Elite bureaucrats killed your father!
He was shot while investigating the shooting case 25 years ago.
But you said he died due to a wrong decision by the elite bureaucrats.
But if you hold on to indignation and grudges,
you won't be able to step forward.
I held on to the grudge...
and still moved forward to this day.
Because I was by Sakurai-san's side at the end.
If I forgive them,
someone will certainly be sacrificed again due to a wrong decision!
I can't forgive them.
Well then, let's begin with the spinal twist pose.
Beginners and those who haven't warmed up yet, don't force yourself.
Inhale deeply while taking the time...
to talk to your body.
Senior is absent again today.
He said he was busy.
He's only pretending to be busy!
Even Kin-san, who is the busiest at the police station, is here.
I always get great inspiration when I'm focusing during yoga exercises.
Inhale and...
increase your twist.
Let your shoulder down...
and relax.
Stretch your back and twist from the inner part of your body...
Ouch!
Are you okay, Tomoyo-san?
Are you okay?
Let me have a look.
Does it hurt?
What should we do?
Are you okay?
Of course she's not okay!
She's in so much pain.
How are you going to compensate her?
They just came today, didn't they?
I think they're here for a trial lesson today.
You're to blame as you made us do such a difficult pose.
Right, Tomoyo-san?
But I cautioned not to force yourselves before we began.
We didn't hear you.
Are you arguing with your customers?
We planned to join your class,
but I think we'd better go to another place.
That's right.
You don't have to pay for the trial lesson today.
Of course not.
Shouldn't you do something else as an apology?
Excuse me. Rika did give a warning.
She told us not to force ourselves and take time with it.
She's injured. Are you saying it's her fault for not paying attention?
You're trying to pick a fight!
What did you say?
All right. Everyone,
if she's injured, I know a doctor.
His hospital is nearby. Why don't we have him take a look at her?
A hospital?
I think I'm fine now.
Forget about it.
Who would want to join this lousy class?
Let's go!
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Tomoyo-san?
I apologise for causing you trouble!
Kin-san, thank you very much.
No worries. I didn't do anything.
Don't worry about them. They're a bunch of blackmailers!
Old women are so thick-skinned.
I'm different from them!
I do meet this kind of customers sometimes.
(Kitamachi Police Station, Metropolitan Police Department)
Minami-san, good morning.
Good morning.
The length of your skirt is okay.
- Chief, good morning! - Good morning.
I'm in your care today.
I'm in your care.
Minami-san, you didn't come to the yoga class again yesterday.
It will be good for your health if you continue with it.
Chief, actually...
I'm seriously thinking of starting yoga.
That's great.
We don't have to meet after work.
It's for both our sake.
I don't mind meeting you after work though.
But I do.
What do you mean?
Please calm down!
I don't want to talk to you.
- Let's go. - Let's go!
Let's go.
Wait. Everyone, you're causing trouble.
Sure, thank you. Yes, thank you!
Why do I have to handle complaints this early in the morning?
A person found a wallet but thought the reward was unsatisfactory.
That's a blackmailer.
Indeed.
They want us to cancel their illegal parking or speeding tickets.
It's not unusual.
Someone even complained...
and asked us to deal with another family's garbage.
They said it was the police's job.
My goodness. Are we supposed to do everything for them?
I also had to deal with some blackmailers...
at my yoga class yesterday.
Those blackmailers...
might come complain about you.
It's difficult to get rid of those people.
Excuse me!
These citizens came for a consultation.
They're here! The blackmailers!
Blackmailers?
I apologise for yesterday.
You!
Are you a police officer too?
I heard you're here for consultation?
We'd like to lodge a report.
Lodge a report?
- Here they come. - This is bad.
They're difficult to get rid of.
Tomoyo-san?
Minami-san?
Today is going to be a lively day.
They make up less than 0.1 percent of...
the total number of police officers.
They have a high chance of becoming the superiors of the organisation.
We call them elite bureaucrats.
(Offbeat Chief Police)
Tomoyo-san,
you should have told us that you know a police officer.
I didn't know he's here. It's been 20 years.
How are you?
I'm doing okay.
You've been living in this district the whole time?
I got married early and left this district.
Her husband was transferred here, so she moved into the staff hostel.
I see.
What did you want to consult us about?
Someone pulled a prank on us.
My mailbox was stuffed with garbage.
My newspapers were stolen.
My bicycle tyres were deflated.
My car was scratched.
You saw a suspicious man fleeing the parking lot, didn't you?
Right?
Yes.
- Stamp this, please. - All right. Done.
Thank you.
I'll check these documents.
I wonder what the ladies came to lodge a report about.
Chief, don't.
No investigation. Definitely not!
But Minami-san knows that lady. I'm concerned somehow.
What's their relationship?
Chief, no!
We've received your report.
We'll increase patrols in your neighbourhood.
Is that all you can do?
We paid our taxes. Do your job properly!
The police is so useless.
- Indeed. - How troubling.
I'm looking forward to it.
Kin-san!
Nice timing!
What brings you here today?
You've always been helping us, Kin-san.
Here's a token of our gratitude.
I apologise. A police officer can't accept such gifts.
Goodness. Really?
That's too bad. We really wanted you to taste this.
- Right? - Right?
I appreciate your kindness.
Well then, we're counting on you.
We're counting on you.
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Minami-san, I'm glad we've met again.
Can I contact you again for a consultation?
Anytime.
If it's a case in which the police is needed.
Tomoyo-san?
Thank you.
Hey, we bumped into them before, didn't we?
That's right.
They complained a lot about the staff at Napoli.
They complained that they were slow in serving their food...
and so on.
The same thing happened at my yoga class.
- My goodness. - I knew it.
Well then, Kin-san, see you again.
- See you. - Please take care.
Garbage stuffed in a mailbox. Newspapers stolen.
They even took photos as evidence.
Do they have any idea who the culprit is?
No.
We must begin investigating as soon as possible.
Considering the severity of the case, we can only...
increase patrols in the neighbourhood.
That won't solve the case though.
Police officers can't simply go out and do something.
There are rules and procedures.
Does that still apply even if you know...
one of the victims, Minami-san?
Rules become meaningless when we start making exceptions.
Understood.
Senior, an undergraduate was beaten up on a street last night...
near the third precinct. He is currently unconscious.
He's hospitalised at Shiotsuki Hospital.
Go see if there's any witness near that area.
Yes, Sir.
Numerous cases occur every day.
We have no time to deal with pranks.
I wonder if these are all just a prank.
Pardon?
Our job is to help anyone who's in trouble.
Let's go, Aikawa-san.
Pardon?
They're not in trouble. They're just blackmailers!
Only those four women were targeted at the staff hostel.
They did it to themselves!
Aikawa-san, what is this triangular thing?
I'm not sure.
(Shiotsuki Staff Hostel)
(Room 108. Teraoka Taro, Tomoyo)
I thought Minami-san would be the one investigating this case.
I apologise. Minami-san is very busy, so...
What's your relationship with Senior by the way?
He helped me with a case a long time ago.
But why did you come to our residence?
I'd like to verify the situation with you all.
You're the only one who saw a suspicious man, right?
According to the report, you saw a suspicious man leaving...
the parking lot from the garbage collection area...
around 4 PM yesterday.
You discovered the scratches on your car after that, right?
Yes.
Did you see his face?
Yes.
He might be doing this as revenge for something.
Do you have any idea what it is about?
Did Ishijima-san and the others say anything?
They said they had no idea at all.
I see.
I have no idea too.
You've already considered what to have for dinner.
I can reduce food wastage if I come up with the menu first.
We try to avoid eating outside so that we can save up to buy a house.
Tomorrow?
I'm sure someone is pulling a prank...
on them because they've been blackmailing people.
That's the only possible reason.
Aikawa-san, show me the report.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
You can't see the parking lot from the garbage collection area.
What? That's true.
But why...
did she lie and say she saw a suspicious man leaving...
the parking lot from the garbage collection area?
Aikawa-san, let's have tea here.
Wait.
Chief, why do you want to have tea all of a sudden?
We still haven't made any progress today.
We'll investigate while we have some tea.
Welcome. Are there two of you?
No, you don't have to prepare a table for us.
Well...
Why are you always so shabby?
Why don't you dress up?
But I guess you can't buy nice clothes with your husband's salary.
You can't even pay for the tea, right?
But it'll be nice if you can have it for free.
Sometimes you could find something in a cake you're having.
Good afternoon!
Goodness, it's the officers.
Have you found the criminal who pulled those pranks on us?
We haven't.
Stop loafing around. Properly investigate our case.
There hasn't been anymore incidents after that day?
Yes. That was the only time.
Why did such a bad thing happen to us?
This never happened to us before.
- Right? - Right?
Are you sure?
What do you mean?
You've all been lodging complaints everywhere.
How impolite!
We're only pointing out what people are doing wrong...
for their own good.
- Right? - That's right.
Aikawa-san, let's join them for tea.
The dessert of the day is...
The persimmon tart was delicious.
Chief, were you really investigating the case?
You only had some tea.
No, I know who pulled the pranks on them.
Pardon?
The victim is Tanaka Yuya-san, a Meisei University undergraduate.
After meeting with some friends at a bistro, he went home alone...
and was hit several times in the face until he passed out.
He is currently unconscious and is in critical condition.
The incident happened at around 11 PM.
Someone heard men quarrelling near the scene that night.
Perhaps he was drunk and got into a fight near the bistro?
How should we search for the suspect?
First of all...
Everyone, thank you for your hard work.
Thank you for your hard work.
Did you go out to investigate on your own again?
Yes. I had tea with some housewives.
We were investigating the case from the Chief's perspective.
Minami-san,
I think it was Teraoka Tomoyo-san who pulled the pranks on them.
What evidence do you have of that?
According to her testimony,
she saw a suspicious man leaving the parking lot...
from the garbage collection area.
But you can't see the parking lot from that area.
One more thing.
I found something similar to this silver thing just now.
It's Teraoka Tomoyo-san's habit...
to fold the aluminium foil from cakes into this shape.
In other words, the garbage stuffed into Ishijima-san's mailbox...
was garbage from Teraoka-san's house.
So Tomoyo-san planned and did all the pranks herself?
Why did she do that?
I know her. She has a strong sense of justice.
She won't do such a meaningless thing!
It's not meaningless.
She wanted to stop Ishijima-san and the others from complaining.
Teroka Tomoyo-san has the lowest status among the four of them.
She can't disobey the wives of his husband's superiors...
and had to follow their orders to make complaints.
I believe she is feeling a strong sense of guilt.
That's why she wants Ishijima-san and the others to think that...
they were being targeted by someone they complained about...
so that they would stop complaining so much.
That's impossible.
She's not a weak person who can't express what she thinks.
Teraoka Tomoyo-san, who lives at the staff hostel,
is who she is now.
Minami-san, let's go see Tomoyo-san together.
You want me to hear her out about a bullying case among housewives?
That's beyond our jurisdiction!
But when we visited her to investigate the case,
Tomoyo-san said...
she thought you would be the one investigating the case.
I think she wants to tell you the truth.
Excuse me!
The suspect has given himself up!
The suspect of which case?
The suspect of the male undergraduate assault case.
Please come in!
Understood.
Tomoyo, do me a favour.
Can you go to the first precinct train station right now?
Right now? Why?
Ishijima-san's wife was drunk and got into an accident while driving.
Can you cover up for her and said you did it?
But...
This is a good chance!
If you do this, Ishijima-san will be in debt to me.
But...
I'll make sure he promotes me this time. I promise!
I'm begging you. Just bear with it and be her scapegoat this time.
Okay?
Yes? Come in.
Excuse me.
Are you going to Tomoyo-san's residence?
Yes.
What should I do now?
Even if Tomoyo-san is being bullied by...
the wives of her husband's superiors,
the police can't interfere in such an issue among housewives.
This matter will certainly develop into an irreversible situation.
I can't pretend I know nothing about it.
I'm sure there's something we can do to help Tomoyo-san.
Chief!
The driver of the hit-and-run has turned herself in.
It's one of the women who came here last time!
Tomoyo-san?
Eto Yoshihisha-san,
please tell us how you beat Tanaka-san up.
My superior, Iwata-san, and I were on our way home after drinking.
We bumped into that undergraduate and started quarrelling.
And I got angry and beat him up.
So you fled the scene as you were frightened,
but your superior persuaded you to surrender yourself?
Yes.
Your fists...
don't look like the fists of someone...
who punched a person in the face five times.
Senior, a moment.
You were driving home...
after having dinner with your friends...
and you lost control of the car and crashed into the signboard.
This is a property damage case.
Wait.
But the owner of the car is Ishijima Sonoko.
The wife of her husband's superior?
I didn't drink...
so that I could drive them home after the dinner.
Did Ishijima-san ask you to become...
her scapegoat?
They really did that?
It's because you try your best not to eat outside.
We try to avoid eating outside so that we can save up to buy a house.
All right. Please stop pretending. Besides,
you're the one who pulled the pranks, didn't you?
You didn't want to take part in their complaints anymore,
so you did this.
Those pranks...
was an S.O.S. from you, wasn't it?
I just wanted to vent. I'm the one who did it.
I deeply apologise.
Tomoyo-san...
The weak ones have nowhere to go.
I don't want this town...
to become such a cold place.
The police...
can't help us in this matter.
My husband said...
he could be promoted soon.
My parents-in-law...
are looking forward to it too.
I just have to bear it...
and get along with the wives of his superiors.
This is the only place where I belong to now.
Tomoyo-san,
you used to be a brave person with a strong sense of justice.
You used to...
Minami-san.
You've changed too, haven't you?
I am responsible for the pranks...
and the hit-and-run.
I'm very sorry.
Hello? This is the Teraoka residence.
Hello?
(Detective Minami Yozo)
(Violent Crime Division, Kitamachi Police Station)
Thank you for your hard work!
Superintendent Osakabae.
Kinshiro has already left.
Care to join me, Minami-kun?
How are you getting along with Kinshiro?
He tries to interfere in every case.
It's beyond what a police officer should interfere.
He doesn't follow any rules.
He does follow the rules.
His own rules.
But they're a little different from the rules of the organisation.
They're not just a little different.
I can't stand him any longer.
To me, it sounds like you're envious of him.
Kinshiro resembles you when you were young.
No,
I think he resembles Sakurai Shuhei more.
I'm very sorry!
I didn't follow the rules...
and acted on my own.
It's okay, Minami.
You didn't abide by the rules, but you protected the citizens.
What's the use of a police that can't help people who are in need?
Thank you for the food.
See you.
Minami-san, you've changed too, haven't you?
(23 years ago)
Will the suspect show up?
Keep quiet and just keep watch.
You must be patient.
(Minami Yozo, 28)
Hey, Minami! Don't do anything impulsive!
- Hey! - Let go!
Hey! Stop!
Hey, you!
Are you okay?
Tomoyo-san, you're a brave person.
I hate criminals who bully weak people.
Sir, you were scolded by your superior too, didn't you?
I'm used to it.
But it's a police officer's job to help others.
Chief, regarding the schedule of the upcoming gathering...
(Chief Toyama Kinshiro)
He's still in the police station.
Thank goodness.
I always get a shock from the chief's impulsive actions.
What should I do?
Do I really have to attend yoga classes...
and train my mind so that I won't be wavered by anything?
No, but...
I, Handa Junji, am already 56. What a distressing autumn.
It is a distressing autumn, isn't it, Handa-san?
What... Chief, when did you come in?
I just got back. Please continue.
The stamping pose.
You didn't tell the police what happened yesterday, did you?
I didn't.
Really? You better not for the sake of you and your husband.
By the way, our food isn't here yet.
Tomoyo-san?
- But... - Are you talking back to us?
Just do what we tell you!
I feel like having coffee.
I apologise for making you wait.
Why is our food not here yet?
I apologise. It'll be ready soon.
Soon? We've waited for a long time.
Your food will be ready in just a moment.
Well then,
compensate us with four cups of coffee.
But...
You can't?
We'll cancel our order then.
I'm really sorry.
You shouldn't have said that, Tomoyo-san.
I'm sorry,
she's so mean.
Did you really hit Tanaka-san?
I already said I came to turn myself in.
You're also committing a crime...
if you're lying to us.
The truth will be revealed after Tanaka-san regains consciousness.
You better tell us the truth now.
You're in your casual clothes. Are you going to meet her?
Yes.
I'll persuade Tomoyo-san so that she won't cover up for someone else.
For Tomoyo-san herself,
this a good chance for her to change.
Why don't you come with me, Minami-san?
We must prioritise on arresting criminals first.
A police officer shouldn't interfere in the personal lives of others.
(Die. You cannot be forgiven)
Why?
Tomoyo-san did those pranks, didn't she?
Tomoyo-san?
Tomoyo-san did start the pranks first.
But this...
Tomoyo-san is in danger.
(Incoming call Aikawa of Kitamachi Police Station)
Eto-san,
we think you're covering up for someone else.
For example,
your superior, Iwata Koji, who was with you during the incident.
He's going to be the next president of your company, right?
Did someone ask you to become his scapegoat?
Even if that's true,
what will happen to me if I tell the truth?
What about my job and my family?
Who is going to look after them?
I have to protect my life and theirs.
A weak person like me...
can only put up with these things.
The weak ones have nowhere to go.
I don't want this town to become such a cold place.
Everything will be fine if I just bear it.
What's the use of a police that can't help people who are in need?
I'll do everything I can.
Please trust me.
- Tomoyo-san? - Tomoyo-san!
Tomoyo-san!
Eto has told us everything.
The suspect is Iwata Koji, 50, a company employee...
and Eto's superior.
He beat the undergraduate up and asked Eto to cover up for him.
- All right. Let's go! - Okay!
Senior, Tomoyo-san is in danger.
Someone pulled a real prank on her.
And she's not at home.
Senior?
Sorry! I'm counting on you to arrest the suspect.
- Tomoyo-san! - Tomoyo-san?
Minami speaking.
Minami-san, I think I'm being followed.
Tomoyo-san?
I'm scared. Please help me!
Stay right there and don't move. Where are you?
Tomoyo-san!
You're safe now.
Minami-san...
You?
Welcome.
Are there two of you?
Please step inside.
Suga Naoya-san,
you pulled the prank on Teraoka Tomoyo-san, didn't you?
You're also the one who made those 35 silent calls, didn't you?
Why did you do such a stupid thing?
Who's the stupid one?
That group of old hags...
try to find fault in us every time they come.
We'll cancel our order then.
I'm really sorry.
Especially that woman. She's always bullying me.
I'll get my revenge!
I'm not a punching bag for those old hags.
Suga-san is just like you.
You used to be a kind person who lead a normal life.
But you were bullied...
and had nowhere to vent,
so you tried to get revenge.
Don't you think this is a miserably vicious circle?
This is a vicious circle where the weak seeks revenge on the weak.
Let it end with you.
I...
feel so exhausted because I was bullied to no end.
I didn't know I was hurting someone else.
I want to change.
- This is too much! - Indeed.
Don't you think they're being insensitive for making us come now?
Indeed.
Tomoyo-san made a report because she was assaulted,
but why did the police make us come too?
It's none of our business. What a nuisance.
That person is to blame.
She said we would be compensated if we complained.
That person insisted on complaining.
That's right.
I can't believe they're calling us blackmailers.
- My goodness. - That's too much.
Stop kidding me.
Right, Tomoyo-san?
You did everything on your own, right?
No.
All of you made me do it.
What did you say?
Are you trying to blame us?
Your husband is so incapable but we still befriended you.
You should be grateful for us!
I don't care if we're no longer friends!
I don't want...
to go on with this life and feel ashamed of myself anymore!
Pardon?
I hated complaining, so I stuffed garbage in Ishijima-san's mailbox,
stole Echigo-san's newspapers...
and deflated Yuzawa-san's bicycle tyres.
I did those things.
I'm very sorry!
It was you?
My goodness! Are you an idiot?
This person is a criminal!
How horrible.
You're a criminal. Get out of our staff hostel immediately.
She's scary. She can't stay there anymore.
I'll tell my husband...
to transfer your husband to somewhere far away.
That's right. You must!
She doesn't know her position. How dare she talk to us like that?
I can't stand this.
Tomoyo-san indeed made a mistake.
But she only did those things because of your foolish actions.
Foolish actions? What evidence do you have?
We did nothing at all.
So did you make Tomoyo-san cover up for your hit-and-run?
Is this a trap? I never made her cover up for me.
Right, Tomoyo-san?
If you tell the truth, we won't take any action against you.
I'm sure your husband will be in big trouble if you're a criminal.
You took advantage of your positions as the wives of...
her husband's superiors and looked down on her.
And you used your position as customers to frame a cafe employee.
You've been bullying the weak. Be ashamed of yourselves.
How dare you say that to us? I won't let this slip by.
My husband knows some significant police officers.
Call the person who holds the highest position here!
Are you looking for our chief?
Yes. Your chief.
I am the chief of Kitamachi Police Station, Toyama Kinshiro.
I vow in the name of the sakura that I won't connive any crime.
(Metropolitan Police Department)
I apologise for causing you trouble.
Thanks to you all, I feel like the person whom I used to be now.
Apart from my age though.
Please contact me anytime when you need help.
Thank you very much.
By the way,
your chief reminds me of someone.
He reminds me of the person whom you used to be.
See you.
Well then, let's do the boat pose today.
The boat pose is very effective in shaping your waistline.
It also helps to change your mood and reduce tiredness.
Senior is absent again?
He said he didn't feel like coming today.
He's been putting on a poker face and thinking about something.
Constantly worrying won't help with anything though.
Chief! Look at me.
Chief, look!
Sorry.
Kin-san, you're doing a very good job!
Thank you very much.
I did it. It's the boat pose.
Look!
There has been a huge increase in occurrences of the "it's me" scam.
My dad was deceived so easily.
Here comes Kin-san!
You want to protect your family. I understand.
Please follow me to the Kitamachi Police Station.
Chief, please let me express my true feelings today.
Elders are important customers to us.
They bring us a large amount of money easily.
I think the chief can turn an ideal into reality.
The organisation of the police department...
I want to help everyone if I can.
That's what I think. And that's what the police should.