How nice. They look happy.
Can you hear me?
I can hear you loud and clear.
You're too persistent.
I've found the suspect. He's at the lounge.
He's drinking orange juice.
Aoshima to Mr. Waku!
I heard you. Mashita, don't secure him yet.
The moment of arrest is extremely dangerous.
I understand.
The suspect has stood up. He's leaving.
Mr. Waku?
Over here.
What are you doing? Fool!
- You told me not to secure him! - It's useless if we don't arrest him now!
Please don't be so nervous.
Ms. Onda, what is your first impression of Inspector Iwamoto?
He's a career group member.
He's a future bureaucrat of the Metro Police Dept.
He fell in love at first sight when he saw your picture
in the inter-office bulletin.
If you two get married, then Mr. Iwamoto's Marunouchi station
and our Wangan station will become sister stations.
We'll be able to promote our officers to the Marunouchi station.
Don't be mistaken.
This isn't a political marriage.
Let's leave them alone.
Stop snickering.
They're coming.
I'm counting on you, Onda.
Ms. Onda, what are your hobbies?
I have a certificate in tea ceremony
and flower arrangement.
What are you doing?
Well?
Catch him!
It was going so well...
She did her turnaround kick in front of her marriage meeting prospect.
Any man would run away.
I'm sorry, Sumire.
But you arrested the suspect, so you'll get the station manager's award.
I don't want it!
Are you all right?
Weddings sure cost a lot of money.
It really does.
That doesn't give you the right to pick someone's pocket.
I wanted to get married right away.
It'll be cheaper if the shrimp was taken out of the menu.
Aoshima, you have a phone call.
Who is it?
He says he's the Mole.
You sure have a variety of friends.
If I take the shrimp out...
A wedding, huh?
I got married in Finland.
Hello, this is Aoshima.
Thanks for the last time we met.
Mr. Waku's out right now.
I want to talk to you. Keep it secret from Mr. Waku.
What happened to the suspect of the Hachioji
police officer's murder that Mr. Waku was following?
He hasn't been apprehended yet.
What about it?
I want to cut a deal with you...
with info about the police officer's murder.
ODORU DAISOUSASEN The Spirited Criminal Investigative Network
Ep. 10: Evil Bullet: The Detective's Tears That Disappeared in the Rain
In celebration of Mashita's promotion to Police Inspector
and his lecture classes which will begin as of tomorrow. Cheers!
Thank you very much, everyone.
I'll do my best from tomorrow...
Your father must be elated.
Yes, he is.
Don't forget that your promotion to Police Inspector
was because you worked at this station.
You were able to study for the exam
because I allowed you all the time to study.
I gave you more time.
Don't forget to tell your father that.
Yes, I will.
Are Tokyo University career members in such a high elite status?
We're still working.
I'm done.
Do you know how much overtime we've had to put in
because you were studying?
You're making a fool of yourself.
Even if you reach the top...
I'll put in a good word to my father about you.
Thank you very much.
Ms. Onda, about the earlier marriage prospect...
I was turned down, right?
You had no intention of marrying anyway.
Let's forget about it.
Mashita, please introduce me to a career group officer.
You've got to be kidding. Just when I thought
we got a pipeline into the bureaucratic tunnel...
Your plan was destroyed.
It was a political marriage after all.
How dare you use me!
Let's just let it go.
Don't you people know that the job of a police officer
is an infallible investigation and entertainment packed full of fun?
I want you all to take note of that.
Business is doing well as usual.
What's your bargaining deal?
There was a suspicious guy who came to the restaurant.
He came over to me and said...
I did a cop before.
"I killed a cop."
He's a ship engineer who transports steel.
Apparently he just returned from the Philippines last week.
His name is Toshi. It's been 6 years since he left.
The incident occurred 6 years ago.
It fits perfectly.
That's where the bargaining comes in.
One of my younger boys is being wanted for an injury case.
I want him to take it easy in Thailand for a while.
Can you allow him to leave Narita?
You simply have to erase his name
from the immigration office's blacklist.
Then I'll tell you where that Toshi guy hangs out.
Why don't you tell Mr. Waku?
He hates this type of bargaining.
And you thought I would comply?
Ask yourself.
I begin my police inspector lecture classes tomorrow, so I'm taking the day off.
Do your best.
Yukino will begin her female police officer exam tomorrow.
Please take care of her.
Please give this to her. It's a little damaged,
but it has double the effectiveness.
Understood.
This may be the last job I do for you.
You're returning after the lectures are done, right?
That's right.
You're that eager to go to the main office?
I jumped the gun a little.
Even if you're a police inspector, you're still my junior colleague.
You're still working?
There's an increase in detectives who are dying from overwork, while on duty.
That's not too cool.
Don't worry. Are you two staying over?
I don't want to trade with you.
I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow.
You're in charge of a different section.
That's it.
If you don't have any business, leave.
You have one more week until you retire.
It's already one more week.
It'll be lonely without you.
You say such sweet things.
"Bring fortune's frowns upon oneself."
One more week...
Are you going to help me find my next job?
After I retire, I'll fix my back,
take care of my bonsai
and marry my daughter off.
You'll have your hands full.
"Hachioji Police Officer Murder Case"
The officer murder...?
I promised him I'd remain a detective
until the day I arrest his murderer.
I have to apologize to his family when I retire.
I have to tell them that I retired
before I could arrest his murderer.
That's painful.
He and I were the same age.
I was left with the responsibility of training him.
He promised me that he would become a great detective.
His life as a detective had just begun.
Take a look at this.
April, 1986. Officially appointed as a Metro Police Officer.
April, 1991. Assigned to the Hachioji Detective Section.
The same year... died while on duty.
His life was all of three lines.
Mr. Waku, may I speak to you?
The mole?
That's what he said.
There's only one way we can find out where he lives.
What is it?
To be involved in a crime.
No way! Don't comply.
It's allowable to use guys like him, but don't cross the line.
You only have one week.
Take over my night watch.
I'll find the guy.
"9th Annual Female Police Officer Employment Exam"
Mr. Mashita, do your best at the lectures.
Don't fall asleep.
Aoshima said to give this to you.
He did?
I'll lend you mine.
I'm a Christian.
This one is fine.
I'll be waiting for you when you finish.
I have to attend the lecture sessions.
Are you all right?
Is something the matter?
It's tiring staying up all night.
Were you able to get any clues?
Simply the name Toshi doesn't help.
It's too difficult to do it ourselves.
Let's ask for the main office's assistance.
I wrote a report. I'm sending it to the main office.
Okay?
Section Chief, we got some information on the Hachioji
police officer murder that Mr. Waku was following.
Please send it to the main office.
This is Aoshima. I apologize for calling you at a busy time.
How's your injury?
I'm fine. Instead...
What is it?
A man fitting the description of the Hachioji police officer murder suspect
that Mr. Waku was following showed up in Roppongi.
I sent a report to you.
I understand. I'll verify it.
Please mobilize the Special Investigative Unit and apprehend him.
Mr. Waku retires in one week.
I'm counting on you.
I understand.
Mr. Muroi will move on it, too.
I can't trust the main office.
Mr. Waku, please get some rest.
The clinic is available.
Where's the report from the Wangan station?
Why isn't the 2nd section being sent out?
We analyzed it and decided there wasn't any need for our men to move.
It's a police officer murder.
It's groundless. The statement is from a Roppongi casino owner.
It's not credible.
Aoshima's unity with an illegal casino owner
is a greater problem.
The Metro Police will open an investigation.
At times, front-line detectives have to use
those networks to gather information.
That's their method.
That's illegal.
The front-line detectives are the ones who are sustaining the police force.
Why are you supporting the jurisdictional detectives?
Headquarters and jurisdictional officers
are all investigators. I don't intend to discriminate.
I understand you made a statement at the March 1st meeting
regarding the investigation and management of investigative information.
"Due to the reduction in response time
of investigative information to the jurisdictional offices,
a reevaluation should be performed on the reporting
and line of authority to the jurisdictional offices."
The police force is a vertical organization.
I understand that. However, the current downward line of authority
being done by on paper and personal seal
has an adverse effect on the expedient resolution of a case.
That's the system.
You're one of the creators of that system. Protect it.
Stop trying to satisfy the discontent of the lower officers.
I'm considering transferring you this spring to the Patrol Division.
After 2 years there, your next promotion will be chief of headquarters.
Do you understand?
It's a promotion.
That's all.
We'll observe him, too.
His thinking is dangerous.
I understand.
That was the main office, right?
The Special Investigative Unit won't be utilized.
They're going to move with two full time investigators from the Hachioji station.
Two? Why?
I don't know.
The suspect will get away.
I'll try to negotiate one more time.
What is Mr. Muroi doing?!
Please let me help, too.
Mr. Waku's getting anxious.
I can't stand to watch him.
Will you comply with the bargaining terms?
All high-ranking people conduct
these types of bargaining deals to move on in life.
Mr. Waku once told me
that if I want to do justice, I have to become superior.
I still don't really understand what he means.
All high-ranking people utilize their bargaining powers.
Right now, justice to you is to settle Mr. Waku's soul.
In other words, you have to bargain.
This is where that man lives.
I refuse to bargain with anyone.
I've decided not to bargain with the higher officials...
So I'm not bargaining with anyone.
What's more important between the murder
of a police officer and an injury case suspect?
There's no distinction between a big case and a small one.
I don't completely understand what Mr. Waku meant.
I can do justice without having to become superior.
Even if it's a round-about way,
if I believe,
then I can do justice.
That's what I learned at the vacant station.
It's cold. Please use this.
Your neck will get cold.
Mr. Mashita, thank you for waiting.
Are you done?
Please thank Mr. Aoshima for me.
Did it work?
Yes. Mr Aoshima's feelings were felt.
But I'm the one who helped you study.
Thank you very much.
Let's go.
How were the lecture sessions?
I fell asleep.
I knew it.
If you pass the exam, will you work at the Wangan station?
I intend to put in a request.
I see.
I'd like to work with Mr. Aoshima, Sumire
and everyone else at that station.
I'll be transferred to the main office in the April personnel movement.
Really?
That's what my father said.
Congratulations!
Mr. Waku brought in a man for voluntary questioning.
He's interrogating him.
- Did he find him? - We got a tip.
"Minato Ward, Yashio 4-42-3 Apt. 304"
"Your junior detective was right, but he's boring."
"Mr. Waku... he's exactly like you."
You didn't bargain, did you?
No, I didn't.
This is Toshi.
I hear you're bragging about having killed a police officer.
What were you doing for 6 years in the Philippines?
You were hiding, right?
Where and what were you doing on the night of July 15th, 6 years ago?
You committed a burglary and were running away.
Then you were discovered by a detective and killed him.
The penalty for the murder of a police officer is very severe.
Your destination has been predetermined. It's hell.
I'll take my time to make you confess.
I still have one more week.
Be prepared.
You have no guts.
Do you want to tell me everything?
I haven't done anything.
He has some guts.
I didn't do it. I didn't commit burglary. I didn't kill the officer, either.
Then why'd you brag about it?
You were bragging, right?
My friend was bragging.
An acquaintance in the Philippines said that.
He said he's a cop killer.
Don't make excuses!
I'm not! Six years ago, I was in Fukuoka
until the day I left for the Philippines!
I thought murdering a cop was cool, so I copied him.
- What's his name? - Anzai.
- Is he still in the Philippines? - We came back together.
- Where is he? - I don't know.
- Any special features? - He has a scar on his right cheek.
Verify it.
He has a "chaka".
A gun?
He's smuggled in many dozens.
I'll contact the sheriff's office.
He's a dangerous guy.
It's cold.
Are you sure it's all right?
Thank you.
It's cold, so let's take a taxi.
It'll be quite a wait.
I wish I weren't a career group member.
I want to remain at the vacant station forever.
Why?
I want to be with you and everyone else.
What is he doing? I'll go check it out.
Will you be all right?
I'm a detective.
Please stay here and keep our place in line.
This is my last front-line duty.
What are you doing?
Hello, detective section.
What's the matter?
At the Teleport Station... Mashita was shot.
Shot?
Dispatch from headquarters...
Fronting the Kannai Minato Ward, Odaiba Teleport
train station, a shooting incident has occurred...
One police officer has been injured...
All officers emergency status...
The suspect has taken flight while still in possession of the gun...
Please make an official announcement to deploy all officers
and obtain a permit for the release of firearms!
Manager...!
Excuse me...
Are you hurt?
Did you see the guy who did it?
Did you see the guy?!
He had a scar.
Please take him.
Mr. Mashita!
Mr. Mashita! Can you hear me?
His condition has worsened! Please hurry!
Oka! Oka! Hang on!
We're almost at the hospital! Hang on!
I'm sorry, Mr. Waku.
Never mind! Don't talk!
The bullet has traversed Mr. Mashita's body!
It must still be in the area! Do all efforts to find the bullet.
Dispatch from headquarters... The kilometer deployment
radius has been changed to include a wider area...
Requesting immediate strategy for investigation...
Arm your weapons.
Please be careful.
Tell me anything special about the man and what he was wearing.
Immediate preparations are requested for area of confinement...
Suspect seems to be in possession of a gun...
Suspect has taken flight, still in possession of a gun...
All precautions must be taken...
We've received authorization to be armed with guns!
Return to the station!
Prepare for blood transfusion!
Are you a related party?
He's in critical condition. Please inform his family.
I'm going to investigate.
Please stay with Mr. Mashita!
It's our job to arrest the suspect.
Orders to be armed with a bullet proof vest has been authorized!
How is Police Inspector Mashita?
He's in critical condition.
Wangan station will be the investigative headquarters.
Prepare the set-up. Begin gathering information.
I will take full command. I won't allow the higher officials to interfere.
Written by KIMITSUKA Ryoichi
Theme song: "Love Somebody" by ODA Yuji with Maxi Priest
ODA Yuji
YANAGIBA Toshiro
FUKATSU Eri
MIZUNO Miki
ONO Takehiko
ZATOI Kenta
Yusuke Santa Maria
MAKI Kurodo
NAKAYAMA Jin
HOSAKA Naoki
KITAMURA Soichiro
IKARIYA Chosuke
English Subtitles by Nippon Golden Network Timing by DoramaWorks
Directed by SAWADA Rensaku
A Production of FUJI TV, Japan
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