Let's hold off on our marriage.
Sorry.
That's not true, right?
Being alone is great, Russell.
We were looking for a new babysitter, and
this is Sasaki Takuya-kun, the successor.
Russell-kun, congratulations on your marriage.
But make sure you transition over properly before you go.
Alright!
What do you mean transition over? What's going to happen to me?
Missy, detective and housewife, you can't have it both ways.
-Chief, can't you withdraw it? -I'm afraid not.
Sasaki, you want to be a detective, right?
Yes.
Then consider this your opportunity and work hard.
-Yes, but... -What are you gonna do, Marukou?
What can I do, he's already here.
Senpai!
Right?
So, therefore, from tomorrow, Russell-kun will...
Russell will stay here too.
They're gonna compete.
-Compete? -Compete?
The winner gets the probationary appointment.
You can't decide that on your own!
Stop messing around!
Alright, fine. I'll wait one day. Okay?
But you only have one day today. You have to decide by tomorrow morning.
Are you sure?
Fortunately, the Director is away at a conference today.
We should be fine until he affixes his seal.
But something's been stinking up the place!
Did you poop~?
I don't get it. This babysitter and competition business. Something's definitely wrong!
-You wanna give it a shot, Takuya? -Can I?
I'll back you up if can't figure it out, so
give it a try since you're here anyway.
Alright.
At first, it's kinda hard to get it right.
He's good.
Nice~.
5 points for Sasaki.
Points?
He's way better than Russell.
My sister has 2 kids and she makes me help out all the time.
I see. Add 2 more points.
So what do you mean by points?
Whoever gets the most points wins.
Next, milk.
Is it about ready?
Hot!
Let me see that.
Okay.
Sasaki, plus 10 points.
This morning, we got a request for support from the Traffic Division.
It's a fatal hit and run accident caused by a road bike.
From the tire mark, it appears
this road bike is a rare item. Only 50 were sold.
Meaning we look up each person who bought it...?
Yeah, that's right. Shirato and Akaishi,
find the owners of these road bikes and verify their alibi.
Ohno and Hara, you guys go make inquiries around the scene.
Hello, Violent Crime Division.
Yes... Telephone.
Thanks.
-A fatal bike accident, huh? -It's been happening a lot lately.
What? Rape?
Okay, I'll be right down.
Hey, hey, what's going on, Sasaki?
Sounds like my childhood friend was victimized this morning.
She did well, making a tough decision to seek help from the police.
But she'll have to relive the painful experience over and over.
That's why a lot of women bear in silence.
Sexual predators should be castrated.
Childhood friend...
Chief.
What? A man?
Conference room.
-Yes. -I'm coming too.
This way.
What? A man?
-A man, right? -He's definitely a man.
Times have sure changed.
Your name please.
Kozuka Shigeru.
Your occupation?
I manage the freezer warehouse for Euro Sky Foods.
Do you know the person who attacked you?
Yes.
The CEO of the company,
Yoshioka Makiko.
Will you be filing a claim?
Or would you rather press charges?
What's the difference?
It's a matter of whether or not you want the offender punished.
I can't afford to quit my job.
All I want is an apology.
It's legitimate power, as well as sexual, harassment.
Are you sure you don't want to press charges?
I know it required a lot of courage just to come to the police.
It's best to forget about it as soon as you can.
But then...
Will you say the same thing if the victim was a woman?
No... but for a man...
There are times when it's too painful for a man to make a stand too.
We can't prosecute without a formal complaint, so the rest is up to you.
What is Kozuka to you?
Well, I suppose he's like my best friend.
-Best friend? -Yes.
How do you say, we don't need words to understand each other.
It's like I know I can trust him no matter what.
I owe it to him that I'm a police officer.
I know, I'm in sales so it can't be helped, but
I can't stand having to lie all the time just to make a sale.
If you can't stand it, why don't you quit?
-Like it's someone else's problem. -It is, isn't it?
It's your life after all.
But you already have the answer, don't you?
Have more faith in yourself.
I believe in you no matter what happens.
Yeah, thanks.
After that, I quit my job and took the police officer exam.
Because he said he believed in me,
I didn't give up on my dream.
There's something special about male friendship.
This won't do. Replace everything.
-But... -No "buts"!
There's no way we can serve that crap at an embassy reception.
The reception's the day after tomorrow. We don't have time!
There's still two whole days. Leave if you can't do it.
Brrr, cold!
How cold is this right now?
-10° C. It's dangerous
coming in here dressed like that. May I ask who you are?
You're the CEO, Yoshioka Makiko-san, correct?
Yes, but who are you?
-I wasn't expecting such a pretty CEO. -So...
Do you mind answering a few questions for us?
Your baby?
I'm sorry. I just couldn't find anyone to take care of him.
Perhaps you should take the day off?
Being a detective, I'm afraid I can't take any time off.
Wouldn't you be remiss in both then?
My workplace is very understanding, so I manage with my co-workers' cooperation.
I see. So that's why you have two young subordinates in tow.
But don't you think that's a waste of taxpayer's money?
Are you the old-fashioned type who thinks that
women should shut up and protect the home?
No, I'm a working woman too, I consider myself women's ally
Really? A woman's foe can sometimes be a woman...
So what did you want?
Today at around 6:30 am,
where were you and what were you doing?
Do you mind if I record our conversation?
I don't mind, but do you always do that?
Our company requires all employees to record their conversation with customers.
-Every department does it? -Yes.
I gave the order.
Isn't that going a bit too far?
Things on record are the only thing that can be trusted.
So what happened at that time?
A victim reported being raped by you.
Who would do such a thing?
One of your employees, Kozuka Shigeru-san.
Kozuka...
Oh, he sounds familiar.
According to Kozuka Shigeru-san,
"I"...Oh, "I" refers to Kozuka-san, the victim.
"I had night duty that day,
and I was checking the temperature of the freezer every two hours.
At around 6:30, the CEO"...
The "CEO" he refers to is you.
"The CEO arrived at work and called me in to her office.
After I entered the office, she locked the door, and
she embraced me tightly from the back."
Russell, go embrace Sasaki.
What on earth is this...
I thought I'd have them re-enact Kozuka-san's testimony.
Hurry.
"She embraced me tightly from the back."
No, tightly!
"I shook her off and faced her.
0What are you doing? Please stop it." -What are you doing? Please stop it.
"She then flung me in the chair by the desk"...
"She came closer like she was coming down on me"...
"Came closer like she was coming down on me"...
What are you doing! This is ridiculous.
Please leave. I'm innocent.
Daa~.
What do you mean innocent...
Are you denying the charge?
Unless my attorney is present, I'm not talking.
I understand. Thank you for your time.
Excuse us.
Are we leaving? But Hashizo-kun just said "Daa~".
Get out of my way. Make sure you pick up everything.
What? Wait... Wait a minute!
Hey!
Yummy?
I can't afford to quit my job.
All I want is an apology.
I'm innocent.
-Say, Takuya. -Hm?
We didn't break up, did we?
We put marriage on hold, but we haven't broke up, right?
We just went back to being lovers, right?
Can we put that on hold?
On hold?
Sasaki, you just got 100 points.
-What? -100?!
Why 100 in one shot?
He'd only eat baby food from me, but
look, he's letting that young man feed him.
This never happened before. He's amazing~.
Wait, 100... That means I lost!
And Russell gets minus 50 points.
What? Did I do something?
You can't even rape a guy properly.
That's not something people normally do!
I'm sorry.
I want you to be the daddy of my baby in Shanghai.
No way. I claimed him first.
-You already have a man! -Shut up!
There's a lot of unusual things here.
Most came here under unusual circumstances.
Stolen goods, smuggled goods, things like that.
There are black market channels that distribute these goods.
Isn't that illegal? Can you do that?
It's nothing more than shopping.
-Ah~ Anything interesting lately? -Oh, speaking of which,
I heard a rare item's coming up.
It retails for 1,890,000 yen, but
they say a mania would be willing to pay more.
I wonder what it is. This is so exciting!
1,890,000 yen...
Rich folks are so stupid.
Kozuka, what happened?
I'm sorry to bother you so soon after this morning.
Don't even worry about that.
Are you alright?
Thanks.
We were about to contact you anyway.
We met with the CEO.
She denied the whole thing...
She won't talk unless her attorney's present.
She's pretty but somewhat of a cold person, isn't she?
She said the only thing she trusts is what's been recorded.
Is that right...
Actually, I hesitated this morning because I was too embarrassed, but...
this...
I had turned on the recorder I had with me at that time and
recorded everything that went on.
You decided to...press charges?
We'll take it back to the station and verify it.
If you don't care about losing your job...
What... Please...Please stop it.
Hey, Marukou. How's the competition going?
117 versus minus 53.
-117 versus minus 53? -So what's the actual point difference?
Aoi-chan, what in the world did you do to get minus points?
There's still time, right?
I still have chance to come from behind, right?
Missy, that point difference means it's a called game.
Then can't we just go with Sasaki?
What? You're the one who said wait until morning.
-You did indeed! -I did...say that but
morning is first thing in the morning. You have to decide before the Director gets in.
Alright?
Chief, we went and confirmed the testimony of the woman who witnessed the accident.
She went to the park to jog at 6:30 am as usual.
Are you alright?
Apparently, she didn't see the face.
The person was wearing a helmet and neck warmer.
-What about the owners? -We got together with Traffic Division
and verified the owners of all 50 bikes and their alibi.
But who'd dish out 1,890,000 yen for a bicycle?
1,890,000 yen?
I heard a rare item's coming up.
It retails for 1,890,000 yen, but...
They talk about the bad economy, but there's still people with money, huh?
Money is no object for manias.
There weren't any suspicious ones?
Actually, there was one. That 1,890,000 yen bike...
She said it was stolen so she couldn't show it to us.
Moreover, she lives alone, so we couldn't confirm her alibi either.
We asked if she'd come in for voluntary questioning, but she said she won't without her attorney.
That certainly does smell fishy.
Her name's...
So, she's the CEO of Euro Sky Foods, Yoshioka Makiko...
Unless my attorney is present, I'm not talking.
Wait a sec. Yoshioka Makiko's our suspect.
-What? -6:30 is
precisely when Kozuka was called in to the CEO's office.
We have the evidence too.
I recorded everything that went on.
January 12. The time is 6:34 am.
Please stop. I'm calling for someone.
Go ahead. Try yelling.
If you don't care about losing your job.
What... Please... Please stop it.
So she was speaking the truth when she said it was stolen.
The theft's been reported too.
That means she has an alibi.
It's possible the bike thief's the hit and run culprit, right?
Alright. Let's request support from the Larceny Division too.
I'll go check out the parking garage at Yoshioka Makiko's condo.
Okay, I'll go ask the Traffic Division. Carry on, everyone.
That's a pretty convenient alibi.
The time on the voice recorder can be easily manipulated, right?
Are you saying Kozuka manipulated the time?
The victim himself reported it, right? The credibility is high.
Then what? Are you saying that the voice recorder,
rape, they're all lies?
He even called Sasaki, his childhood friend.
If you think Kozuka's lying, what's his reason?
Kozuka isn't the kind of person to lie.
-Don't make a statement based on speculation! -Now, now...
Yoshioka Makiko's road bike. Let's start with the thief who stole it.
Okay. Go on.
Kozuka's the victim, you know.
What would he gain from doing that?
Shut up, you minus woman.
Mutsumi?
Judging from your voice, it's work-related, right?
Remember, earlier you were talking about a 1,890,000 yen item on the black market?
-It's a bicycle! The sporty kind. -What a letdown, huh?
Do you know where it came from?
I'll e-mail you right away.
Bye now.
I'm going out to make inquiries.
Good luck. Hope you get to be a detective.
Sasaki, go check out this place.
If you tell them Mutsumi sent you, they'll cooperate.
You may find out something about the stolen road bike.
What about Kozuka?
I'll send the recorder to the lab. And wait for the result.
Don't I need to babysit?
You're at the bonus stage after getting 100 points, right?
Go make a case for your aptitude as a detective.
I'll do my best.
I'll see you later.
You minus woman,
give Hashizo a bath. You'd like a bath, wouldn't you?
Who are you?
Mutsumi-san referred me.
Ah~ About that.
Yes.
That item, right?
Do you remember the individual who brought it in?
A man.
-Same age as you. -Same age.
-Oh, jacket. -Jacket.
30.
On the back. 30.
30...
Thanks.
What's up? Did you want to talk about something?
Well...
What is it? You have something to say, don't you?
Are you hiding something from me?
Of course not. I decided to talk about that because it was you.
That's right... huh?
That's right.
I can trust you, right?
Of course. Why would I lie to you?
Alright.
Why would you, huh?
Hello, Maruoka.
This is Sasaki.
How did it go?
I recovered the road bike.
It's in my room.
I know what I'm doing.
But...
let me keep it for just one night.
Alright.
Thank you.
Congratulations, Russell.
Despite the hopeless score of 117 versus minus 53,
you got the come-from-behind victory by default.
Default? Was that Takuya who just called?
In the end, that's all he was.
What did Takuya say?
He took the road bike home and asked to hold on to it.
Road bike?
Sasaki will be terminated for suppression of evidence.
You're the winner.
Wait a minute! Why didn't you stop him?
-Why would I stop him? -Are you just going to leave him?
Senpai, you're supposed to be his supervisor.
Don't stick your nose in other people's rules.
Takuya doesn't do irresponsible things like suppressing evidence!
Then what about your marriage? He brought it up first and then opted out, right?
That's different...
It's the same.
Yoshioka and Kozuka might be involved in the
hit and run road bike accident... You knew that and sent Takuya?
He's the one who was talking crap about believing and friendship.
Were you testing Takuya?
Say, can you name Sasaki's faults?
Huh? Takuya's faults?
He's too considerate.
Are you stupid? That's why you get dumped.
His fault is that when he gets stuck, instead of trying to get to the bottom of it,
he puts it on hold and runs away from it.
That's Takuya's way of being considerate.
Then if someone close to you commits a crime, are you going to let it slide?
No...
Which are you?
Are you gonna accommodate him and be the kind of cute wife that he likes,
or are you going to be a detective even if you have to push him aside?
That's...
You don't have a mind of your own.
You're half-assed.
But... But whether I'm half-assed or whatever,
my feeling for Takuya doesn't change!
Why don't you just do as you please?
I'll do as I please.
Okay, let's go.
Yes, this is Sasaki.
What did you decide?
I haven't yet...
Those two are setting us up. I'm on my way to expose that.
Brr~ Cold.
Where's the road bike?
-Yes. -Staking out in front of Sasaki's home?
Sasaki's covering up for Kozuka.
I'm gonna test his flimsy friendship.
Kozuka!
What's going on?
Sorry for making you come in so early in the morning.
What are we doing here?
It's showtime for the Ice Queen.
I had Yoshioka Makiko come in before you guys arrived
and locked her in.
Kozuka-san. Let's take revenge, huh?
If you press charges, you can have her legally punished, but
that's the end of it.
Do you think that's enough?
Let's make her suffer until she feels like she's dying.
It's cold without the right clothes, isn't it?
But please bear with it. This is revenge.
Do you think you'll get away with this?
Don't worry about it.
What can you gain from doing this!
Revenge is revenge.
This is wrong!
The one who's wrong is Yoshioka Makiko and her power and sexual harassment
That's true, but...
Then what's the problem?
But still, aren't you being too unprofessional...?
The answer... do you have it?
That's...
Then shut up and watch.
How long has she been locked up in there?
It's really dangerous without appropriate clothing!
Make her suffer until she feels like she's dying..
Surely, you're not planning to kill her?
Oh? Are you going to forgive a terrible boss like her?
Does that mean you have feelings for her?
Then your claim must have been a sham?
That's...
Sasaki, lower the temperature.
For the sake of your precious friend.
No, I'm not doing it.
What~ that's all your friendship is?
You're more cold-hearted than I thought.
Neither Kozaka nor I want revenge!
Cut out the nice bullcrap.
If you get trampled on as a human being,
the retribution is death.
Going down~.
Please stop.
Please stop!
This is Yoshioka Makiko's road bike, isn't it?
Stupid Russell. It was just starting to get interesting.
How did you...
Sorry. I talked to the building manager and had him open the door.
Takuya, tell me the truth.
Yoshioka Makiko-san, are you alive?
Just now, our Herculean woman carried in the road bike.
Most likely, it's evidence of the fatal hit and run accident, but
this is your road bike, is it not?
I'm sorry. I'm bringing it down a tad bit more.
Oh! You want me to go down some more?
Stop.
Stop...
Please stop!
Please let her out!
I caused the accident. I'm the one
who stole the road bike too.
Kozaka-san's saying he's the one who caused the accident.
He... has nothing to do with it.
I'll tell you everything.
Makiko-san!
Are you alright?
Who do you think you are!
This is
my road bike.
I caused the accident.
I was on my way to the office to see him.
Are you alright?
And you left the scene.
It's all my fault.
It's because I asked her to have breakfast with me.
I thought of the alibi too.
Makiko-san only did as I said.
I'm going to write a script where I get raped.
We're going to act it out and record it.
What? Why are we doing that?
No one will suspect that we're lovers,
being that we're like mother and son in age.
That's true, but...
So we're going to take advantage of that
and have the police attest to our alibi.
I'm going to rape you?
Will they believe that?
They will.
Your outward appearance is that of a strong woman who doesn't yield to men.
You have status and power.
I'm the only one who knows your other feminine side.
After that, I disposed of the road bike
and went to see Sasaki.
You two are lovers?
Yes.
But why would you go to all that trouble...
Either way, it's a crime.
The severity of the crime is different.
The hit and run accident is manslaughter due to professional negligence, but
the victim has to press charges for sexual assault, so
if Kozuka drops the charge...
One more point.
Even if she should lose her social status because of this..
if we can live quietly...
even if we're poor, if we can be together... That's what I thought.
You used Sasaki.
Sasaki, I'm sorry.
She's someone I love.
Don't kid yourself.
Live quietly together?
You've got to be kidding.
Makiko-san.
Did you think I was serious about you?
You were kinda cute so I thought I'd have a little fling.
That's all.
It was fun, though.
Daa~.
How can you say that! For you, he...!
It's alright.
Forget it.
I used him. He has nothing to do with it.
Sasaki, arrest Kozuka.
If you can't arrest him, I'll arrest you.
Senpai!
Trying to act so cool.
My kid says "Daa~" when he sees a liar.
What would you have done in my place?
Get a hold of the evidence and make a quick arrest.
Even if it's your best friend?
Absolutely.
What if it was Mutsumi-san? Wouldn't you hesitate if it was your lover or family?
Nope.
I'd do the same for Hashizo too.
Why?
Because I'm a detective.
Doesn't it get hard living like that?
Not at all.
I did the wrong thing.
But
that I agonized trying to protect someone I treasure,
I don't regret it.
Go right ahead. If that's what makes you happy.
Okay, let's go.
Where's Marukou?
Isn't Marukou here yet?
Don't worry, Chief. Barring unforeseen circumstances,
there's no way Russell can overcome that point differential.
In Marukou's case, those unforeseen circumstances happen all the time! Right?
Hara, you stand by outside. Call me as soon as the Director returns!
Akaishi! You wait outside the Director's office!
-She's back! -What? Wait...
Geez, you're late.
You're okay with it, right? You're okay with Sasaki, right? Right?
I'm sorry.
Please reassign me back to Community Affairs Division.
What?
Takuya?
What do you mean?
I'd like to start all over from police box duties.
Thank you for everything!
What do you mean thank you... Marukou, are you sure?
He has 117 points, right?
That's what he wants, so what can I do.
-Oh my God! I have to stop the seal! -Chief.
-What? What? -The Assistant Director's looking for you.
Later! That can wait!
Takuya.
Thanks. Thanks to you, I didn't have to quit.
-You know... -Hm?
About our future.
What is it?
All I used to do was lean on Takuya.
That's why I became a burden for you, didn't I?
-That's why you put me on hold, right? -No, it's not that.
I was thinking last night while I was staking you out.
-You were staking me out? -Yeah.
So I was thinking, if worse came to worst, maybe
I could continue to actively pursue my career as a detective and support you.
Excuse me?
Cuz look, you're a good cook, and
you got 117 points for babysitting, so
maybe I can work as a detective
Takuya can be the house husband.
House husband?
Hey, Takuya!
So can we talk about marriage one more time...
What? Hey! Wait!
Very good.
Is Maruoka Takako-san available?
I'm Kayama Daisuke's mother.