The left hand was identified as that of Takaoka Kenichi, 45 years old.
First on the list is Mishima Kosuke, who was closest to Takaoka Kenichi.
In regards to Mishima Kosuke's girlfriend, Nakagawa Michiko.
Taking into consideration that she's a young woman,
she may find it easier to talk to Himekawa.
What're you doing?
She's got nothing to do with this!
I never ask questions that aren't related to the case.
Why are you here?
Takaoka was involved in insurance fraud at Nakabayashi Construction
- and killed Mishima Kosuke's father? - If Takaoka Kenichi
was indeed taking care of Mishima Kosuke to atone for his sin.
No, this isn't him. This isn't Ken-chan.
Even if the last time we met was 13 years ago,
I can tell if this is Ken-chan or not.
Who are you?
Pops, are you okay?
Takaoka isn't Takaoka?
Yes. We also confirmed it with the people at the railroad company.
Are you saying this guy stole Takaoka's identity?
Yes. There's definitely a connection between that fact and this case.
- Himekawa, you can't say for sure yet. - 13 years ago,
the real Takaoka Kenichi was being ruthlessly harassed by
Nakabayashi Housing and Nakabayashi Construction to sell his property.
And Nakabayashi's alleged insurance fraud is related to this case as well.
It stands to reason that they're connected.
For now, they're all just dots. Only when you have lines
- connecting the dots... - At any rate, we need to
find out what happened to the real and current Takaoka Kenichi
- 13 years ago. - Wait a minute.
Look, the victim in this case is this guy.
If this guy was living as Takaoka Kenichi
for the past 13 years, the first thing we should do is
find out what happened during that time.
You've got to investigate efficiently.
I brought it up because I thought it would be more efficient that way.
- What did you say? - Director, let's do it this way.
In regards to Takaoka Kenichi, Kusaka will look into 13 years ago to present,
and Himekawa prior to 13 years ago.
However, as far as observation duty goes,
regardless who's allocated to your team, everyone will participate.
- You got that? - Yes.
Also, in regards to Nakagawa Michiko's father.
- What now? - She confirmed that
his debts were paid off with his insurance money.
Really? If that's the case, Himekawa,
I'll take over Nakagawa Michiko since she's connected to
- the insurance fraud. - I will keep in touch with her.
You're the one who said woman to woman, weren't you?
- Yes, but... - Gotta hand it to you, Kusaka Shunin.
You were absolutely right.
She's rather sensitive. She may be less likely to talk to men.
On top of that, Kusaka Shunin's looks are...
Anyway, please let me deal with her.
Kusaka, let's leave it at that for now.
What's he doing in there?
When you sold your property 13 years ago...
Those guys from Nakabayashi, they were terrible.
Every day, rough-looking guys would come to the shop, so
eventually customers stopped coming.
The soba shop in my neighborhood even had an outbreak of food poisoning.
No matter how you look at it, that was those guys' doing.
Even at ordinary homes like mine, they were constantly
hovering around, you don't know how scared I was.
Do you remember their faces?
Of course. If they're the ones who came all the time.
Do you remember seeing this person?
No. I've never seen him.
I don't think he was among them. The one I remember is
the creepy guy who wore this flashy coat even in the summertime.
Oh yeah, I remember him. The leader, right?
Do you mean he was the leader of the harassers?
- Yes. - Would you happen to know his name?
As a matter of fact, all matters related to employees' insurance
are handled by the person in charge of it.
Then please ask that person to come here.
I would, however, he's not here today.
You mean he's off today?
It's more like he only comes here when necessary.
Comes here? You mean he's not your employee?
Yes.
He's, like, on loan from Nakabayashi Construction.
I see.
- Thank you for your cooperation. - Thank you.
The real Takaoka Kenichi disappeared immediately after selling his property
to Nakabayashi Housing, right?
The real Takaoka looked like he was ready to commit suicide before he sold his property.
And immediately after he disappeared, the current Takaoka appeared in Nakarokugou.
Where and when did they switch?
I wonder why Takaoka decided to sell his property.
Probably because he couldn't take the harassment anymore.
Suicide...
If Takaoka dies, and there's no one to inherit his estate,
the property will be seized by the government.
And eventually put up for auction.
Nakabayashi would be denied the opportunity to quickly take possession of the property.
What if Takaoka knew that.
I'll go take a look inside.
Anything unusual?
- No. How about you? - Nothing in particular.
I wonder if Shunin found out anything about Takaoka.
I do understand, but still,
it's tough when you're observing the target and can't spare the time for inquiries.
Yeah, waiting is part of the game too.
Do you suppose he's waiting until
she gets off work again?
Did you notice something when you were following them?
- You noticed it too, Tamotsu-san? - Yeah.
They're too aloof to be a couple.
Yeah. But he walks her to and from work every day.
He's stays by her all the time.
It almost looks like surveillance...
I wonder if he's keeping an eye out for something.
We found out who's in charge of insurance for Kinoshita Kougyou's employees.
He's on load from Nakabayashi Construction,
Tobe Makio.
Bring up the picture.
Tobe Makio, 42 years old. He goes by his mother's maiden name, but
his father is the first chairman of Tajima-gumi, Tajima Masakatsu.
His mother was a hostess and Tajima's mistress, Tobe Yuko.
She's already deceased.
In other words, Tobe is the central figure
in the insurance fraud.
Considering Nakabayashi Construction is Tajima-gumi's front company,
I'm just about positive.
And Tobe
hasn't been seen since the day after Takaoka was murdered.
- Himekawa, do you have something to say? - Yes.
We also came across that name, Tobe Makio, today.
- Where at?
13 years ago, the person who
had a big part in acquiring the property around Takaoka Kenichi's residence
was Tobe Makio who was working for Nakabayashi Housing at that time.
He was at the center of the ruthless harassment directed at the residents.
The real Takaoka Kenichi was one of his victims too.
After that, as reported by Kusaka Shunin,
he transferred to Nakabayashi Construction.
And the Takaoka Kenichi who was murdered was also at Nakabayashi Construction.
So you're saying that Tobe
knew the two Takaoka Kenichi?
- Yes. - Shunin took a one-step lead, huh?
Moreover, Takaoka Kenichi's childhood friend, Sawai Yuji confirmed that
other than Kenichi, there was no one else to inherit Takaoka's property.
In other words, if Takaoka Kenichi dies,
the property would be auctioned off by the government, and
Nakabayashi Housing would be unable to acquire the property.
What exactly do want say, Missy?
According to Sawai Yuji, Takaoka Kenichi was aware of that.
And as his last resort, he chose to commit suicide.
Himekawa.
His body was discovered by someone from Nakabayashi Construction
who didn't want Takaoka Kenichi dead, and it was disposed in secret.
They then found someone to take his place to sign the papers and took possession of the property.
The man who took his place continued to
- live his life as Takaoka Kenichi. - Himekawa.
Enough. That's it. Stop fantasizing right now.
I don't believe I'm fantasizing.
Then show us objective evidence that
Takaoka Kenichi committed suicide and someone from Nakabayashi
- disposed of his body. - We'll be doing that next.
Next? In the first place,
who's this guy that took his place?
Don't you know?
I've had enough of you, Missy. Anyway,
finding the whereabouts of Tobe,
no, bringing him in custody, is our first priority, right? Kusaka.
I already have my people staking out Tobe's condo in Yutenji, Meguro-ku,
as well as the area around the residence of his father, Tajima Masakatsu.
The hostess considered to be Tobe's common-law wife, Kobayashi Mikako,
also lives at that condo, so we're watching
her movement as well.
I'm home.
We found out that Takaoka Kenichi had life insurance.
The beneficiary is Mishima Kosuke, for 10 million yen.
In addition, another person, Naito Kimie, for 50 million yen.
- Who the heck is this woman? - She runs a
small diner/barroom in Kita-Senju, Adachi-ku.
48 years old. Single.
Her relationship with Takaoka Kenichi is still unknown, but
- she's a possible observation target. - Somehow
- we've all been drawn into Kusaka Shunin's pace. - Next.
Anything new around the scene where the body is thought to have been disposed?
No other body parts or material evidence have been found.
Furthermore, there are no new eyewitnesses either.
However, as a side note on the area, it's been reported that
the homeless people living on the other side of Tama River
suddenly came into some money soon after the incident, and
they're partying almost every day.
What the heck is that. Is it relevant to the case?
- I'm just reporting is as a change after the incident. - Hey, hey Himekawa Team.
Get a hold of something worthwhile.
That's all.
Where's everyone?
I'm tired so I called it a day.
But I think they went out to eat. Why don't you give them a call?
Shunin.
Do you have some time?
It's about Nakagawa Michiko.
Oh...what?
He's watching out for something?
You don't think he just realized they're being observed by you guys?
No. Judging from Mishima and Nakagawa Michiko's behavior,
they look like they're in fear of something else.
Nakagawa Michiko, especially, looked extremely nervous.
I see.
I think they may be hiding something.
I think so too.
Do you also know what that is?
More than likely, Mishima Kosuke's protecting Nakagawa Michiko from someone.
But just being protected isn't good enough, is it? Kikuta.
- Yes. - Tomorrow, after Tamotsu-san
takes over your observation shift, go search out Tobe's whereabouts.
Tobe holds the key to this case.
Good morning. Thanks for the other day.
- You're welcome - She's just an ordinary middle-aged lady.
That's Takaoka's mistress?
We don't know that for sure yet.
She got 50 million yen, right? What else can she be?
But that Kusaka Shunin, he's amazing, isn't he?
He's extremely into details yet he gets his work done fast.
He was a little annoying at first, but we're all
impressed now. Glad to be on his team.
Is there still something else?
Nakagawa-san, do you know Kinoshita Kougyou's Tobe Makio-san?
I believe you've met him in regards to your father's insurance.
Ah, that man. Yes.
What did you talk about with Tobe-san?
All we talked about was paperwork for the insurance.
Have you met him recently?
No, I haven't.
- I see. - May I go now?
- I have a class to attend. - Oh, I'm sorry.
I imagine beauty school keeps you busy with practice and all.
Did you always want to be a beautician?
Just a minute. One last question.
Is something troubling you?
No.
Her expression says otherwise.
- Any change? - No. Tobe hasn't
showed up. How about at Nakabayashi?
- So far, no sign of him at all. - Well, in any case,
this is where he'll come for help in the end.
Excuse me.
- May I ask you something? - Is it about
- Tobe-san again? - That too, but what were you
- talking about with that young man just now? - He asked me if Tobe-san's
been here, and when I told him no, he left.
I see. Have you heard from Tobe-san lately?
No.
Please arrest him quickly.
I'm talking about Tobe.
I couldn't talk about it before because the president was there, but
Tobe is a terrible guy.
He caused our young female employee endless misery.
There are all kinds of bad rumors about insurance too.
Insurance?
- I'll follow her. - I'll go park the car.
Thanks.
Kosuke, come here for a minute.
Finish this up by yourself.
- You mean it? - But
- you can't screw up, you hear? - Yes.
You're almost 18, aren't you?
- Yes. - I'll give you some time off so
go to training camp and get a driver's license.
You can't do nothing
if you can't drive in our line of work.
Yeah, but I haven't saved that kind of money yet...
It's the boss's order.
Of course the boss is going to pay for it.
But do it in minimal time and pass on your first try, okay?
Yes.
You mean Takaoka-san came to Nakabayashi Construction on a referral from Tobe-san?
Yeah. That's what Tobe-san was saying, so
it must be true, huh?
Were they very close?
I think so.
Tobe-san was saying how
Takaoka-san wouldn't be able to survive without him.
We're sorry for bothering you at a busy time.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Yes. Himekawa.
Naito Kimie went to a hospital?
Hello.
Yu-chan, I'm here.
How's it going? Hm? "Naito Yuta"
According to the nurse center,
Naito Kimie's nephew, Naito Yuta, is
quadriplegic due to a car accident that happened when he was 7, 13 years ago.
His mother died in the accident, but
all they know about the father is that he died.
- How long has he been at that hospital? - He was
transferred there 4 years ago, and before that
he moved from one hospital to another several times.
Naito Kimie was taking care of him for 13 years?
It appears that way.
However, lately she's been late in
paying the hospital bill.
In other words, she's in need of money.
With Takaoka's insurance money, her financial worries will be gone.
Alright. At any rate, I'll find out about the accident that occurred 13 years ago.
If you want Tobe, he hasn't come home.
Don't make me repeat the same thing over and over.
He goes and stays with other women for a week or two.
- It happens all the time. - You really haven't...
Excuse me.
"Home"
You really haven't heard from Tobe?
I haven't.
Hey, I need my sleep.
- Leave, will ya? - Then for sure.
Call you if I find out anything about Tobe, right?
I swear, you're sure a pain in the ass.
Okay, okay. I got it. Bye now.
Let's start with the insurance sales reps out in the field since they're more easily accessible.
But would an active sales rep confess to
- falsifying documents? - I think we can tell
just by observing their reaction. But first, we need to know
what Tobe's been up to lately.
Naito, Naito.
"Serial Rapist Arrested Woman Detective Killed during Arrest"
Found it. Here.
- Right here. - Where?
On the 27th at around 5:45 pm
on a highway in Kawaguchi City, Saitama, a passenger car driven by
Naito Kazutoshi-san, 32 years old, ran onto the median strip and overturned.
His wife, Asako-san, 28 years old, died from
head injuries sustained in the accident, and his son
Yuta-kun, 7 years old, is in critical condition. Kazutoshi-san sustained serious chest injuries as well.
According to investigation, the scene of the accident
is a straight highway, 2 lanes in each direction, with good visibility.
It is believed the accident happened when Naito-san tried to avoid
a dump truck that was about to sideswipe the car he was driving.
This...
Nori? I'm sending someone to take your place observing Naito Kimie so
I want you to immediately head over to Kawaguchi Central Precinct in Saitama
and find out about Naito Yuta's father, Naito Kazutoshi.
That's right, Naito Kazutoshi. Thanks.
- Open up. - Who is he?
Shunin of the 5th Unit.
Hey, you're the kid on Himekawa's team.
- Yes. - Ah, you're...that...
that family of police officers, Yuda.
What're you doing here?
That's what I'd like to ask.
Watch your mouth.
You're just an errand boy for a woman, you bastard.
Get the car movin'.
- We can't. - Move it.
We're on duty. We can't move.
Gantetsu did?
I see.
Yeah, alright.
You just worry about getting your job done.
- Alright? - Did Gantetsu do something?
He came out of the blue and hassled Kouhei.
- What for? - I don't know.
Knowing Gantetsu, he's probably gonna use that pretext to pick a fight with me.
Argh~ What a pain.
I'm on a task force. You know that's impossible.
Anyway, make sure he eats at least.
You've got to get a hold of yourself.
I'm counting on you.
Did you hear the conversation just now?
No...
well, a little...
What an honest guy you are.
There's something going on at home.
It's tough for a cop's wife.
Kusaka Shunin, how long have you been married?
About 20 years maybe?
You thinking about getting married?
No, it's not that.
It's not a bad thing.
Two strangers get together, bump corners over the years,
gradually the corners go away, and
how do you say, as if embracing each other,
you come together as one ball.
- A ball? - Yeah.
When a child is born, you put that child in the ball.
This ball called family grows bigger.
But
things don't always go as planned.
Sometimes the ball starts rolling
in the wrong direction.
You'll make a great ball, I'm sure.
What were you talking about with Kusaka?
Just small talk.
Shunin, we got evident to prove Tobe's insurance fraud.
- From where? - The female insurance sales reps.
Tobe would have sexual relations with them and
blackmail them into falsifying the documents.
I see. Good job, Kikuta.
Also, Mishima Kosuke went to Kinoshita Kougyou
looking for Tobe.
- What? - Looks like
he didn't want Tobe to know that.
Does that mean Mishima knows Tobe too?
- Kikuta. - Yes.
Keep that to yourself for a while.
Alright.
The murdered Takaoka is Naito Kimie's brother?
Yes. First, a report on Naito Kazutoshi. Hayama.
As you can see from the handouts,
Naito Kazutoshi was involved in a car accident 13 years.
His wife died, and his son became quadriplegic, bedridden to this day.
At that time, Naito Kazutoshi also sustained serious chest injuries and was also hospitalized.
2 months later, he was discharged. However, the following year,
leaving a note of apology addressed to his wife, his son, and his sister Kimie,
he committed suicide by hanging himself. The place where Naito Kazutoshi hanged himself
was Nakabayashi's construction site in Kouhoku, Adachi-ku.
At that time, Naito Kazutoshi's death benefit of 30 million yen
was paid out to his sister, Kimie.
Thanks.
We can easily imagine that
Naito Kimie used this money for her nephew's medical expenses.
What's that got to do with Takaoka?
In short, the real Takaoka Kenichi hanged himself and died at his home.
Nakabayashi, who didn't want him dead, took the body to their construction site,
and made it look like it was Naito Kazutoshi's body.
More than likely, the mastermind is Tobe Makio.
And the actual Naito Kazutoshi,
in exchange for getting money for his son's medical expense,
became Takaoka Kenichi and signed the document to sell the property.
- Himekawa, may I? - Please hold your question
for a while. After that, Takaoka
was hired by Nakabayashi Construction on Tobe's recommendation.
Furthermore, Tobe has been heard telling people
that Takaoka can't survive without him.
They were bound together by the crime of 13 years ago,
but the relationship of the two who shared a big secret
fell apart for some reason and resulted in this case.
- May I? - Go ahead.
Naturally, Naito Kimie identified Naito Kazutoshi's body,
didn't she?
Yes. The record shows that she acknowledged it was her brother.
But it's very possible that Naito Kimie lied for the sake of
- her nephew's medical expenses. - "It's very possible," you say?
Just like your suicide theory of the real Takaoka Kenichi,
you do realize that what you just said has no
admissible evidence, don't you, Missy?
- That's why I say you're... - Himekawa.
Don't speculate, bring the evidence first, before you speak.
Don't mind him.
Did we rush it?
Next, Kusaka. Do you have anything?
My present to you for your 20th birthday.
For me?
- Are you sure? - Yeah, they're your tools.
Take good care of them, use them well,
and make them your good partners.
Yes. Thank you very much.
Apparently, Tobe was known as a
notorious punk ever since his high school days.
However, it wasn't like he was physically strong.
He was good at sweet-talking the ladies.
Some were almost rape, but
they were covered up by Tajima-gumi.
After he came of age, he entered Nakabayashi Construction by way of
Nakabayashi Housing, as previously reported by Himekawa.
He's currently on loan to Kinoshita Kougyou, but the president of Kinoshita,
fearful of either Nakabayashi or Tajima-gumi in the background,
refuses to speak out about Tobe or matters relating to
- the insurance cases he handled. - May I
interject in regards to that?
Kikuta.
When we stopped by Kinoshita Kougyou today,
we were able to get information about Tobe from some female employees.
You're keeping the place pretty nice and tidy.
Of course. I have much better taste than you, Pops.
What are you talking about, you brat.
Ah~ Hold on, Pops. Wait, wait, wait...
What?
Happy birthday.
How did you know my birthday?
It's easy enough to get it from your driver's license.
I see.
Here. Birthday present.
- For me? - Who else is here?
Thanks.
You don't even get paid that much.
Never mind that. Come on, try it on.
How do I look?
Perfect.
It's sure warm.
Kosuke.
Thanks.
Of the female sales reps who were told to falsify the insurance documents,
one person who's already quit the company
promised to cooperate with us in the future too.
That's all.
Kiku-yan did it.
Kikuta, good job.
I believe this solidifies the case for insurance fraud.
I understand that. So how did Takaoka get involved and murdered?
Going through Nakabayashi Construction's internal records,
we found that until Takaoka Kenichi left Nakabayashi,
Takaoka Kenichi was always shifted to the construction sites
suspected of insurance fraud by Nakabayashi Construction
- and Kinoshita Kougyou. - In other words, Takaoka Kenichi
knew the truth about Tobe's insurance fraud, or else
- he too was deeply involved in it. - Although to what extent
Himekawa's switch theory on Takaoka Kenichi and Naito Kazutoshi
is true, I don't know.
- Are you trying to say... - Hear me out.
If Himekawa's speculation is correct,
it means Takaoka knew about Tobe's misdeeds
even before the insurance fraud.
Considering the fact that he needed money
for his son's medical expense, it's possible he blackmailed Tobe.
- That's all. - He tried blackmailing,
but because of that, he was killed by Tobe.
- That's a possibility. - Director,
bringing into consideration that Takaoka Kenichi and
Naito Kazutoshi switched places,
- DNA testing of Naito Yuta... - You idiot!
There's no way I can get a warrant with the evidence on hand!
We can't make the determination yet that the switch took place.
It's taking a long time for the rest of the body parts to surface, huh?
Yeah, with just the left hand,
the cause of death can't even be determined.
Maybe the body wasn't disposed, but
the murderer still has it hidden at home.
Then why was just the left hand
- left under the car? - No go, huh?
It's not a bad thing to consider every possibility.
That's right, Kouhei.
Keep bouncing your ideas off your senpais.
Alright. Then...then...
Thanks for waiting. Sorry I'm late.
We weren't waiting for you.
Reiko-chan, you look down.
- Let's drink, let's drink. - You be quiet.
- What? - You're being a pest.
- No one invited you... - Tamotsu-san.
- Yes. - Can you die for your daughters?
Well of course... is how I'd like to answer, but
even if I did feel that way, in reality
the feeling that I should live for my daughters is stronger.
I want to be alive and support them.
Is that right.
In that sense, even though Naito threw away his life as Naito,
he lived on as Takaoka and watched over his son from the shadow.
But it must have been hard for him
knowing that he could only watch over him from the shadow
- as a dead man. - Maybe that's
one of the reasons he took Mishima Kosuke, who's about the same age, under his wings.
- As a substitute for his son? - Speaking of,
I wonder if Mishima Kosuke knew the other side of Takaoka.
I'm not sure. Either he doesn't know at all, or
he knows but doesn't say anything because of
his deep attachment to Takaoka.
Don't you think maybe both of them were terribly lonely?
That's why they got to be like real father and son.
But the cause of Mishima Kosuke's loneliness lies with Takaoka too.
How was Takaoka able to love him that much
while bearing such a heavy cross?
Maybe it was the smile.
When you see your child smile, all logic flies out the window.
It just simply seeps deep into your heart and
it's endearing beyond words.
Smile.
Ken-san,
looks like Kinoshita Kougyou's at it again. Thud.
- Which site? - Nakabayashi Construction's.
The condo site in Musashi Kosugi.
A lay construction worker fell to his death from the 10th floor.
A guy by the name of Nakagawa. He used to work for a home sales company.
The architect Shimatani-san coincidentally knew him.
I heard he cosigned for a friend's loan,
was held liable for it, and ended up borrowing money from loan sharks.
That's exactly the same thing that happened to Ko-chan's dad.
Dumping people in deep trouble on Kinoshita Kougyou,
telling them to wait for the right time and fall from the scaffold.
Then they treat it as an accident
- and take the insurance money, right? - Matsu-san, that's...
What do you mean the same as my dad?
Dad?
Is it still nighttime?
I had a bad dream.
Reiko...
Reiko killed someone.
Was it me?
That day,
if only I hadn't gone to the reunion.
So surely...
it's me, isn't it?
What the hell... seriously, what was that.
How the heck am I supposed to smile?
- Morning. - Good morning.
- Good morning.
Morning.
- Shunin, about yesterday. - Don't worry about it. Leave it to me.
We could say he's obstructing the investigation.
Katsumata Shunin...
Kinoshita, you bastard. You trying to squash my case?
- What are you talking about? - It's because
you guys are hovering around Tajima-gumi that
Tajima got all bent out of shape.
Thanks to you, he reneged on his promise to
hand us the murderer.
Another one of your backroom deals done under the name of investigation, huh?
Asshole like you who's never had a taste of the underworld
shouldn't be running your mouth.
Listen. Back off of Tajima-gumi.
I'm not your subordinate anymore.
We've had three people killed already.
One was a civilian who just happened to be there.
If we don't nab that crazy bastard soon,
- who knows what he'll do next. - Mori Kyoichiro
is an irredeemable bastard
even his gang can't control.
To think that you can only nab that guy by making backroom deals.
Katsumata-san, you sure lost your edge.
You haven't changed, have you?
I believe I've been changed plenty by you.
No, you're still as stupid as ever.
Did you say Mori? You think I've been running around
to catch such a small fry?
You're still only seeing what's right in front of you.
I'm running around anticipating the flip side of the flip side, what's ahead next.
I'll say it once more.
Back off of Tajima-gumi. You got that?
- Hey. - Good morning.
- What happened? - Nothing in particular.
I see.
Chief, did Kusaka work for Katsumata Shunin?
Yeah, that was before Gantetsu went to Public Safety.
They worked together in the 4th Unit.
Kusaka was framed by Gantetsu back then.
- What? - Back then, Kusaka
still relied on his instinct, and he had great imagination too.
- That Kusaka? - Kusaka confidently
asked for the top's permission to nab the suspect.
Everyone goaded him on too. But
Gantetsu, alone, didn't say anything.
Because he knew that wasn't the culprit.
- What? - He made Kusaka arrest the wrong person
and after that, he brought in the real culprit.
No way. Why would he do that?
Gantetsu knew Kusaka had great capability.
So he kicked him down.
As Gantetsu planned, Kusaka lost his foothold
and was held solely responsible for the mistake. He wasn't even allowed to take
the second promotion exam for which he'd already passed the first.
That's when Kusaka made it his personal policy to
conduct absolutely impeccable investigations without a trace of speculation.
Some years later Gantetsu was grumbling that
he created a heck of a monster.
But that doesn't mean you have to hold back.
If you think you can overturn it, do it.
In a way, Kusaka's hoping for that too.
He thinks highly of you.
- No way. - Himekawa.
His heart's not as shallow as you think.
Good luck with the investigation.
It's a body. Part of a body.
A torso, I heard?
This is it.
It really is a torso.
The DNA from the torso matched that of the left hand.
Takaoka Kenichi.
I think we can safely assume that it's his torso.
Here, Ace.
This is...
What's the matter?
Black. Get me two.
Alright.
Takaoka-san.
Long time no see. How's it going?
Takaoka-san.
Tobe-san.
Kikuta. I've been under the wrong impression.
This isn't Takaoka Kenichi.
- Huh? - What did you just say?
- Takaoka Kenichi wasn't murdered. - What are you saying, Himekawa?
Takaoka Kenichi is the culprit of this case.