I'm sorry.
Here's your drink.
-You're late, Hayama. -Thanks for coming.
Were you drinking?
Yes, a little.
You already had a drink before you called me out?
I'm sorry.
What will you have?
I'll have rum, straight.
What's up? Something happen?
No.
I want to ask you for some advice.
Advice? Is it work-related?
No.
What, is it personal?
Well, I guess you could say it's personal.
That's pretty ambiguous.
Don't ask me for advice on women.
-It's not that. -About money either.
Kikuta-san.
What does it mean to be strong?
What's that about?
It's Shunin.
Yes, hello?
Kikuta? Where are you?
Are you alone?
Uh, well, yes.
-Did something happen? -Huh? Murder.
-Hello? -Which one would you like?
-Hello? -This one. Hello?
-Where's the scene? -7-3-15 Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya.
-Two glasses of water please. -Got it. I'm on my way.
-I'll get a hold of everyone. -Please.
Alright.
Please throw these out for me.
One more glass of water. You'd better have one too.
You were with someone, weren't you?
Girlfriend?
-You know better than that. -What was that "Uh, well, yes."
-Oh well, whatever. -Shunin.
Hayama.
We're gonna crack this case, you hear?
Nice pumps.
Are they new?
Takano.
-Do you know each other? We attended the Police Academy at the same time.
We were assigned to the same post after graduating too.
I'm Takano from South Seijo Precinct, Violent Crime Investigation Division.
I was instructed to pair up with Assistant Inspector Himekawa.
-With me? -Yes.
I look forward to working with you.
-Where's the victim? -This way.
The victim is Nagatsuka Jun, 30 years old.
Stabbed multiple times.
That's horrid.
Soon after he got home, he was called out by someone
and was stabbed in front of his house.
-More than likely. -How can you tell already
that it was soon after he got home?
-Slippers. -Huh?
The victim's still wearing his suit, but
he's wearing slippers. In other words, the victim came home,
went in once, but was called outside before he had time to change.
He went out in his slippers, and was attacked immediately.
Something wrong?
No, nothing.
You still feel the liquor?
No, I'm fine.
I'm going for it.
This case is mine.
The victim is a Todai (Tokyo University) graduate.
He was an employee of Hamanaka Pharmaceuticals, and was
assigned to the Environmental Preservation Division. Single.
-Cause of death. -Hemorrhagic shock due to multiple stab wounds
-in the chest area. -Weapon.
Knife similar to all-purpose kitchen knife, blade length approximately 17 cm.
Estimated time of death. Last night around 8:30 pm.
First to discover the body. The victim's father, Nagatsuka Toshikazu, 65,
who likewise yesterday, returned around 9:30 pm.
He's a board member of the government affiliated Agency for Workers' Comp Facilities.
Nagatsuka Toshikazu confirmed that
there were no signs of disturbance in the residence
nor were there anything else out of the ordinary.
Also, as you know, we had heavy rainfall
last night until dawn.
As a result, no footprints or fingerprints have been found
around the crime scene at this time. Any questions so far?
Yes.
Hayama.
By the fact that the victim was found wearing slippers,
we believe he was called outside immediately upon entering the house.
If that's the case, wouldn't there be fingerprints
on the doorbell or somewhere around there?
There has been no such finding.
I see. Thank you.
Anyone else?
It's unusual for Hayama to ask a question, huh?
Yes.
I'm stopping by the Detectives Division for a minute.
-Alright. -Hayama-san, we're heading out first.
-Okay. -Shall we go?
Looks like you're working hard, Hayama-kun.
-You're in Violent Crime Division, huh? -I'm
going to First Division someday for sure.
Are you still wishing for that?
Women don't need to be out in dangerous crime scenes.
You too, you still believe that?
You're taking the promotion exam next month, aren't you?
Yeah.
I'm not gonna let you beat me to it, Hayama-kun.
Takano, we're going.
Yes.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Yes.
Oh, hey Hayama.
I'll be waiting then.
What did you want to discuss yesterday?
Oh, it was nothing.
-What do you mean it was nothing. -I'm sorry.
Please forget about it.
It's been 3 months since I joined the Himekawa team.
It's about time I got one under my belt.
-What happened to you? -Anyway, just watch me.
She's doused in shampoo.
Please excuse us for bothering you in your time of grief.
We'd like to ask you a few questions about Jun-san.
What I'd like to know is when is Jun coming home?
I'm sorry. The autopsy is taking longer than expected.
Have a seat.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Did you notice anything unusual about Jun-san recently?
-No. -Did you notice if he was in
some kind of trouble, or if he was agonizing
-over something, anything like that? -My son...
Jun isn't the kind of person
people would resent or hate.
Excuse me.
Danna-sama*, there's a phone call for you. (*master)
Excuse me.
Excuse me, but...
I'm the housekeeper.
I'm here several days a week to do housework and such.
I see. Then you were here last night too?
-Yes, until 8:00. -8:00?
It was raining hard last night so
I closed the shutters before I left.
-Closed the shutters? -Yes.
But I left the light on by the front door
so that it wouldn't be completely dark
when Danna-sama or Jun-sama returned.
Did you notice any suspicious individual
or anything else when you left?
No.
If I knew
this was going to happen,
I should have waited until Jun-san returned.
Excuse me.
Nagatsuka was in primarily responsible for overseas research.
Although he was more like a pipeline between
headquarters and the field, so he
didn't travel abroad himself.
Were there any work-related trouble?
No. He was a conscientious and capable worker.
There's no way he would've had any trouble.
Girlfriend? Did you say Nagatsuka-san had a girlfriend?
Yes. He brought her to our drinking party a few times.
He said they've been going out since college.
-Did something happen between them? -Well,
-recently, sort of. -Sort of?
I don't know if I should be telling you this.
-Please cooperate with us. -I sure don't want
anyone to hold it against me.
-What? -What is it?
Isn't it natural to feel that way? I don't want to get involved in something weird.
Please tell us. We're talking about murder here.
It's not a matter of whether you want to get involved or not.
We have to catch the murderer.
-The murderer! -Hayama-san.
Alright.
But please don't say I told you.
I'm sorry.
It appears they were talking about breaking up.
-Breaking up. -I don't know if it's true or not.
What's her name?
The name of the woman Nagatsuka-san was dating since college.
-He's scaring me. -Please tell us.
Did you say Morio? The victim's girlfriend.
Yes. Morio Keiko, 30 years old.
Todai alum, works for Taitei Publishing. Great. -Todai alumni couple.
It's almost feels like they rubbing it in to us outsiders, doesn't it?
That's just you being jealous.
But if the cause of the breakup isn't
-cheating or anything like that... -Oh.
For example, the guy wanted to break up for no valid reason.
You know, competent women look like they have too much pride.
So she couldn't forgive him and stabbed him.
-It's possible. -Right?
I thought so too and checked out Morio Keiko.
But she was in Osaka on a business trip. She has a perfect alibi.
-Yes. -The victim's very well thought of by
his superiors and clients alike.
At least work-wise, he's a perfect elite.
We just can't seem to find any troubles.
Maybe that's it.
Jealousy. He was too perfect,
people around him was jealous and resented him. As a result, he was killed.
Well, that might be a possibility.
Let's try that angle tomorrow.
-Yes. -Well,
let's call it a night.
It's already this late.
My treat today. I'll go take care of the bill.
-Are you sure? -Once in a while.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Hey, eat this too.
Thank you.
Hey, Yuda.
You're spending the night at the local precinct anyway, right?
Have a few more drinks with me.
With pleasure. Ishikura-san, the lingerer.
Good idea. Let's go.
-Where shall we go? -Ah~ Nori-chan. That's great.
We're gonna drink until we drop.
Hayama-san, you're "norinori" as in Nori-chan today.
Kikuta-san, you're coming of course, aren't you?
-Should I? -Let's go!
Where to?
Do you know this area? I sure don't.
-What to do... -Kouhei, you're too loud.
-Oh, sorry.
-Kikuta. -Yes.
Walk me home.
It's unusual, huh? Nori always goes home first to study.
I think he's trying in his own way
to fit in with our team.
It's probably thanks to Kikuta for taking him under your wings.
I haven't done anything special.
I leave him in your hands, Daigashi*. (*assistant to the boss who actually runs the show.)
What's that?
-Thanks. -Good night.
Kikuta.
Yes?
-I think it's a biased view. -Huh?
That competent women have too much pride.
-Ah. You're different, Shunin. -Yeah.
Good night.
Who said I was talking about me.
I never thought you could drink
-this much, Hayama-san. -You have a problem with that?
No one's saying that's a problem.
If anything, I felt something like affinity,
-or should I say I started liking you. -Don't start liking me.
What the hell are you saying?
-Hayama-san. -This way, right? This way.
-Yup. -Hey, let's go.
-You alright, Hayama? -I'm fine!
Go ahead and go without me. I'll go drink some water
before I head home.
Good night.
This case is mine~.
Okada Yoshimi. National Agricultural Assoc. Builds public interest corporations for retired officials...
These are the people who are working hard for our country. Let's give our thanks.
Okada Yoshimi
-Takano. -Yes.
-You and Hayama were assigned to the same post? -Yes.
What kind of a guy was Hayama? Around that time.
-What do you mean? -Like work-wise.
Well...
This may sound like I'm bad-mouthing him, but...
Hayama-kun
seems to believe that women are weak creatures.
Women are weak?
A friend of mine who dated Hayama-kun was told
"Women should not go out to dangerous crime scenes,"
"They shouldn't be detectives," and other things like that.
They eventually broke up because of that.
"Women must be protected," huh?
Can I have the file on Hamanaka Pharmaceuticals?
One time something funny happened.
What?
We went out to the scene of an assault.
Right after we were assigned to the post.
Hayama-kun then
threw up just from looking at the knife.
He threw up?
He goes around saying women should be protected, but
he's weaker himself.
What does it mean to be strong?
But I guess I'll have to give him credit for
working hard after that and getting into First Division.
But why do you want to know about Hayama-kun?
Isn't he doing well at First Division?
No, it's not that. Thanks.
-Takano. -Yes.
What were you talking about with Kikuta?
Oh...
-he was hitting on me. -What?
Let's make the rounds in the vicinity of North Karasuyama today.
-I guess so. -The question is the motive for murder.
-I guess so. -Let's go.
Thank you very much.
Nothing's surfacing.
Wherever we go, Nagatsuka Jun is
-well thought of, isn't he? -Even after all this investigation,
it's too strange that we can't find
any motive for the murder.
Yes.
Okay, next stop.
-Himekawa Shunin. -Yeah?
What do I have to do to get to First Division?
What?
In your 4th year, you passed on your second try and became a police sergeant.
With that promotion, you were reassigned from East Shinagawa to Nakameguro Precinct.
At that precinct, you were appointed shunin of Traffic Regulation Division.
Just 1 year later, promoted to Assistant Police Inspector.
In no time, you were shunin of Murder Investigation Unit 10, First Investigation Division, MPD.
-Are you a stalker? -Himekawa Shunin is, what you might say,
my aspiration, my goal.
I want to go to First Division no matter what.
Don't think about unnecessary things and focus on the case in front of you.
That's my answer.
-Thank you. -And one more thing.
-Yes? -Why don't you consider changing your shampoo?
-Shampoo? -Yes, shampoo.
-Yes, this is Himekawa. -Just now
I got a report from crime lab. Fingerprint was detected
-from a button on the victim's clothing. -From a button?
We can safely assume it's the culprit's.
No prior criminal record.
From the size, I'm told it's probably a man.
Got it.
Fingerprint?
Did something happen?
-Thank you very much. -Thanks.
I don't think we're going to pick up anything around here.
Let's try the other side of the station.
That side's not our area...
We're here already. I think we should check it out.
But God knows what they'll say if we step into their territory.
We can't do our investigation if we let things like that bother us!
There were no fingerprints on the doorbell.
But the culprit left a fingerprint on a button
-of the victim's clothing. -Yes.
I wonder why nothing was found on the doorbell.
I can understand if it was the other way around.
If it was found on the doorbell and not the button.
-I agree. -How did the culprit get the victim to
come outside without ringing the doorbell.
He's not going to yell "Come out here"
to a person he's about to kill, right?
-Hey... -Yes?
Don't talk.
The culprit was lurking around the house
that day in the rain, with the intent to kill Nagatsuka Jun.
Stay there.
Then some time later, Nagatsuka Jun comes home.
He opens the gate. Stands here. In the rain.
Meanwhile, the culprit had plenty of time to stab Nagatsuka Jun.
So why was he wearing slippers?
It was raining hard last night so
I closed the shutters before I left.
-Closed the shutters? -Yes.
But I left the light on by the front door
so that it wouldn't be completely dark when they returned.
That's it.
There was no need for the culprit to ring the doorbell.
The culprit wasn't after Nagatsuka Jun.
Here's the basic strategy report and budget report.
Yeah. From there, it was three strokes and two putts.
Nagatsuka was an official with the former Ministry of Welfare.
At the time drug-induced infectious disease surfaced 15 years ago,
Nagatsuka Toshikazu was the Pharmaceutical Division Chief.
It's been said that he's the very person who didn't order the recall
of untreated blood products even though he was fully aware of the danger.
-That issue that went to court? -Yes.
At the trial, Nagatsuka feigned ignorance and eventually, he was found not guilty.
Even after that, he stayed on with the old Ministry of Welfare and its successor.
When he quit, he got a huge severance pay, and he took jobs with the private sector.
The current Agency for Workers' Comp Facility is his third.
By his third, you mean
he's been getting severance pay every time.
There are three patients who are believed to have died
from viral infection caused by untreated blood products.
In addition, one woman committed suicide after finding out she had an infectious disease.
If Nagatsuka Toshikazu is indeed the target,
it's highly possible the culprit is among the people with ties to these four.
I see. Himekawa.
I understand how Nagatsuka Toshikazu could possibly incur someone's hatred.
But what makes you think the culprit was after Nagatsuka Toshikazu?
That rainy night,
the culprit planned Nagatsuka Toshikazu's murder and carried it out.
But the person who came home at that time was Nagatsuka Jun.
Excuse me, but are you here for something?
Is your father home?
I have some important matter to discuss.
With my father? Just a minute, please.
Light could be seen from the front door of the house which was completely dark from the closed shutters.
Nagatsuka Toshikazu was home. The culprit was convinced.
That's why the culprit immediately stabbed the person who came out the front door.
Without verifying that the person was Nagatsuka Jun.
His face was seen.
If he left now, he'll be caught right away.
He had no choice but to kill him. If he killed him,
he'll have another chance to kill Nagatsuka Toshikazu.
That was the culprit's thought as he stabbed the victim until he perished.
That's how it happened.
-I see. -But
I'm amazed. While we were wearing our legs out,
she was able to deduce all this just from the fact that
the doorbell didn't have any fingerprint on it.
Really, huh? She can even see through the culprit's mind.
-That's our shunin. -Flattery will get you nowhere.
I figured as much.
Okay. Tamotsu-san, take Shibaki.
Yuda, take Tanaka.
Hayama, take Sumiyoshi. Kikuta,
take Ootomo Mari who committed suicide.
Check out all the people with ties to the respective victims.
Himekawa, you observe Nagatsuka Toshikazu's
activities. If your hunch is correct,
the culprit's sure to go after Nagatsuka Toshikazu again.
-Got it. -Shunin!
Let me do it too.
Please. Let me do it too.
What are you talking about?
This is something Shunin picked up.
I want to make the arrest.
I have to.
Please.
-Hey. -What happened to Hayama-san?
Please.
Fine. Let's do it together.
Shunin.
Thank you very much.
Okay, let's go.
Hayama, come here for a minute.
Shunin.
I know. It's fine. Let's go.
Okay, let's go.
Hey,
aren't you getting too hot?
I'm fine.
That's not what I'm asking!
What happened?
What did you want to discuss with me?
Hayama.
I want to be strong.
Strong?
I
witnessed a stabbing incident when I was in middle school.
The college student who got stabbed was
my private tutor.
Excuse me. Did anyone here see
-the culprit? -No, I didn't see anyone.
-No, I didn't. -Thank you.
-Did something happen? -Sounds like
-it was random murder. -What? You're kidding.
I regret it to this day.
Why didn't I
step up and tell them what I saw.
The build, the clothing.
Even though
I didn't see much, the information would've helped the investigation.
But I was scared.
I was afraid that the culprit might
find me someday and kill me to silence me.
I was overcome by fear with that thought.
That's why I didn't go to college
and chose to be a police officer after high school.
I wanted to be me who wasn't always scared by the murderer's shadow.
I wanted to be an
impeccable strong police officer.
But...
but I'm not strong yet.
At this rate, I'll just end up weak.
At this rate...
at this rate, I'm gonna amount to nothing!
Excuse me.
The son of former Ministry of Welfare, Nagatsuka Toshikazu,
was apparently murdered in front of their house. The source is here.
Son of former Ministry of Welfare, Nagatsuka Toshikazu, dies
It looks like our activities are finally paying off.
Good job. Next is the guy himself. Someone, do it.
Past government bureaucrats. Tremble as you sleep from now on.
Mari had a boyfriend who she promised to marry.
But with the onset of her disease...
At that time that type of disease
was thought to be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
So everyone around her
looked at Mari with those eyes.
Her boyfriend too.
Of course
I hold a grudge against Ministry of Welfare for not
recalling the untreated blood products.
I don't know
how many times I wanted to kill the person in charge.
Excuse me for asking, but
what were you doing the night before last?
Night before last?
-The night it rained heavily. -Ah.
That day I was drinking with my colleagues until almost the last train.
Where at?
At Shinbashi.
One more question.
Do you have the name and any other information about
your daughter's ex-boyfriend?
Looks like he's going straight home today.
Nori, he's heading your way.
Roger.
This is the first time I've seen
Hayama-kun acting so bullheaded.
I thought he was more of a cool person
who only thought about passing the promotion exam.
He only has himself.
No one else can help him.
Yabe-san.
Please.
Nagatsuka Toshikazu's address?
It's okay, it's okay.
I'm leaving a little earlier tomorrow. I'm counting on you.
-Very well. -Thanks.
Thank you.
Nagatsuka!
Stop. Hold it!
Stop!
Nori!
Get outta my way!
Stop it.
Move!
Shunin.
Let go of me!
Dammit!
You're Yabe Masahito, right?
You're under arrest for assault.
You idiot! What are you doing!
I'm sorry.
-Are you alright? -Thanks.
What's going on.
Stop messing around!
Where do you think this is?!
Ow, ow, ow, ow...
-That hurts! Be gentle! -Yes.
-Ow, ow, ow, ow , ow... -You weren't saying
-it hurt earlier. -That was then. This is now.
Sorry.
I was frightened.
Women don't need to be in dangerous crime scenes.
I understood what Hayama-kun meant
for the first time.
I'm pathetic, aren't I? And I have the nerve to say I want to go to First Division.
I understand your hatred for losing your loved one to untreated blood product.
But why now, 15 years later?
It was the internet.
-Internet? -I just happened to find out
about Nagatsuka Toshikazu on the internet.
There were countless posts there
on various personal information about
people who were in the news for one reason or another.
As soon as I saw that, I...
I could hear Mari's voice
saying "Why didn't you believe me?"
When I heard that Mari had viral immunodeficiency disease,
I was shocked and I lost sight of everything.
There was Mari,
sitting before me, crying as she told me, but
I...
I couldn't believe her.
Mari got the virus from someone other than me, and
she's about to give it to me too.
That's all that kept going on in my mind.
So...
I was hoping for Mari's forgiveness.
If I killed Nagatsuka...
I thought Mari would be happy.
Ah, here you are, Nori.
Shunin.
Yabe said
he found out about Nagatsuka on internet.
I saw it too.
Terrible things were written.
Lots of personal attacks.
But that's not all.
Addresses and phone numbers too.
It's a complete disregard for personal privacy.
Just like that, all kinds of resentment
and hatred is being released everyday and infecting many people.
Scary times may be ahead of us.
Don't take us lightly.
We can't be slacking off.
Shunin. I...
-I... -You don't have to say anything.
I'm sorry.
Good luck on your promotion exam next month.
Good night.
Hayama.
I get it now. Why Kikuta-san
stays with her.
Huh?
Shunin didn't say anything to me.
She didn't say a word to console me.
Did you want her to console you?
No.
If she did, I might have gave up being a detective.
She understands.
Shunin understands everything
about us.
We're no match for her, huh?
That's for sure.
Third one this month.
That's three in a row.
Geez.
Wanna go for a drink?
-Sorry. -Why not?
I've been slacking off studying for the exam, so...
You idiot. We're going.
-No, no, no, no.... -The bar's our second conference room.
But we're not having a conference.