Mizusawa Sakura.
In the corner of a police station...
...she continually listens, day and night, for the complaints by residents about fugitives from justice.
But this woman understands what are lies and what are truths regardless of age or gender in those streets.
Yes, her ears...
Heiwa Fansubs Presents
...will never miss the truth.
~The Woman Who Hears Incidents~
It's time to air.
Komagome FM!
Good morning, Komagome!
Episode 5: Serial Murders Occurring at a Long-established Wagashi Shop! The Truth Hidden in the Puzzling Words!
You didn't have to wake up a second time and stop your alarm clock, right?
Wake up to a cha-cha, wash your face...
...and get a start on a good feeling today!
Today's first letter is...
...comes with the radio name of "Rindo."
("bellflower")
Rindo
Rindo-san! Since I've already been called on, I don't mind.
"All the flowers in my garden fell down due to the strong winds the other day."
"Though I was thinking of putting them back to the way they were..."
"...I've just been feeling depressed recently..."
"...and I can't get myself to move on it."
At such times...
...eat your full of delicious things and when you want to sleep, sleep.
It's good to do your best to lift yourself up, isn't it?
Just like Kokoro-san; she says good things!
Okay, I'll eat my fill as well. Saburo-san, seconds!
But Senpai, you normally eat to your fullest, don't you?
Shut up! You just eat!
Let's eat together!
Oh! Let's do that together!
Thank you very much!
Eh... Why?
Eh?
Too terrible...
Saburo-san?
Police HQ Komagome Central Police Station
Again?
Yes. Seems they want us to take care of it, no matter what...
It's just another pain, isn't it?
Good morning! Okay!
It's fine just to leave it alone.
Will that really be okay?
What's going on?
We got a complaint. "Obnoxious sounds of fighting."
It's just a family fight, right? Of course they'd raise their voices.
Still, a complaint has come in about it, right?
Aren't you troubled by it?
Well, that's so, but...
Let's just go check and see how things are in that neighborhood. Okay?
It's a splendid wagashi shop, isn't it?
(Japanese confectionery)
Ichimaru
But it seems they've been having shouting matches everyday recently.
Wonder what they're fighting about?
Excuse us...
Excuse us!
Yes!
Welcome...
Komagome Central Police Station, Life Safety Division.
Um, from people in the neighborhood we've gotten, "We can hear them shouting."
Wagashi Shop "Ichimaru" - Proprietress Ichimaru Tomi
I'm very sorry. We'll be careful in the future.
How many times will I have to say it before you understand?!
The important thing is to raise sales! Raise sales!
Uncle, will you let this shop go under?!
I didn't say anything like that, now did I?!
Please stop!
Yes, yes, please calm down. Please calm down.
You can be heard outside. Yes.
Please don't bother about us.
I'm sorry.
That you had to see such an embarrassing thing...
And just what is the cause of this argument?
Truth is... it concerns the shop's management...
We're in a dangerous situation here.
But there's talk by a company of making an alliance with us.
Ichimaru Tomi's Son Ichimaru Seiji
Satoshi's Wife Ichimaru Mitsuyo
I say we should go for it...
...but Mom and Uncle Kojiro are opposed to it.
Is that right?
Wagashi Shop "Ichimaru" - Clerk Ichimaru Kojiro
Yes...
Since this place has only been run by our family ever since it was established...
...it's as if we would be entrusting our shop sign to someone else and then just mimicking one.
I said it wouldn't be like that, didn't I?!
Dear...
At this rate, the shop will go under!
Act properly! Think about Sister-in-law's feelings!
What else is there for us to do?!
Um, I think we understand all the circumstances.
We need to consider the neighborhood...
...so let's discuss this calmly one more time.
Ah... I'm beat.
For pete's sake. Don't go getting the police involved...
...in each and every family feud out there.
Will this be okay?
They seem to be having quite a dispute.
It'll be fine.
Because there's a limit to how concerned you can get over each one.
Ah, that's right! That place is famous for its salt daifuku, isn't it!
(rice cakes stuffed with red beans)
Think I'll go back and buy some...
Eh?
Excuse me!
Geez...
Liar!
I'm telling you not to say irresponsible things!
Honda....
Honda...
Honda, Honda...
Kou-san? Kou-san, good morning.
Ichimaru Kojiro
Kou-san, I'm opening the door.
Kou-san, I was worried since I hadn't heard from you...
Ah... AH!
Ichimaru Kojiro, 65.
He was the Clerk for the wagashi shop, "Ichimaru," wasn't he?
He lived alone?
Yes.
His wife passed away four years ago from an illness and he has no children.
Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks for yours.
Who discovered him?
Ichimaru Tomi, his Sister-in-law.
Worried about Kojiro when he didn't even show up for work...
...she came to visit and discovered him.
So she had a key.
A closed room, huh...
There's a high probability it was suicide.
But so far we haven't found a suicide note.
I just finished lunch.
Ah... Hey, hey, hey... Have you heard?
The Clerk at that wagashi shop we went to yesterday?
He committed suicide.
Eh?!
Shocking, isn't it...
Wonder if something happened?
Hey.
Why are you spacing out?
Excuse me. I'm going to go eat my lunch.
"Eat lunch"?! You just ate that, didn't you?!
It's my turn...
You heard the voice of the dead Ichimaru-san?
Yes.
Liar! I'm telling you not to say irresponsible things!
Honda...
"Honda."
Is that someone involved in Ichimaru-san's death?
Everything from Kojiro-san's cell phone history was missing...
...including that call.
I collated it, but whoever he was talking to is unknown.
And according to the results of the crime lab, all the fingerprints were wiped off of it as well.
The room was locked; and it was done behind closed doors.
Unnatural, isn't it...
And I'm concerned about the dispute over the management of that shop.
Chief. Please allow me to infiltrate Ichimaru.
But your face was seen by the people of that shop, wasn't it?
Will you be okay?
It'll be fine.
Very well. Takeuchi-kun, cooperate with Mizusawa.
Yes.
Mizusawa. Listen closely for those voices that only you can hear.
I will.
Excuse me. Another one from Sakura-san...
Ala?
Isn't your makeup a little flashy?
I have a Go-kon tonight!
I wasn't called for it, though.
Ah... No way...
Don't give me "no way"! Hey!
Where's the site for it?!
For pete's sake... Girls these days...
They don't know the first thing about where their Senpais stand.
And? What about you?
Request for Time Off
"This is sudden, but I am to be present at the birth of a neighborhood turtle..."
"...so I will be going there for awhile."
Turtle birth
"Turtle birth..."
Ala... Sounds more interesting than a Go-kon.
Ichimaru
Thank you very much!
You're a help. It was a sudden thing.
So much has happened and we needed the help.
If there's something I can help out with, please ask me for anything.
Mitsuyo.
Yes?
Please come with me.
Yes.
Carry this.
Yes.
Can you set these out?
Yes.
Um... Do you know of someone named "Honda-san"?
Honda-san? Dunno...
Is there something about that person?
No.
He used to live around here before.
Is that right. Could you hurry and put those out?
Yes.
Honda...
Honda... Honda...
Ichimaru Kojiro
Hmm... There's nothing, is there?
Is this "Honda-san" person really involved with this?
There's no doubt about what she heard, so...
Oh...
Huh? What is it?
I was just thinking how you have complete faith in her.
Huh? Don't stand around saying worthless things and keep searching!
Yes.
Excuse me.
Welcome.
Sorry for dropping by so suddenly at a time like this.
You...
Would you allow me to set out some incense?
Please leave.
Narumi-san!
Thank you very much for going out of your way. Come in.
Stop it!
Mom!
I don't want to discuss a business alliance at a time like this!
That wasn't my intention...
I'm sorry.
No, no.
Excuse my rudeness for today.
Another day then.
Thank you very much.
He was?
Ah... Narumi-san.
He's the President of the confectionery company, "Amelito."
"Amelito."
It was half a year ago.
"I want to deliver across the country..."
"...the wagashi you guys make by hand."
He encouraged us so eagerly.
If Amelito invested in us...
...we could rebuild this shop.
But... Mom is being really obstinate about it.
I've finished packing the boxes.
Thanks for your hard work.
Sakura-san, you can take a break if you'd like.
Um...
Where's the Proprietress?
She went into her room earlier and hasn't come out.
I think we should do the alliance as well.
I can't say that openly around her very much, though.
Could you take this to my Mother-in-law?
Yes.
Whaa! Looks delicious!
My parents in Tsugaru send these to me every year.
If you'd like, you can take these with you afterwards.
Yes! Thank you very much!
Excuse me.
Um...
Ah... thanks for your hard work.
These are from Mitsuyo-san.
Thank you.
The radio name of "Rindo"!
"All the flowers in my garden fell down due to the strong winds the other day."
"Though I was thinking of putting them back to the way they were..."
"...I just can't get myself to move on it."
Chief!
The autopsy report on Ichimaru Kojiro has come out...
...but please look at it.
Neck Region Has Some Skin Discoloration
"The neck region has some skin discoloration."
Oi.
The possibility has appeared that it was a homicide and not a suicide, hasn't it?
I thought so...
Let's go over the crime scene one more time...
...and thoroughly reconsider those involved.
Yes!
Small Restaurant
A saury with a sweet, red pepper salad.
Thank you.
Ala?
Quite the glum face there, huh?
Eh?
Could it be... you're in love?
No way! Sakura-chan?
Obaa-chan, do you know who it is?
It's a little late for such teasing.
Good night.
Thank you very much. Good night.
Sabu-chan, I'll take care of the rest, so you can go.
Ah... Yes.
I'll be going first.
What's the matter?
Hmm...
They're thinking, "I want to protect the long-established shop."
"But it's turning out to be so difficult."
All sorts of things can happen to a long-established store, after all.
Though they feel they want to protect that shop together...
...each of their feelings keeps passing by one another.
It's complicated somehow.
So if it's complicated as you say, what do you want to do about it?
Huh?
There's just one thing that's important.
That you listen for the voices of truth...
Right?
Yes.
If you can do that, then this case will definitely be settled.
Ah... you're stiff, stiff.
Now, hurry up and eat.
Itadakimasu.
Ichimaru
You...
Good morning!
What are you doing?
Your garden... was on my mind a little.
It's been quite a long time...
...since I've seen the garden looking this pretty.
It's because my willpower had completely disappeared on me recently.
Did something happen?
If you'd like... Could you tell me the story?
About six months ago...
...my husband died, and, triggered by that...
...I decided to entrust the shop to my son and his wife...
And then that Narumi man came along shortly afterwards...
My son jumped at the chance of making an alliance...
...and no longer had ears to listen to what I had to say.
Since then...
...the relationships within our family became strained...
...and somehow, I just don't feel like doing anything.
So that's it.
But... Yes.
Giving up is no good, isn't it?
Kou-san didn't give up, either.
"I'll do it somehow," he said...
...while making his rounds to the bank.
Making rounds to the bank?
Yes.
He would go and ask them for loans.
But Kou-san won't be asking them any longer.
I have to become firm and do that myself.
Thank you.
Thank you very much as always.
Thank you very much!
Welcome.
I'm Kiriya with the Komagome Central Police Station.
I'm Honjima.
In regards to Ichimaru Kojiro-san, who passed away.
We were unable to conclude that was a suicide.
Eh?!
What do you mean...
There is a possibility he was murdered.
Eh?!
On that point...
...we would like to listen to Ichimaru Seiji-san's story.
Police HQ Komagome Central Police Station
I didn't murder my Uncle!
You were at odds with Kojiro-san...
...over how to manage the shop, weren't you?
Yes...
For you who wanted to move forward with the alliance...
...wasn't Kojiro-san an obstacle for you to that end?
No, that's not...
Thing is, wasn't his key behind the closed door?
In that case...
That's true...
But Kojiro-san had left behind a duplicate key at your home...
If at that time...
...you had brought that key along with you, it would have been simple to make it a locked room.
Kojiro-san's estimated time of death...
...was on the night of the 5th, between 10 and midnight.
Although Seiji testified "I was at my home"...
...Tomi was sleeping, and his wife Mitsuyo had gone out to meet friends.
So nobody can prove his alibi.
I see...
And it seems Kojiro-san was heavily addicted to gambling and had racked up some considerable losses.
Eh?!
We're currently checking into any trouble he had from that.
And then about that guy named "Honda" that you were asking about.
Yeah!
Having questioned those around Kojiro-san...
...there doesn't seem to be anyone by that name.
Kojiro-san said "Honda"...
...immediately after discussing their dispute over the alliance.
Honda might be someone involved in this.
If there is a possibility of that...
...then we'll need to investigate that Amelito Company, too.
Please do.
Yeah.
Your husband has returned, hasn't he?
Yes. But...
...it seems he hasn't been cleared of the charges yet.
How about the Proprietress?
She's relieved.
She went out somewhere a little while ago.
It's strange... I wonder where she went...
I'll go check.
Please!
Please continue financing us somehow...
Please.
Ichimaru-san.
Please raise your head.
There's no one else we can rely on. Please!
I'll try asking my boss one more time myself.
I'll get in touch with you again.
Please, help us out.
Excuse me.
We've had a long relationship with Kido-san of the credit union.
When managing the shop became painful...
...we would often ask them for loans.
However, six months ago...
...his boss there suddenly changed his policy...
...and said, "further financing would be difficult."
And so then Kojiro-san would make his rounds to the bank?
Yes.
But when I went to the bank earlier...
...they told me, "no such person has come here."
Eh?
Kou-san... wasn't going around to the bank.
Why would he tell a lie like that...
Excuse me.
Hello...
It's Takeuchi.
When we checked out Amelito Inc., we found something outrageous.
Eh?
That company...
...specializes in takeovers.
What does this mean?
They target family-owned companies, link up with someone internal who cooperates with them...
...and then expels their management.
Then, it can't be...
Yeah. Using the same trick on Ichimaru...
...there's a likelihood they'll take it over, too.
Nothing disreputable about making takeovers.
My business is completely legal.
So what on earth...
...is the crime you're saying I've committed?
We have information that Ichimaru Kojiro-san was often seen at your company.
Yes. He came around a lot.
What for?
"What for"? To discuss the alliance, obviously.
But he was strongly opposed to the alliance.
No, no. That was just a pose.
In order to persuade that stubborn Proprietress...
He pretended to be her ally and when he had completely gained her trust...
...he would tell her, "there's no other way but to cooperate with them"...
...and so he would convince her of it.
Pretty nasty story, isn't it?
And, over the matter of his split...
...you two got into an argument over that and killed him.
Hold on a minute, please. It's true we did have a disagreement.
Because he suddenly went and changed his mind.
Even so, I wouldn't have murdered him.
He changed his mind?
Yes.
Maybe he'd gotten a better deal from someone else.
Who was he talking to?
Dunno...
Because he died before I could get it out of him!
Chief. Do you have a minute?
Take care of the rest.
Does the name "Honda" ring a bell?
It seems Ichimaru Kojiro-san blurted that name out before he was killed.
Honda?
Dunno. No one I know.
Is the questioning over?
This is voluntary questioning, isn't it?
In that case, you have no right to hold me.
Do you want me to call in a lawyer?
Hello? There's something I want to talk about.
Do you understand?
Yeah... I'll be waiting at the company.
It can't be... Kou-san was for the alliance, too...
Mom...
I got a call from the credit union's Kido-san earlier.
"I asked my boss, but like I thought, the won't make any more difficult loans," he said.
What on earth are we supposed to do?
Let's sell this place.
Eh? What are you saying...
Because there's nothing else we can do, is there?
Let's sell... then start all over again.
For all of us...
...it's best just to start over again, even if it's just a small store.
That's true...
There's nothing else for us to do but that, is there?
Mom...
Damn! With this we start all over again!
He was discovered by the cleaning staff who entered his office this morning.
His estimated time of death...
...was between 11 pm and 1 am last night.
He was struck violently multiple times, wasn't he?
Was it a grudge killing?
I guess he didn't have anything to do with the Ichimaru Kojiro-san case, did he?
Listen up.
Don't miss even the tiniest of clues.
And be thorough in tracking down all his friends and acquaintances!
Yes!
The only clue we have into who murdered Narumi...
...is just this enigma named "Honda," right?
Yes. Although we checked into all those around Narumi...
...there was no one corresponding to that name.
I see.
Look. Didn't you just misunderstand when you heard about this Honda?
Could you keep quiet a minute?
Huh?!
What is that?!
It's because of what you said that I've been searching desperately, isn't it?
Shut up!
"Shut up"?!
The amount of searching I did on this isn't funny!
Now, now, now...
Mizusawa...
Try remembering that time once more as best you can.
Honda...
Don't tell me it's those guys... Don't tell me it's those guys...
"Don't tell me it's those guys..."?
"Those guys"?
Yes.
Do you mean it's a group?
Yeah.
Put every effort into looking for Honda and his group.
They're the ones holding the key to this case.
Yes!
Komagome Credit Union
Sorry for making you accompany me.
I just get so lost doing things alone.
No, it's fine.
But, are you really going to sell...
...the store.
Kido-san...
...introduced me to a real estate agency...
This one called "Kujo Estate."
Kujo Estate
Real Estate Total Support
It seems if it were sold now, we could get good terms for it.
Ala. I've forgotten my reading glasses.
What'll I do...
I'll fetch them.
Sorry about this.
No.
Yeah...
It's going well.
I'll contact you again. You're busy with kani.
"Kani"...
"Kani"?
Yeah. That's what he said.
I wonder what that could be?
When you say "Kani," it's this kind of kani, isn't it?
Crab.
(Kani)
Ah, or it could be "kani" in the Tsugaru dialect, right?
Eh?
I've recently been making friends with people from Tsugaru...
...and I've been studying the Tsugaru dialect...
Hold on a minute.
Found it, found it.
Eh?
Let's see... "Kani," in the Tsugaru dialect...
...has, look, the meaning of "I'm sorry."
I'm sorry
See here?
Ehh...
Grandma, are you still studying?
I'll study my entire life. Yes.
Tsugaru Dialect Unabridged
Wonder if I should try English dialects next?
English dialects? English, English.
I'm okay with that.
Sorry when you're so busy.
Eh... Narumi was killed, huh?
He deserved it, didn't he?
Narumi was tricking you and about to take over your house, right?
Yes.
It was blocked just in time though.
Looking back on it, why did I trust a guy like that?
Because he happened to come at the exact time that the credit union stopped financing us...
...I wonder if I hadn't just lost my composure?
Credit union?!
Yes.
Where is this credit union?
Umekoma-tei
Oi!
When Ichimaru took out its loans...
...was it from "Komagome Credit Union"?
Yes... And?
The shops and companies Narumi was taking over...
...were all clients of a guy named "Kido-san" with Komagome Credit Union.
Eh?!
Probably this Kido...
...was deliberately cutting off his client's financing...
...and then assisting Narumi in his purchases.
And recently it seems Kido...
...has been involved with a real estate company named Kujo Estate.
Kujo Estate
Kujo Estate...
That's the company that's supposed to buy Ichimaru.
I see...
Kido betrayed Narumi...
...and was trying to get Kojiro-san to sell the land.
So this is how it's connected...
Kido uses the Tsugaru dialect.
So take a look at this...
"Honda" isn't the name of a person.
It's a dialect term.
"Honda" is...
"Has the meaning of 'That's right.'"
Eh? Is this true?
It's true.
Seriously?! What is this?!
And I've been searching so hard!
Sorry!
Then what?
That day, the one Kojiro-san had phoned was...
Probably Kido.
Assuming that, when he said "those guys"...
...he meant Narumi and Kido.
Honda...
Don't tell me it's those guys...
Kojiro-san knew "honda" was a dialect term...
...and realized Kido had an accomplice with someone.
And that his partner was someone originally from Tsugaru.
That's right.
I'll go back to the station and check where Narumi was from.
Yeah.
Ala...
Is Takeuchi-kun gone?
Yeah.
Too bad.
I had what you brought the other day.
Look. Those Tsugaru apples.
And after all the trouble I went to for him.
Kujo Estate
If there are no mistakes in the contents...
...then sign and place your seal here.
Just a minute!
You...
You mustn't stamp that document with your seal!
Just who are you?
Komagome Central Station, Life Safety Division Crime Prevention Clerk, Mizusawa Sakura.
The police...?
Tomi-san.
All of this was a trap, contrived to take away both your land and Ichimaru.
By Kido-san...
...and Mitsuyo-san.
What's this about?
Mitsuyo-san, you were born in Tsugaru, weren't you?
My parents in Tsugaru send these to me every year.
And?
You two are from the same hometown, aren't you?
You two were reunited by chance here...
...and you made plans to take over Ichimaru, didn't you?
I'm sick and tired of this life already.
I wish that shop would just hurry and go away.
There's a good way to do just that.
Mitsuyo?
Kido-san.
In helping out Narumi in his takeovers...
...you had chosen Ichimaru as your next target and then won over Kojiro-san for it.
But before long you realized that selling the land itself...
...would be more profitable for you, so you betrayed Narumi.
When you heard from Mitsuyo-san that Kujiro-san was having money troubles...
...you took advantage of that to try and change the terms.
And then, that day...
That's not what we talked about!
You said a 60-40 split, didn't you?
It's best not to get too greedy.
It'll be good if we can just end up without a negative return.
Who did you hear that from?
Well...
You...
Were you intending to take advantage of my weakness from the start?
No way. I've been thinking for your sake.
Thinking for my sake?!
That's right.
Liar!
I'm telling you not to say irresponsible things!
(That's right...)
"Honda..."
Don't tell me it's those guys...
Kojiro-san knew about Mitsuyo-san's dialect.
That's why when you used the word "honda," he realized it.
That the two of you were accomplices.
Mitsuyo-san was his method of getting information.
And so Kojiro-san met the two of you at his home that evening.
Don't jerk me around!
I'll expose everything to that credit union, Seiji and to Sister-in-law!
You guys who had gotten impatient...
...were going to disguise it as a suicide.
And so you wiped the call history on his cell phone...
...and wiped off your fingerprints.
Mitsuyo-san then locked the door using the key she carried.
Meanwhile, when Narumi heard the word "honda" during his interrogation...
...he realized that was the dialect Kido-san uses...
...and so he asked you some leading questions.
Shall I have you hand over to me the gain you were going to swindle me out of?
What?
Listen up. With just a slip of my tongue...
...you could lose everything.
I understand...
No...
It's a lie, isn't it Mitsuyo?
Hey! It's a lie, right!?
I got fed up with it!
Though you told me I'd be marrying into a long-established wagashi shop...
...when I opened the cover, there was just financial difficulties.
Overworking myself morning to evening...
Just a little longer...
Just a little longer and everything would have gone so well!
False words and true words...
This ear can clearly discern between them!
Oi!
Let's stop the violence. Okay?
Hey, calm down, calm down...
Ahh!
Someone so weak shouldn't act so rashly!
I'll leave the rest up to you.
This way!
Mom!
Takeuchi-kun!
Good job!
I, Sakura, have clearly heard out this case!
For upsetting a family's bonds for your own greed...
For trying to snatch away a shop that has been watched over by their ancestors for generations...
And above all, for those two lives you took...
For those crimes...
...I will NEVER forgive you!
Ichimaru
Seiji! Let's put out the goods.
What are you doing?
If you're a man, go for it!
Ah... Excuse me!
If you'd like, come with me next time!
Ala! I wanted to see this!
Thank you!
Eh...
The pleasure's all his!
He's always felt very indebted to you.
Say, say, do you have one more?
He does.
Ah...
Endo, bring it out.
Hey! Offer it up!
If you would please!
Thank you!
Thank you very much.
Say, say, what's your name?
I'm Endo...
Thank you.
Good morning, Komagome!
Ah! It's started! It's started!
Are all of you wide-awake yet?
Those people who don't have a refreshed head...
...should look to eating their fill of sweet things!
Speaking of which, today's lucky item is...
...sweet things!
Sweet things?
I know! I'll buy some salt daifuku from Ichimaru's!
Senpai, even if you go now, they aren't open yet...
As ever, he's a man who doesn't hear people out, isn't he?
Ahh!
And so, go all out again today...
...and get going!
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