In recent years, the number of vicious crimes has increased rapidly.
In order to arrest the criminals and solve the cases, the police 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.
Wow, Amachi-san, this cake is delicious!
I'm so happy. As they say, "When the cat's away, the mice will play."
Okabe, you've got cream on your mustache.
It feels strange, doesn't it?
To watch our faces like this...
Yeah, furthermore, everyone looks great in these images.
These were from the 28th of February, weren't they?
Yeah, they were.
The 28th of February was Amachi-san's birthday.
Gender: Female Date of Birth: 1981-02-28 Nationality - Legal Domicile: Japan, Hyougo prefecture
Police Department: Forensic Investigation Section Nine, Office Researcher 1981: Born in Hyougo prefecture 2003: Graduated from Kyouto University, Department of Law, Civil and Criminal Law Study 2003: Entered National Police Agency 2007: Assigned to Section Nine
What?
So that's why she brought cake...
How did we miss that?!
Of all people... why Amachi-san?!
We've got to find her soon.
Amachi-san!
(Part Two)
What's this?
What's wrong?
Somehow, Amachi's memories of the day she was absent have been damaged.
I'll tune to a different wavelength.
Please.
Where is this place?
Noise again...
Was she drugged or something?
Seems like some of Amachi's memories are missing.
Let's re-watch that more carefully.
Yes, sir.
Where on earth is this place?
What? Could this be...
Yes, it's this one...
What are they?
They're the recalled images from the man in the love hotel case.
I showed these images to Amachi-san.
This is Amachi-san's PC.
This webpage was left in her Internet browser's history.
Amachi-san probably took the day off to visit this institute.
Even though the official conclusion was that no crime had been committed?
Why?
When Amachi-san saw the images of the babies, she must've thought that the institute was hiding something.
So she decided to investigate what they were hiding, and...
No...
I'm going to the institute.
I'm coming with you.
By sending us just the cerebrum implies that skillful medical staff must've been involved.
I'm going too.
Is it true that a female officer's brain was sent to Section Nine?
Yes, it's true.
Do you have any idea of who could've done this?
We cannot disclose any information about this case at the present time.
Some people say that MRI investigations actually encourage bizarre murders. What's your stance on that?
We disagree. It's a fact that numerous cases have been solved using MRI.
Director Maki, how does it feel to have a subordinate murdered and her brain sent to you?
Maki-kun, answer the question.
Only the cerebrum was sent.
The cerebellum and the brainstem, which keep the body alive, were not included.
We therefore believe that she is still alive.
We will solve this case to the best of our ability without delay.
Institute of Brain Science
What is it?
This fragrance...
Oh, it's from the cypress trees.
The institute is closed today
Excuse me, is anyone there? Excuse me?
Nobody's there.
What should we do?
We'll take a look around.
They've completely isolated themselves. They must be hiding something big.
Judging from photographs of the institute,
they've invested heavily into the facilities,
especially when you consider that this all came from private funding.
Yeah... What?
What is that woman, Nanase, doing here?
Onogida-san, you look really scary here.
It's such a contrast from the-handsome-Aoki-san.
Stop staring at my face and look for the hidden truth!
The truth!
Did you find anything?
We went as far back as three months ago,
but found nothing.
The only suspect is the Institute of Brain Science.
From that love hotel case?
Yes, it appears that after the case was closed, Amachi-san visited the Institute in Yamanashi by herself.
What?
We visited the Institute of Brain Science. That place sure is fishy.
The facilities were hidden behind a high wall, and there were surveillance cameras everywhere.
What about inside?
Nobody responded, so we couldn't enter.
Get some evidence one way or the other.
We've got to hurry. Amachi's life is in danger!
Yes, sir!
Aoki-san,
please find my body.
Before my brain decays...
Please.
Just a dream...
You're disturbing the investigation.
Get out if you're going to sleep.
I'm sorry.
You get nightmares because you sleep with your tie on.
I-I apologize.
I'll go and wash my face.
Find my body.
Please.
Watch her dream?
Yes, sir.
We should watch the dream she saw between...
...the time she lost consciousness from the hit on her head until her cerebrum was extracted.
As Maki-san pointed out, I had a nightmare about being strangled because I slept with my tie on.
So, doesn't that mean your dreams reflect your mental and physical condition?
No, not necessarily...
But it's definitely worth trying.
We'll try everything.
Yes, sir!
Looks like you were right.
This is the kind of hallucination you see before you fall asleep.
It's beautiful. It appears as though we're in space.
Dreaming of a bath?
Ice bath...
Cypress trees...
What? H-Hey! Aoki!
Cypress trees...
There were cypress trees.
That Aoki! He just rushed off after seeing Amachi's dream!
What?
Don't tell me he...
We were watching these images.
Director, there's a cypress grove right next to the Institute of Brain Science.
Request permission to search their grounds immediately!
Yes, sir!
Staff only
Aoki...
This woman is a scapegoat. Don't create a second victim.
That idiot!
Welcome to our Brain Science Institute, Aoki-san.
These people here have all been abandoned by their families.
They became addicted to drugs or injured themselves repeatedly.
Their desperate families left them here in return for registering them with our brain bank.
There were babies with numbers on their feet in this place too.
What happened to those babies?!
Please come this way.
Of course there will be babies if young men and women stay together.
But parents without social skills or ability to fulfill their responsibilities can't possibly raise children.
And that's why I'm raising the babies for them instead.
Raising them?
Sticking electrodes into them like that-It's no different than human experimentation!
That's correct.
And what's wrong with that?
There's a limit to animal experimentation. Surely, you know that, right?
When the frontal associative cortex is destroyed, humans become aggressive or suffer from personality deterioration.
I'm observing the brain development of babies when they're under constant stress.
If we know more about the brain's functions,
then in the future, we can keep an eye on those individuals whose brains indicate a propensity to commit crimes.
It means that we can prevent crime.
It's far more meaningful research than what's being done in Section Nine, don't you agree?
By manipulating the lives of others?
These babies have families!
They do not have families.
They are pitiful, unwanted children.
They have no names; they were never even registered.
Only I and a handful of my staff know they exist.
Do you realize what you're saying?
You're not human!
What would you like to do with him?
He's come all this way too...
Let him meet her.
Aren't you fortunate?
To have such a splendid boyfriend come to see you.
Sleep tight; I hope the two of you sleep happily together.
The murder of two staff members should spell the end for Section Nine.
It serves them right.
Because Section Nine was re-established, my dream of Forensic Investigation Office Section Ten, was shelved!
This time your dream will come true.
Let's go.
Amachi-san! Amachi-san!
Aoki-san...
I'm so glad that you're not hurt.
Let's go back.
Everyone's waiting for you.
I'm sorry.
I...
...can no longer go back.
If I could, I would.
I'd always been alone, but then I finally found Section Nine. Section Nine is where I belong.
I'm so glad that I was able to work with everyone in Section Nine.
I'm so proud of all my work in Section Nine.
Amachi-san...
We'll be chilled to the bone here. Amachi-san, let's go back.
I want to go back, but I can't.
Amachi-san...
Aoki-san...
Amachi-san...
Hey, Aoki! Wake up, Aoki!
Amachi-san! Amachi-san!
You idiot! Wake up already!
M-Maki-san...
That woman was behind everything!
We've got to arrest her, quick!
Calm down, Aoki!
Everything ended while you were still asleep.
It's all over.
The male assistants started firing at us, so we shot back.
By the time we arrived here, Nanase Akiko had already shot herself in the head.
What about Amachi-san?!
It was too late.
When we got here, she was already...
Aoki-san...
Amachi-san...
Amachi, we're really sorry that we couldn't save you.
If only you hadn't joined Section Nine, then you wouldn't have met such an end...
Amachi-san... Amachi-san!
I'm sorry I was always admonishing you, Amachi.
In my dream, Amachi-san said this.
"Section Nine is where I belong.
I'm so glad that I was able to work with everyone in Section Nine.
I'm so proud of all my work in Section Nine."
I'll never forget you, Amachi-san.
Amachi-san will always be a precious member of our team.
If you hated Section Nine, then you should've just gone after me!
Just me!
[Note: Sign says, "Who will be the next victim?!" ]
Kainuma...
Maki-san!
Director!
Maki-san!
Call the medical squad!
Yes, sir!
Maki-san!
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...
Sacrifice