshi, 56 years old. From what we can tell by the e-mail exchange,
Kakuta was laid off and is falling behind on his mortgage payment.
Sounds like his house is about to be foreclosed.
That's why he's trying to leave money for his family by dying.
Takigawa, Sakuragi, you guys move forward to capture Sawada.
Shiraishi-san and Isomura, you guys go secure Kakuta.
Takebayashi, analyze the sounds in the phone conversation between Asakura and Sawada.
Something just might come up.
Our job is to give as much information as we can to the investigators in the field.
Do not fear futility.
I swear, if it wasn't for that image, he could really be convincing.
Put this in your ear.
Act as natural as you can.
After you part, we'll pursue him
and find evidence of the crime.
When he said I was serving a useful purpose, he meant
I was useful for the crime he's involved in, didn't he?
Even if that was the case,
it doesn't change the things you believed in.
Kakuta isn't at his residence. He probably didn't want to
-get his family involved. -Where's Hidaka?
He's at Sendagaya in Shibuya-ku.
Hidaka will be watching to make sure Kakuta commits suicide as planned.
We'll be heading towards Shibuya too. We'll secure him no matter what.
If it's Sawada, place your right hand on the table.
I want to confirm one thing.
What?
Confirm?
Do you have something on your ear?
What?
Tell me if you have something on your ear.
I don't have anything on.
Let me ask you one more thing.
Are you really thinking about quitting?
Yes.
You're really bad at lying, aren't you.
Sawada found out. Search the area.
Asakura-san, tell us the number the call came from.
-Got it. -We captured the GPS
on Sawada's cell. Currently he's in the area of the intersection at Kachidoki.
Turn right there.
30 meters ahead.
20 meters ahead.
10 meters.
He's nowhere to be seen.
Try calling his cell.
What's this? Whose is it?
Sawada isn't here.
Here it is.
We found a lead to Sawada's whereabouts.
We came across a certain sound in the sound analysis from the time
-Asakura called Sawada. -Here it goes.
[Thank you for your continued patronage.]
[This is the recycle shop, Treasure Market.]
[We recycle TVs, air conditioners, PCs, anything
that's no longer used in your home or your office.]
[Hidaka hasn't come in.]
[He's usually in the office by this time.]
[This is the recycle shop,
Treasure Market.]
This vehicle was passing by in front of Hidaka's hideout.
The shop is near the hideout.
There's residential area spread out around the hideout too.
At any rate, Sawada's base is probably in this area.
Do not allow Sawada to escape. Capture him without fail.
Kakuta's cell just powered up and we captured some weak signals.
Presently in the base station vicinity at 2-chome Jinnan, Shibuya-ku.
-What's close by? -There's a business hotel.
Let's move it.
Additional analysis results coming your way.
Judging from reflected sound waves in the room, Sawada was calling
from a room fairly close to the street.
Where the heck is it?
Don't focus on the hideout.
When Hidaka was on the phone at the hideout, he was mindful of something and the direction of his eyes was moving.
Sawada's in the building across the street from the hideout.
Kakuta should be close by.
Call Kakuta.
Kakuta found.
Hidaka is about to arrive at the hotel.
Hidaka's phone is ringing. -Is Iino or
anyone at Hidaka's hideout on the phone?
No one's on the phone.
-No, he's not talking. -It's gotta be Sawada.
Shiraishi-san, hold that conversation.
Finally, we can make the move.
The share prices are dropping as planned.
We're selling off now this time around. The plan is canceled.
-Got the voice data. -Secure them all simultaneously.
-We're leaving. -What?
After that guy does his time,
he may engage in the same type of crime again.
When that time comes, you're going to pursue him.
You have to avoid blowing your cover no matter what.
There must be some mistake.
There's no reason for him to do something like that.
Isn't that right?
I'm sorry.
I only intended to do it once to pay off the debt.
But they threatened to put the blame on me for everything if I pulled out.
That's not true, is it?
Sorry.
[This is Kaori.]
[You haven't been coming lately so I was wondering if something happened.]
[Some things happened lately.]
[I'll call again.]
No matter how much she appealed,
the corporations continued to sidestep the defect issue.
That's why I uncovered the corporations' lies using those who wanted to die.
What I got was the handling fee for that.
That's sophism. Your intent was simply to make money.
If you look at the big picture, the value reverses.
That's what I learned from a certain person.
Who's that?
Kakuta-san who was trying to commit suicide
changed his mind at one point in time, but
seems he was coerced by the criminals to commit suicide.
There were probably other victims
who died after being coerced in the same manner.
Yeah.
Asakura Chikako's on the news.
The fact that they were used in the series of incidents
was disclosed.
We found out that the voice of consumers that was entrusted to us
was used in criminal activity.
We offer our deepest apology, and at the same time,
it is our intention to start out all over again.
Asakura-san, she's strong, isn't she?
She must wholeheartedly believe in what she's doing.
I let the citizens' group know that I was unilaterally withdrawing my offer.
She was telling me, let's do our best even if our efforts go unrewarded.
It's so sad that
-this is the end our relationship with her. -You sure are fickle.
To be fickle but not popular is too pitiable, isn't it?
I really feel sorry for him.
Not you too, Mitsui-chan.
Otedama* can strengthen your spatial recognition ability. (*game like jacks using small bean bags)
Do it every morning for 10 minutes. Also, by tomorrow,
memorize the entire map of Shibuya-ku.
-Good night. -See you tomorrow.
Looks like he's trying to give you training on different things.
And he's feeling pressed.
-Why is that? -I don't know.
Maybe I should have my kid play with otedama too.
Are you investigating Tsukamoto's case today too? I'll come with you.
No, your back hurts, doesn't it? Leave it to your junior.
Seriously, don't treat me like an old man.
You didn't stop walking until the end, Kame.
I'm still not sure if I did the right thing.
This is the first time I worked on such a painful investigation.
Deceiving the other party by hiding your identity and lying.
There are criminals in this world who
can only be dealt with by such investigations.
The murderer who killed Tsukamoto is one of them too.
But you know, at the end of that investigation,
you may be able to prevent an incident that was about to occur,
and save a life that hasn't yet been lost.
Kame, there's only one thing to remember when you're on this special investigation team.
No matter what happens, don't stand still.
Tragedy lies ahead when you come to a standstill.
As to whether you did the right thing or not,
you'll have to find that out for yourself in your future investigations.
Yes.
Don't look back, you hear?
See you tomorrow, Kame.
Good night.
It's me. I'm heading home now.
Yeah, I already told my new director.
That I'm quitting the detective job in 3 months.
Yeah.
[This is Kaori.]
[You haven't been coming lately so I was wondering if something happened.]
[Some things happened lately.]
[I'll call again.]
"Delete saved message?"
"Yes. Message has been deleted."