I think this way. That love is like flowers.
You sow the seeds, give it a lot of water and fertiliser,
and grow it slowly and preciously.
Then, a big flower will bloom.
I'm suspecting you.
Why are you giving me the clues?
I decided that I wouldn't run away, no matter what happened.
I want to become the acting chief of this place.
What?
This is a precious place that Maki continued to protect.
I want to protect it.
To do that, I'll need everyone's power.
Tasaka-san!
Great timing. We were planning on calling you now.
I have a favour to ask of you. Will you accept my request?
This is the evidence.
That's what it is. Leaving the rest to you.
Dear... - What is this about.
This isn't what you said!
You turned my life upside down.
Tasaka-san, who is he?
My son.
To me, he's a total stranger.
Just wait, Masaru! Where are you going?
Home. I came here because you said that he wasn't here.
Yeah, yeah, if you don't like it, then go home. Shoo, shoo.
Why are you saying unnecessary things!
I was finally able to persuade Masaru.
In the first place, why are you here? How unlucky.
You're the one that's unlucky.
Woah... A huge fight.
The acting chief shouldn't see this. Let's go. Let's go.
It's because you always spoil Masaru that he can't be independent.
You're always like that!
You act so proud despite leaving every single thing
in our home for me to do!
When did I... - I'm still talking!
Just because we divorced and you left,
it doesn't mean that you're not his father anymore!
You used your job as an excuse and couldn't get along with Masaru.
Always! This whole time! That's not it...
Enough! - It's not!
Just wait! I'm still talking, aren't I?!
Hey. Dear! Dear!
Mom! - Hey, hey, hey...
Cut it out.
Excuse us. I got distracted.
No, I'm rather refreshed.
Sorry?
It's quite amazing that you could make Tasaka-san be quiet.
As expected from an ex-wife.
I feel refreshed too.
Because Tasaka-san always talks to me so bluntly.
He has a terrible reputation.
You're right.
Can you tell us about the request?
I'll tell him myself.
I'm working as a contract employee at a small manufacturer
called Tsurukame Stationary but,
just the other day, Tomi-san...
Ah, she's the accounting lady.
When she was going to the bank with a 400000 yen deposit
for the company's outing, she was attacked.
The time that Tomi-san would go to the bank was decided.
That's why everyone was gossiping.
That "the criminal was definitely someone on the inside"...
And that, just the other day...
Hey, that's... - It was Tomi-san's bag.
The 400000 yen was stolen.
President, it really wasn't me.
I won't ask you about the money.
I'll believe that you had an unavoidable circumstance.
No...
I want you to request your retirement from here.
For both of our sakes.
I'm planning to quit from the company soon enough.
You're fine with that?
You didn't do it, right?
It's because I went to juvenile hall.
He's just hesitating, and hesitating...
I want to tell this to Masaru.
If it's not your fault, then it's not your fault!
Am I wrong?
No, you're not wrong. - Right?!
That's why I discussed it with Tasaka.
And then he said, "parents that butt in make their kids hopeless".
Am I the one that's hopeless?
No, no, not at all.
Well, he did come to borrow the evidence.
Well, to start with, I told him to keep quiet when he borrowed it, you know?
Right!
Yes, that's exactly it.
I came here because my mom kept insisting but,
I'm not really expecting anything.
You're not thinking of proving your innocence?
What's the point of doing that?
Until now, I've met with similar bad experiences many times.
When anything happens, I'll be suspected.
Because I was in juvie.
I'm not a child either, so I understand.
That this is the way the world is.
Rather than lingering on things that are already over,
it's much more proactive if I search for my next job.
Is that really what your true feelings are?
Yeah.
Because the one that taught me that it's better not to have futile expectations
was my father.
Hey, this isn't right!
Caught red-handed for assault. Take him in.
At least listen to me! You're my...
Don't misunderstand! You're a suspect.
I was rebellious at that time.
I got into fights and shoplifted.
I wasn't in rehab only once or twice.
But, just that one time...
He threw me away to improve his results.
That child has always been working
seriously to start his life over.
I've been watching him do that.
That's why I want to prove his innocence.
I just want Masaru to be able to live with his head held high.
Please.
Ah, I'll ask you to do the examination for my mother's sake.
But please just be sure to not make it into a big deal.
subtitles and translation by junkrevo@d-addicts / jnkrvsubs@twitter
It's kinda complicated.
We restarted our business and our first request is an inside job.
We don't have the luxury of picking our jobs.
We have to increase our business activities
to be able to pick up more requests.
As expected of Komiyama-san. How realistic.
For now, I'll take Masaru-kun's case.
Huh... You can't. - What?
Nagareta-san, please investigate Emiri-san's case.
Weren't you finally able to grab a hold of information?
She's right. Please leave the request to us.
An original proposal.
I refuse.
If you make a mistake, it'll trouble the client.
It's fine, Nagareta-san.
Wait, even Komiyama-san...
We should leave Masaru-kun's case to Tasaka-san.
He has more than enough skill for that.
Nagareta-san isn't needed there. - But will Tasaka-san cooperate?
This is exactly when it becomes the turn of the acting chief.
Kurumi's the acting chief?
Yes. We'll restart business from tomorrow too.
That's why, I want Tasaka-san to come too.
Even though you're a kid, that's a...
So you're anxious? Because I'm a kid.
That's not it. Tasaka-san complimented you now.
"Even though you're a kid, that's a big decision". That's what he said.
Ah, you're not used to compliments so your voice turned low.
Keep quiet. Forget this stupid conversation.
Restarting business? That's wonderful.
You even say he progressed on Emiri's case so,
Enishi should go investigate that.
I'll work in his place.
Then, we'll leave your son's request to you.
What? I refuse that.
But, just now... - That's another story.
Anyway, Masaru wasn't happy with that.
Please work that out! It's Kurumi-chan's request, you know?
Like a child would understand my feelings.
How immature.
I'm fine with being a child.
What's wrong with that? Right?
Tasaka-san, you're fired.
What? No. What?
Work on it discreetly so that your son doesn't find out.
If you can't listen to the acting chief's orders, then I'll have you quit right now.
I'm serious.
Don't take me lightly because I'm a kid.
I got it.
Maki. Everyone's back together again.
We'll do our best until the chief comes back.
Nagareta-san also started to investigate Emiri's case.
We even decided on a codeword.
Right?
Work hard, easy money!
Only Masaru-san's fingerprints were detected on the evidence
that Tasaka-san borrowed.
It's rather unnatural that it's only Masaru's fingerprints.
Naturally, Tomi-san's fingerprints should be stuck on there too.
I guess after the criminal took out the cash,
they wiped off the fingerprints,
and hid it inside Masaru-san's locker.
A fingernail fragment?
Is it possible to extract DNA from a fingernail?
It's pretty complicated.
When extracting DNA from a fingernail,
apparently the best way to collect it is to
[Protease (PK)] dribble some protease onto the part
that's in contact with the skin.
Another way is to detect DNA from the tip of the fingernail is to
grind up the fingernail, break the cellular membranes,
[Small Molecule Redox Reagent (DTT)] add a redox reagent to it, and then extract it.
However, fingernails are full of keratin,
it's difficult to completely break the cellular membranes.
Meaning, the possibility of detecting DNA
from the tip of a fingernail is very low.
But it's not impossible.
[Shuuei University]
When Emiri couldn't show up to volunteer,
it seems like it was because she went to visit her former university teacher.
She said, "There's something I must do".
Nagatomo Emiri-san, correct?
At the time, it looks like it was Professor Ichinose.
Is it possible to meet this professor?
No. He already passed away.
Was it of sickness or something?
No...
He committed suicide.
[Tsurukame Stationary] We found a fingernail fragment
[Investigator: Komiyama Shouko] inside of Tomita-san's bag.
We believe that when the criminal removed the money from the bag,
their nail broke off and fell inside.
Can you declare that this nail only belonged to the criminal?
According to Tomita-san, the bag was a new item,
and she only started using it the day the money was stolen.
So, it's hard to consider that it belongs to someone other than these two.
On top of that, Tomita-san had a manicure done on her nails.
Meaning, the possibility that it's the criminal's nail is high.
If we detect DNA from the nail,
and compare it to all the employees,
we can find out who the real criminal is.
That's not necessary!
We already know the criminal.
You mean Miyamoto Masaru-san?
Masaru-san is denying it.
If it's grave enough to have an investigation requested from you,
then we will contact the police and have them do an official investigation.
Well, in that case, of course, we'll let them know that
the evidence was also found from Masaru-kun's locker.
If we do that, it'll influence his future too, you know?
I was planning on letting it slide quietly but,
if you say that "you must", then it can't be helped.
Because this is quite the theft case.
No cutting in line! Line up properly!
Write your name on the envelope handed to you, and line up in a single file!
Those who don't cooperate will be judged as guilty with no chance of overturning it!
Okay, open your mouth up wide.
Open up wide. AAAA~H!
I said it's a bad idea, Tasaka-san!
What are you thinking!?
Stop doing such reckless things!
They have all said that they'd cooperate with me.
It was the company outing's deposit that was stolen, right?
They said, "if the criminal is within our employees, then we want you to catch them".
Right?
Look.
I understand.
Well then, as I have said earlier, we will contact the police.
That's fine, correct?
That's a little... - Please do as you like.
In return,
can you give me both of your DNA samples?
Aaaa~h.
[Shuuei University Agriculture Department Professor Ichinose]
According to Tanaka Hanako-san's story,
Emiri went to meet Professor Ichinose
[Shuuei Uni. Agriculture Department Professor Ichinose Commited Suicide in a Nagano Hotel] from October to November 2010.
She said, "There's something I must do".
"Before it's too late".
What's the meaning of that?
Did Emiri try to stop Professor Ichinose from committing suicide?
Or was it something else...
[Oct. to Nov. 2010 Emiri went to meet Professor Ichinose.] Is there a relation between
[Dec. 2010, Professor Ichinose suicides Feb. 2011, Emiri is murdered.] Professor Ichinose's suicide and Emiri's death...
Is the part of Emiri that I don't know of somewhere in there?
[Ichinose Eizou / Hama Yukihiko]
[Ichinose Eizou]
[Ichinose Eizou / Hama Yukihiko]
[Author: Ichinose Eizou / Hama Yukihiko]
Research Collaborator, Hama Yukihiko.
Oh, Enishi. So you came back here?
What are you doing, all together?
Please listen to me a bit.
What, what happened?
Tasaka-san took DNA samples
of every single one of the employees without any permission.
The president said he'd talk to the police.
We even went through trouble to negotiate very carefully,
and everything came crashing down.
What's wrong with that.
If they're innocent then there's nothing to be ashamed of.
He turned against us.
Masaru-san's request was to not turn it into a big deal, you know?
Nagareta-san, please say something too!
It's already done, isn't it?
Such an irresponsible...
Alright, so let's extract DNA from the fingernail. I'm itching to get to work.
These kind of difficult subjects are the best part of DNA examinations.
Jeez!
Excuse me.
Masaru-san...
I came to withdraw my request. - What's with you all of a sudden.
You lack common sense. - Which one of us lacks it!?
I got a call from the company.
If I even get involved with the police while I'm trying to find a new job...
Such a coward, aren't you.
You don't know anything.
What?
I overheard them.
The president and Yanagida-san talking
about that bag snatching case.
Masaru was the criminal, right?
Not sure about that.
Even though Masaru denied it,
it wasn't fully investigated and he asked to resign on his own.
So that means that there's another criminal?
To the higher ups, the actual criminal or whatever doesn't matter.
Like, our business is bad now, right?
That's why, they used the case to discreetly fire Masaru.
He's out of juvie, right?
He's a perfect scapegoat.
That's awful.
You understand, right?
No one even wants the truth!
So that's why you're complying with their conditions and abandoning this?
You have no right to talk to me like that!
Especially after you threw me away.
Then keep sitting there, lying to yourself for the rest of your life!
There are guys who are living steadily even after leaving juvenile hall.
The reason that nothing in your life ever goes the right way is because
you're always a coward!
Don't you even know that much!?
Yeah, that's exactly what it is.
Either way, I'm a coward.
You're right.
You're always so right that it's nauseating!
But, this society isn't that simple.
No one will support me.
There's no meaning for me to fight.
The one that taught me that was you.
I'll do it in my own way.
Just don't intrude on that.
Why do you quit so easily!
What?
We'll continue the examination.
The client isn't you. It's your mother.
Cut it out!
I'll make sure to prove your innocence.
It's not because I'm your father.
It's because it's my job.
Let's start! You help too!
What?
Wait... Um...
I'm sorry for the trouble.
Ah! Ah, sorry. Are you okay?
Yes. Excuse me.
What's wrong? Kurumi-chan.
I was thinking of making new flyers.
I'm really sorry.
Well, I'll be going.
Excuse me!
Want to take your mind off things?
Ah. Ah, excuse me. 1 hamburg and napolitan. - Yes, sir.
Kashiwagi-san.
I found it out what Chiyoda-san was doing on the day of the incident.
Ah, yeah, yeah, I remember.
Her destination was surprising, so it left an impression on me.
Where was it?
The Kitaura Penitentiary.
Strange for such a nice woman, right?
Penitentiary?
Do you think it has something to do with the case?
Let's go confirm who she contacted there.
Yes, sir.
Huh? Huh?
No, wait... I didn't eat anything yet!
Tasaka-san. - Hm?
Have you ever extracted DNA from a fingernail?
Don't underestimate my career.
Hmmm...
Well, honestly, it's my first time.
I'm a newbie.
Of course it's my first time.
Right.
Thanks for waiting!
Oh!
Sit down, sit down.
You can't leave until everything is eaten!
Let's eat! - Let's eat.
I made all of this with Sakurako-chan.
Eat a lot. - Here you go.
Thank you. - Oh, looks great!
Right?
There's no flavour. - Huh?
This one's salty.
Huh, no way... Wait...
Mmmm! But it's tasty! - What?
This is the best thing I've made until now.
No, no, no, with this? - Yeah.
Did you eat this? - Huh?
What is all of this.
Let's add a little salt. - Let's add, let's add.
Isn't it possible that everything here has a weird flavour?
If they do, then all we can do is munch on some bread.
Alright.
It's no good. - What?
As I thought, DNA won't appear with PK.
So it's the only method now...
I'll grind it up.
This is a long battle...
Before that, want to take a break?
Yeah.
Here. -Hm?
Is it okay?
Oh, thanks.
Did you make progress with Emiri-san's case?
I still don't know what she was involved in.
I'm realising it all now.
That I didn't know single thing about her.
But, well, all I can do is take one step at a time.
I see.
Don't you ever feel like you're tired of yourself?
Are you talking about me?
Because, weren't you actually planning
on helping Masaru-kun from the start?
If you weren't, then you wouldn't have done such troublesome things.
I like DNA examinations.
Do you know why?
What?
What is it all of a sudden?
It's because DNA examinations will definitely give you an innocent or guilty answer.
The results will never ever be unsure.
When I was in the Juveniles Department,
I ended up meeting a lot of children,
and understood 1 single thing.
When adults are unsure, the children hesitate.
They end up being unable to trust an unsure adult.
That's why I always interacted with them strictly, no matter who it was.
My own way of justice, yeah,
I made them go through it.
Of course, my son too.
That's quick.
Awesome. - Okay, your turn.
Kurumi-chan. - Yeah, ummm...
Um, Masaru-san...
It's true that Tasaka-san is an eccentric and troublesome person.
But, I feel like he won't abandon someone so easily.
I was thinking of starting over.
My dad said this a little before the incident,
"The next time you cause a problem, you're off to juvenile hall".
That made my mom cry at the time.
That's why, I really tried to start over.
Despite that...
Hey, you shithead, hey!
Watch where the hell you're walking!
Apologise!
You're the one that bumped into us though. - What?
Hey, hey, we said that we wouldn't do stupid things anymore, right?
We're very sorry.
Like we'd forgive you with that, idiot!
You damn shithead! The hell are you doing, shithead!
Stop it! Stop...
I said, stop!
Hey, listen to me!
I just wanted to stop the fight...
The victims are saying that you guys started it on your own!
No! They did... - Give me a break!
Stop the excuses!
Jeez, no matter what you do, you're always a hopeless kid.
I hurt another person.
I think it was inevitable for me to get arrested.
But I wanted him to not stick a judgement on me.
I really tried to start over.
What if you tried to tell that to Tasaka-san?
That's right. Something might change, you know?
There's no meaning to do that after all this time.
Go!
Oh yeah!
I got it, Enishi! I extracted the DNA!
Yes... - Hey, hey, hey, wake up!
We're going to compare it with the DNA of all Tsurukame employees!
Hurry and wake up, Enishi!
Hey, don't go back to sleep!
Yes, DNA. - Yeah!
Yes.
How is it?
Nope.
Enishi, it matched.
The criminal that stole 400000 yen
from Tomi-san's bag is this man.
Who is it?
Someone from the company?
Yanagida-san.
My boss.
That guy put the blame of the crime on you.
You were fired because of that.
Go report that fact to a higher up in the company.
Make them admit that you didn't do anything wrong
and apologise to you.
There's no use for that now.
I'm already quitting that company. - Masaru...
Who cares if you're quitting or whatever.
In any case, you go!
I'm already at my limits.
What?
Leaving it to you. - Ah...
Dear...
Hey... Ta, Tasaka-san?
Well, he's sleeping.
You're kidding? Sleeping in an instant....
Dear.
Hey, dear!
He's horrible.
Excuse me.
Jeez.
Forgive him.
He did all this without sleeping last night.
Thank you for everything.
May I ask you to report the examination results to them?
Excuse me.
He's really a troublesome person, your dad.
You know, he should just honestly say what he's thinking.
Huh?
Your dad knew since long ago.
My own way of justice, yeah,
I wanted to make them go through it.
Of course, my son too.
You're so stubborn, Tasaka-san.
Masaru-kun has it hard.
A parent, that's not something you can become.
I heard it from Masaru's friend
when he got out of juvie.
That Masaru just tried to stop the fight.
That he was really trying to start over.
I didn't see that..
I lost my composure because I'm his parent.
Enishi, you know,
there are moments where people should never betray another person.
The one that kept saying "don't give up" but created the cause of him giving up
was me.
Even if he blames me for life, I can't complain about it.
That's why, I absolutely must detect the DNA from that fingernail.
Because that's the only thing that I'm able to do.
Yeah.
I'll do it.
I don't mean that your dad did this so that you'd forgive him.
If you want to blame him, then you can blame him for life.
In return,
just stop giving up on yourself.
That's the only thing that your dad wishes for.
You should take this examination report and go to the company.
Your pride is on the line.
What did you come to do?
I can ask the same...
I just...!
Nothing really...
I'll just say this.
I went to the company.
I slapped the proof onto my boss and the president.
Ah, well...
Slapping it onto them is an exaggeration though.
I showed them all the proof and had them apologise.
That's all.
I was wrong.
What?
I was wrong for not believing you.
From now on, in the future, the pressure from this society will certainly be mighty.
But if it's you then you can definitely start over.
No matter what it is, I'll believe in you.
Yeah.
I won't do something to betray you ever again.
Say something, you idiot.
Don't say things that don't suit you, idiot.
I won't quit either, ever again.
Alright.
Well, I have an interview for a new job now.
There will be a time when people will be forced
to face their past mistakes or wounds.
There might be something that will hurt someone important to you or even yourself.
Hey, when you're done, stick these on.
[Forensic! Crime! Investigator! We sell genuine scientific evidence!!] There might be a time when you might lose to your own weakness.
Nevertheless, when you don't run away, and climb over that,
a new bond may start to come to life.
Might you be Professor Hama from the Agriculture Department?
You are?
Do you remember a student of this school named Nagatomo Emiri?
Yeah, I remember. You are?
I'm a friend of hers.
I work as a private forensic investigator.
Would you be able to speak with me for a while?
You did a good job on finding me here.
I asked the clerk.
This is the only place on campus that obligates cellphones to be turned off.
It's perfect for when I want to read research reports.
That's true.
So, your business with me?
I want to ask you...
About Emiri and Professor Ichinose.
Professor Ichinose?
You have done collaborative research with Professor Ichinose many times, correct?
Well, yes.
And then?
A little before she passed away,
it seems like she came to visit the professor.
She said that there was something she had to do before it was too late.
I want to know the meaning of that.
Who knows...
By that time, I was already estranged from Professor Ichinose.
What do you mean by that?
After the lab group was broken up, he fell into an awful depression.
He tried to keep away from people.
Did something happen in that lab group?
It would be nice if we could make a model
of the vegetation's growth simulation but,
no matter who I ask, no one knows how to convert it into a numerical formula.
The hurdles on that are high.
Can you give me some advice?
[Agriculture Department Ichinose Laboratory]
My file...
Oh, so it's yours?
If we apply the Markov process
to the vegetation's growth, we can turn it into a model.
It's perfectly converted into a numerical formula.
Even though no one could do it...
I've never seen you before. Are you a researcher of our school?
I called him here.
Professor Ichinose...
He's a researcher that I have the most confidence in.
I'm thinking of starting a new research after this
with him has the core of it.
I'm Kusukami Tamon.
I look forward to working with you.
Kusukami Tamon...
That researcher derailed the gears of Ichinose's laboratory.
I can't agree to ending this!
If we succeed this, we can rescue the lives of many people.
Use your logic.
If we release such a thing into the world,
we'll have to pay an outrageous sacrifice!
A sacrifice is an accompaniment to a great invention.
Humans can become Gods too.
Gods?
How dare you...
Anyway, this research is over.
Going any further
is a sanctuary that humans cannot invade.
Sanctuary...
[Humans cannot invade "God"'s territory]
[Sanctuary]
What was that man, Kusukami, researching?
I don't know.
Only that, starting with Professor Ichinose, all of the researchers
were very careful to not let any information leak out.
If it was to that extent, surely it was a research that would effect the world.
What happened to the research after that?
Eventually, it was ended.
The lab group was broken up not long after.
All of the members were scattered around.
That year, Nagatomo-kun completed her Master's degree
and admitted as a forensic investigator at the police headquarters.
Professor Ichinose commited suicide, right?
Does it have any connection to that research?
Who knows...
But he became melancholic since that time.
Which reminds me...
What do you think of Kusukami-kun?
He seems like quite the strong person.
I don't really know.
It's rare for you to say such a thing.
Huh?
Usually no matter who the problem was, you'd say this,
"Our scope of imagination widened so it's interesting".
He's very pure towards the research.
Isn't that a good thing?
That purity is frightening.
What meaning did those words have?
[Agriculture Department Hama Laboratory]
Sorry about this.
As for any documents related to Ichinose's laboratory,
I could only find personal documents like
theses that were in our collaborative researches.
Thank you.
Ah.
Ah... How nostalgic.
These are the members of Ichinose's laboratory.
I'm Kashiwagi from the Police Headquarters' 1st Investigation Division.
On May 17th,
A woman named Chiyoda Maki is believed to have visited you here.
Her name was written on the visitors' list.
We want you to tell us what you spoke about that day.