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.
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We request that customers for this flight please make their way to counter number nine.
I repeat, the check-in desk for Flight 76, Kumamoto, departing at 18:20, is now open.
Please make your way to...
Yes, you're booked with us.
H-Help!
Hold it right there! Let her go!
Shut up! Do as I say! Otherwise, I'll kill this woman!
Elegy
Breaking news.
A man has taken a mother and her baby hostage, and has taken control of the lobby of Haneda airport.
At the moment, the identity and motive of the man is unknown.
Everyone, listen up.
A demand to Section Nine has been issued by the man who's taken control of the airport lobby.
This man is Sasaki Tsunehiko, 42 years of age.
He was a former City Assemblyman, but passed away from cancer yesterday.
The criminal demanded that we look into this man's brain.
Although it is unprecedented, the Committee considered the safety of the hostages to be of utmost importance and gave their approval.
Has the bereaved family agreed to it?
Not yet.
The negotiation with the bereaved family and the criminal has entirely been left to Section Nine.
Aoki, Amachi, go see the bereaved family and obtain the brain.
Yes, sir.
Okabe, Soga, you investigate whether anyone held a grudge against him while he was alive.
Yes, sir.
However, Section Nine has only been granted 12 hours.
If this case is not solved by 6 AM, the Special Investigation Unit will take action.
Well, do your best.
Sign: The late Mr. Sasaki Tsunehiko's Funeral
You can't be serious!
But that's what the criminal has demanded.
In order to save the hostages' lives, please cooperate with us.
That's got nothing to do with me.
Why should I have to do this for a stranger?
Please!
I refuse.
Why should my husband's brain be looked at when he wasn't even a criminal?!
"Together with my husband, I serve the people of this world. That's what I live for."
What?
I've read Madam's interview before.
In here.
You really are a role model for the wife of a City Assemblyman.
You truly have the right mind for it.
But that's not all. You also work diligently as the director of a child welfare foundation...
Ah, well...
If you were to kindly provide the brain of your husband, and the life of the mother and baby taken as hostages were saved...
...then the public would truly be touched by your benevolence, Madam.
What? Former City Assemblyman, Sasaki, married into his bride's family?
He was actually the secretary of another City Assemblyman who later became his father-in-law.
When he was 30 years of age,
he was formally introduced to the Sasaki family's only daughter as a prospective groom. That's how he married into the family.
Three years ago, his father-in-law passed away and he stood as a candidate. He used personal connections as his supporters, but...
Half a year ago, he was diagnosed with breast cancer, and resigned. Thereafter, he went to and fro from hospital...
Who'd have thought that he'd pass away so soon...
It's so unfortunate.
Was there anything that you took particular note of about former City Assemblyman, Sasaki?
Well, now that you mention it, he didn't really talk much about his past...
His past, you say?
That's right.
When you're over 40, everyone tends to talk about their past. What they did, what they thought... but not him.
Cut the crap!
There's no way I'm exchanging hostages!
Forget it! Hurry up and fill my demands!
Don't you care what'd happen to this parent and child if you don't?!
Damn it!
Stay back!
I've brought you a pizza to eat and some things that the baby will need.
Pizza?
You must've drugged it with sedatives!
You're a wary man.
Whether you eat or not is your choice.
Tokyo Police Hospital
I'm glad we somehow managed to gain the family's consent.
When did you get hold of that article?
Just before we left, I did a quick search on the net.
Ah, I see...
People won't be moved by us blindly keeping our heads bowed.
By knowing the opponent, we can form a strategic plan.
I realized that the wife is the type who worries about her reputation, so I just played to her vanity.
Oh! It's already gone half ten!
We better hurry.
Here, I'm sorry...
It's noisy! Shut it.
The milk... Can I give her some?
What? I guess there's no choice...
What's up with you?!
Hey! You still haven't gotten a hold of Sasaki's brain yet?
How many hours do you plan to make me wait?!
The brain has just arrived at Section Nine.
We will do as you demand, so please release the hostages.
No way! Not until you see Sasaki's memory from 17 years ago!
Like we can find a memory from 17 years ago in an instant...
Oh? There was one vivid memory...
Michiru-chan, show them.
Okay.
"Tsunehiko-san, I've been waiting for you."
Here. Here. You're such a good boy.
This child looks so much like you, don't you think?
See that? His smile is exactly the same.
Tsunehiko-san, I did exactly what you told me to do.
But at this rate, I'll be caught by the police!
Let's run away; somewhere far away.
Let's go to a town where nobody knows us and we can live together; the three of us as a family.
Tsunehiko-san?
Seventeen years ago, Sasaki Tsunehiko murdered the mother of that baby...
Tsunehiko even became a City Assemblyman three years ago. Basically, this case never came to light.
The statute of limitations for murder is 15 years, but the murderer's already dead...
He can't be charged for his crime anymore.
True, and those bundles of bills... That money must relate to another case.
Is it possible that the man who's taken control of Haneda was the owner of that money or the accomplice?
An accomplice?
He stole the money with Tsunehiko and some others,
but because Tsunehiko disappeared with the money, he's held a grudge against him ever since.
However, since Tsunehiko married into the Sasaki family, his surname changed, and the criminal was never able to find him.
I see...
When he finally located him, he found out that Tsunehiko was already dead.
So that's why he figured he'd at least expose his past to the public...
Huh?
Aoki-san, let's find out who the murdered woman was.
If we search through records of suicides dating back to 17 years ago, we should be able to find her.
Yes, you're right.
Right everyone, just a little more effort.
Sasaki Tsunehiko was wearing a coat. It was winter.
Look for cases that occurred in the winter 17 years ago.
This is it!
I found it!
14th of December, 1999.
In Chiba prefecture, Ichikawa city, a landlord became suspicious of a flat where a baby was continually heard crying.
He called out to the resident from outside the door, but there was no response.
So he opened the door using his master key.
The woman was Nojiimachi Chiharu, 28 years of age.
She worked for the Shinyou Trust bank, but at that time, she was on leave.
A week before her suicide, ten million yen was stolen from Shinyou Trust bank, and from images recorded on the security camera,
there was a suspicion that Nojimachi Chiharu was involved.
For that reason, the authorities were investigating her whereabouts.
It seemed Nojimachi Chiharu concluded that she could not escape, and thus committed suicide.
The duplicate keys to the back door of Shinyou Trust bank believed to have been used in the robbery were found in Chiharu's room.
The stolen ten million yen remained missing.
The father's whereabouts could not be confirmed, and after the case was closed, the baby was placed under the care of a foster home.
Sad, isn't it? To be murdered by the man you love...
I wonder what Nojima Chiharu felt as she lay dying, leaving her baby behind...
Amachi-san...
Amachi-san?
Are you all right?
I can hear something...
This charm...
Yes.
Hey, it's me.
I managed to analyze the images prior to Tsunehiko's death.
Can you come here immediately?
Got it. We're on our way.
Yamada
Kenichi
Yamada Kenichi
To give 10 million yen to Yamada, you're really kind, aren't you?
Are you very close to Yamada Kenichi-sama?
It's not a donation.
It's my apology.
What?
I did something irredeemable in my past...
Ah, I should be able to pass the money to him by tomorrow.
Well then, please take care of yourself.
Yamada Kenichi... is probably the baby he left behind 17 years ago...
After all those years...
It's too late to regret his past, especially just before his death!
The person who receives ten million yen out of the blue will just be taken aback!
Especially if he has no memory of it.
He does.
He remembers.
A while ago, a newspaper published the results of a study of mothers by obstetricians and gynecologists.
It turned out 53% of children retained memories of when they were in the womb, and 41% of children remembered the moment of their birth.
If the baby retained a memory of his mother's voice calling Sasaki Tsunehiko...
...and if there was a memory of his mother being murdered...
Then that criminal is...
Time's up.
Section Nine is absolutely useless in cases of emergency, don't you think?
Prepare to break in!
W-What's going on?!
What about the hostages?!
Senior Superintendent Nagamine!
Director!
Hey! If you do anything...
Be at peace. They only came to tell you about Sasaki Tsunehiko's memory.
Senior Superintendent Nagamine, please order the officers to lower their guns.
Lower your guns, hurry up!
Right, Amachi, give it a go.
Yes, sir.
You're Yamada Kenichi-san, aren't you?
Your true name is Nojima Kenichi-san.
I'm Amachi Nanako from Section Nine.
I've seen Sasaki Tsunehiko's memory.
Your mother, Nojima Chiharu, didn't commit suicide, did she?
Seventeen years ago, you were just as tiny as that baby over there.
You must've been scared. You retained a fragment of memory from that time, yet you didn't know who it was or if it was even true.
For a long time you weren't sure.
When ten million yen was sent to you from Sasaki Tsunehiko, you investigated him, right?
Then, finally, his face and name matched with what you remembered.
You wanted to know if what you remembered was true, and so you did this...
I just couldn't believe that my mother stole money and committed suicide!
Your mother stole the money as Sasaki Tsunehiko asked...
...because she loved him.
Loved him?
Yes, your mother loved Sasaki Tsunehiko, and she gave birth to you.
However, she was betrayed and murdered.
So that guy is my father after all?
How crap is that? It's like I was born to be a criminal!
Don't say it like that!
Sasaki Tsunehiko was crying as he died saying, "I did something irredeemable in my past!"
He regretted it!
So he gives me ten million yen?!
Is he trying to make fun of me?!
I'm gonna kill you all and then kill myself!
Amachi-san!
This is too dangerous!
I'm a woman, so in all honesty, I don't understand how a father feels.
But I do understand a mother's feelings!
No matter how difficult life can be, I'd want my child to look forward to the future.
Your mother must've wished the same!
Don't say half-hearted stuff!
Ten months and ten days!
You grew in your mother's womb for ten months and ten days under the greatest of care until you were finally born into this world!
Sure it may have just been a short time after you were born, but your mother always cared about you!
Mother...
You were loved by your mother... Deeply and truly loved!
Mother?
Mother!
Earlier this morning, the man who'd taken control of the airport lobby was arrested and the hostages rescued safely.
The criminal was Boy A, 17 years of age.
He understood his mother's feelings.
That charm must've passed it onto him.
Yamada Kenichi is still young. He can always make a fresh start.
Yes, I think so too.
Maki-san.
Amachi, well done.
I'll be counting on you in the future too.
The Director... that's the first time he's complimented me!
The first time...
Thank you so much! I'm so glad I work for Section Nine!
I thought I was useless, but... I'm really, really happy!
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...
Final Take