Because people's lives are long
they want to accumulate things,
but in fact there's little they actually need.
For me, losing my memory each day,
most things are unnecessary.
For example, anniversaries.
Investment in the future.
Distant promises I don't know when will be fulfilled.
I don't need any.
Just one thing is important
The unrepeatable today,
the today that is all I have,
how will I live it?
My memory resets each day
My memory resets each day?
"Sandglass"?
I can trust Yakusuke-san
"Yakkai-san"?
Brrr!
Winter?
Okitegami Ky?ko's home investigation begin
A single bed.
Labels saying which clothes I've worn each day.
The clothes are all women's.
Clothing
is needed
A code?
One bear & four pigeons
Wow!
Fairly wealthy.
Money
is needed
It's a secret.
Who was I talking to?
The flat has a living room, dining room and kitchen.
Quite large for a woman living alone.
The building has been here a while.
A home
is needed
Telephone!
No records.
Beautiful image quality!
No computer anymore.
"Okitegami Detective Agency".
I seem to have food, clothing and shelter.
Food?
What kind of eating habits...?
No hint of a desire to cook.
As a single woman,
I'm in a slightly unfortunate category.
Only the minimum necessary personal belongings.
I can't find a diary anywhere.
None of Sunaga-sensei's books, either.
The present me
doesn't need
anything
Investigation Complete
Intuition is my only weapon.
I am Okitegami Ky?ko.
Private detective.
Okay!
Okitegami Ky?ko's Memorandum
Subtitles by Candylemon
Hourglasses...
In other words, sandglass.
Sandglass
Investigation begin
Hi, Ky?ko-san, morning.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
I'm the owner, H?r?.
Here at Sandglass, we have apartments
a café, a clothes shop,
and private detective brokerage.
- Private detective brokerage? - Yes.
We process requests and receive 10% of the fee
The detectives registered with us
have different ranks and charges.
Naturally you're of the highest rank.
- You tell me every morning? - Yes.
Except when I have a hangover.
This person knows about my amnesia.
- You seem in a good mood. - Yes, I'm on top form!
Age unknown,
outrageously flashy.
He seems happy and frank.
But true character unknown
Hm?
Cat!
That's right, her name is Cat.
Does she come up to my flat?
Mm, she can sleep with you tonight if you like.
So it was you.
This is probably something like procedural memory.
I have no concrete memory of keeping a cat,
Procedural memory
but having often spoken to a cat at my feet
my body intuitively remembered.
Swimming, riding a bike,
playing an instrument,
and using a knife are the same.
They use a different part of the brain to normal memory.
- Good morning~ - Morning, morning.
Good morning, I'm Makuru.
This is Nuru.
He's always like that.
Nuru-kun assists all the detectives.
He is paid separately.
He's a talented researcher, but he only does research.
He refuses contact with criminals.
He doesn't want to get involved.
He has high defence instincts.
A developed spine and supple limbs.
It may be...
Oh~!
5 straight weeks of winning!
I do this every day?
Yeah, the same pattern.
Frustrating.
Unbearably frustrating.
Sunaga-sensei!
So you were here!
Ky?ko-san?
Yes?
Meals are included in your rent. Do you want breakfast?
- Yes, please. - Okay!
"2015".
There's a wall where my memories stop.
Last fragment of memory
Here you go!
Thank you very much.
Itadakimasu.
People with amnesia
can't recall things about themselves,
or their family and friends,
but they can speak words
and know how to eat bread and drink coffee.
There are still many mysteries surrounding memory.
The limit of my memory
It seems I live like this every day.
Sandglass
is needed
I can trust Yakusuke-san
Who is Yakkai-san?
Excuse me.
Are there any other Sandglass staff?
This is all.
Why?
I just wondered.
Could it be a secret relationship?
Unlikely.
Stop ogling her.
- It's the first time she's asked that. - What?
Yes, just a moment, please.
Ky?ko-san, there's work for you.
As soon as possible, they say.
Third anniversary sale!
We've been waiting!
Okitegami Ky?ko-san!
My~ It really is white.
- It's lovely. - Thank you.
My husband's told me all about you.
Your husband is the client?
My husband is the Division 1 chief.
Since the field detectives are unreliable,
he requested your help.
The detective in charge is...?
Pleased to meet you, I'm Okitegami...
Don't bother, we know.
Having a private detective participate in a police investigation
- is preposterous. - it's because you're too slow.
My memory resets when I sleep.
I'm ideal for confidentiality,
and I won't inconvenience the police investigation.
That's the Forgetful Detective.
This is a shop I patronise.
I rushed here for the celebration,
and then this happened.
What sort of case is it?
Murder.
A bizarre one, at that.
Apparel shop, Nashorn.
In a shop crowded for the third anniversary,
an incident occurred.
The victim was regular customer Yanei Sashiko-san.
An in-store surveillance camera
shows her arrive at 11 o'clock.
20 minutes later, she was found dead in a fitting room.
The cause of death was occipital trauma.
The weapon was one of the shop's original hangers.
The weight and hardness were sufficient for a bludgeon.
In front of the fitting rooms
is a CCTV blind spot,
so unfortunately the killer's exit wasn't recorded.
You can watch in real time.
You're like someone from the Sh?wa era.
The shop was crowded with customers at the time,
so the victim was witnessed entering the fitting room.
But nobody saw the killer.
20 minutes past between the victim
entering the fitting room and being found dead.
During that time, no one noticed anything abnormal.
No one heard any sound of a struggle.
It's a strange tale, isn't it?
But it's true.
I was sitting here all the time.
If something happened there,
I would definitely notice.
The victim was wearing a new Nashorn outfit, wasn't she?
I was sitting here with another customer
and we said, "That's nice".
And then M?-kun came.
I reached this table around 11 o'clock.
I was chatting to the ladies until the body was found.
I didn't see anything.
I didn't even notice Yanei-san was here.
Yes.
Yanei-san had been a loyal customer since we opened.
This case occurred in an enclosed room away from view.
Enclosed room away from view?
The fitting room itself isn't a sealed room,
but there were people all around.
How could she be killed without anyone noticing?
Why have you changed clothes?
- I think they're lovely clothes. - They really suit you.
- I'll buy them. - Thank you very much.
- T?asa-san, you pay. - Ah!
- They're necessary for the investigation. - Liar!
I chose carefully.
This was 30% off!
Do it!
Y-yes...
By the way, these scattered shoes...
They're lovely, too.
Don't you dare put them on!
I'm not buying any more!
The member of staff who discovered her dropped them.
She says, "Staff", but he's just a temp.
- Temp? - He's trouble.
Trouble?
Trouble
"Yakkai"
Ky?ko-san!
We've met many times.
My name's Yakusuke.
Yakkai
Yakusuke
I can trust Yakusuke-san
Yakusuke
I can trust Yakusuke-san
Ah~ Ah!
- You're very cheap - Cheap?
Half price.
Ah!
I told you to let me take it off!
- Don't, that's my weak point! - Come on!
I can trust Yakusuke-san
?
He was the first discoverer?
Yeah.
Kakushidate Yakusuke.
I can trust Yakusuke-san
?
Let's begin.
I'll investigate, thoroughly.
Kakushidate Yakusuke investigation begin
They were looking for temporary sales staff
and all I've done is yesterday's preparation and then today.
I was mainly responsible for the welcome drinks and goods.
Then the manager called me to the second floor
and asked me to put shoes out...
And then
I heard, "There's a sticker on you."
There's a sticker on you.
Sorry.
Madam?
Nobody move!!
Stand still and don't touch anything!
I can't believe she was the Division 1 chief's wife...
I see.
I understand the basics.
What?
T?asa-san told me earlier
that he's often met you as a suspect
in previous cases.
Yes, I have bad luck.
It's always happening.
This sort of thing always happens?
Yet again I've done nothing wrong.
What kind of life...?
You know, don't you?
That I'm not lying.
You can always tell if I lie even a little.
How much trouble has that caused me?
He's not lying
I say that, but it's been fun.
Ah... It's not that I
deliberately cause incidents or get involved
just so I can see you.
- You're very quiet today. - I am?
You're normally more chatty, or pushy, or wanting things your way.
You don't seem interested in what I say.
Ah, you're not interested today, are you?
It's just voluntary questioning.
I know, don't worry.
I'm always being hurt
by misunderstandings and delusions.
The first time we met
you questioned me as a suspect.
It's nostalgic.
I don't feel any nostalgia.
I'm sorry.
When did that happen?
About 3 months ago.
What happened in those 3 months?
For this case,
the chief's wife believes you're the most suspicious person.
The only commotion in those 20 minutes
was when you dropped the shoes.
You used the confusion
to kill Yanei-san and pretend to find the body.
Isn't that too big a stretch?
You'll know the truth soon.
- Do you know it? - I don't.
But a great detective's here.
I believe there's no mystery you can't solve.
A real optimist.
- Pardon? - You are.
Don't be silly.
My negativity's as deep as the Mariana Trench.
If I seem optimistic...
...it's thanks to you.
Can I really trust this person?
Mysterious
People's hearts are mysterious things.
It's possible I was crazy when I thought
I could trust someone.
It's the suspension bridge effect.
In extreme circumstances, a person
might think someone is wonderful and trustworthy.
Even though they're not.
There's also the phrase, "Love is blind".
If you think you love someone...
Love?
Eh?
- No way! - No way what?
That's silly!
For Okitegami Ky?ko, there is only today
Love and affection
aren't needed
Ah, I'm sorry.
When Yanei-san came I was on the second floor.
Until I heard screaming.
I didn't see anything,
and I don't know anything!
I didn't see Yanei-san, either.
Yakusuke-san...
I feel bad for not thinking he was so sensitive.
He's kind of cute, isn't he?
The president thought Yanei-san was pushy.
Seems she was chasing him.
I was on the floor at the cash register
and handling customer service,
so I did go near the fitting room
but I didn't notice anything.
Questioning complete
It's clear roughly what happened.
It is?
Ultimately, nobody saw anything.
That's why the culprit is obvious.
The key point in this case
is why was it done in an enclosed space.
Why was it done out of sight?
To hide the body?
To hide the who the culprit was?
To hide the incident itself?
To hide something they didn't want seen?
Of course, it's possible
the culprit created the enclosed space by accident or for fun,
but let's put that aside.
Generally if you choose to do something out of sight,
it's because you want to hide it.
The killer in this case
had something they wanted to hide,
and created a situation where it seems impossible for anyone to have done it.
- Um, Ky?ko-san.... - Yes?
Do you know who did it?
Yes, although it's presumptuous.
This concludes Okitegami Ky?ko's lecture.
Eh?!
Thank you for listening.
- I'll go now. - EH~?!
- You're leaving? - Yes.
- Wait a minute! - What's going on?
Isn't it your policy to finish jobs you're given?
Didn't the Division 1 chief tell you?
What?
There's work for you.
As soon as possible, he says.
He doesn't think it can be solved in a day.
- In that case, I can't do it. - The thing is...
you just need to confirm the status of the incident.
You don't have to solve it.
In return, you'll only be paid half.
Well?
In other words,
I'm only doing half a job today.
That man's so stingy!
He says it's because you reduced his allowance.
It's my fault?
Private detectives aren't volunteers.
Solving mysteries for free would be...
Could you pay the other half...?
No way!
I'm going to Tasmania this month, so there's no money.
Tasmania?
- I'm glad we met. - Eh?
Perhaps the investigation is insufficient,
but I didn't think I needed such things in my life.
I think I'll erase it before I sleep.
I can trust Yakusuke-san
"Erase it"?
Kakushidate Yakusuke investigation complete
Well then.
Yakusuke!
You were the suspect, so you pay!
I've run out of money for detectives.
I had to buy her clothes, too.
Before, in the middle of a case
she sent me out to buy clothes...
You didn't have to...
I'm living on cup noodles.
You'll be fine if you give yourself up.
You get 3 meals a day in prison.
I'll manage without, thanks.
Can't be helped.
You'll tell us the culprit?
I'll just give you a hint.
Stingy...!
Shut up!
If we're doing this, let's be quick.
- The key is Occam's razor. - "Occam"?
He was a 14th century philosopher.
Put simply, Occam's razor
strips away unnecessary complications.
I read it in a mystery novel recently.
You like mystery novels?
I'm studying to be Watson.
Partner?
You've called me that several times.
You did fire me once, though.
He's honest
Kakushidate Yakusuke investigation complete
Kakushidate Yakusuke investigation ongoing
Well then, Watson-kun.
Maybe you can answer this.
If you strip away the complications here
and split things into possible and impossible,
what do you think is left?
What's with this performance?
Buddy play?
For "impossible", I think...
the idea someone could be hit
within a closed fitting room.
It's only big enough for one person.
Right!
I confirmed that while changing clothes.
There's no way one person
could hit another hard with a hanger.
If there were a struggle,
or the victim cried out,
the people around would notice.
If you discount that as impossible,
just one possibility remains.
Just one.
That's...
Go on!
The killer doesn't exist!
Go on!
- Pardon? - It was an accident.
The hanger fell down for some reason.
Ah... I'm sorry.
I know there's nothing above,
I just wish there wasn't a killer.
He's a good person
I'll give you a big hint.
Testimony is biased.
Biased?
Who testified they saw the victim in the shop?
I did!
And the customers with me.
Customers near the entrance testified, too.
Huh?
None of the staff saw!
That's right!
The testimonies came from people who didn't know the victim's face.
In other words, all they confirmed
is that a person wearing new collection clothes
came to the shop and went into the fitting room.
That means...
...it was someone else?!
Yes, the killer in disguise.
The figure entered the shop wearing sunglasses.
If they wore a wig,
they could fool people who didn't know the victim.
But why do that?
In order to hide something.
The murder time!
The killer wanted people to think Yanei-san was alive until 11 o'clock.
- But really...! - It was much earlier.
She died before the store opened at 10.
Before opening time means...
The killer is a staff member.
The body was in here
from before the store opened?
That's impossible...
I'd have thought so, too.
Who checks the fitting rooms before opening?
No one does, right?
But if it was there before opening,
it should've been noticed after opening.
That's right.
You're saying the body was there
for an hour after opening time.
I'm always telling everyone to check the fitting rooms.
Yes.
If a customer isn't out after 15 minutes,
we're told to ask if they're okay.
I checked on the fitting rooms several times.
But the customers inside kept switching.
There's no way the body was in there the whole time.
Listen...
How do you know
the people inside kept switching?
- You couldn't see from outside. - No, but...
Is it because the shoes outside changed?
- Ah! - Ah!
If someone kept switching the shoes,
it would look like different people were in there.
The culprit delayed discovery of the body.
So that means the killer
is someone who could switch the shoes.
Who was that?
I don't know.
But if you think about who could switch shoes,
it has to be someone who moved about carrying shoes
in front of the other staff,
and any suspicious behaviour
- would also be recorded. - Yes!
How would they be discrete
and minimize suspicious behaviour?
By wearing them!
The killer kept changing their shoes.
That's right!
The crime was probably spontaneous.
When the killer arrived here
there was some trouble with Yanei-san
and they hit her with the hanger,
then hid her in there.
But the body would be found when the shop opened.
So they kept replacing the shoes.
The culprit waited for the customers to enter,
then took off the victim's shoes
and put them in front of the fitting room.
They went to the second floor,
put on some shoes from stock,
and every 15 minutes
switched the shoes by the fitting room
and then put on different ones.
The culprit changed the shoes every 15 minutes
for over an hour,
so no one looked behind the curtain.
They thought up a plan to shift the time of the crime.
They took clothes like those of the victim,
from the Nashorn goods in stock
left through the back door wearing the victim's shoes,
and disguised as Yanei-san.
Having ensured they were filmed,
they avoided the staff
and went from the entrance to the fitting room.
Wait a minute.
The culprit changed in the fitting room with the corpse?
That's risky.
When they opened the curtain, anyone might see.
The culprit entered the next cubicle.
The next one?
But the ladies who were there
said she went in that one...
It would be hard to see well from this angle,
and the human brain is good at rewriting memories.
The killer actually entered
the cubicle next to the body,
but because the body was found in this one
they thought they'd seen the victim
entering this fitting room.
It's a phenomenon called "memory priming".
I'm sorry~
It wasn't your fault...
The culprit entered the next fitting room,
wearing clothes matching the victim's
and replaced the victim's shoes they'd been wearing
with ones from stock.
Then they left looking innocent
and returned to work.
All they left were the body
and the victim's own shoes.
It was perfectly done.
Up to that point.
Up to that point?
They had another task left.
Their own shoes...
The culprit didn't get back their own shoes.
They might still...
The killer is still wearing shoes from stock.
You can tell at a glance.
Which?
Are those from stock?
You can't see it that way.
I get it...
Why didn't the killer get back their own shoes?
Because they'd been taken to the second floor.
I thought it was odd when I saw it.
One pair didn't match the box.
These are the killer's shoes.
These are the one's she's wearing.
The killer is...
...you.
These are the killer's shoes.
These are the one's she's wearing.
The killer is...
...you.
You deliberately prodded him, didn't you?
When you saw him carrying the box
you'd put your own shoes in,
you peeled off a nearby label
and pretended to try taking it off.
- Sorry! - I'm sorry...
In the commotion,
you tried to find your own shoes, but...
Nobody move!!
Stand still and don't touch anything!
Is it my fault, then?
You helped me.
Miwa-chan, why?
That woman...
She came here early...
Huh? M?-kun's not here yet?
The president still hasn't arrived.
The store opens at 10, so please come back then.
I can wait inside.
You're bothering the president.
Oh, it's you?
The woman chasing M?-kun.
Huh?
Too bad~
We're getting married soon.
He promised to when the shop turned 3.
But...
He'd promised me the same.
That's why we argued.
- Two-timing. - That's low.
No...
It's three-timing.
He promised me, too.
Don't tell me...you, too?!
A bargain deal on promises.
Eh? No no...
Scum!!
Love is a troublesome feeling.
In the end
it's not needed
It's troublesome, but not all bad.
At least for me...
If I don't regret that I fell in love,
I can live
day by day with no regrets.
Ky?ko-san.
I'll be waiting up there.
Thank you for today.
You said you'd only hint,
but in the end you said who'd done it.
I got carried away.
You make a good team.
This film's on until today.
I planned to go with my husband,
but I'll give you them.
But...
Just take them.
Because we have tomorrow.
Have fun.
For Okitegami Ky?ko, there is only today
Yakusuke-san.
Ky?ko-san?
Yes.
What's wrong?
Ah...
- These... - Ah~!
I forgot the soba shop.
Soba shop?
I promised to meet someone.
I'd better go.
Alright.
Aren't you going?
I always...
...feel reluctant.
Because today's Ky?ko-san
only exists today.
There's going to be a "Great Detective Meiko" film revival.
Could I take you?
I don't know what I'll think on that day,
so promising is...
You're right.
I understand.
I'll wait and invite you then.
Although it might be tricky.
- You're broke. - Yes.
I can't afford a date.
- You shouldn't ask. - Right.
I'm sorry about today.
I can't even walk you home.
- You know the place? - Very well.
That's right.
It seems you've been living there
for 3 years.
Bye.
My memory is interrupted by a wall.
If I've been living there 3 years,
where was I before?
Last fragment of memory
How come you're here so late?
Is Ky?ko-san back from today's job?
- Not yet. - Is something wrong?
No.
Oh, Yakusuke-kun, want a drink?
You will, right?
Tequila till morning!
Before you drink,
there's something I want to ask you.
Well well well?
You two can go.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight. - 'Night.
Well then.
I think as the owner, you know something.
In that room...
...why is that writing there?
Why does a culprit create an enclosed space?
To hide something.
To hide the truth.
The enclosed space where I live...
From today, you will live as
Okitegami Kyoko, private detective
Who created that space?
Well~ My~ That's a tricky question.
Is she a detective because she's Ky?ko-san,
or Ky?ko-san because she's a detective?
It's that difficult.
Stop playing games.
Did I enter that room myself?
Or did someone shut me in?
Will the day ever come when I solve this?
My memory resets each day
And the reason I'm Okitegami Ky?ko.
Ky?ko?
You're Ky?ko...right?
It's me.
Have you forgotten the man you dated?
Dated?
That's painful.
Even though we were engaged.
You really don't remember?
Is that why you disappeared?
A past promise?
I don't know how you know me,
but try more effective seduction.
Seduction?
It's late, so I'll be leaving.
Today is already over.
I can only leave
all the mysteries to tomorrow's Ky?ko.
It'll be fine.
It seems I have a partner I can trust.
I'll go back to that room again today.
But one day
I'll go back to another place.
That's what today's Ky?ko has decided.
but she won't remember it.
I am T?asa of Division 1.
I'm Shinmai.
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