Sakura san, I thought you were off today?
If I don't work hard.
Then, later, OK.
Yes.
No, I'll get money right away.
Sorry.
Yes, packed with vegetables for your stamina.
Great! Look so good!
Mmm, delicious!
You are late today.
Been busy with with work for Jojima. Must be difficult.
It's for Smiling Garden.
Hanasaki san.
Smiling Garden is fine, however,
what are you going to do about Risa san?
Like dating, or presents, or a proposal?
Izumi chan! A person's life is not
infinite!
Izumi chan, is that a young person's saying?
Oh, I forgot this.
I bought this for you. What is it?
It was cute, so I bought it.
Huh, for me?
I'm happy!
Don't have to be careful with it, it was cheap, 500 yen.
Thanks for the meal.
So fast! You're alredy done? Thanks Hana chan.
I'm happy.
My body, My body,
when it moves, when it moves,
My stomach, My stomach,
it comes out, it comes out,
when I eat, when I eat,
my dinner, my dinner,
my health, my health,
it comes out, it comes out.
This month's payment, is today.
He doesn't know when to give up, pretty tenacious.
Hey, get moving.
Mama. Here for you, Yuichi.
See you later, Yuichi.
Well Yuichi, tomorrow, OK. Oh, Minami, tomorrow, OK.
Oh, look, don't be so casual. Yuichi.
Yuichi kun's become fond of Minami chan.
Therefore when you have to leave, you're a little sad.
Later, OK.
Sakura san, is something wrong? No, not particularly.
Later, Minami. Well later.
Take care.
Sakura san, somehow wasn't well.
Well there are things, being a single mother and all.
That's right, Sakura san been divorced a year now.
She was raising him at here parents house,
but the neighbors were saying things, so she left and
came to Tokyo.
But there are so many mothers in the neighborhood with the same troubles.
That's why I love Smiling Garden.
It's really worth doing. You say the nicest things,
Minami chan. But Encho,
if you don't make some money... We're OK, this month's, look.
There's eight hundred bills we haven't paid....
Encho, where did you leave your cell, it was left in the toilet.
Oh, a call from Jojima.
Wrong.
Hello, Izumi chan?
What's up?
To Risa chan?
Hanasaki san! What do you mean Risa chan is missing?
I don't know. Even though I've been waiting,
she hasn't come to the store, doesn't answer the phone.
Therefore I was worried, and went to her condo,
And this.
Risa chan's cell.
It was dropped outside of Risa san's condo.
The police? I called them.
I think they will be here soon, but.
Abducted?
Oh no!
"You know this woman?"
Yamauchi!
Hanasaki san!
You guys, what do you want!?
You need to untie me!
What ! Shut up now!
Stop! No!
Be quiet now!
Yamauchi, What have you done with Risa chan?
Now, now, what are you saying out of the blue, jerk.
You you, you threatened to with Risa chan...
right? What?
Release her... Release Risa chan!
I'm saying I'm not half asleep!
Hanasaki san, it's not what you think.
Now, for us to abduct that woman,
there's nothing for us to profit by it.
Then... then who was it!?
Having your precious girl kidnapped, serves you right.
Get out!
Crap!
Who the heck could it be...
Wait!
Of course it was Yamauchi? This month's payment.
This isn't the time for that!
Jojima! Did you find anything out?
Then, I'm asking.
Hana chan, it's not even 10 minutes since you asked.
No way I'd learn anything so quick.
Only 10 minutes have passed? Hana chan, calm down now.
If you get flustered, it'll cloud your judgment.
This is bad! I've got someone checking internally with the police,
calm down now. Well, where could Risa chan be?
you need to tell me! Hana chan!
Go back to the preschool!
The first time I've ever seen that Hana chan.
Excuse me, excuse me, well...
this person that lives in 302, Sasai Risa san....
This woman here, she's been missing since this morning.
Haven's seen her.
Is that right.
This person, I think she comes shopping in here, but.
Did you possibly see her this morning?
Where to?
I have things I keep private.
Why are you here, Hitoshi? Risa san has gone missing, right?
I'm worried.
Izumi chan, it's better if you went home.
Risa san, she will come back safe, right?
Well naturally.
Thinking about it...
Risa san, has always been supporting me.
I'm always eating here, right.
There's no way it's all just 500 yen.
Well, that's obvious.
Well, I didn't know that.
I'm a little slow. Everyone knows that.
Look, go get a little sleep.
It's already been 25 hours.
Oh, but I can't sleep.
Hello.
Hanasaki Shinichiro.
How are you, worried?
Who is this?
Why did you abduct Risa san?
Where are you!?
You are the detective. Find her yourself.
If you can't find her in less that 12 hours from now....
Huh?
I don't know what will happen to the woman!
12 hours...
Hana chan, nothing yet. I'm looking right now.
Please hurry, need a clue soon, or time to find her will run out!
I know, 1:00 o'clock is the limit, right?
But you know, third time you've called me this morning.
In other words, you're getting in the way.
Hey, did this month's payment get made?
Hanasaki forgot to pay.
Let's remind him.
No, it's already late.
You promised if he was late even once, it was over.
And it seems that he hasn't yet found the woman
Risa from Campanule.
Starting to crumble, Hanasaki Shinichiro.
Should we finish him off?
No...
A fun show is, not one we rush into.
Hitoshi san, where is Encho Sensei?
He's been looking for Risa san. Is that right.
Hey, Suzuna Sensei. Yes.
Yesterday, Sakura san didn't leave Yuichi kun, right?
Yes that's right. I wonder why?
Even though that was the plan. Well, we should try calling them.
Yea, right.
Well, everyone, let's go for a walk! Yes!
I'm Masaike with the Welfare Health Department, the person in charge here?
Welfare Health Department?
The Director is out for a bit,
you can ask me, but.
We got a call from the mother of a child you are caring for,
it was a complaint of abuse. Abuse!?
You say "abuse"... What the heck do you mean?
At Smiling Garden, there is no such thing!
That's right! Well ah,
A care worker called Ohara Minami san? Well that's me, but.
They are accusing you of violence towards
a child called Nanami Yuichi kun.
Yuichi?
His mother brought this medical certificate.
They noticed a large number of bruises located in his buttocks.
From the doctors exam, it was concluded that he
had been pinched continuously above his pants.
No way... I would never do such a thing! That's right!
No, both the mother and Yuichi kun themselves,
came and clearly testified to such. But,
Minami chan would never do such a thing as a child care worker!
All of us that work with her, clearly know that!
Therefore we came to investigate.
Now in the metropolitan area, there are more than 3500 day cares.
Among those, there's about 800 like yours that have outside licenses.
My child is also cared for at an outside licensed place.
Because parents lifestyles and circumstances are so varied,
outside licensed daycares play an important role in society.
We know that, therefore we here..
That's right.
Then, please let us make an investigation.
For the custody of the irreplaceable children of the other parents,
so that they can be assured this is a safe care center,
it is our job to investigate.
Alright. Sayako san!
Go ahead, please investigate.
Then first we'd like to question the children,
Please contact the parents and get permission.
Yes. Excuse us.
Then everyone, take off your coats. Take them off.
You have to call Yuichi kun's mother.
Hello, Sakura san? This is Smiling Garden...
She hung up.
Jojima, any information?
I you know, called her.
This is serious with Risa chan.
Sorry.
Even after you had told me to take care of Risa chan,
this has happened.
Because I'm a detective, therefore... therefore, Risa chan....
it seems it has something to do with me.
Hana chan, you really don't understand anything!
Look, back when
you quit the police, when you were so down,
I left the house, and we ended up separated. But that
wasn't because you became like a crippled person.
It was... because you wouldn't
let me share your pain!
You took it all on yourself, and wouldn't trouble me at all!
It wouldn't have been a bother to me, I wanted to suffer with you.
Truth is... I didn't want to separate.
Mugiko....
No matter who it is, you have to live with others.
You Hana chan, you have the children, and meet their parents...
isn't that why you can feel happy?
Yes.
Risa san too, doesn't have any regret.
I think it's good that you are so involved with her,
one millimeter more won't hurt anything.
Mugiko... thank you.
I just wanted to say that.
Later.
More than former husband and wife, like a mother and son.
Hello, Sayako san.
Accused of abuse, what do you mean!?
Do you think Yuichi kun is difficult to care for?
There's times when he's overly excited but, not particularly...
Has there been anytime you have raised a hand to Yuichi kun?
That has never happened, I've never done such a thing.
Terrible! Yes it is, of course they're wrong.
Such things have never happened at Smiling Garden.
Hey, don't you work at the same place as Sakura san? Yes.
Hitoshi kun here, just called the place,
was told that Sakura san had quit.
That's right. It was sudden. Was there some trouble?
Not really. Seems she was tired, however.
Is that right. Oh Encho!
What are you doing?
You are the Director here, right?
I'm the director, Hanasaki Shinichiro. I'm Masaike with the Welfare Health Department.
No way anyone here would do that now.
Currently the victim and parent have filed a complaint.
Even so, you don't have to go about it this way.
Masaike san.
Please take a look at this.
Jojima Detective Bureau, detective fee deposits?
You also do detective work?
What's wrong with that?
Masaike san.
Is this related to a Yakuza group?
Huh?
What is this receipt?
You're paying 300 thousand every month to East Enterprises!
East Enterprises you know, is a front company for the Kasuka crime group?
Well that...
I am not one that permits corrupt child care facilities.
That is me too.
We will thoroughly investigate this.
Depending on the situation,
we will order the facility closed.
Investigate every detail please. Yes.
Encho, I'm so sorry. At a time with Risa san's situation.
It's not anything for Sayako san to apologize for.
Even so,
why would Yuichi kun have testified....
He really liked Minami chan, right.
Encho, we'll do what we can here,
right now, worry about Risa san... Thank you.
But I am the Director.
We'll show that Minami chan is innocent,
the closing of Smiling Garden, will absolutely prevent it.
Encho...
Where's Hitoshi? He went to Sakura san's workplace...
to ascertain Minami chan's innocence.
I'll go out for a little too.
Don't know why she quit,
don't know where she went either.
That girl hadn't been in Tokyo very long, however,
she was affectionate with her child, worked real hard at her job.
I thought she'd stay a lot longer, however.
Anything else you know? Any information would be helpful.
Oh Sakura you know, did have a bad habit.
A bad habit?
Well, when stress would build up,
it was inconsequential, but she'd swipe stuff.
Candy and things like that.
She shoplifted. What?
It wasn't much money, so it was easily settled, however...
Was it last month...
that the police finally got involved.
She had to pay a fine.
Hey, can I have this picture?
Sure.
Huh, wait a minute.
Is that true? A rumor, rumor.
Why... Why the Smiling Garden?
It seems that a child care worker was abusive.
What, abusive?
This...., this here is patient abuse!
At Smiling Garden....
Look, you can eat this.
I you know, am a chef.
I make my own food.
And then I eat with Hana chan.
That Hana chan is now in the pit of despair,
probably has no appetite now.
Who the heck are you?
Am I?
You want to know?
Because of this guy you love, Hanasaki,
I'm the Yamato who the police fired.
Because of that, my wife and kid....
I lost just about everything!
Therefore I'm just taking a little revenge!
Quiet down!
Fine, fine. May as well have them together.
Have them meet. Hey.
Don't let him cry, the little brat. Please stop!
Come!
Go in here! You guys too!?
This parent and child are tools to smash Smiling Garden.
You are a tool to drive Hanasaki even further into a corner.
Tool?
You guys, what are you doing to Hana chan!?
There's an implicit rule in the police organization for those who sell out their comrades.
Just an appropriate reward for those who betray.
Hana chan never sold anyone out.
More than anyone, people are important to him!
All he did was call evil, "evil"!
Enough!
Hanasaki is already finished.
The preschool will be closed, his lover is missing.
He'll be a crippled man again.
Thoroughly finished!
I had to quit the police too.
You quit the police?
Sakura san, are you here? Yuichi kun!
Hitoshi! What, Director?
What are you doing here? What about Risa san? It's OK.
Tell me everything you found out simply in less than 10 seconds.
Huh? Oh, Sakura san quit the place, hasn't been seen since yesterday.
Neither her or Yuichi are at home. And further,
she has a habit shoplifting, and was caught by the police. That's all.
Shoplifting?
Habitual criminal...
Is it all a lie? If it's as you say,
You said I wouldn't be apart from Yuichi.
It's not a lie.
If I turn you over to the police,
it's possible you will get a jail sentence.
Shoplifting is usually just a fine, but
because you are a habitual offender, there are those that do time.
Stop...
Well then, keep your mouth shut!
Mama. It's OK.
Yuichi kun?
You went to Smiling Garden, right?
Yes. Right!
It's fun there, right!
I want to see Minami Sensei.
We can't go now.
Because I betrayed them.
It'll be OK.
Encho, is not that kind of person.
Even though you are having that conversation,
only another hour.
This is all for today, we'll contact you in a few days with the investigation results.
Investigation results....
The testimony we took today and the documents we've gathered,
if there are no problems, points of improvement, or perhaps an order to close.
Keep it open!
Oh, everyone...
Boss, let's mess up those government officials.
Are you an idiot?
If we did that, Smiling Garden would close for sure!
And then, where would the women in this part of town take their kids?
Yes.
But then, why did we come here?
At this time you know,
I regret living my life doing shady business.
Hey what's going on!?
This is a public road! Now, now!
Break it up, please break it up!
You are? Oh no, we received a complaint of abuse
by a child care worker at this preschool,
so we came to investigate. Abuse, by who?
They are accusing Minami Sensei.
Manami san?
There's no way Minami san would do such a thing!
Keep it.... OPEN!
No even you, now...
What... please don't push!! Open! Keep it Open!
Do you remember this person?
I remember her!
She's always shoplifting here.
Well, it was always just a small bag of candy, however.
Well, therefore we never made a big deal of it, but...
Oh, right, right, the night before last,
there was some Detective looking man around that caught her.
Detective looking man? Yea.
Well after that, there was no call from the police, they didn't come either, but.
Detective...
So it's that!
Huh, Encho?
Thank you so much.
Jojima, I have a request.
The mother of a child we were watching, Nanami Sakura
Shoplifting is a crime.
two nights ago at a Supermarket in Shinjuku's seventh block,
it's possible she was taken captive by a detective looking man.
Could you investigate her whereabouts?
Hana chan, you're feeling good now.
The culprit is likely Yamato.
To take revenge on me, he's scheming to smash Smiling Garden.
What, Hana chan, bingo!
Bingo, what is?
I found security camera footage of Risa san being taken captive.
Huh? Those two things are connected?
Their whereabouts? I'm checking right now.
Please hurry now!
There's no time! I'll pay you whatever!
Well, I wasn't going to have you pay, but however.
Oh, here? Huh?
Hitoshi, you go back to the school.
Huh, no, I'll go with you!
You need to protect Smiling Garden with Sayako san.
The charges against Minami chan, I'll absolutely clear them.
Alright, Encho.
Hanasaki Shinichiro has started to move hurriedly.
He finally figured out the mastermind is Yamato?
How slow is he.
Yamauchi san, you already knew.
Are you not going?
To where?
To go help that man.
What, me?
Yamauchi san, Hanasaki paid this month's payment.
I lied to you.
Why'd you do that?
Even so, you didn't go after Hanasaki.
I wanted to find out.
Tamaki! Yamauchi!
It's fine now!
You are a terrible person.
But you are a logical person yourself.
That's why I can rely on you.
But in the same way, Hanasaki Shinichiro,
is a man who will not depart from his convictions,
I have realized.
Don't you think so too?
Don't you think you don't want that man to die?
That Hanasaki is in a bind right now!
Yamauchi san!
Let's go.
Where should I look, Jojima!?
Hanasaki Shinichiro, get in! I can't right now...
We'll take you to the place you're looking for!
What?
Doesn't suit you, sitting next to us.
Your late.
I know, that you're with Yamauchi, right?
Aside from that, I have some valuable info.
What?
Jojima Kosuke
is praying for the safety of Hana chan and Risa san.
Hey.
Stand up. Stand up now.
This is a little early, but we're moving.
Where we going?
Resent your Hanasaki that couldn't help you.
Stop this!
I didn't know you would do such a terrible thing.
Don't involve Yuichi.
Hey.
Where do you think you're going.
Stop it! Are you an idiot?
You want to shorten you and your kid's lifespan?
Tie them up. OK.
Risa chan!
Hana chan!
Hanasaki!
How did you know we're here?
Shut up! Yamato, let Risa chan go!
Hanasaki, is it good
that you are at a place like this? Huh?
Things are critical at your precious Smiling Garden, right?
What the...
I told that mother I would separate her from her boy,
and she promptly cooperated.
Made a false accusation of abuse.
Her son grumbled about being made to lie.
You, even Yuichi....
even a child, what are you doing...!
Hanasaki, if you come any closer, I don't know what will happen to this woman.
Yamauchi, why?
If you're going to do bad things, do them yourself.
What I hate the most, are jerks that conspire!!
Get em!
Yamato! Hanasaki.
Bastard!
Risa san! Because I'm OK,
go get the kid.
Yuichi!
Encho Sensei.
Encho Sensei! It's alright now.
Alright now.
I'm sorry.
I was terrible to Smiling Garden, I'm sorry.
Sakura san, I know.
I'm sorry.
As usual, you're watching him hug someone else.
Because Hahasaki Shinichiro's priority is children.
It'll be OK.
Good, good. It's OK.
It's OK now.
Keep it! OPEN!
Don't smash.... Smiling Garden!
Leave, leave! Everyone.
Everyone, everyone, please calm down.
Please calm down.
As it shows here, we have evidence of abuse.
We have this medical certificate.
Sorry to intrude!
Sorry to intrude.
What is it, who are you? Me?
I'm the doctor at Nozoe Clinic, Nozoe Nami.
Doctor?
This is false.
False!?
Actually, I brought the doctor that wrote this.
Look, look... come here.
Here.
This person was threatened by a former detective called Yamato,
and falsified this report.
Huh, what is going on?
Look, stop your silence, tell them with your own mouth.
I am really sorry.
Sorry.
I am really sorry.
What, are we stupid?
Finish it by saying "sorry"....
Hey, wait!
But why the falsified report?
The parent and child that complained too...
The same thing. Sorry, everyone.
Hanasaki san. Encho!
They were threatened too.
A nasty bad former detective, threatened them with her weakness,
into filing a false report.
I am really sorry.
Yuichi. Minami.
I'm sorry.
Is that right.
But, your relationship with East Industries,
there'll be a strict investigation about any linkage you may have with the Yakuza.
Another day we'll contact you with that result.
Huh, are you still saying there's a possibility it'll be closed?
We told you that it's a good preschool, didn't we?
If this place goes away, it'll be a problem!
Right, right!
It's a problem if it's closed!
I don't want the school to close!
No way, NO! We love it!
Everyone, everyone!
Everyone, that you are all so concerned about Smiling Garden,
makes me really happy.
Masaike san, go ahead, please investigate to your hearts content.
Today you heard Minami chan's voice.
Seen the faces of the other workers.
The faces of the children.
Look at them all, then please make your judgment.
What I love is seeing the children laugh.
Being loud, all excited running around,
at times quarreling, crying, but then laughing again.
This is a place where they're safe.
And these children are watched over with kindness,
and the smiles of their fathers and mothers.
I love seeing their faces.
That's what our child care workers,
and everyone else gathered here thinks, I believe.
Everyone has their different circumstances,
but they all want to smile.
That is the Smiling Garden.
Alright.
As Encho Sensei has said, we'll thoroughly investigate.
If you'll excuse me.
This is Hanasaki's payment for this month.
What is it?
Oh, nothing.
What's with that look?
Well, I was surprised to see such a Yamauchi san.
Well then, I suppose I'll go threaten Hanasaki again.
You really do like him, that man there.
It's just I want to see him on the bottom of the ocean soon.
Encho! We got a notice from the Welfare Health Department!
Look at it.
Result of the on-site investigation,
there are no problems.
Hello? Everyone hung in there...
Encho Sensei, Encho Sensei.
A call from Masaike san.
Hello, I'm on now. Director Hanasaki.
I have one more thing to ask you.
Yes, what is it?
I have a 4 year old daughter, do you have an opening?
We have an opening, we'd be happy to take her.
Thank you so much, counting on you.
Papa!
Nozomi, you can go to Smiling Garden.
That's great!
Good afternoon. Oh, Hana chan.
Come in.
I'll make you something. Oh, thanks.
Hanasaki san. Yes?
I know I'm always butting in, but
a good woman like Risa san, there aren't anymore!
You're always butting in, but
somehow today, you're suddenly more positive.
It's irritating, you understand!?
I understand. Oh, really?
Risa chan. What?
Well, I ah...
From now on, I want to eat Risa chan's cooking everyday.
Finally?
Huh, what are you saying?
Right here! Now!
Well then, for today, the special special special menu.
I'll make it, OK. Yes.!
Hello, Jojima?
This drama is fiction, as are persons appearing and organizations.