-You were bugging us?! -From the beginning I pretended to be your friend to get close.
I was so happy when you said I was a good mother.
Of course you're not a good mother!
It's easy I just have to say I've school or mocks or something.
Let's deal with this issue with Kazuki, properly and together.
-I'll come to the meeting. -Okay.
-Kazuki didn't go to his mock exams? -He's been skipping classes too.
It's unfortunate but we've not seen any improvement.
That can't be...
-Kazuki, won't you come with us. -I'm not coming.
-Why, don't you feel well? -I've mock exams.
By the way, where's your husband today?
You should have come together...
I promise you we will never meet up again.
I'm sorry, something came up.
Is there something more urgent than Kazuki-kun at the moment?
I will deal with this matter by myself.
Well however...
I will do whatever it takes to protect him.
Listen, I've said it many times but
you must not say anything about what happened that time.
What happened in our past
is to be kept our secret.
You're desperate aren?t you.
Of course I am.
This is a married couple's secret.
If Aki-san sees this,
their marriage will be over.
Then she might become your girlfriend.
This is a follow up report on the Hamlin case. The fourth victim has been found...
The missing child, Maeda chiaki-chan...
...was found yesterday evening around 8pm in the mountains in Yamanashi prefecture.
...where she was collapsed in a state of unconsciousness...
Chiaki-chan was transported to hospital and is still unconscious.
The whereabouts of the other children is still unknown.
The police are waiting for Chiaki-chan to recover before...
Aramata-san. Chiaki-chan appears to have
several scars and bruises on her body.
However, it doesn't seem they were caused by the criminal...
-What. -According to what the doctor said,
they seem to be old wounds that have healed...
It seems it is possible that they are the result of parental abuse.
So this time it's abuse.
Wait!
You didn't go to your mock exams?
Why did you lie about it?
Hey, tell me.
What do you want?
I'll do anything you need.
-How about some money. -What?
You'll give me anything right? Money.
What are you going to use it for?
A reference book.
I'll get money out tomorrow, so how much do you need?
Are you stupid?
I'm really sorry I didn't make the parent consultation today.
Anyway, I'll have a really good talk with Kazuki later, so...
-It's fine. -What.
You're really busy with work aren't you? So don't bother.
Don't be so angry.
-I couldn't leave work no matter what... -I get it already.
What's the matter? You're being strange.
-You're the one being strange. -What.
Good night.
Divorce papers.
Dad,
I think it might not work out
with me and Kenichi-san.
Has he been cheating or something?
I thought as much...
That's why I was against it.
Nothing good could come of marrying a divorcee.
Stop talking about it.
You know, secrets
aren't something you can hide forever.
-At least not such a big one. -I told you not to talk about it, didn't I.
Kenichi-san's ex-wife died,
it has nothing to do with us now.
You mustn't say anything unnecessary in front of the children.
I'm giving this back to you.
What a scaredy cat.
I can't believe anything you say.
Did you confess to Aki-san?
She's troubled at the moment.
Now may be your chance to get her.
I do not believe in breaking up a family.
-Hypocrite. -I just have more common sense than you.
You're just a coward.
If you're not careful, you might end up burdened with her children.
That's what you're scared of isn't it?
I'm going to thrown this away, here.
You're just a coward.
Hypocrite.
you might end up burdened with her children.
That's what you're scared of, isn't it? Scaredy cat.
What the hell is this...
There's been another victim, but this time the victim's not as young.
The victim is male, in year 6 of primary school. His name is Imai Rei.
The address is Tokyo City, Edagawa district, Kazai, hurry up and get to the scene.
Again in the coastal bay area.
You're the worst kind of person aren't you.
You can do as you please with Kenichi-san,
but as for the children,
I will be the one to protect them.
Really, how splendid.
If it's to protect the children,
I'll do anything.
I'm their mother.
I'm sure that's right,
if you're a good mother.
Women sometimes lie.
In order to hide something,
a cover can be put on the truth so that it's in a place
where no one can see it.
However that is a Pandora's box.
When the day comes and the truth is unveiled.
It's shape turns into a tragedy,
that can not be undone.
That's the one thing I can't say,
definitely.
Rei-kun disappeared in the evening two days ago, is that right?
Yes, he said he was going to play soccer, and he went out.
I didn't realize until afterwards, but this was in his room.
I'm going with Hamelin.
'Going with,' Rei-kun ran away.
No way! That definitely isn't possible.
-Why is that? -He may not have a father but
he worries about my health,
and helps out and is a really kind boy.
He's always smiling. He thinks of his mother and is a good child.
Everyone always says that.
Then why did Rei-kun leave that note behind?
An affair, neglect, gambling and abuse.
Up til now the purpose has been to punish the mother,
for some sort of wrong doing, hasn't it.
-That's right. -But this time there isn't a yellow carnation
and the mother hasn't done anything wrong either.
-I wonder about that. -What do you mean?
The mother was watching but she didn't see who her son truly was.
-The district photography competition? -Our home-room teacher entered him in it.
Kazuki-kun's picture was chosen.
I didn't know. He didn't say anything at all about it.
Thank you for letting me know.
The other day...
It was my fault there was such an uproar...
There's an award ceremony this Sunday.
The chosen pictures will be put on display.
Really, an award ceremony?
Congratulations for being chosen in the competition, Is it okay for me to come to the award ceremony on Sunday?
You'll come on Sunday?
I'll come.
-Already taller than you? -Yes I've already been left behind.
-He's in the first year of high school. -You must have strong feelings,
after having had him in your tummy and now he's soaring above you.
You're...
Is this real?
-Where did you get this? -Sasaki Yumiko gave it to me.
That bitch!
What do you plan to do now?
-'What,' you say... -Do you intend to keep it secret from Aki-san?
Of course I bloody well will!
Just because we're married, doesn't mean we should share everything.
She's better off not knowing, she'll be happier that way.
That's why that picture,
you won't show it to her will you?
-I'll stop Yumiko from saying anything. -What's this about Yumiko-san?
What's that picture?
What is it Kenichi?
What is this?!
You were married to...
her?
What, but you said
your previous wife had died, didn't you?
You said that didn't you?
You were lying?
You lied about it?
I'm sorry.
Then... Kazuki's mother is...
What?
So Kazuki-kun's birth mother is...
Could you keep quiet!
Sasaki Yumiko?
When Kazuki turned 1,
she told me she wanted a divorce.
She abandoned Kazuki and left.
Why?
That...
is something I don't know.
She left without giving a reason?
Leaving that boy behind.
Yes...
I don't know either, why she's chosen to come
back into our lives.
It's to get Kazuki back.
That?s why she's gone to such lengths to try and destroy us.
Aki?
These are the diaries I kept whilst raising Kazuki.
What's this for all of a sudden?
From the time Kazuki turned 2,
we've spent all this time, always together.
When he had a temperature, I rushed him to the hospital in the middle of the night,
Everyday I worried about what to put in his lunch box.
From when he started primary school, I worried what to do about spending money.
Should he go to cram school, how long should I wait to get him a phone.
And doing so, one by one
I settled these small but important problems.
I've raised him up until now.
Even now,
I will never forgot the first time,
he called me mummy.
We went out one day, to see the Christmas trees.
Kazuki pointed to the tree,
and he said, 'Mummy isn't it big'
In that way, day by day
I built up my relationship with him.
I am Kazuki's mother.
Just me.
You're his mother you say,
does it come down to counting the number of hardships?
It seems like arithmetic.
Do you really,
know who Kazuki is now?
To what extent do you know the real Kazuki?
You don't really see him at all.
Are you saying you know something about Kazuki?
I won't lose.
I will definitely not lose to you,
who's already abandoned him once before.
Kazuki.
You won a prize in the district photography competition.
Congratulations.
I'll definitely come to the award ceremony on Sunday.
Is it okay for me to come?
Kazuki...
-Hello. -Good evening.
Hey... you're Mita Kumiko-san aren't you?
From Kanata cleaning? Don't you remember me?
I lived on the second floor next to you.
Could it be you're Kohei-kun.
Ah, that takes me back. Is your mother well?
She's been better.
She was a single mother too, wasn't she.
You must treasure her.
So what did you want today?
-So things are like that for Aki. -Yes.
When I heard she was getting married to a man who already had a kid,
I was against it.
I thought it would be better for her to not burden herself intentionally.
But she wouldn't listen to me no matter what.
She said becoming Kazuki's mother was something she had to do
if she wanted to marry Kenichi-san.
To start with she felt obligated to be a step mother.
She worked hard
to the extent of over doing things in order to become
a perfect mother.
However after Sora-chan was born she was able to relax a bit.
I really think she is a good mother.
But then something worrying happened.
At the time when Kazuki started middle school
he came to talk to me,
he said he didn't want to go to school.
He had tried to talk to Aki about it,
She'd said 'You're a big brother' and 'It's because you're a boy'
It seemed as of she didn't really listen to him.
I wonder if it's from that time, that little by little
things started to become unravelled.
Does Kazuki-kun know
that he has a different mother?
I was told that, that was the one thing I was not to tell him.
It's a sad thing for a mother.
To be forced to lie,
for the sake of the children.
I'm so sorry.
It would have been better if I'd thrown away that picture.
It's fine, in fact I'm glad I know about it.
Aki-san, is there anything I can do for you?
Thank you but you've done enough.
I'll do something about my family myself.
On my own, without depending on anyone.
You say you'll do something, but how...
Anyway, I'm fine now.
You're not fine!
I want you to smile.
I'm not a child.
I want to support you properly.
I can't leave you alone when I know you're worried.
You really are a kind person.
But...
It would be better if you gave that kindness to
someone truly important to you.
Thank you for everything you've done up until now.
See you later.
Do you have any thoughts regarding
Rei-chan's disappearance.
Of course, he was a gentle, normal boy, who's always smiling.
I would never have expected him to be caught up in a case like this.
Hold up a minute boy! Wait up.
Do you know something about
why Rei-kun went missing?
You know something don't you?
Kazuki.
If you don't want me to, then I won't go to the award ceremony.
But I want you to go, even if you go alone.
It's something to show for how hard you've been working all this time.
I've not been this happy.
Kazuki.
No matter what's happened,
I'm your mother.
After-all, you're
the most precious thing
to me in this world.
Dinner's ready, let's eat.
I'll contact you again with the time. Sunday, at 2, at the usual place.
Sora-chan wash your hands.
Okay.
No matter what I say, you won't get angry?
...I won't.
It's about what happened on the 29th of October...
The day when you were suspected and the police said you weren't the kidnapper?
I was with friends from my old school.
They're a bad lot who were shoplifting
and then selling stuff on the black market.
Okay and then?
I didn't do it, the shoplifting.
But I didn't like it when they said I had no guts.
So I took money from my savings
and I used it to buy games and phones and so on.
and I told those guys I'd shoplifted them...
But all the same, it wasn't enough.
They said I had to stop being half-hearted.
That's why...
I've cut my ties with them.
Really?
Really.
It's the truth mum.
Thank you for telling me.
Hey, see that.
I thought it would definitely suit you, I splurged on it.
Thank you mum.
Not at all.
Will you really come to the awards ceremony?
Of course I'll be there.
-You look so handsome Kazuki. -Really?
That's right.
Isn't dad coming today?
Ah, no, he has work.
-So will he be home late? -Probably, why?
Ah, it's nothing.
Ah this needs...
What's this?
What happened?
I probably got bumped when we did judo in P.E.
I see, be more careful.
-You looking very smart today too Sora. -Yes.
This is fluffy and warm.
Well it's cold today.
So in what way am I looking handsome?
-The grey. -The grey.
Shall we go?
It's cold outside.
-It's cold. -It's cold.
-The wind is really strong. It's cold. -It's cold.
-Sorry, you guys go ahead. -What?
-I left my phone so I'm going to go get it. -Okay.
-See you later Kazuki. -See you later.
Skip, skip, run, run, run.
-Skip? -Skip, skip, run, run, run.
It'll be warmer there won't it?
Is this Kazuki's name?
Mummy, what's written here?
It says 'A child holds his mother'
'A piece that expresses pure feelings'
Like all children love their mummy?s?
Yes, that's right.
But in this picture the mummy isn't looking at the child.
You don't really see Kazuki at all.
You say you're his mother but do you know how many troubles he has?
To what extent do you know the real Kazuki?
He's late.
There's no money.
Oi, have you got the money?
Your quota is 100,000.
If you don't bring it, you'll be badly punished.
The phone you are calling cannot be reached.
Mummy.
Sora, we're leaving.
What should I do...
What's this!
You're late, idiot, come here.
We were waiting for you stupid.
Did you bring it?
Is this it? It's not nearly enough, I said 10,000.
What's with that look. You were pretending to shoplift, sonny boy.
Since middle school, you were nothing but an easy target,
Did moving to that posh apartment block make you so special?!
Here's the promised punishment.
Hey, what do you want to do? Tell me.
Oi, don't watch!
Come on stand up. Let's go.
Walk properly!
-Hello. -What should I do?! Kazuki-kun has been...
It's fine I'll come back soon. Thank you for watching her.
-Bullying? -Yes.
When I spoke to Rei-kun's friend, it seems he's been bullied
for quite a while at middle school.
He didn't tell you did he.
Because you have such a close relationship he didn't want to worry you.
I don't yet know if this is a kidnapping case.
However... maybe Rei-kun
felt cornered by the bullying and chose
to reach out to the kidnapper.
He might have stumbled in his direction,
in order to escape from his harsh reality.
His harsh reality?
Madam, it's difficult to say this but
bullying
sometimes
snatches away lives.
It's violence.
It appears that Kazuki has been bullied since he was in middle school.
He's always been targeted.
-Money. -Does Kazuki,
have any worries that he can't tell anyone?
-What happened? -I got bumped when we did judo in P.E.
I'm going to distance myself from those guys.
It's the truth mum.
What's the matter?
I thought it would definitely suit you, so I splurged.
Why are you so concerned about your suit, sonny boy?
Stop it. Give it back!
Give it back, stop it!
Give it back.
Get him off me.
Narumi-chan!
Where is Kazuki?
He was taken into a warehouse just ahead of here.
Wait here for the police, I'm going to try and find him.
Kazuki!
-He's looking bad. -Nah we can still keep going.
What do you want old lady?
We're busy so don't get in our way.
Oi, what are you taking pictures of?
What you boys are doing is inflicting bodily injury,
criminal intimidation and extortion as well. It's a violation of the 'Acts of Violence' law.
It's certain you'll be arrested and sent to reform school.
I'll also upload this video to the internet.
Then you'll all have to drop out of school.
Not to mention no employment. You won't even be able to walk down the street.
From now on, for the rest of your lives,
you live in fear of the gaze of others.
A word of warning, it would be in your best interests
to not consider hurting him to get revenge.
If after this,
you so much as lay a finger on him,
I will kill you all.
There is no way you could do something like that.
Despite appearances,
I've already killed someone.
Adding to that is no big deal.
Even if I failed to kill you now and I got caught,
I would just come after you to kill you again once I was released from prison.
And if I failed again, I would just try again.
I'd keep coming until you'd drawn your last breath.
Let's fall together into hell.
Why...
Don't move.
It will be okay now.
Kazuki!
Kazuki! Is he okay, where is he hurt?
Excuse me, can you please move away.
Kazuki, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry,
I didn't realize you were being bullied...
I should have noticed, shouldn't I.
If I'd been a good mother...
-I'm sorry. -We need to rush him to hospital, get out of the way.
With this, you understand don't you?
Even though this has been building up over the months and years,
you did nothing.
If you don't have the resolve to risk your life to protect the children,
can you call yourself a mother?
I'm different from you.
For Kazuki,
I'm prepared to even fall into hell.
-The accompanying mother? -I am.
Please come here.
A mother who doesn't notice her child is being bullied.
No matter how you look at it, you wouldn't say
it's the same level of crime as abuse or neglect, would you?
-It's the same. -What?
A yellow carnation.
Goddamit! Getting carried away with themselves!
What's wrong?
-You'll catch at cold. -I'm okay.
I'm okay.
You said I was kind didn't you?
I'm not kind.
I'm not a good guy.
I'm always thinking, when I look at you,
why did you have to be married.
I want to steal you away.