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.
A plastic bag containing a man's arms and legs was found discarded in a bush in the park.
Private Land
Forensic
The next day, the body was found in the woods nearby, and the head was found in a river.
The cuts were clean; it appears a sharp blade may have been used as the murder weapon.
The eyes appeared to have been partially gouged out.
The victim was identified as Arishima Keisuke, the President of a company that makes a brand of sneakers popular to young people.
Woman in Red High Heels
That day, an extremely drunk Arishima was on his way home...
...when he was attacked from behind, and fell.
That was the last cut.
Shoes? Could you rewind?
Sure.
Yes, there.
High heels, huh?
What a terrible woman.
But can a woman carry the weight of a man?
Of course!
It's possible that she had trouble carrying it, so cut it into bits.
Everyone, with regards to the victim, he went missing on his way home from a woman's place.
She was apparently a hostess.
Did Arishima Keisuke have a family?
He was a newlywed.
Oh, so it was adultery.
Never mind that, focus on the high heels.
Let's take a closer look at them this time.
Yes, sir.
There.
Oh, that's a French brand.
It was in a magazine.
If I remember right, it's only sold in a store in Ginza.
That's right.
So that means they're not mass produced.
Anyway, the victim in this case was a charismatic president who appeared frequently in the media;
there's a lot of public attention focused on this case, so make sure you solve it promptly.
Let's take a look at what happened earlier.
Start from an hour earlier.
Yes, sir.
Maybe it was a surprisingly happy way to die...
Not answering, eh?
What's wrong?
Well, it's getting harder and harder to reach her these days...
Isn't she a designer?
Your wife, I mean.
Well, something like that.
I've heard she's really beautiful.
Nah, I wonder what she looks like myself.
I only get home in the mornings, and she often stays at work overnight as well.
I've completely forgotten.
Yeah right, of course you haven't.
I do sometimes think that maybe she's having an affair right now.
If you secretly look at your wife's cell phone, you'd know, wouldn't you?
What? You'd do that to your boyfriend?
Of course!
Secrets are forbidden.
But aren't they usually locked?
It's easy to unlock.
Fifty-three percent of security codes are analogous to the individual's birthday or address.
That's exactly right.
If that's not it, then you think of the pun of the individual's favorite food, characters and names of pets.
Oh, is that so?
The Section Chief scolded me for the first time in ages.
Oh, is that so?
So that's Arishima's lover?
There's no mistake about it.
Welcome.
Have you told us who you'd like to be with tonight?
Hey, you.
Yes?
That cheerful girl sitting over there,
have you ever seen her wearing a pair of these high heels before?
Oh, Mayumi-san?
Yes, she wears those now and then.
Really?
She said she doesn't like them very much because they stand out, but it was a present from an important customer of hers, so...
A present?
Could that customer have been...
...this man?
Y-Yes...
I can't believe such a thing happened to my husband...
Well, it's really hard for us to ask you this, but...
Your husband appears to have had a very close relationship with another woman...
You mean the one he's having an affair with?
Ah, well...
I know about that hostess.
I've seen my husband's cell phone.
What...
I've even met her once.
My husband and I were having dinner once,
and she came to the restaurant with my husband's secretary.
So what did you and the hostess talk about?
Well, we didn't. The secretary asked the hostess to go home immediately.
Don't tell me... Is that hostess the murderer?
No. No, it's not like that.
I see...
I'll make you some tea.
Ah, no thank you. Please don't worry about us.
What is it?
Take a look at this.
A foreign country...
Paris... Their honeymoon, perhaps?
No, look at their feet.
Present
Hostess
Kojima Mayumi(28)
Arishima Keisuke(45)
Wife Saori(27)
So you're saying the suspects are these two women?
Hostess
Wife Saori(27)
Arishima Keisuke(45)
Arishima gave the same pair of high heels as a present to both Kojima Mayumi and his wife, Saori.
Director, Okabe-san, we were watching the images from Arishima just now, and...
Red high heels?
That was Arishima's secretary, Ogami Mieko.
What?
By the way, this happened in President Arishima's office.
So she's his second lover.
But you wouldn't give your lover a present in the office of all places, would you?
There are other employees too.
Which means he must have been in the middle of making advances to her.
Looks like he's been brushed off.
Let's take a look at his memories that relate to the high heels.
Are there any responding synapses?
Okay. This occurred three days after.
Oh, that's...
Yeah, the restaurant Arishima Saori was talking about;
where the hostess and the secretary came in together.
I get it, the secretary allowed the hostess to leave,
just as the witness stated.
What's she saying?
"What a coincidence. Thank you for always taking care of my husband. Would you care to join us?"
Stereotypical.
How did the secretary respond?
"Before that, I'll just quickly use the bathroom."
"Well, I might as well go too."
What? They're going to the toilet together?
The wife is going to question the secretary on her husband's relationships.
Impossible! That secretary won't say a word.
Hey, look at their feet.
They're both wearing the same high heels!
That's bad. The wife's bound to notice.
The husband must've been in mortal fear.
Not that he's mortal anymore.
Skip it.
Yes, sir.
There's no apparent change in the wife's behavior.
They won't show it on their face.
That's the scariest part.
I'm home...
Birthday, favorite food, and favorite character, eh?
Erm... What was it?
Madam.
Oh, Detective.
What a coincidence, I was just walking past.
Oh, that's a cute pair of shoes.
My husband often used to give me high heels from this store as a present.
Are they the ones you wore at your honeymoon?
What?
The photo displayed in the lounge.
Oh, yes...
But I lost that pair, so I came to buy another pair.
Hey...
I'll leave her to you!
Have you got some business with me?
Erm, not really...
Are you from the police?
You can tell?
It's probably because of your job, but you're wearing such plain business-like shoes.
Well, aren't you observant?
As expected from the secretary of a shoemaker.
Yes, but...
That's already in the past.
I had a temporary contract with the company, so...
Now that I've lost my boss, I don't have a job anymore.
I've got to find a new job.
I doubted her, but the secretary, Mieko, has no motives.
Regardless of what kind of boss he is, he's still her precious boss,
and that's why she had to wipe up the mess after his affairs.
Hey, Aoki, the reason why we can't forgive murderers is not only because they've taken someone's life away...
What's with all this suddenly?
It's not only the victim; it screws over everyone else's life who's related to them.
The ones who still live are where they are now thanks to the support of everyone else.
That's true, and when that daily life suddenly gets cut off...
That's the wife's car!
Shopping at a convenience store?
Huh?
So she's using it as a meet up point with a guy.
Right, follow that car.
We'll tail them.
This is bad, Okabe-san.
It's a love hotel!
It doesn't matter. Let's go!
Are we really going in?
We've got to see her young lover's face.
But she's seen your face, Okabe-san.
I'll just change my character! Let's go!
What...
H-Hey!
Just endure it for now!
I'll make sure you feel really good soon,
Aoki-kun.
I don't believe this...
"It's better to break up."
You're still talking about that?
Please, Hiroto. Try and understand my situation.
I still feel bad for my husband doing this.
But isn't he dead already?!
Besides, it's pointless to feel anything for that womanizer!
The fourth suspect is a man?
Yes.
We thought the one who was wearing the red high heels was a woman.
Secretary
Lover
Ojima Mieko(31)
Motomura Hiroto(16)
However, take a look at this.
Miss Hiroto
This was a shot taken in a host club.
Miss Hiroto
The host there, Motomura Hiroto,
was dressed up as a woman as a laugh by one of his female customers, ever since then, he's become popular for his drags.
Motomura Hiroto was having an affair with Arishima Saori.
His motive could be to prevent Saori from leaving him for the billionaire womanizer, Arishima Keisuke.
Okabe-san!
Bad news!
Motomura Hiroto is dead.
What?!
His room is on the second floor?
Yes, sir.
Committing suicide from that low a height?
That's odd.
This was murder.
Okabe-san, I've found them!
Traces of the dead president's blood was found on the high heels.
At a glance, it seems that an affair led to a young lover killing his partner's husband.
Subsequently, that lover committed suicide after regretting his actions.
However, analysis of the sweat residues in the heels tell us that, in fact, those high heels belonged to the wife.
DNA analysis also confirms that the hair found in the man's room belonged to the wife.
After pushing her lover, she left her high heels behind in her lover's room.
The murderer is Arishima Saori.
It's natural to find her hair in her lover's room. Other than the high heels, there's nothing else that indicates she's the murderer.
Leave it to Section One. I'm sure they'll find something soon enough.
Arrest and charge her with murder!
Hello.
What did you come here for?
Oh, dear. What kind of greeting is that?
We used to love each other so much too...
I've brought you a change of clothes.
I found some that you left behind in my room.
But I'm so glad.
Thanks to them, I can finally talk to you in peace again since... however long ago it was.
That boy... I was sorry to hear about him.
It can't be! Don't tell me! You!
You can't run anymore.
Until the day of your execution, you're mine.
How could you?!
It's your own fault.
You tried to run from me.
Do you remember that day? You ditched me.
Before that, I'll just quickly use the bathroom.
Well, I might as well go too.
It's such a coincidence, but I'm glad I met you here.
That idiotic boss of mine will never know that we're lovers.
Stop it.
Don't talk ill about my husband.
What?!
He's betrayed you so many times!
Why were you with that woman today?
It's for work.
I was teaching her how to attend to our guests.
What's this? Are you jealous?
No, stop it.
It's best if we end this.
I love my husband, and you'd lose your job!
Hey, what's this? You're talking big.
Then what about that young guy?
I'll break up with him too.
Liar! Liar!
You're just like me.
You can't live on your own.
Fine.
I'll break up with you.
In return...
I'll take everything away from you.
You were the one!
You killed them!
I wonder?
I'll come by again;
I'll tell you then.
There's no need for that.
Who are you?
I'm from the police.
Hi there.
It took a while for us to find the evidence to prove that you're the murderer.
You killed Arishima Keisuke and Motomura Hiroto, didn't you?
Why would I do something like that?
Because of what you've just said.
As his secretary, it was easy for you to make a copy of the president's house key.
You stole Saori-san's high heels and used them for the murder.
Then, you placed them in Motomura Hiroto's house.
How can you be certain?
Motomura's brain witnessed it all.
You were waiting for the wounded and drunken Motomura after he broke up with Saori-san.
Hey...
Would you be able to pick that up for me?
You tactfully seduced Motomura Hiroto, and threw him from the terrace.
But I've heard that MRI can't be used as evidence.
Your hair was found in Motomura's flat.
If we investigate your home, I'm sure we'll find traces of President Arishima's blood.
We believe you cut his body into pieces there.
Impressive.
That's all.
I'll report this to the district public prosecutor's office.
Hey, good work.
Thanks.
Hey, did you figure it out?
Your wife's cell phone security code.
Nah, it's better if I don't know.
More importantly, I'll ask my wife out for dinner tonight.
That's good.
Shitte ita no nani mo kamo
知っていたの 何もかも
I knew about it, everything.
Matte ita no ima mo nao
待っていたの 今もなお
I was waiting for you, even now.
Ittai doko made yukeba ii no ka
一体どこまで行けばいいのか
How far do I have to go?
Mabuta no ura no kioku sae
まぶたの裏の記憶さえ
Even the memories of you are branded into the back of my eyelids;
Kono katamari wo nurasu
このカタマリを濡らす
they soak what's behind my eyelids.
Anata wo wasurete dokoka tooku
貴方を忘れてどこか遠く
I want to forget about you, and go somewhere far away.
Ikitai ikenai ikitai ikenai
行きたい 行けない 行きたい 行けない
I can't leave yet I want to leave, because I can't leave.
Atashi wa yowai yowai yowai
アタシは 弱い 弱い 弱い
I am weak, I am frail, and I am fragile.
Atashi no namida wo anata wa...
アタシの涙を貴方は...
My tears with you will...
An Elegy