This is the crime scene where the first victim was found.
The bizarre serial murders of women that have been occurring all over the city in the past 2 months.
While the police has devoted more 500 inspectors in total,
they have yet to determine a suspect, and the investigation seems to be making little headway.
Look, a beetle.
Oh, yeah.
It's this way.
The mouth is cruelly sewn up,
the throat slit after torture.
It's the same method as before.
We were able to collect a piece of what we believe to be the suspect's skin.
Also, we also got a slight trace of fingerprint.
Finally, we get our first hard evidence.
Send them over to the crime lab immediately.
Will do.
Victim No. 1, Yaguchi Yoshimi, office worker.
Victim No. 2, Sekiguchi Noriko, housewife.
Victim No. 3, Nakagawa Rie, works for a manufacturer.
The latest victim, Uemura Yoko, works for a bank.
Like the others, except for the fact that she's a woman in the 20's or 30's,
there are no common points at all, including place of residence,
acquaintances, and behavior pattern.
What basis is the criminal using to select the victims?
From the fingerprint and DNA analyses,
a person believed to be the suspect has been identified.
Was there a prior criminal record?
Well...
Are you positive?
Here's the result of the analysis.
The way he keyboards at that speed...
-It's amazing. -I'm finally
starting to master the high tech equipment.
Master, you look pretty darn happy.
You had to teach him day in and day out, huh?
It was sure tough considering his starting point was 0.
Better than starting from a negative point.
Surely, you're not talking about me, are you?
Surely, you don't think it wasn't about you, do you?
Sakuragi, you'll forever be a rookie.
-What? -What's that rebellious look for?
-Nothing. -Come here.
Ow~.
By the way, another woman was murdered, huh?
This is the fourth case. The mouth is sewn up and
the throat slit, right? It's creepy.
Fukazawa's in charge, but it doesn't look like they're making any progress.
Why are you here too, Fukazawa-san?
The suspect of the bizarre serial murder has been identified.
That's good news. But why are you here?
Takebayashi Shou, you're charged with murder and abandonment of corpse. Come with us.
The DNA and fingerprint found at the crime scene
matched Takebayashi's data in the Police personnel database.
The task force determined that Takebayashi is the murderer.
I'm sure my DNA and fingerprint must somehow got mixed in
-with those from the crime scene. -The miniscule piece of skin
found in the victim's nail got in there during a struggle.
Furthermore, the fingerprint was left when the victim's mouth was being sewn.
According to the crime lab, there's no possibility that they were placed there.
It wasn't me.
Hey, you're looking at me like I'm the criminal.
You need an alibi.
Being a member of the police force, you should know the
high admissibility of evidence when the data matches.
Tell us everything you did immediately before the incident.
Yamazaki, you look there. Ootomo, you take the kitchen.
Let me see the investigation file. Takebayashi's my subordinate.
I wish this was some kind of a
mistake too.
During the house search,
a carving knife and a line believed to be used in the crime were found.
In addition, there were several books and DVDs in the room
relating to bizarre crimes.
As the prime suspect of the bizarre women serial murderer
that has shocked the nation,
the special task force has started the interrogation of an analyst
working in scientific criminal investigation for the MPD.
It appears that they have hard evidence that identify him as the murderer.
Now that the information's been leaked, the task force is sure to be in a rush
to get a confession and arrest Takebayashi.
-There's been some kind of a mistake. -But
the evidence points to Takebayashi as the murderer.
Isomura, you're not saying you suspect him, are you?
If Takebayashi's the murderer... He's not the murderer!
Shiraishi-san, calm down. It's just a supposition.
Supposing that Takebayashi-san's the murderer, what's his motive?
Something like bizarre crime is so far removed from him.
We don't know everything about Takebayashi.
Everyone has a hidden side.
Takigawa, you haven't
known him that long. That's why you can say that.
You need to calm down.
I don't want to believe it either.
Asshole.
The blade of the carving knife seized from Takebayashi's residence
matched the wound on the victim's throat.
Furthermore, the nylon fishing line
is the same fishing line that was used in the crime.
His alibi hasn't been established either.
On the contrary, Takebayashi's nowhere on the surveillance camera
at the place he claims to have been at the time of the crime.
Then Takabayashi-san...
There's enough evidence to prosecute him.
To bring closure, upper management's going to bring up mental disorder
and say he's not capable of being held liable.
-That's terrible. -There's not a single suspicious point?
-Just one... -There is, right?
[Come to think of it, 2 months ago, I felt like I was being followed.]
-[Being followed?] -[Near Kanda Station.]
[I was sure I was being followed, and when I turned around,
that guy ran into someone, who started to pick a fight with him.]
[When I approached him, he ran away.]
2 months ago is around the time of the first murder.
Does he remember that person's characteristics?
Seems he only remembers that it was a man.
Seriously, how can he not remember anything else?
Even if Takebayashi-san's not the murderer, there's all these material evidence.
Does it mean that someone framed him?
Whoever it was could have been following Takebayashi's movement.
Takebayashi bought the carving knife
at a home center and the nylon fishing line
at a major fishing supply store.
Information was gathered by following him around.
But Takebayashi's fingerprint and DNA were found at the crime scene.
What we can do now
is find out if there was a man who was following Takebayashi.
-Excuse me. -Excuse me.
We're looking for a man who was
getting picked on for a fight by a young man on a Sunday 2 months ago.
This guy stepped in to try to stop them.
-I don't know. -I see.
Thank you.
There's just not enough leads.
There's no time to be whining, Isomura.
Let's go.
Check the surveillance cameras from the home center and
fishing supply store and see if Takebayashi was captured.
The rest of us are going to check every last surveillance camera
to see if there was a man following Takebayashi.
I bought the fishing line because my Russian girlfriend from 6 months ago
-wanted to go fishing. -What about this knife?
That I bought to cook a meat dish for my French girlfriend's
birthday 4 months ago.
What about the piles of books about bizarre crime we found in your room?
That's because of my Malaysian girlfriend from 2 months ago...
-Cut the bullshit. -But it's true.
Please believe me.
I really don't know.
I see. Thank you very much.
[The prime suspect of the bizarre serial murder case
who was brought in yesterday
is still denying the crime.
The fact that a member of the MPD may be the murderer
is sending shockwaves throughout the nation.
In addition, people are voicing their criticism towards the police.]
Excuse me, but have you seen this man recently in this area...
How did it go?
We may have to expand the area of inquiry.
Oh, you. Your physiognomy indicates suffering.
What?
Excuse me, but do you always read fortunes here?
I'm usually here on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
There's something I'd like to ask you.
Found him.
Me too.
We confirmed what the Master was saying.
[When this man approached them,
the man who was getting picked on for a fight by the young guy quickly ran away].
[I was sure I was being followed, and when I turned around,
that guy ran into someone, who started to pick a fight with him.]
[Hey, you. You run into me and won't even apologize?]
[When I approached them, he ran away.]
[Hey, hey, hey.]
Is the testimony credible?
Seems the man dropped a tie pin when he fled.
Tie pin?
This is it. The woman said she kept it thinking he might come back for it.
The inscription says Always.net.
-Always.net. -It's a massive shopping site
-that sells everything, isn't it? -Yes.
So the guy who was following is associated with that site.
As I recall, all the victims were
customers of Always.net, weren't they?
How do they relate to each other?
Did you see any suspicious man on the surveillance camera?
No one like that was found.
Can you zoom in over here?
Oh, over here too.
A Card?
Takebayashi-san used Always.net's card at the two stores.
It's a card you can use at various stores, not just online, right?
As I recall, he uses the card to buy everything
from online music to toilet paper.
Couldn't someone have found out that he bought
-books on bizarre crime? -What if all the data
was being consolidated at Always.net through the A Card.
It's possible to choose which individual to frame.
So someone actually followed Takebayashi around to find out what kind of individual he was.
-There's nothing we can do. -What?
In actuality, he doesn't have an alibi either. All the material evidence is on hand.
It's not just because we want to save Takabayashi-san.
But if there's some kind of trickery involved,
the same crime will occur again.
The path is already clear for his arrest and prosecution.
We can't conduct an investigation on the possibility that he may be innocent.
-However... -We, as the undercover squad, can act on it.
The time limit to make the arrest is 4 days from today.
A young politician and an entertainer will announce their marriage.
The police will make the announcement at that time
to minimize the damage to the image that its staff member was the bizarre criminal.
As an organization, that decision doesn't surprise me.
We don't have time.
We found out that Always.net's customer information is
being maintained at its Customer Service Center.
The question is whether enough lifestyle information
-to frame the Master is being collected. -Customer information is the key.
There are approximately 100,000 orders a day.
Approximately 4,000 inquiries by phone or e-mail.
Turnover rate of operators is high.
We got cooperation from the staffing agency. Takigawa and Sakuragi will infiltrate.
-Got it. -We'll be ready to
provide timely backup support.
Here you go. A set for Ogiwara Asako and
-one for Mizoguchi Koji. -Thank you.
Let me know if you need any other equipment.
-Alright. -I'll help Emi-san
-with it too. -If we miss this opportunity,
we won't be able to save Takebayashi.
Everything depends on this undercover investigation.
There are over 50 personnel on this floor.
There are 2 supervisors for the Kanto District Customer Service Center.
Araki Takanori, 35 years old.
Morishita Kenji, 36 years old.
-I'm looking forward to working with you. -If you have experience,
you'll know what to do if you read this.
Try to deal with your calls yourself to the extent possible, and let us know at least a day in advance if you're quitting.
Will do.
So everyone can see the information on Master's lifestyle?
It's kinda scary, isn't it?
Isomura-san, you purchased Amamiya Momoko's photo collection
last month, didn't you?
How did you know?
As we suspected, a certain amount of personal information
-can be obtained here. -Don't use me to obtain information.
Always.net
Customer Service Center. This is Ogiwara.
When will the book I ordered be delivered?
I won't be home tomorrow so I'd like to have it delivered today.
One moment please.
It's been about a week since I placed the order so
I should have it by now. Hello?
Ms. Newbie, I can take that call.
-Pardon me? -On line 3.
-Hello? -Let me have you talk to the person in charge.
-Excuse me. -Come in.
Thank you for helping me out earlier.
You can send them my way anytime.
The personal data that can accessed by everyone on this floor
is pretty limited.
Buyers' addresses and phone numbers
-are recorded on the terminal, aren't they? -Yeah.
Is it possible to find out more detailed information
about the customers to facilitate the telephone interface?
Sorry, but I can't comment on that.
I see. Excuse me for bothering you.
Female employees who's been there
for a while would definitely know about such rumors.
Always.net Customer Service Center.
This was Tayama.
Excuse me.
There's something I want to ask you.
Yes?
Chief, this might be CT.
Okay.
-Enjoy your meal. -Thank you.
You know how you start getting offers for
our recommended products if you use our site a lot, right?
Yes. I was once caught by surprise because it was something I wanted.
Everything from personal interest to personal preference is analyzed
from the collected data and being used for marketing purposes.
I see.
But that kind of data is managed under tight security, isn't it?
I wonder how it's being managed.
I guess no one knows.
-I know. -What?
The system that manages the data
can only be accessed from a server room
on the 16th floor.
The only ones who can enter are individuals whose voiceprints have been registered.
Only people whose position is that of supervisor and above.
We've found out the circumstances surrounding
-the victims' relationship with Always.net. -It seems
for some reason, wrong items were delivered a number of times.
-[What?] -[What's this?]
[What's this?]
Aren't they all controlled by the computer? That's strange.
I order quite a bit from them but that's never happened.
But it happened several times to the victims.
The dedicated terminal in the server room
is not connected to an external network at all.
Looks like it's to avoid hacking.
If we can access it,
we might find out if it was possible to frame the Master.
We might even find a common point between the victims
that we haven't been able to figure out.
-We'll have to access it directly. -If we take them head on,
the real culprit who might be hiding would notice.
I'll gather the information needed to conduct a covert search by the end of the day.
I'm going.
Chief, your eyes are all red.
I was checking the footage from all the surveillance cameras
to establish your alibi.
-I was there, wasn't I? -You were nowhere to be seen.
Furthermore, new evidence surfaced.
-What? -We found out
where the victims were immediately before the murder
from the mass transit IC card usage record.
They matched the record from Takebayashi's IC card.
It's a route you don't normally take.
You're suspecting me too?
I told you I didn't do it.
I just want to dispel the suspicion.
I just used that route that day because I had some business.
I see.
I'm sorry for raising my voice.
Maybe I did do it.
Hey, what are you saying?
But I don't have an alibi and there are all kinds of material evidence, right?
Oh, maybe I sleepwalk. Or maybe I have a split personality.
Don't give up.
Everyone from the Special Investigation Team is going all out to investigate.
-What? -Trust us.
Give me detailed instructions on how to read logs.
Logs?
The server room on the 16th floor is unmanned, but
two security guards patrol the building periodically.
After the business hour of 17:00,
not even people in positions higher than supervisors have access.
The only time Takigawa-san and I can leave our desk without raising suspicion
is between 12:30 and 13:30 during our lunch break.
We'll go during that timeframe when the guards aren't patrolling.
-What about the voiceprint authentication? -When Morishita accessed
the server room for the monthly summary of customer data...
[Morishita]
We got the voiceprint plus the password.
Everyone, please stand by to give us backup support.
-Shall we go for lunch? -Okay.
-Let's go then. -Okay.
Mizoguchi-kun, do you want to join us for lunch?
I'm sorry, I brought my lunch today.
-Oh, I see. -I'll take a rain check.
Let's go then.
The guard just got done patrolling the 16th floor.
[Morishita]
We have 15 minutes.
I'll take a look at Takebayashi-san's personal data.
One month's purchase amount, job rank, usage rate of various stores.
Even things like this.
Way more than just personal interest and preference.
The more you use it, the more data gets collected,
and the system knows more and more what kind of a person you are.
There's this thing called purchase search.
Book/Magazine "Bizarre Crime"
Outdoor
"Knife" Sports -"Line"
Try limiting the search to Tokyo residents with purchase dates prior to 2 months ago.
Looks like it's possible to frame Takebayashi-san.
Check the victims' customer data and log next.
Darn, the security guards are coming.
Buy some time please.
-What happened? -Oh, I'm sorry...
Takigawa-san.
-Hurry. -Time's up.
[Chief, it might be CT.]
Thank you very much.
There was a notation on the victims' remarks column.
Claim Terrorist?
CT must be an acronym for that.
Evidently, it refers to a dangerous claimer.
Terrorist is a bit of an exaggeration.
With the advance of internet, the make-up of claims changed drastically.
It's now possible for one person to spread the word to the whole world.
I remember a major electronics company had their communication
regarding a claim uploaded on the internet and their stock price plummeted.
What the victims had in common was that they were all marked as CT.
But I'm sure there are other people besides the victims
who's been marked as CT.
Why were they the only ones targeted?
The victims' mouths were sewn up
and eventually their throats were slit.
Maybe their voice is the hidden common point of the victims.
Voice?
The footage was extracted from videos we borrowed
from the victims' families.
Voiceprint analysis determined that they are very similar.
The voice is slightly high pitched, what might be called a shrill voice.
This particular voice is the reason the murderer chose these victims.
Take a look at this too.
There are indications on the log that items sent as gifts were replaced by
-something that would be repulsive to that party. -Harassment by abusing data.
The murderer was setting up the victims on purpose
-so that they would call in a claim. -But for what purpose?
The desire to be verbally assaulted by a particular type of voice.
At the same time, the murderer has the desire to
silence that voice and subdue it.
Now we can narrow down the suspect.
The person who was able to tamper with the data is an individual who has access to the system.
Claim terrorists are not dealt with by the regular operators,
but by the supervisors, Morishita or Araki.
It has to be one or the other.
Which one is it?
What do you think about setting them up
by using that voice?
Lure the serial killer out of hiding, huh?
Yes.
[I needed it by today.
[What are you going to do about it...] [I want my money back.]
[Enough is enough.] [The wrong item was delivered earlier...]
[How many times do I have to tell you?] [How is it possible
to get a completely different item?]
[The desire to be verbally assaulted by a particular type of voice.]
[At the same time, the murderer has the desire to
silence that voice and subdue it.]
Thanks for your hard work.
-Special juice made from Aomori apples. -Thank you.
Apples have antioxidant that works on brain cells.
Chief.
You've turned into a memory retention geek.
I was influenced by you.
Walking lizard and turtle. You're getting to be a good pair.
Plus,
I was surprised she proposed an action plan.
Don't let your guard down. We haven't saved Takebayashi yet.
-I know. -You have a tendency
to get carried away.
Look at your ability objectively and
ask yourself what is it that you're lacking.
You're going to find fault before that anyway.
From now on, before I point it out,
try to recognize it yourself.
Write down everything you think you're lacking right now.
Okay, got it.
Takigawa, going out in the field isn't the only job of a detective.
My wish is for you to stay with the police.
To me, being out there is everything.
During my remaining time, I'll groom Sakuragi as promised.
Excuse me.
-I'm calling in 5 seconds. -I'm going at the same time too.
-Roger. -Roger.
Always.net Customer Service Center.
This is Ogiwara.
Always.net Customer Service Center.
-This is Mizoguchi. -How is it?
Has my voice changed?
-Yes, Ma'am. -It's supposed to be...
a voice with the same waveform as the victims'.
Yes, Ma'am.
You can't play the DVD you rented online?
The book has pages missing? Yes.
That should not happen if it's a brand new item.
I'm very sorry. Yes.
-On line 3. -Ma'am?
Yes, I'm having the person in charge talk to you.
No, it's not that I'm doubting you. Yes, I'm very sorry.
What is this? The DVD doesn't play.
You sent me a defective product on purpose, didn't you?
-I'm very sorry. -What am I going to do with an apology!
How are you going to take responsibility for
making me waste my precious time.
Come on, say something. Say something.
I'm truly very sorry.
I will make arrangements to replace it with a new item, but
-it's currently out of stock. -It's a book I need to read by
day after tomorrow. Send me a replacement immediately.
Say, I did say I needed it by day after tomorrow, right?
-Didn't I? I did, didn't I? -I'm very sorry.
I ordered it in plenty of time to meet the deadline.
If I don't get it on time, it's totally meaningless.
Isn't that right? Am I wrong? Hey, what are you? Part-timer? Full-time employee?
Wow, you're a full-time employee. The surprising truth uncovered. Hey...
Yes, then we will be sending you a replacement. Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Let me confirm it again.
Now we'll have to wait and see if the murderer bites on the fabricated voice.
The only thing is, we don't have time.
If the desire to silence the voice gets stronger,
he'll want to act on it immediately.
Araki looks like he's irritated.
-Morishita too. -Alright.
We're going at them full force one more time.
It's the first time I've had to do something awful like this
for the sake of arresting a criminal.
Chief, Kaneda-sama is on the phone
saying she's still not satisfied regarding the previous call.
She's asking to talk to Chief Morishita.
Crap.
Chief Araki, Niwa-sama is calling again.
Since you can't see her face, who knows what she's thinking. Kinda creepy, huh?
-Thanks. -Excuse me.
After Morishita, Araki
accessed the server room too.
Both of them have been marked as claim terrorist.
They might have been looking for detailed personal information.
Keep on going at them as time permits.
-Yes. -Yes.
Stop wasting my time, you bastard.
Hurry up and send it.
I wanna read that book now. Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna read it.
You know, I've been waiting at home everyday.
I can't even go shopping, you bastard.
That book, that book.
Hey, don't you back off!
Um...ah...I'm sorry. One more time please.
Yes. I'm sorry.
Yes. It's our fault. Yes.
The team keeping watch at the residence said
both Araki and Morishita left home as usual.
Today's the deadline for the arrest.
There should be some movement by now.
If we keep at it till noon and there's still no reaction,
we'll have to think of some other way.
-Morning. -Good morning.
Yes. Oh, Chief Araki.
Yes. Excuse me?
Alright. Yes.
Chief Araki called in just now.
He said he left home but didn't feel well so he's at the hospital.
He won't be coming in to the office today.
-Hospital? -But he's lying.
Are you positive?
I heard a woman's voice in the background
saying "This is Nitto Rental Car." I'm guessing a female employee close by
was responding to a telephone call.
Araki was calling from a rental car company.
A rental car found near Niwa Kanae's workplace.
It's highly likely that the target is following Niwa Kanae
to abduct her here.
We've identified the spot where the criminal's planning carry out the abduction.
Stand by as planned, and arrest him on the spot.
What~ Huh?
I thought you'd be surprised, but no reaction?
I mean, up until now, there were no signs of suspicious cars or
individuals, and, of course, Araki in the vicinity of
the victims' homes or their workplaces.
Why just this time?
Fukazawa did some investigating and found out Araki's background.
His mother, who passed away a year ago, used to be a teacher.
Her former student still had the video recording taken during class observation day.
That voice matched the waveform of the victims' voices.
[Does anyone know the answer?]
[Over there, quiet.]
[The formula is 4 x 1/5]
The target may have been
leading an oppressed life under the control of his mother.
Is that why he was seeking the voice, but at the same time, abhorred it?
The guy's here.
That would be D9.
Thank you very much.
-Thank you. -May I help you?
-2 adults. -Yes.
That would be F13 and 14.
400 yen is your change.
Thank you very much.
-1 adult. -Yes.
-That's E13. -Thanks.
That comes to 1,800 yen for one adult.
All right.
He's verifying the voice.
Assault team will get positioned in the vicinity of the rental car.
Moreover, to ensure that the crime isn't committed before that,
2 people will stand by every 50 m from the workplace to the rental car.
She's about to leave the building.
Roger.
Araki's here.
Continue to monitor the situation.
I'm scared.
As we thought, he's planning to abduct her where the rental car is.
Inohara-san's approximately 100m from the rental car.
Hello.
Araki got a call from someone.
We need to find out what's going on.
Sasaki-san, approach Inohara-san.
-Niwa-san, are you on your way home now? -Yes.
Looks like he's arguing with the person on the phone.
Why now, when he's about to act on his crime?
Yeah.
What? Don't do it anymore?
I'm not taking orders from you. I don't need your help.
Don't need your help?
So there was someone who was helping Araki.
Unlike before, Araki was captured on surveillance cameras.
He's lacking precision and being sloppy.
There's another culprit?
Look at this.
It's a footage from a surveillance camera at the place he testified
as his alibi but wasn't captured.
The watch says 15:00. The digital code is 14:00.
If we look at the footage from 1 hour prior to that.
You mean all the data was switched with the footage from 1 hour ago?
Araki's the murderer,
yet Takabayashi's DNA and fingerprint were found at the scene.
Plus, the data from the mass transit IC Card
that followed the victims around.
Everything is data.
Alteration of data.
I'll check it out.
Analysis team, fingerprint comparison please.
The data for Takebayashi's fingerprints and Araki's fingerprints have been switched.
What?
I'll call Fukazawa.
What's going on? Araki got off the phone
and started running the other way.
We couldn't have been found out...
If that was a call from the individual who was giving him a hand,
maybe he went to see that person.
Crap, I lost him!
A Group, continue your investigation. B Group, stand by in the vicinity of the rental car.
-Roger. -Go that way.
When we did a basic fingerprint comparison using fingerprint from Takebayashi himself,
it didn't match the fingerprint found at the crime scene.
For all practical purposes, he's free and clear.
Thank you, everyone.
I don't know what to say.
-We've been waiting for you. -Welcome back.
Oh man, I'm about to cry.
Made us all worry...
But whoever hacked into the server to get to
the MPD database in order to
frame me is quite a guy.
Who the heck is this individual who was lending Araki a hand?
One more thing.
In the cases handled by the Special Investigation Team recently,
there's been glimpses of a presence in every one of them.
The method of extending a helping hand to a criminal and manipulating people and data.
The individual who was in the background in this case may be the same person.
Hatakeyama Akiko.
She was also altering personal records.
A man who looks to be Araki found 40m ahead.
He went into an alley.
What happened?
Araki was shot by someone.
Takigawa-san, aren't you going? There was a figure...
You go that way. We'll communicate via the wireless.
So he was the bizarre killer after all.
There are no relevant individuals this way.
None here either.
What?
Found an individual believed to be the target.
Heading towards the intersection of Sotokanda 5-chome.
I'll meet up with you right away. Don't chase too far.
Roger.