Sora-chan. Will you come with me?
Bad mothers should be punished.
We've been had. A child has been missing since yesterday, what's more, in the bay area.
There's security camera footage, hurry up! Yes!
What's this about Harvard? Why did you lie about that?
What was that? A hidden camera? I don't know!
When was it you started lying?
No-one will believe anything you say any longer.
One after the other, you spread your lies everywhere.
You're... like a bad smell.
Everyone, let's continue.
It would be bad if the lying were to spread to the children.
That's right, shall we have another drink?
Hiroko-san, would you like something to eat? Sure.
Sora...
Which is it. This one.
This is the footage caught on the security camera.
Does that kind of thing actually happen?
Sora.
Aki-san.
I'm sorry.
I thought it would be a good idea to take her away from there.
Oh... Thank you. Hey!
Can I come to yours to play some time?
Sure, I'll look forward to it.
Yay!
Bye bye Yumiko.
Come here.
What is it?
Sora, when did you become so friendly with Yumiko?
I love Yumiko.
The missing child's name is Maeda Chiaki, she's 3 years old
As you can see, she was clearly alone in the apartment,
when she decided to leave by herself.
We have no idea where she went afterwards...
Also, this was found at the entrance of the apartment block.
That makes it four...
But how did they get her... She must have been lured out somehow.
Somehow... you say.
You mean something like the pied piper of Hamelin's flute.
For fucks sake!
I'm home.
Have you had too much to drink?
I had to do it for work. It's entertaining.
Have some water.
Hey, listen today...
Everything went horribly wrong today.
It wasn't me that made that video.
I had something urgent to do that's why I left Sora.
Urgent?
Someone called me to help Sora's gym coach. Was it that important?
Aki-san why the hell did you have to be married.
It was awkward for me too, but I couldn't refuse.
In that case, it would have been better if you just said that when she asked you.
Let's all start warming up.
Please get into pairs. Yes.
Let's go together.
Shunsuke-kun, let's go together.
That's fine. Ah we've got an odd number.
Shunsuke-kun and Rena-chan can Sora-chan go with you?
I don't want to,
because her mum is a liar. We might get infected by her lies.
Listen you mustn't say things like that.
Sora-chan, why don't you pair up with me.
Let's stretch our bodies.
Hey everyone, shall we have some tea? That sounds lovely.
I'd like us to take our time looking through the halloween pictures.
That would be lovely.
Ugh, it seems someone is hanging around like a bad smell again.
a stubborn stench,
and she wasn't even invited. Well then.
Hiroki-san I'll make reservation, okay. Spread your legs wide.
Thank you very much. Goodbye.
She really is an unfortunate person.
Hello. It's Ubukata, sorry for coming by suddenly.
I just wanted to apologise. What? Now?!
Hold on...
Can you give me a hand Sora-chan.
Okay.
I'm really sorry.
I don't know what to say...
I know I was drunk but I was really rude to you...
Not only that, because of me, there was a misunderstanding with the mothers.
There's no way you'd expose someone else's secret.
It's all my fault.
If it's okay with you, I'd like to explain to everyone
about what happened... Please don't do that.
It will just make matters worse. But...
It's fine.
I'm not cross.
When times are hard, no matter who, you need someone to rely on.
It happens to everyone.
No matter who? We all have difficult times.
Well, you say that, but... I'm okay.
I really am completely fine.
I'll make some tea.
But...I wonder, who was it that tampered with the video?
Do you have any idea who? None at all.
I'd left it at the venue, so anyone could have touched it.
When did you take the disk to the venue?
Just before the halloween parade?
I'd finished editing it the night before.
Weren't you finishing off the editing?
Didn't you say you only just made it in time?
Come to think of it, why did she say that...
Aki-san, are you okay?
I thought you might be feeling down
about what happened at halloween.
If you'd like, you can talk to me about anything.
I'll always support you.
I'm sorry Yumiko-san.
Why?
I'd...better be leaving now. Oh, yes...
I'm sorry, you've got a visitor?
Ah...well...you know...
I'm off, we'll continue this later. Yes.
Thank you.
A friend of yours?
Well rather than a friend...
he's just an old neighbour. He's my daughters gym coach now.
Is that really all it is? What?
If I'm mistaken, I'm sorry but,
the way you looked just then was not so much like a mother but more
like a women. What...!?
What are you talking about? Goodness...
Welcome home. Hello.
Were you talking about the man who was just here?
Don't you know who he is? He's Sora-chan's gym coach.
The one she has now?
Yes...that's right.
Does he often come here? Of course not, it was the first time.
He just came by today by chance.
What are you thinking?
It's because you said something weird.
He's just a childhood friend.
Nothing more and nothing less.
Ah, I'm sorry for saying that.
That's right, goodness me.
Sometimes women
lie.
In order to be believed in by someone important
a little lie.
However.
women don't notice
someone right beside them
may have another side to them.
That somebody may
in the end, approach you, without a sound
and perhaps with a smile
bear you ill will...
I'm just going to the upper floor for a moment. Okay.
Be a good girl and wait here. Okay.
I said we both graduated from Harvard.
What was that. A hidden camera?
If you're here to see mum, I'd leave her be.
She's taken to her bed. What?
You reap what you sow, don't you.
She lied about her qualifications so,
I'm distancing myself from her.
It's fine, you don't need to worry about her.
Sora-chan? What's this chair?
Next up is a report on the Hamelin case.
We've had a report from someone on the investigation team that
Maeda Chiaki, who went missing the day before yesterday
may have left her apartment by herself.
There are security cameras on all the entrance and emergency exits
and in all the corridors on all the floors of the apartment building where she lived.
The police are using all their resources to analyze the data.
Sora-chan, that's impressive.
You came on your own? Yep!
Can I play with you?
As you can see from the security camera footage made available to the public,
Chiaki-chan opened the door of the apartment by herself,
and it's confirmed she left the apartment.
After that, she rode the lift down to the lobby,
and made her way through the busy lobby,
and left through the main entrance.
The mother has testified that this all happened
during just 10 minutes she took her eyes off the child.
The police are continuing to investigate how
the culprit was able to lure the child away.
Sora-chan, would you like some juice? Yep!
It's mummy! Since these images of Chiaki were taken,
there's been no further trace of her.
Sora... It seems she was taken directly after this an
the police are trying tracing her steps from there on.
Wow...
Who's toys are these?
You see...
You mustn't go into this room.
I'm really sorry. I never thought she'd actually go to see you.
It's fine with me.
But...
it would be better for her to play with her friends,
don't you think?
Yes... But...
... you don't want to be told that by someone childless like me.
That's not it...
It's just as you say.
But...
Because I'm not getting on well with the other mothers,
Sora's not got anyone to play with...
I see.
The truth is, sometimes
I hold a class for Hiroko-san and the other mothers.
Would you like to come? Right now's not a good time...
That's right, it's too soon after everything, isn't it.
Sora-chan.
Next time, let's take our time and have fun playing together.
Yes.
Hey, mummy. Yes?
Yumiko is amazing.
In one of her rooms, she's got loads of telly's.
you can see inside people's homes.
I could see you too mummy. What?
What are you talking about? And... there were toys too.
and picture books. There's no way she'd have toys.
It's true!
It's a half day tomorrow, so shall we go to the zoo?
Sora-chan!
Great!
Tomorrow, we've been invited to go to the zoo by Misaki's mummy from the nursery.
Isn't that great Sora! Yes!
I want to see the seals. The seals, I see.
I wonder if there are any at the zoo? There might be.
They're late aren't they. Yes.
It's a text from Misaki's mummy.
I'm sorry. We're going with Hiroko-san.
What lovely weather, isn't this great. I want to see the lions.
What about you, Misaki? Erm... the koala's.
Ah koala's are cute aren't they.
Mummy, why's Misaki-chan
with Shunsuke-kun?
If you're disliked by the mothers, your children won't be able to make friends either.
What? Weren't you going to the zoo?
The friend we were going with
suddenly wasn't able to make it...
Is this, trouble with the other mothers again?
Why is it, just because you're not getting on with them
it's getting taken out on Sora?!
Don't get cross with mummy!
But Sora you really wanted to go, didn't you.
It's fine, I don't want to any longer.
What?! I don't need any friends.
I'll stay here at home with mummy.
What fun we had. The zoo was so much fun!
That's because a certain someone wasn't there.
It would good if she's absent next time too. That's right. She should move.
The autumn colours are lovely. This is the best season isn't it.
Your phones been buzzing for a while now, aren't you going to get it?
It's my wife. Ah...
So anyway, about the trip to Kyoto, I'm counting on you.
Staying over's at bit... Kyoto in autumn is the best, right!
Yes, but... What do I say to work and my wife...
Ah...
I've said to my wife I'm going on a business trip.
Our stories have to be suitably in-line on this.
Suitably in-line... What's this now?
Who was it who put you in top place for sales this quarter?!
I'm relying on you, section manager Takano.
Take a glass.
I'm going to be late home tonight.
Mummy.
Hello? It's Ubukata.
What is it? Erm...
Nothing really just...
I was wondering if you were okay.
I thought you might've been having a hard time since what happened.
Aki-san...
It's fine, you don't need to worry.
Hey,
Are you at home right now? Yes.
I wonder if you see it from your window.
From the window? The moon this evening,
it's really beautiful.
I don't seem to be able to see it from here.
That's a shame...
It looks beautiful from here. Where are you?
On the bridge, where we ate roasted potatoes.
I guess you would be able to see it well from there.
Tomorrow's the full moon, so it's reflected beautifully in the river.
Really...
The full moon... Do you remember it?
We've gazed at the moon together before.
Really? When was that? Hey....
When your dog escaped.
Rocky? That's right Rocky!
That's right. That takes me back.
We took him home together, didn't we.
Ah, that's right, that evening too... Yes.
It was a full moon that night too.
Hold on a moment.
Sorry for dropping by during the evening, Sora forgot this at mine.
Ah, thank you very much.
I'm sorry, are you on the phone?
Ah, no, it's fine. I'm sorry, erm... bye bye.
You didn't need to hang up. It's fine.
Was that possibly a certain gym coach?
How did you know? Really?!
Was that really coach Ubukata? No it wasn't.
It wasn't? He called me, but that's all it was.
Erm...
It was just for a chat... Erm...
I'd never meet up with him in private or anything.
What's the matter Aki-san?
He's just a childhood friend, isn't he.
In that case, it's not a problem to meet up with him, is it.
Or is it... he's someone you'd feel guilty about meeting?
The full moon...
(TV) Regarding the criminal, the thing we can see is...
He's just a childhood friend, isn't he? He's someone you'd feel guilty about meeting?
Why did she ask me that?
(TV) It's almost as if the criminal is monitoring the mothers.
The criminal in the Hamelin case knows a lot about the
personal circumstances of the mother's and so must have a very close relationship with them.
Surely you can't monitor everything in a persons daily life.
Monitoring. In one of her rooms
she's got loads of telly's.
You could see inside people's homes, I could see you too mummy.
It shouldn't be easy for an outsider to get hold of private information.
The criminal has an unwavering sense that the mothers should face this odd punishment.
It's possible the criminal, may have had desires, as a woman,
that are unfulfilled. Which means?
Perhaps the culprit is someone unable to have children or else
a woman who lost a child.
There was a time when I looked forward to having a child
and so I wanted to be fully prepared.
... you don't want to be told that by someone childless like me.
Hey, Sora-chan. Yes?
At Yumiko's apartment, you said that you saw some toys?
Is that true? It's true.
I wonder whose toys they were.
She said they were her child's toys.
Yumiko has a child?
Yes... she loved them very much,
they're not here anymore.
Not here.
Sora-chan, shall we tidy this up and have a bath?
No matter how many times I think about it I just can't believe it.
How on earth could she have opened the door and gone out by herself .
This happened because you weren't keeping a proper eye on her!
Hey hey hey Sir!
Do you really have no idea where she might've gone?
You're her mother, think of something!
You've been watching her haven't you! What on earth do you do all day!
Please calm down.
Over the last few days, did anything
unusual happen that you can think of?
Ah... she made a...
... secret friend.
She was happy that they'd go play with her.
A secret friend.
It's possible the criminal
is somewhere in that apartment block.
What? All those people crammed together in such a cramped space.
They're watching over each other all day and night. Which means
if a stranger was hanging about, there's no way it would go unnoticed.
So therefore the culprit must live in the area.
However, monitoring is an intense activity so it would be hard to do alone.
We put aside the line of thinking that there's an accomplice didn't we.
Sora's missing!
What do you mean? I'm really sorry.
During playtime, before I knew it, she'd vanished.
But the gate was closed wasn't it. No-one can get in from the outside can they.
There was a chair left by the gate.
A chair?
Sora-chan. What's this chair doing here?
Sora-chan, she used the chair to reach up and open the gate.
It looks like she left on her own.
Sora's missing?
What are you doing? We'll be late for the train. Come on!
What's happened? I don't know!
I seems she left the nursery by herself. Calm down.
For the time being... Hey Ken-chan!
I'll come back, okay?!
Sora!
Next up, a new development in the Hamelin case that's currently shaking the world.
the fourth victim, thought to be Maeda Chiaki
went missing from a apartment block
in the Tokyo bay area.
Also according to the investigation team
The criminal is not necessarily a man. It seems there might be a female accomplice.
Does that mean the criminal is someone who can manipulate children.
Can I play with you again.
I'll look forward to it.
But if the children go with them freely, there's no way to protect them is there.
That's the most terrifying part of the crime.
Next time, let's the two of us have fun together.
Yumiko's amazing.
In one of her rooms, she's got loads of telly's. I could see you too mummy.
It's fine, as long as they're raised well.
Irresponsible mothers who are neglectful in child rearing
I think I might want to kill them.
Sora's missing. Do you know anything?
I'm in the middle of something right now.
Could you wait there for just a moment?
There's something I want to ask you.
It might be rude but...
Yumiko-san
You used to have a child didn't you?
That's right isn't it?
And if I did... what?
I... before...
I said something very flippant.
I said, I didn't know what a good mother was.
If what I said bought back painful memories...
I was very insensitive...
I'm really very sorry, please forgive me.
Forgive you?
I've no idea what you're trying to say.
What if I don't forgive you,
what do you think will happen?
Erm... I don't know.
But... I...
if it were me...
if I were you...
A spoiled mother...
I might want to hand down some sort of punishment.
Punishment? Take away my daughter,
or cause trouble for me.
That may be the case.
For argument's sake if what you say is true.
I might think that way.
I might want to punish you...
So...
Sora's here isn't she?
Go for now.
Sora!
What on earth's going on?!
It seems Sora's gone missing.
And so, why is she here?
She might be here.
Are you sane?
Are you saying that Yumiko's hiding her?
What's in that room?
What do you mean?
My daughter said she saw TV screens in there.
She said she could see into other people's homes.
Poor thing, she's finally gone completely delusional.
I'm not delusional.
That's what Sora said.
Well then, Yumiko-san, would you please open the room for us?
Are you satisfied?
It can't be...!
Sora definitely did see something in here.
But there's not been anything in here for a while.
It's for when my husband returns from abroad.
Actually, the truth is
I know where Sora-chan is.
Hello? Is now a good time?
If you don't mind, would you show me what you're doing right now?
Sora.
She's with her brother.
Can we go see the red pandas? Let's go.
Why is she with Kazuki?
He felt bad for Sora because
she didn't get to go to the zoo.
So he said he'd take her instead.
Why do you know all this?
He asked me if I'd lend him
a little bit of money to do it.
For his own reasons, he wanted to keep it quiet from you.
But I never thought it would turn out like this.
I'm very sorry.
There's no need to apologise.
In the first place
she's a mother that doesn't understand her own child's feelings,
and is blind to her own shortcomings as a parent.
And you decided that Yumiko-san is a kidnapper!?
You're....
You're not qualified to be a mother.
Was it fun? The red panda's were cute.
They were weren't they. Let's go again.
Mummy.
Why did you take her without telling me!
The zoo... Sora said that
you were having a hard time with your friends.
she said she wanted you to take it easy.
Sora said that?
It's not only
hard on you.
Let's go, Sora.
What the hell...
I had to abandon my client on the business trip!
A misunderstanding! Get a grip! I'm sorry.
Good grief... I owe him yet another favour.
What?
At any rate... If things hadn't got difficult with the neighbours
this would never have happened.
Why can't you just get on better, at least with the mothers.
At least with the mothers...
Even I want to get on at least with the other mothers.
In that case, please try harder.
I am trying!
But no matter how hard I try, I can't do it.
I don't know what to do. Give me a break.
I'm knackered you know. I'm tired too!
You just have housework to do. I have to go to work.
Why isn't mummy here?
Look, eat up your broccoli.
Will she come back if I eat it?
She's coming back so eat up.
Okay. Isn't it late?
Leave it.
She's the kind of mother who'd neglect her children and leave the house.
That's true but...
But she made this for us.
But even at a time like this, she still made dinner for us.
I'm going to go look for her.
I can eat my broccoli.
That's great, what about the corn?
What's happened, why are you out so late. It's nothing...
You too, why are you here this late by yourself?
I...
Because I'm single.
What? Is that related somehow?
It's okay isn't it for a married person to look at the moon.
It is.
But, isn't it a little odd?
What? It's not odd.
Something's happened hasn't it. Well...
I said no, it's nothing.
I wonder why is it you're always forcing yourself.
Forcing myself? I am?
You're always doing it.
Forcing yourself,
to smile.
Even when there's trouble with your friends you make out like it's all okay.
I'm not forcing myself... or anything...
I'm not forcing myself.
After all, I'm happy.
Happy?
I'm happy.
My husband is kind, I have friends
My children, they...
They say...
say they love me.
I'm always on your side.
What?
No... What am I trying to say...
Even I...
if there's something I can do...
I want you to rely on me more...
At any rate
At any rate...
I want to help you.
Even if the world is against you
I'm on your side.
Your mother...
so she was where I thought she'd be?
There's no need to say anything.
I can tell by the way you look.
Something sad's happened hasn't it.
The ball...
Has something happened?
Chiaki-chan went to play ball with her secret friend.
... that's right. And so?
Playing ball with her secret friend.
Doesn't it seem a little childish? What?
What if the culprit was...
a minor, that might be a line of thought.
A minor?