One day, a baby was kidnapped from a hospital.
Previously on Designer Baby:
Detective Hayamizu who is 8 months pregnant, was entrusted with the investigation.
Please, stop crying already!
Why do you blame yourself?
You'd give your life to comfort her, right?
It seemed that due to Hayamizu's efforts,
the kidnapping was solved.
This child is wrong.
...this isn't our baby!
However, the baby had been switched for another one.
The incident rapidly took a new direction.
On the other hand, secrets of the hospital's
reproduction projects were coming to light.
They really went this far....
What is this here? What was written in here?
Why were you trying to burn it!?
Kishida Tomo was pregnant with another man's sperm, right?
We'd never do such a thing.
Then at that time, a new criminal left a message.
Nozomi...
What?
That threatening letter was meant for you.
I'll call later, father.
The criminal is the Director's son.
Monday
Hot water.
I have to get back to the hospital. It's OK, hot water!
Bad, this is bad. I've never even touched a baby.
I haven't either. But just now it seemed alright somehow.
The instructions are all written on the can.
It'll be OK, I say.
My father will never tell anyone I'm the kidnapper.
In the morning, I'll call him, and from the 20 million they got from the river,
I'll just ask for 10 million. But that's the hospital's money.
After, my father will pay it back!
Anyway, I need money right now.
Hey, why do you suddenly need so much money?
Being audited, at the company tomorrow.
by the way, all day today, this morning I decided I had to do something.
Embezzling? What's that, "embezzling"?
It was just a temporary loan.
Hey, it's crying.
No way... I'm not in this.
You're completely involved now. I didn't know.
I didn't know anything. Who would believe that?
There's no one else I can rely on.
I'm asking, it'll absolutely work out.
When it's all over, you can leave the baby in any nursing facility.
Showed up in our web. At a convenience store 7 km from the maternity hospital.
Hey Hase! I have it.
Oh, it's certainly the right clothes.
There's no sign of Nozomi is there.
This convenience store is closer to this hospital from Mukai maternity and Obstetrics.
It is above the line. He may be targeting this hospital.
Plate number is not shown, we know anything about the car?
This light here, it's a model year 14.
It's practically new. Can you tell the make?
I'll try. Please. Hey Hase.
Send the picture to my cell. I'll show it to the parents.
Hayamizu, come with me. Yes.
The notification came from Yonaguni san, You're officially on board.
Yes, after I will need to get a change of clothes.
these have limits. Be sure and tell us if you have any problems.
I'm OK, I'm at this hospital, right.
So what do you think of this man, think he's somehow connected to Susami?
Even so, I don't know what the purpose is.
He posted that one picture, still hasn't made any demands.
With your disturbance yesterday with Susami it's a rumor that the police
have marked him as a suspect.
Please do not believe every rumor you hear.
But for us, it's a matter of life or death, Therefore please.
No matter what happens, absolutely do not call Susami Sensei for surgery.
That's our wish! I can't make such a promise.
If anything happens, someone will be held responsible.
In general, he looks suspicious.
Looks, not really... Oh get us some pastries.
Let's eat.
I'm not suspicious or anything.
What is it he is hiding?
The papers he was burning yesterday, what the heck was it?
It was a Kishida Tomo's documents.
Because there's a picture of an ovum, something with the Total Care Project,
when they were doing infertility treatments I think.
Well at any rate, for us it's this dude.
Before the day is over, we need to rescue Nozomi.
What are you up to?
Why would you do this?
Can you get it, or can't you?
Certainly the money is in the safe. However it doesn't open with just numbers.
Every morning at 10, the purser gets the card from the safe deposit box at the bank,
and then it is opened.
Then after you get the money at 10, you come right after that.
I'll call at 10:10, and tell you where to bring it.
Don't be stupid.
If it's money you want, I'll pay whatever.
Return the baby right away.
You won't pay money for me.
Noritake! At 10:10.
It's as the director says, he'll pay the money.
Therefore, return the baby. If they don't have her,
my father won't pay attention to me. Why?
It's fine, go to the hospital. They'll be suspicious.
She's part of that, my fathers important project.
He was always talking about it.
"Don't forget the shock of the first successful in vitro fertilization
that happened in 1978.
Until then infertility treatment was just a concept.
No one ever thought to take the eggs from the body,
and directly fertilize them.
To my father, it was for more astonishing than the Apollo project.
My father risked everything on the possibility of assisted reproduction.
That project is the culmination.
For that baby, my dad will pay.
For me, he won't pay. To him, I am
a good for nothing clone.
Clone...?
Get out. Don't need it leaking out till I get the money.
Yes.
Has he called you?
Sorry.... that I've got you involved.
Your son, why's he doing this?
It didn't used to be so complicated.
Since he failed the med school entrance exams, he's become moody.
It's a good thing my wife is not in this world.
Everything about him, has been a mistake!
This is difficult to say, but
Professor Susami has started looking into Kishida Tomo.
Has he found anything? No, he shouldn't be able to find anything.
However if this situation gets any worse....
I know. We need to get the baby back right away.
To not negatively impact the project.
Let's protect the dream the Director has been building for 10 years.
I'll do anything to help.
Is there anything else that might mean anything to you?
You showed that picture to me yesterday, right?
Once more please. Not just your daughter,
please look at the other things surrounding her. There's nothing!
Tell me why that picture wasn't sent to us,
but was posted on the hospital's board. We don't know that yet.
Does it have some tangle with the hospital?
Why won't you say anything? Until we get a confirmation.
Tell us everything that is happening!
You do have a suspect don't you?
Yuko.
Looking at that picture, worries me...
Let's go OK? Then lets go.
Sorry, she's still not completely recovered.
Sorry to interrupt your conversation,
Chikamori san, Arata kun is a little groggy,
took his temperature, and is a little feverish...
Excuse me, if anything happens, could you please let us know right away?
We'll be sure to.
She hasn't changed, that mother.
Nozomi was abducted while she was on the phone with her son.
It's already been four days, I think it's normal for her.
Yes.
Hello, we heard there's been progress, the Director would like to hear.
Great work.
Is this the suspect?
Oh we think the possibility is high.
Do you know this man? I don't, you?
No, not at all, really.
Please have a look at this picture too. We saw this one last night.
Is there anything curious about the newspaper and scarf?
Is there something strange?
I don't think this picture was meant for Chikamori san.
Usually pictures like this don't have extra stuff in them.
Therefore there must be some meaning to this scarf, that it was shown.
But it has no significance to Chikamori san.
So therefore, it might be some message to someone else.
It might just be the kidnapper was careless.
Well there is that possibility. Please continue with your good work.
What is it? Oh, no.
It's just... that the Total Care Project
I thought it was those two's thing.
Now more than the project, there's this man.
What should we do? If the police figure out it's your son, time will be a problem.
If this leaks out, surely ... what will become of the project?
The project won't be stopped. That fool will return the baby,
this incident will be over!
Sakiyama san, I saw it, your research notes.
What?
Somebody copied them, and left them for me.
Thanks to that, I now know well what I wanted to.
What is this?
This is foolish. Director, let's hurry.
Number 123, case 14. Patient, Kishida Tomo.
Really, I never imagined you would get into
something like that. What the...
There's someone close to you that betrayed you?
Alright now, Susami kun, let's talk in my office.
I'll come too... No leave it to me. However...
It's OK, I'll handle it.
I continued the research cause I believed the Director.
I think you understand, but.... I know.
You need to find out you gave the copy to Susami.
Who was it?
How much to you understand?
It wasn't in Kishida Tomo san's file,
a description of aging markers of her eggs.
With that situation, pregnancy is difficult.
So with that possibility,
the cytoplasm of the egg was changed to that of another person.
What I read, was this example but,
given this situation, I concerned about the entire project.
That project is, the ultimate business in assisted reproductive health care.
No, isn't it an even more extreme thing...
That is?
A Designer Baby.
So, you will be quiet about what we're doing?
Scared me~! Why suddenly!?
Hey, I am really busy right now.
Wow, pretty.
This is what life looks like at the very first, right.
Is it alright for you to be here?
Now with the kidnapping, things are real hard, right.
When I went to the dispensary, the topic was all about Professor Susami.
Hey is that rumor for real? This thing all started with
something the Professor did, it's what everyone's saying, however.
No comment. There it is...
Here.
What is this? What do you think of this fertilized egg?
You say what... Don't think there's anything particularly wrong, but.
A normal egg. What's this egg, is it yours?
It's Kishida Tomo's. And so?
There must have been some problem.
Someone was trying to burn it to keep it concealed.
In the first place, I believe Kishida Tomo was
artificially inseminated with someone else's sperm.
A I D, Artificial Insemination by Donor.
The A.I.D. thing we talked about yesterday.
I looked into that a little, and that can be done at other hospitals, right?
Well, cause that's been done for quite a while now.
Well then, why specifically come here?
Wasn't the Total Care Project for Kishida Tomo, something more?
Didn't you just say yesterday?
The problem with them...
Certainly with the Kishida's,
I think the problem was with the wife...
That was the eggs were aging.
For women, it's a problem they all face as they age.
But there was something with them, right?
In regards to treatments for the problems with the sperm,
and in a treatment for the aging eggs.
You also said this too, didn't you,
it's the era of the Designer Baby, right?
Mmm !
Yes. What?
You want information, right?
Again~? Naturally!
Hey what was it yesterday?
Your husband is 9 years older and runs a café,
and is pretty harmless. What else?
He has a son. Really, your husband's, previous marriage?
His wife passed away, his second marriage.
Huh, is that right. How old is he?
14. Huh, 14!?
A fourteen year old step son has a mother like this?
Please stop with your strange imaginations. You get along?
Well the two of us recently went to a movie.
Huh, what movie? Zombie. Why Zombie?
I don't know, somehow he likes strange stuff like that.
Isn't that normal for his age? Oh, yea people say such things
like "normal for his age", when they like such things.
Well, not necessarily...
Fine now, please tell me!
To rejuvenate old eggs..., there is a way.
But at this time, we're not supposed to do it.
What happens when you do?
That doctor will be kicked out probably.
And then it would be death in Japan's medical circles.
I'm going to the breast feeding room. Are you preserving mother's milk?
We decided, to breast feed her.
They say the immune system is stronger than with formula.
We need to raise Nozomi to be strong.
Is it Nozomi...? Have you thought of another name?
That girl... she is our Nozomi (hope), right?
Excuse me.
It seems your car is here. Thank you.
Well, we'll be going.
Do you know anything?
This person, hasn't said anything to us.
Isn't this strange. Who is the police investigating?
Isn't there someone in the hospital that they are suspecting?
No... that's just a rumor...
Rumor?
Tell me everything you know.
It can't be helped now, it's an emergency board meeting.
The purser has to go too. Then it'll be awhile until the safe can be opened.
"Awhile" when is that?
One or two hours... I'll do it as soon as I can.
You never change. No matter what you say, listen to me.
I can't help it! What will you have me do!?
I'll call you in an hour and a half, better come then. Better do as I say!
Hey, what's happening?
They convened an emergency risk management board meeting.
Why now! This is an emergency here!
If the bank closes, it's all over!
Professor Susami came, and pinned something on the director.
Perhaps it's about the project.
I don't know what it means, but he said, "Designer Baby."
Designer Baby?
Perchance to take the project overseas,
they might have done something. What do you mean something?
It'd be trouble if it goes public.
Hey, the baby is crying.
Don't worry about that. It's bad, doesn't she need formula?
I've fed her, changed the diaper, done it all!
There's no reason for her crying.
It's fine, tell me everything you know. No way.
If anything happens to the baby, you won't get any money.
Well, fine!
Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet!
I did try to become a doctor....!
Well, we'll convene the emergency board meeting, and the Director
will tell us the subject, if you would sir.
Actually, some information came in to my office.
In regards to this matter, I would like to get approval from everyone for an in-house investigation.
In house investigation? What the heck is the information?
About the research and experiments going on at this hospital,
It's reported some actual unethical things are ongoing.
Director, Director! I'm in a hurry.
What was that?
If you start investigating that project, you know.
If there's anything bad, dispose of it. You still have plenty of time.
What did Susami say to you?
So nothing bad will happen, just do as I say!
However... we'll continue the project.
To do that, we have to first prove our innocence.
Susami can't be allowed to know. I have to go do something with my son.
Yes, understand. Hayamizu san.
Giichi san says he needs to be relieved. Fuku chan, you go.
What? Please don't call me by my first name.
I want to investigate something. Still on Kishida Tomo?
No, the project. The Total Care Project?
I don't think it was just Kishida Tomo.
Either way, isn't it Kishida Tomo?
The rejuvenation of eggs, there's probably a lot of people wanting to do that.
Yes? Perhaps there's others that would do whatever...
Maybe that project is aiming for a Designer Baby.
Hayamizu san, you're somehow like Giichi san.
What? I don't know what you mean, don't say anything,
please go relieve him. I told you to go.
I can't go. I found something great.
What? Please come look at this.
Look here. This little thing.
What is that? I'm thinking it's an attestation sticker.
Sticker? Like for car share and stuff?
I've used them on occasion, however, when your done, they scan
this here. Then all the doors lock.
In other words, it's a rental car? Right.
In this area, with this model, and the year, the car share company,
I put that all in. Did you get a hit? Bingo!
Therefore, please go relieve him.
Oh, Chikamori san.
I heard the rumors.
It was you that prompted the kidnapping.
Because you were not happy with the project, so you could smash it.
That all this has happened, is because of you?
I don't know what you have heard but, it's a misunderstanding.
But the police suspect you.
Because they have no plan.
They are digging in places where there's nothing to dig.
That, even for you,
won't that become a problem too?
You are also a project patient.
There's things you don't want people to know, right?
Is that a threat? Nothing of the sort.
What do you know anyway? No matter the way, doing whatever,
for me that baby... Nozomi is necessary.
Are you saying you gave birth to her for yourself?
Stop....!
Are you OK?
Yeah, yeah, it feels OK from the touch, however,
let's just make sure. I would be grateful.
I'm sorry. Yea?
Yesterday's uproar has come to this.
You are reckless. Yes.
Is it wise for a policewoman with this body,
to be moving like that? I wonder?
There's nothing in the manual related to pregnant women. They need to add that.
More important for the people around her than for herself.
It'd be good to write a manual for pregnant policewomen.
If you need advice from an obstetrician, you can ask me.
What you just said, are you joking?
Sarcasm...?
Mm, no problem in the placenta, the baby is moving energetically too.
Good...
Now, don't push yourself to hard, OK.
Are you OK? Why are you here!?
Oh, I called him. It's our duty at the hospital,
to let the family know the condition of the patient.
That's a bit overboard. I was surprised.
I was thinking of bringing you a change of clothes to the Department, when I got the call.
There are no problems. That's great...
Well, but I wasn't that worried.
Cause this person is sturdy. Yes she is.
If this child is sturdy, that will be great. What?
If it's the total care project, it could be done, right Sensei?
This baby is born, some years pass,
and when we wanted the next baby, like even if the eggs are old,
a healthy baby could be born?
Isn't that what the total care project is all about?
What are you talking about?
Well, excuse me. Wait...
Oh, now...! Sorry.
Yes, Hayamizu. I got the hit, on that rental car.
You have an I.D. Be right there.
Sorry, I have to go. Oh, good luck.
Thank you.
You OK? Oh, Yuusuke kun.
You're late. She has to go.
No way, you falling and such. It was no big deal.
She's OK. Mother and child are solid.
Making fun of me. Kousuke is tepid like this however,
at least take me serious.
What would happen if you did something you regret?
It is great.
Half of it was made with my ingredients,
now that it's come this far. Kousuke.
Get going, we'll talk. Yes, then sorry.
Did you call me?
Gather up all the past in house hospital records.
Yes, anything else? No.
I'd like to read them when I get back, thank you.
You are going out? Yes, be back soon.
Hello? He's going himself.
Even though I told him to send his secretary. But he didn't say anything and...
Doesn't take me serious at all. What will you do?
Come here right away.
The man's name is Toge Noritaka, age 32, works for a pharmaceutical company.
He is the son of this hospital's Director for sure.
Yes, we will continue the pursuit as is.
Toge didn't come in to work today.
Like this, we'll come across the son.
If the picture posted in the hospital was a message for the father,
he was threatening the Director.
Pay money in exchange for the patient? It's a good racket.
To keep up the appearance like that, the parent would pay and keep quiet.
I would do it too. You don't like your parents?
More than anything the name they gave me.
Isn't it a good name, Fukusuke (Bringer of good luck)
I'll go ahead.
Headquarters, have you identified the location?
Now, S group is on the way.
Alright.
Noritaka!
Noritaka! I brought the money!
Where is the baby? Hurry, bring it.
First the money.
I'll call later.
Wait! I can't just let it be like that!
I've given you the money. Now return the baby!
I'll return it later. If it's not here,
take me to where it is! Don't have time for that!
If I don't go deposit the money in the bank... What have you done?
Gambling? Drugs? Or further, embezzling the company's money?
Idiot! Can't you even do one thing right!?
Shut up.
You're so arrogant, just doing what you like!
Big Hospital director, so powerful in obstetrics,
when they find out I'm a criminal, it'll all be over!
Hey, why you so quiet.
Seeing you there with that look,
It's good that I've done this.
Friday when I heard there'd be an audit, I went to your place.
I was hoping to borrow it.
But you were in Taiwan on business.
Sitting in the car in the parking lot,
I was thinking what could I do,
that woman came out, holding a baby.
So I followed after her.
I was so nervous.
I thought of a way to fix this crappy life in one stroke,
so I decided to chase after a bomb.
That baby really is a bomb.
It's the Designer Baby you made.
Designer Baby?
Wrong... That word is just science fiction, wrong.
That project is legitimate medical treatment!
It is exactly a designer baby!
Don't you want to make a child just the way you want?
It would have been good if you could have designed me.
If you could do it just like you, a clone.
Who's there!?
Police!
You sold me out?
Wrong, I didn't... Your project over appearance.
You would sell your son to protect your project...?
He escaped in a car! Headed for Odaiba.
A silver compact rental car.
You were following? Yes.
It's over...
With this, it's all over.
Until we find Nozomi, it's not over.
Where are now? What happened?
Hello!
Everything's wrecked.
Huh, what? What did you say?
We have confirmed the suspect's car, suspect is missing.
Got it. Crap!
He can't do as he likes.
Hey, hurry. Yes.
Chief. The hospital got a call from Toge.
In exchange for Nozomi's life, he's demanding the money that was brought.
We're going to deliver it now.
Where to? I'll go. He didn't name you
to bring it.
I am so sorry!
I thought I could do something to get your child back, but...
You were only thinking of protecting yourself!
If anything happens to that baby, it won't just be payback.
You guys come too. Where to?
Okutama. Okutama?
Did you know his son was the perp?
Anyway, I thought it would get settled easily...
It's over for the Director now.
I just kept my mouth shut cause I was threatened.
I won't go down with the Director.
The project will not be smashed, absolutely not!
It won't be as you hope, now will it.
Oh, you rest here.
Everyone, please gather.
The sun will be setting soon. Perhaps Toge will try to escape in
the darkness taking advantage of these geographic features.
In the areas of the mountain trails, and the trailheads,
we are calling in for help to secure all of them.
Please be prepared to immediately deploy.
What wrong? Of course, I'm going too.
No way, your body is in no condition for this. But....!
I will surely bring her back, OK.
Oh, wait... Chikamori san.
Commissioner!
It's time to go! Yes!
It's getting darker and darker.
I wonder why Okutama?
The delivery area is here. A very rocky location.
If there's a mistake in the delivery of the ransom.
He can't pay back the money he embezzled.
Toge has no way out. Therefore he'll try to escape with the money.
If the purpose is not the money? What else would it be?
To destroy his traitor father?
The most damage he could inflict on his father, to destroy the project.
We're almost there.
Over there!
What this?
Realize...
Noritaka, don't be a fool, stop!
Come down!
We brought the money. Please give the baby back!
Wait! Stop! Please stop!