Among the visual images from Onogida-san, there is one image that has been repeatedly reconstructed at the cerebral cortex.
What did Onogida become aware of?
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.
The cleared image is now on screen.
Professor Schubert!
Aoki, read it.
"You're the only one I will trust with the MRI system's secret.
My system is perfect, but strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a perfect system."
And that's because machines are operated by humans.
What I'm about to tell you is about the back-up system created in case of an emergency with the main system.
You know of Professor Saga?
Professor Saga? He lives in Tsukuba, Japan, right?
Yes, he's my sworn friend.
A trustworthy man.
To be honest, a copy of the data from the brain scanned by MRI is sent to the Institute of Brain Research managed by the Professor...
...as soon as the image appears on screen.
What? A back-up?
That's correct.
But to store the data from the brain is...
Of course, officially it's banned, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
That's officially though.
And that's why this is a secret.
Look carefully, this is the code to unlock the door to the back-up system, Paradisos.
Don't write it down anywhere, but make sure you memorize it.
Paradisos (Paradise)
You must be Maki-kun from Section Nine.
I've heard of you from Professor Schubert.
Continue walking straight ahead.
Are you surprised?
This is Paradisos, a library of memories, packed with all the knowledge, experience, fear, and greed of mankind.
Paradisos. Paradise.
So, that's the MRI's secret.
In emergencies, I assumed Onogida-kun would come.
I was surprised to see you instead.
Onogida was killed on his way here.
I know.
Onogida's memory is here too?
This is directly connected to that server of yours.
I wanted to collect all mankind's wisdom in one place.
Though, all I have collected so far are the memories of murder victims and killers who were sentenced to death.
They're just like tombstones.
It will cause an uproar if the public becomes aware of it.
Our ultimate goal is to bring peace and progress to mankind.
Why do you think suspicions and hostilities arise in the human mind?
They arise from keeping secrets.
According to the Old Testament, Adam and Eve lived peacefully in Paradise.
People had nothing to hide from each other.
However, the snake enticed them into eating the forbidden fruit.
After that, they suddenly became embarrassed of being naked and hid parts of their bodies with leaves from a fig tree.
For the first time, humans had secrets.
They were exiled from Paradise for disobeying God.
Schubert believed that mankind could return to Paradise through MRI.
A return to the world where no secrets were kept by anyone.
The age of no conflicts.
I see.
But God will not welcome the return of mankind to Paradise.
To save people from God's punishment, sacrifices have to be made.
Sacrifices, you say?
So many of my comrades have died for this...
I've come here to become God's sacrifice, so that mankind is able to keep its secrets.
You're an interesting man.
By the way, some of the confidential data stored at Section Nine have been deleted.
Data is also being leaked.
If data is being leaked, it's not from here.
In any case, I want to know what data has been deleted from my precious friend's memory; I want to see his complete memory.
Very well. Now that things have come to this...
The data, your friend's memory, is somewhere over there.
The operating system is no different than your system, so do as you please.
Before that though... As you can see for yourself, I've grown quite old already. I have something to give to all of you from Schubert.
Here.
Here are all his memories...
The number was D104857...
This is Suzuki's memory that was deleted from Section Nine...
As I thought, it was from the time Suzuki watched Kainuma's memories...
Huh?
What's this?
Kainuma? At the visiting room in the prison?
Who is his visitor?
Is it possible to send this data to Section Nine?
Sure.
[Note: Sign says "Police Scientific Research Center. Forensic Investigation Section Nine Office."]
Maki-san!
Yes, Sir.
Yes...
You've found the file of the missing memory!
I got it.
We'll prepare it immediately.
Schubert... We've always fallen onto our knees when faced with reality, haven't we?
But that young man... I'm convinced he'll achieve what we couldn't.
Let's leave everything to them now.
Download is complete.
The images are coming out.
I was told these are the images from when Kainuma was in prison.
This is...
What business did Chief Tashiro have with Kainuma?
Aoki, read it please.
Yes, Sir.
"You will be sentenced to death.
After that, your brain is scheduled to be scanned with MRI. However...
...there's something I'd like to ask you."
So, that's all you want in exchange?
In exchange?
What did Kainuma say to the Chief?!
Play it back.
Yes, Sir.
L-Look, Aoki-san, Kainuma's saying something.
"Maki-san must look at my brain.
That is my condition."
Chief Tashiro sold Maki-san to Kainuma in some kind of deal?
Because Suzuki-san saw this memory instead of Maki-san, that tragedy occurred...
Don't! Don't look at that light!
We mustn't watch this any further.
Suzuki-san was tricked by this.
It's the exact same process used to drive the boys to commit suicide.
We must contact Maki-san.
He's not picking up his phone!
Six hours since we saw that image...
You know, maybe Chief Tashiro's deal was to hypnotize the investigator of Section Nine?
To destroy the MRI system and then to commit suicide?
For Kainuma, his wish would be achieved if he specified Maki-san as the investigator.
In that case, the Chief must've known about Kainuma's ability to hypnotize people?
Probably.
So Kainuma agreed to the deal...
But why would the Chief do something like that?
Maki-san!
Director!
Are you okay, Soga?!
Y-Yes...
Maki-san! What're you doing?!
Maki-san, come back to us.
This is what Tashiro wanted.
In order to break the perfect system, he had to make it seem as though an insane investigator went on the rampage.
He was then able to create flaws in the system so enabling him to remove the data as he wished.
He probably forced Considine to program in the flaws.
Suzuki-san became aware that Tashiro visited Kainuma.
In order to discover what deal was made between them, he watched Kainuma's brain instead of you.
And that's how he fell under his hypnosis.
If you insist on shooting,
then shoot me.
Aoki...
Just like how you shot Suzuki-san...
Shoot me!
Maki!
Maki-san!
Maki-san...
Please don't do this.
Maki-san...
Maki.
Director.
Maki-san.
Maki-san!
Maki-san-His heart has...
Sendou! Get the AED!
[Note: An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnosis cardiac arrest and can apply an electrical current to try and correct it.]
Yes, Sir!
Maki-san! Please wake up!
Maki-san!
How's Maki-kun?
You bastard!
Okabe-san!
Now, now, don't force yourself too much, Okabe-kun.
Why?! You took part in the investigations too!
I like to play the stock market.
It's not unusual to find someone who has information that I can use to make an insider's trading deal.
All this, just for money?!
People's secrets are a good source of money.
Ranging from love affairs, top corporate secrets, to classified information...
There are many things that can turn into money.
A civil servant's wage can only go so far.
What value does the "truth" hold after nights of no sleep?
You killed Considine in LA...
You killed Onogida-san who tried to discover the truth!
You were the one who called himself "God" and drove Hachiya Miyuki to her death!
Your reading of the situation is excellent so far.
Would you like to join the club?
Let's go with... an investigator who was driven insane and started shooting all the other investigators before committing suicide, shall we?
In this version, a self-destruct program was added to destroy any data in case of an emergency.
If I shoot at the system, it should initiate the program.
That way everything will return to normal.
My images will be lost,
and all I'll have to do is to start over.
Maki-san!
How many have you killed?
One day, you will be sentenced to death.
When that time comes, we will reveal all your crimes to the public.
Y-You're going to investigate my brain?!
Impossible!
You don't know this, but the higher-ups will never allow that.
Inside my brain...
Don't underestimate the police.
Nagamine...
It's quicker to see his brain this way, don't you think?
I'd like to hear your words of thanks.
It was a struggle to get in here given that it was locked from the inside.
I've been secretly investigating him the whole time.
The Committee knew about his conduct.
The Committee did?
The role of the Committee is to manage the people of this nation who have used the MRI,
and to remove factors that are inconvenient for our nation.
Well, the Committee is just a decision-making system.
The final right to give approval is held by the Police Secretariat; in other words, me.
So, whether to reveal or hide the truth is entirely up to you?
I only act on behalf of our nation.
I don't want to use the MRI for such trivial reasons.
What did you say?
I will make the MRI system independent from the Police.
I have been passed all rights and responsibilities of the MRI system by a man on behalf of Professor Schubert.
It appears that Professor Schubert did not trust the Committee.
T-This can't be...
We're in trouble.
Hey, Sendou! Can't you do something?!
This is bad! The emergency shutter's been activated!
What?!
We must evacuate immediately...
...or else we'll be locked in too!
Evacuate now!
Yes, sir!
[Note: Sign says "Director Superintendent Maki."]
火照った身を殴り描いて
Hotetta mi wo naguri kaite
I hastily draw myself all aglow.
This is the front of the station.
We cannot enter the building until the explosions have ceased.
It appears that there are still people inside.
I repeat, it appears that there are still people inside.
放り投げた夢を照らす
Houri nageta yume wo terasu
I'm finally aware of your icy tenderness,
Confirm the number of survivors.
There are a few.
Confirming the number of survivors.
Five people.
It's unknown whether the following people have evacuated safely...
冷えた優しさを覚えても
Hieta yasashisa wo oboete mo
like the faint light that's emitted by the moon
Nagamine...
Aoki-kun!
Tsuyoshi-kun!
淡く光る月に同じ
Awaku hikaru tsuki ni onaji
that illuminates the dreams I thrust away.
Maki-san.
悲しみを乗り越える力を
Kanashimi wo nori koeru chikara wo
I wish for strength to overcome my sorrows,
Maki-san, wake up.
Everyone's waiting.
信じられる強さを
Shinji rareru tsuyosa wo
and the power to believe...
貴方はアタシを弱くする
Anata wa atashi wo yowaku suru
You make me weak.
貴方はアタシを弱くする
Anata wa atashi wo yowaku suru
You make me frail.
アタシは弱い 弱い 弱い
Atashi wa yowai yowai yowai
I am weak, I am frail, and I am fragile.
アタシの涙を貴方は知らない
Atashi no namida wo anata wa shiranai
You don't know of my tears.
貴方はアタシを弱くする
Anata wa atashi wo yowaku suru
You make me weak.
貴方はアタシを弱くする
Anata wa atashi wo yowaku suru
You make me frail.
アタシは弱い 弱い 弱い
Atashi wa yowai yowai yowai
I am weak, I am frail, and I am fragile.
Maki-san, I never know what you dream about when you sleep.
アタシの涙を貴方は知らない
Atashi no namida wo anata wa shiranai
You don't know of my tears.
I've always thought that a person could never fully understand another.
貴方を忘れてどこか遠く
Anata wo wasurete dokoka tooku
I want to forget about you, and go somewhere far away.
But perhaps, that's not true.
行きたい 行けない 行きたい 行けない
Ikitai ikenai ikitai ikenai
I can't leave yet I want to leave, because I can't leave.
Maki-san, one day, when I'm as strong as you,
please let me see it. Let me see everything about you.
アタシは弱い 弱い 弱い
Atashi wa yowai yowai yowai
I am weak, I am frail, and I am fragile.
Your secret. One that no one knows.
アタシの涙を貴方は知らない
Atashi no namida wo anata wa shiranai
You don't know of my tears.