I've already thrown everything away. To take revenge on every single person
who drove my father to his death.
Is it true he died of a medical error?
If there's no proof, truth doesn't exist either.
If I can make Hagiwara's treatment fail,
it can trigger Bandai's downfall.
A smiling face suits you the best.
Don't try to shoulder everything by yourself.
- Let me take half of your load. - I'll never waver again.
I'll do anything to avenge my father.
It appears there's something suspicious about this Mizuno Asumi-san, huh?
My father and Bandai?
The sales rep from Tezuka Pharmaceutical heard the two arguing loudly
a few days before Osanai Sensei passed away.
- What would you know?! - What do you think human lives are!
Did Osanai Sensei ever tell you he was having trouble with Professor Bandai?
Can you tell me one more time about the day Osanai Sensei died?
My father had stomach ulcer.
It wasn't a condition that endangered his life, and
I was told that he would eventually need surgery, but not any time soon.
But...that night...
I'm Osanai Asumi. Is my father...?
He vomited some blood.
I found this out later, but
what was being performed inside
was laparoscopic gastrectomy.
At the time, it was an extremely difficult surgery.
And Bandai's the one who coerced them into doing it.
A few days before, Bandai was arguing with my father.
Something smells fishy.
Do you know anyone who would know something about those days?
I know one.
Give me a break!
- Please don't get me involved anymore. - Do you think
you have a choice?
- Answer me, quick. - I didn't know.
That there was trouble between Osanai Sensei
- and Professor Bandai. - Are you sure?
- I'm positive! - Is there anything else you can remember? For example,
there was something you felt wasn't right that day.
That's...well...
you could say there was.
It was an emergency surgery, so
I just assumed they were going to perform a regular gastrectomy.
But they suddenly decided to use the latest surgical procedure they've never tried before.
I went along with it because it was the Professor's order, but
the way he pushed it wasn't normal.
And one more thing.
The surgeons assigned by the Professor that day were
Date, who just got off night shift and was up all night, and
Chihara, who didn't have surgical skills.
I'm sure there were other doctors around.
I guess that didn't feel right to me.
And the bleeding...
With the usual hemostatic treatment,
the bleeding should've been held to 200-300 ml, but
that time, even without the transfusion,
there was at least 10 times that amount of bleeding.
Stop the bleeding first!
I can't get the field of vision!
The bleeding wouldn't stop no matter what.
It was as if
we were under some kind of a bad spell.
Asumi!
Guess what! The other day, Yuma Sensei told me that I'm a good cook.
- It was sort of like a positive response? - Really?
And so, to close the distance at once here,
I'm thinking about inviting him to an overnight trip somewhere.
You'll come too, won't you?
- I'm not sure... - Come on, please!
I'm counting on you.
Isn't that Hyuga Sensei?
Bandai Sensei please.
Hyuga Sensei.
Do you have some business with my father?
Professor Bandai's young master.
- It's been a while. - Uh...
The news that was reported the other day was really unfortunate.
But my father was worried
how you were doing after that.
Was he really?
I'm sorry, but I'm not worried at all.
I'm planning to
have your father buy this.
Why are you here?
That's a harsh thing to say.
To me, who was your legal adviser for 15 years.
I believe I dismissed you already.
Or
did you come to apologize for that press conference?
I was able to prove that the hospital's decision had no basis in fact.
I'll have you know I was set up.
Someone's setting up the people who were involved in that incident one by one.
Date, Chihara...
and me.
You may be next.
- What do you want? - I need money.
I was charged with a criminal complaint, but I'm going to win in court.
The thing is,
I need funds in order to win.
Of course, I'm not asking you to just give me the money.
There's something I want you to buy.
My vacation home.
For 80 million.
Lake Kawaguchi?
Do you really think this rickety 30-year old shack is worth that much?
Take your offer elsewhere.
Are you sure?
It's not just an ordinary vacation home.
If I tell you what's inside,
you wouldn't think that 80 million is unreasonable.
What's hidden there
is something you want very badly.
It's been a while, Hyuga Sensei.
You're out on bail, aren't you?
I heard you're going through tough times with debts and legal proceedings.
You're a reporter indeed. You have a keen nose.
Like a hyena.
- What did you come here for? - Nothing.
I just came to have a business talk with the Professor.
Business talk?
As the saying goes, if you're prepared, there's no need to worry.
You just wait.
I'll return the favor for that article.
Business talk?
I'm sure that's what he said.
What do you suppose he meant?
More than likely, he's scheming to extort money from Bandai
by bringing up information that's disadvantageous to him.
By the way, were you able to get any more information about Osanai Sensei?
There was something strange
about my father's surgery after all.
Questionable forced schedule,
questionable personnel assignment,
and
questionable excessive bleeding.
In other words,
some kind of trouble arose with Osanai Sensei
and Osanai Sensei became a hindrance.
That's why he intentionally set up the surgery so that it would fail...
Bandai
killed my father on purpose.
Let's start out by trying to find people who may know something about 15 years ago.
If we can find conclusive evidence,
it's all over for him.
Some kind of trouble that arose 15 years ago?
- No, I don't recall. - Tezuka Pharmaceutical
is practically glued to Professor Bandai all the time.
I don't think there's anyone else who's as knowledgeable as her.
I heard a rumor that 14, 15 years ago, trouble arose between
Bandai Sensei and a doctor from pediatrics.
14, 15 years ago is around the time I was in junior high.
Does anything come to mind?
Trouble among doctors isn't unusual at university hospitals.
You ought to know that too.
I'm sorry. My father's always been hard to approach ever since I was a kid.
In fact,
we hardly ever talk about work.
I see.
To tell you the truth,
there's still a lot of things I don't know about my father.
Like today,
he decided to buy Hyuga Sensei's vacation home all of a sudden.
Vacation home?
Mizuno Sensei, can I see you for a minute?
The thing is, if you'll excuse me for being rude,
my subordinate took these.
Can you explain?
Why you were meeting the woman you were embroiled in a legal dispute with.
Why you went into Professor Bandai's office without his knowledge.
Or is there a reason why you can't explain?
Good day.
I can explain.
This woman, Satonaka Eri-san...
I wanted to apologize to her once directly, without going through the attorney.
As a doctor, I wanted to come face-to-face with the patient.
At first, she wouldn't even look at me.
But as I continued to talk to her in earnest,
she gradually started listening to me.
I think that's when the picture was taken.
What about the time you went into Bandai Sensei's office?
I just couldn't get out of my mind
the case of false accusation from 15 years ago
that Attorney Hyuga talked about at the press conference.
I just couldn't understand why the professors and
everyone in the medical staff's office
were acting as if nothing happened.
So I thought I might be able to find a clue.
I realize now that I was being reckless.
But
I don't think I've done anything wrong as a doctor.
I want to respect your intention.
But, you know, even if it's something you did with the best of intention,
it may cause other people to misunderstand.
Next time something happens,
come ask for my advice first.
I'll do that.
I guess I came off sounding like a know-it-all, but
having said all that, when it comes to myself, I'm always at a loss.
I have two sick family members.
My wife suffers from a mental disorder.
My daughter has a kidney disease.
I'm ashamed of myself.
When it comes to my family's illness,
I totally lose my ability to make a sound judgment.
My family is everything to me.
I'm the one who's being supported by my family.
The word family
can mean all kinds of family, right?
I have a friend
who was adopted by someone.
The person who became her parent
is a good person, but
she doesn't want to cause worries,
so she always ends up drawing a line somewhere.
If she heard the story about your family,
I think she'd be envious.
I don't think ties of blood matter.
You can't adopt a child
unless you love that child a lot.
I think parents want their children to rely on them more.
- Hey! - Hi.
You haven't had dinner yet, right? I saved some stew for you.
Oi-chan.
You know, when I asked you to adopt me,
why did you say okay without even asking for the reason?
What is this, all of a sudden? That was
no problem, that's all.
I just thought
you had a reason you didn't want to tell me.
Anyway,
some day,
tell me when you can talk about it.
This father here is ready to accept anything.
Thanks.
I'll tell you some day.
Some day...
I'm Nishikado from Maicho Shimbun.
There's something I'd like to ask you.
Do you remember Osanai Takao Sensei?
15 years ago, he collapsed while on duty.
- Why do you want to know? - I want to know the relationship
- between Osanai Sensei and Professor Bandai. - You...
are you snooping around about Professor Bandai?
Professor's my primary doctor.
Stop getting funny ideas.
Yokoyama Shigeo, right?
I'll take a look at his medical record just to be sure.
And...
I heard something curious from Bandai Yuma.
Hyuga's trying to sell his vacation home to Bandai?
It's probably this vacation home at Lake Kawaguchi.
I just came to have a business talk with the Professor.
So this is what the business talk was about.
But don't you think it's strange?
It sure is.
I can understand why Hyuga, who's in need of money,
would try to sell it. But
there's no reason for Bandai to buy it from Hyuga.
Can I borrow this picture for a while?
Do you mind if I go too?
Since I'm off today.
Today's Yui-chan's birthday, right?
If she was alive, she'd be 24 today.
When you think about it, my sister spent most of her 9 years,
from the time she was born until she died, in a hospital.
I still wonder sometimes.
What was her life about.
Only 9 years.
It was too short, don't you think?
Asumi-chan, do you like Onii-chan?
You're always watching him.
Even after I'm gone,
it would make me happy if you'd stay by his side.
Thanks for coming today.
Do you think you can get more information about the vacation home from Bandai Yuma?
I think so.
He tells me everything.
A honey trap, huh?
You're the woman, Asumi-chan.
It's nothing like that...
Don't push yourself too hard.
See you.
Can we meet tonight?
Name: Yokoyama Shigeo Age: 66
I'm looking at Yokoyama-san's medical record right now.
The name of the disease is malignant peritoneum mesothelioma.
Symptoms are abdominal pain and swelling.
His condition after surgery has been stable.
Is his primary doctor Bandai?
Yes.
But...there's something curious.
Were you perhaps
working at construction sites prior to this job?
The disease you have,
malignant peritoneum mesothelioma, is frequently caused by asbestos.
Has Professor Bandai ever talked to you about having it recognized as an occupational disease?
Apparently not.
If he's your primary doctor, he should've advised you.
The reason he didn't is simple.
It's because a major construction company
is making enormous donations to this hospital.
He probably didn't want to make waves.
Bandai gave priority to his own interest
over your life.
Even then, are you going to cover for him?
30 years ago,
ever since I ruined my health and
quit my job working at construction sites,
I've been working at this hospital.
Then you remember
the day Osanai Sensei collapsed 15 years ago, don't you?
Yes.
On that day, 15 years ago,
I was on night duty when Bandai passed me by in the hallways.
Good evening.
To me, it looked like an empty paper cup or something.
He must've been drinking coffee or something
in the library which was down the hallway. That's what I thought.
But, 1 hour later...
a nurse came to tell me there was vomiting of blood in the library
and asked me to clean it up.
Of course, this is a hospital so
vomiting of blood isn't that unusual.
But in the library at night, and
moreover,
that amount of blood, wasn't normal.
It was only later that I heard
it was Osanai Sensei who vomited the blood.
You mean my father was with Bandai immediately before he collapsed?
Apparently.
Vomiting of blood...
My father had dieulafoy lesion,
a disease that made him susceptible to bleeding in the stomach.
Maybe Bandai took advantage of that and
gave him some kind of drug to induce the bleeding.
Drug...?
For example, steroid.
Anti-inflammatory drug.
Or vasopressors.
If he was made to take any of them,
it's not strange that he bled excessively and vomited blood.
If that was the case,
that excessive bleeding during surgery
was set up by Bandai too?
If
that's true,
Bandai's
a killer with a doctor's facade.
But all this is just our speculation.
If Bandai feigns ignorance, that's the end.
But...
We have to look for evidence that can prove he did it without a doubt.
But how?!
That vacation home bothers me.
Cheers!
I've been looking forward to seeing you.
I tried to think of a reason why Bandai would want to buy this vacation home.
It's too old for personal use
and it doesn't have any resale value. But
what if the thing Bandai wants isn't the vacation home itself
but something inside the vacation home?
Something inside the vacation home?
As I recall, Hyuga was saying...
As the saying goes, if you're prepared, there's no need to worry.
Stored inside that vacation home
are files concerning everything about you
that I saw and heard during the past 15 years.
I figured something like this might happen
so I saved them just in case.
Just as we thought, Hyuga's probably bringing up some information against Bandai
and trying to extort money out of him.
If that information is hidden inside that vacation home...
Everything's recorded in the files.
Everything, including Osanai Takao's incident from 15 years ago.
That incident wasn't simply a medical error.
I'm sorry, but I took the liberty of investigating on my own.
The one who killed Osanai Takao is
you, isn't it?
Will you take a check?
Then...I'll give you the key at that time.
If Bandai bought this vacation home...
First thing he'll do is get rid of that incriminating information.
We'll have to find it.
Before Bandai.
Trip to the hot springs?
Although we haven't decided where yet. What do you think?
That sounds like fun.
I know, doesn't it?
Uh...is Mizuno Sensei participating too?
I haven't asked her yet.
I see.
I found a nice condo.
Lake Kawaguchi?
- I like it. - It has a kitchen so we can cook our own food.
Asumi~
It's rather sudden, but what about this Saturday?
That's fine with me, but...
what about you, Yuma Sensei?
That's perfectly fine with me.
All right! It's decided then.
Let's invite some other people too.
Yuma Sensei.
What became of that Hyuga Sensei's vacation home you were talking about?
I think my father's planning to buy it after all.
He said he was signing the papers by Friday.
I imagine he'll be going there to take a look at it this weekend
as soon as the academic conference is over.
That soon...
Is something wrong?
No...
Say, since we're going to be at Lake Kawaguchi anyway,
can we go take a look at that vacation home?
I heard Hyuga Sensei's a collector of paintings from France.
I'd like to see them.
I'm not sure...
I'm not sure what my father would say.
Just to take a little peek.
The check is ready.
Then tonight, at the usual place.
Tomorrow's bound to be a good day. Right?
Papers for the vacation home were signed. I'll just sneak out the spare key. Yuma
The air feels great!
Way better than the hospital, huh?
Oh, sorry. I'll help too.
That's okay. This is a man's job.
But I can at least take this.
We just got here.
As planned, I'll try to avoid everyone's eyes and
take Yuma out to the vacation home as soon as possible.
How's it going over there?
Bandai just entered the academic conference venue.
Looks like he drove, so
just as his son said,
he's probably planning to head over there as soon as he's done here.
I'll try to stall Bandai as long as I can.
Talk to you later.
- Professor Arima. - Oh, Nishikado-kun.
- You came, huh? - Yes, uh...
There's something I think you should know.
Do you have a minute?
This is a research paper
presented at last month's academic conference by one of Professor Bandai's medical staff.
In this part here,
it looks like a case study from your class is being used verbatim.
You're absolutely right.
I think it's just a simple mistake, but
- I thought I should let you know. - Thanks.
When the conference is over,
I'll talk to Professor Bandai and ask him to withdraw it.
Yes, I think that's a good idea.
Please stall him as long as you can.
Who wants soft cream?
- Soft cream. - Let's go, let's go.
Asumi!
Yeah?
Listen...thanks for all your help.
That's okay.
To tell you the truth,
I was kinda suspicious of
Asumi and Yuma Sensei.
That maybe you were actually already a pair.
I'm sorry for suspecting you!
Just wait and see. I'm going to capture his heart during this trip.
Cut it out.
Smells good~.
Hey, Miwa. What do you use to flavor this?
- Flavor what? - This.
Say...
Why don't we go take a look at that vacation home later?
Let's take a pass today.
Why?
It would be terrible if we got lost.
Around here, once the sun goes down, it gets pretty cold...
I don't mind.
No.
It would be awful if something happened to you.
This concludes the 53rd...
Professor Bandai, if you can spare a minute...
- Hello? - Yuma's saying he's not going until tomorrow.
What?! He can only be stalled for another 10-20 minutes at the most.
- Can't you go even if you have to steal the key? - If I do that,
I won't have an excuse if I happen to run into Bandai.
- I have to be with his son. - Then what are you going to do?
I'll persuade him somehow.
Open this, it's good.
Is she really gonna make it?
Hello.
You still there?
Sounds like traffic's light on the expressway.
Bandai's gonna be there by 8:30.
Hoshino-san.
Does Mizuno Sensei
have someone she's dating?
- Why? - I mean...
She's on the phone with someone all the time.
Do you know?
I don't know...
Looks like the wine's all gone. I'll go get another bottle.
I'll go.
It's okay.
Yuma Sensei.
Can I see you for a minute?
Why don't we head out to the vacation home now?
- Now? - Yes, now.
You have the key, don't you?
I do, but...
- why now? - Just because!
You're acting a little strange today, Mizuno Sensei.
How come you keep on talking about the vacation home?
Could it be that
you're worried about Hyuga Sensei?
That's not it at all.
Then...
is there a reason why it has to be today?
It's because I want to take a walk with you.
Isn't that reason good enough?
No...
that's...good enough.
Let's go.
It's pitch dark.
I'll go look for the circuit breaker.
Father.
What are you doing here?
I'm staying close by with some friends
so I stopped by.
Are you going home already?
I'm done with my business here.
Then I'll see you off.
By the way,
that was too bad about Hyuga Sensei.
I heard his body was found this morning.
Early this morning, the manager of a restaurant in Shibuya
called 119 to report that a male customer was unconscious.
The man's death was confirmed shortly thereafter.
The man who died is believed to be Hyuga Makoto-san, a former attorney.
MPD is investigating the death as a homicide...
- Hello? - You call is being forwarded to a voice mailbox...
What is she doing?
Thanks for the valuable information.
You're welcome.
Nishikado-kun.
It's been 15 years, hasn't it?
It was really unfortunate about Yui-chan.
Yes.
- If I may offer incense... - That's all right.
Just knowing that you care is enough.
If you say so.
What's going on with her?
Come see me tomorrow and explain the situation.
"Bandai had the nurse, Miura Naoko, prepare catecholamine..."
Catecholamine?
Vasopressor.
It's a drug that quickly increases blood pressure.
If a patient with dieulafoy lesion takes it,
the artery in the area around the lesion will burst,
and cause excessive bleeding.
Bandai made my father take catecholamine
and bleed excessively.
And just as he planned, an emergency surgery was performed.
In addition, he intentionally ordered his subordinates to perform a difficult surgical procedure.
My father
was killed by Bandai.