In recent years, the number of vicious crimes was increasing rapidly.
In order to arrest the criminals and solve the cases, the police's scientific research center,
Forensic Investigation Office Section Nine, has begun investigating cases using MRI.
The image produced by the extracted brain of the victim not only shows the suspect,
but also the victim's entire memory.
Monokuro ni some ta hibi
モノクロに染めた日々
I stain the days in monochrome,
Maki modoshite wa sore wo kuri kaesu
巻き戻してはそれを繰り返す
and replay them again and again.
Dokoka no eiga de mita serifu narabete
どこかの映画で見たセリフ並べて
Lines with words from movies you've seen somewhere,
Kono kokoro kakushita mama heiki na kao shite aruiteta
このココロ隠したまま 平気な顔して歩いてた
I hide my feelings and walk on pretending I'm fine.
Ashimoto ni utsuri konde ita
足元に映り込んでいた
My face was reflected beneath my feet,
Yuganda boku no kao ga kanashisou ni miete ta
歪んだ僕の顔が悲しそうに見えてた
and contorted as if I was in sorrow.
Sarusuberi Station
I'm coming!
You!
Oh, no you don't.
Hey Misa, is this really how you treat your dear husband?
You can't hide from me.
You withdrew money from the bank in town, didn't ya?
I know everything about you.
I came all the way from Tokyo to pick you up.
Don't make me waste more time and energy.
Now come.
There's a disabled old woman in this house, right?
You understand what will happen to her if you run away, right?
Fine.
I'll get ready.
Did you see a Jizo statue on your way here?
NB: Jizo statue = a popular Mahayana Buddhist Bodhisattva. It's normally depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient.
Wait for me there.
Make it quick.
You know what will happen if you try and trick me.
I know.
Misa, is that...
Brother...
That's him, isn't it?
I give in...
Everything will be fine if I go back.
I can't escape from that man.
Seriously, this is such a dull village.
Huh?
He's...
Misa-chan's...
Hey, where's the officer?
Someone's just gone to get him.
Brother...
He brought this on himself.
But... Who did this?
It doesn't matter who. He deserved to die.
Don't Meddle with that Head
Sign: Kyoto Prefecture Police
Yeah, it's raining here too.
But the last seminar's today, so I'm feeling cheerful.
I really want to see everyone in Section Nine again soon.
Ah well, about that...
You must be tired, and I sympathize with you,
but there's a message from Maki-san saying that we're collecting a body
from Sarusuberi Village in Wakayama prefecture, and he wants you to be there as a witness.
Wakayama prefecture?! But I'm in Kyoto right now!
That's in the opposite direction from home.
The victim was the suspect for another case, so the Committee has taken an interest in it.
Actually, this hasn't made the news yet, but a huge case came our way as well.
Six completely unrelated boys committed suicide, one after the other, across the nation this afternoon.
Everyone's busy preparing for the MRI investigation that will be carried out on those six,
so we'll leave this job to you.
Here we go.
I'll fax the documents to you.
Ah, it's heavy!
Bye now.
Sarusuberi Station
No reception
Thank you so much.
There was supposed to be a car waiting at the station for me, but...
...it seems like there was a mistake.
You can't use cell phones around these parts either.
It's a good thing that I happened to be passing by.
I'm sorry for the trouble.
Why don't you place that bag in the back?
Oh, sure.
The out of season typhoon, Number 23, will soon approach the Kinki region.
Do you fish?
The typhoon is moving fast,
What type of fish can you catch around here?
Jacks and Grunters, that sort.
and by the next morning it will have passed Japan.
Do you fish as well?
Yeah, but I'm far too busy these days, so I haven't fished for a while.
There will be more news about the typhoon later.
This is the police station.
Officer!
It's Hanako.
You've got a visitor from Tokyo.
I've come to witness the collection of the body.
I'm Aoki from Section Nine.
Ah, thank you for coming all this way.
I'm Yokoi, the resident officer.
The prefecture police were supposed to have picked me up...
Have you heard anything from them?
Now that you mention it, the prefecture police are rather late, aren't they?
How about a cup of tea for now?
No, thank you.
Please allow me to examine the victim's body first.
Ah, yes, sir.
Well then, I'll drive you there in the patrol car.
This is where we've stored the body.
So the basic precaution taken was to maintain a low temperature, thus the body would be preserved.
Looks like he was stabbed from the front.
Madam, if we use MRI, we may know who the murderer is.
It's for the best that he got killed.
A guy like him...
Let's go, Misa-chan. You don't want to hang around a guy like that.
Misa-chan went to Tokyo and got married, but this Yoshino Akira, was an abusive husband.
I heard she had some dreadful experiences.
She might even be thanking the murderer.
I see.
Sorry, but could you switch on the air conditioning?
Sure, it's really too hot and humid, isn't it?
Huh?
It's no good. It seems like it's broken.
Aren't there any other rooms that have air conditioning?
No, just this room.
This is bad. If the body's left in this condition...
At this rate—If the body doesn't arrive at the treatment room by noon tomorrow, we might not be able to use the brain anymore.
The brain?
During an MRI investigation, the brain must be placed in the scanner within 48 hours of death.
Since the stabbing, 24 hours have already passed...
How come the prefecture police left the body behind yesterday?
They said it was too dangerous to transfer the body at night in the rain.
It's approaching evening today as well...
Is there a telephone in this community center?
Sure, I'll show you where it is.
Excuse me.
Yes?
That person outside has been staring this way for a while.
Oh, that's Sasaoka Hiroshi.
He's the eldest son of a farmer. Don't worry about him.
He's Misa-chan's childhood friend, so he's probably worried about her.
Hello, this is Aoki from Section Nine.
Yes...
Yes, about that...
Oh, I'm really sorry. Because of the typhoon, we've postponed the collection of the body till tomorrow.
W-What?!
We tried to contact you,
but your cell phone wasn't working, and when we called the police station,
unfortunately, Officer Yokoi appeared to be on patrol.
It'll be too late tomorrow!
We need to transfer it tonight!
Well, with this weather...
Anyway, the road to the village is extremely dangerous at night.
But you've got to find a way!
Besides, the person in charge has already gone home, so we'll contact you again tomorrow.
Bye then.
Hello?
Hello?!
It seems like the prefecture police won't bother.
Let's take the body to the nearest town's police station ourselves.
But...
Please cooperate with me.
Yokoi-san, please.
Very well, I'll bring the car to the front gate.
I'd like to thank you both very much.
Please feel free to go home now.
Dearie me, there it goes. I knew this was coming.
You knew?
Whenever we get a typhoon, it's more than likely that a power failure follows.
Ah, Aoki-san, we've got a problem.
As you can see, the tires have been...
All four of them too.
Looks like there's someone in this village who'd be troubled if the victim's brain is visualized...
Someone's trying to stop us; they want the brain to rot away.
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about the murderer.
Brother...
This is Misa-chan's brother, Miki Shuuzou.
So you're the man who looks into the brain and discovers the murderer, eh?
Well, good luck.
Misa, let's go home.
That man is also probably thinking that it served the victim right to be killed.
So a member of Section Nine, such as myself, is unwelcome, eh?
You might think this village is cliquish, but...
normally it's a really peaceful and friendly village. It really is.
If only that Yoshino hadn't come...
Anyway, we need to transfer the body as soon as possible.
I'm sorry, but could you lend us your car?
You wanna carry that guy's body in my car?!
Yes, I'm begging you.
Huh?
Goodness gracious.
Is there another way?
It'll be a bit of a detour...
We're stuck.
Let's push from the back.
Ouch!
Are you all right?
Yeah...
Officer!
Looks like I've managed to sprain my ankle.
You won't be able to push the car with only one person.
I'll go get help.
But if you walk, it'll take...
I'll take the shortcut. I should be back within an hour.
Ah! Hanako-san!
Hold on!
Hanako-san!
Hanako-san's late...
Yeah...
Why weren't the tires on this car punctured?
Huh?
If the murderer's intention was to stop us, then the murderer would have punctured the tires on this car as well as the patrol car.
If the murderer manages to buy some time such that the brain doesn't make it, then the murderer wins.
So long as the body stayed in the community center, the murderer assumed we'd come up with a method of transferring the body.
Therefore, the murderer made the effort to leave with the body in their car, allow the tire to slip off the road, and then leave us behind...
You're saying Hanako-kun is the killer?
But Hanako-kun was with Misa-chan, and around that time, Hiroshi and Shuuzou were there too.
All of them felt antipathy towards the victim.
If they arranged to tell the same story...
But that's...
What's that?
Oh, that hut is used by people who work in the mountains.
Come to think of it, I think there was an emergency phone there.
Yokoi-san, please wait here.
Hey, Aoki-san!
There it is!
What?
Shit! It doesn't work!
It's past one already!
I've got reception!
Right, seems like I can use it here.
Yes, Section Nine's Research Lab—
Okabe-san, it's Aoki!
Hey, so did you receive the body okay?
Well, actually, I'm stuck with the body in the middle of the mountains of Sarusuberi Village.
What?!
It seems like I've managed to fall into the murderer's trap.
What do you mean by that?
Aren't the prefecture police with you?
No...
I'm sorry, but could you send someone over to collect the body?
We've got no time to spare.
Hold on a second.
I'll put the Director on.
Maki speaking.
Director!
We've confirmed your location using the GPS signal from your cell phone.
Can you get to the Sarusuberi campsite at the foot of the mountain?
A campsite?
It's about 10 km to the south.
The helicopter should be able to land there.
You should be able to get there in about five hours.
Walk 10 km while carrying a body?
Aoki, what's wrong?
I understand. I'll make it somehow.
Yokoi-san, do you know how to get to the campsite?
Huh? Yeah.
Members of Section Nine will be collecting the body there, so I'll carry the body there.
That's impossible.
It's quite far, you know?
I won't be carrying the whole body.
Could you please help me?
Aoki-san, do you realize what you're trying to do?
You, a man like yourself...
This is our job.
Do the police have to go this far?
I can't possibly do this...
No, and you don't have to.
An officer's job of protecting the village is a praiseworthy job too.
Yeah...
Well, I'm off.
Be careful.
Okay.
Sorry, but I can't let you go!
What do you mean?!
Put down the cooler box and leave!
Hiroshi.
Shuuzou-san?!
Don't tell me it was you?
Wait, what are you talking about?
Shuuzou-san, aren't you the one who killed that guy?!
You were trying to save Misa-chan, right?!
What?
What about you?!
But it wasn't me!
Then, did Misa...
In that case, that's even more of a reason why I can't let you take that brain away.
If you insist on taking that guy's brain, then I'll stop you by force!
I won't let this go even if I die!
I see, well, this will be our farewell!
Shoot him, Hiroshi!
Stop it!
Stop this nonsense.
Officer!
That guy!
Damn it! Where is this campsite?!
Now, pass it over!
Maki-san... What took you so long.
Sarusuberi Camp
Starting the scan of Yoshino Akira's brain.
The last cut is coming on screen.
Aoki, what happened?
It can't be...
Read his lips.
"Misa was my precious lover, but you..."
Do the police have to go this far?
I can't possibly do this...
No, and you don't have to.
An officer's job of protecting the village is a praiseworthy job too.
And now for news on the murder case in Sarusuberi Village.
Officer Yokoi, who was arrested for the murder, has long been a resident officer at Sarusuberi Village...
Yokoi was secretly going out with a young woman from the village.
The brother, Shuuzou, became vaguely aware of the affair and sent his sister to Tokyo three years ago.
Misa-san got married in Tokyo, but was abused by her husband, Yoshino, and fled back to her village.
However, her abusive husband followed Misa-san back to her village.
It was a crime committed in order to protect her...
However, Officer Yokoi couldn't let others find out about their relationship,
and that's why he didn't turn himself in.
Aoki, is that correct?
Yes.
Then hurry up and finish the report.
There's no time for you to rest.
Once you're done, we're going to look in the brains of all those boys who committed suicide.
Seriously, the Director should really appreciate Aoki's effort a bit more.
Huh?
What's up?
These are photos of the boys who committed suicide, right?
They just somehow remind me of Maki-san...
Shitte itano nanimo kamo
知っていたの 何もかも
I knew about it, everything.
Matte itano imamo nao
待っていたの 今もなお
I was waiting for you, even now.
Ittai dokomade yukeba ii noka
一体どこまで行けばいいのか
How far do I have to go?
Mabutano urano kioku se kono kakawari wo nurasu
まぶたの裏の記憶背 この関わりを濡らす
Memories of his back are burnt into the back of my eyelids; it soaks our relationship.
Anata wo wasurete dokoka tooku e ikitai
あなたを忘れて どこか遠くへいきたい
I want to forget about you, and go somewhere far away.
Ikenai Ikitai
いけない いきたい
I can't leave yet I want to leave,
Ikenai atashi wa
いけない あたしは
because I can't leave.
You fade, your play, your play
You fade, your play, your play.
Atashi no namida wo anata to...
あたしの涙を あなたと・・・
My tears with you will...
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A Visitor (Part One)