A tragic case happened three years ago.
When the three former juveniles who committed the crime
appeared before Inspector Kenmochi again...
...the curtain rose on a new case.
The Case File of Young Kindaichi Returns
Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer
Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer!
Hajime-chan... Hajime-chan!
I can't sleep.
Can we sleep together... like we did when we were little?
Wha...?! Miyuki! Miyuki!
These soft pillows...
W-What are you doing?!
This hurts! Sheesh!
If you're gonna wake me up, warn me beforehand!
I did!
I repeatedly said I was gonna wake you up while your mom's away on an alumni trip!
That's no excuse...
Anyway, we're getting a new student starting today.
So I refuse to be late!
A new student... What difference does it make?
As the student council president, it makes a difference to me!
It makes no diff to me, though.
Watch out!
Are you okay?!
Hey, that was dangerous!
We're fine. I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.
Huh? Are you guys students at Fudou High?
I knew it! This is perfect! So am I!
Tamaki Takumi
You're the student who starts today?
But you're driving, so you must be 18 or older, right?
Yeah. I'm 20.
I've been in the U.S. 'til now, but I'm starting here as a 2nd-year high school student.
In the U.S.?!
Hi.
What's America like?
Tamaki-kun!
Who does that Tamaki think he is?
What's so great about an older guy like that?
Well, he studied in the States, right?
Same difference.
Kindaichi-kun!
I didn't do anything wrong today...
Just come with me.
Old man Kenmochi!
Hi.
What's up, old man? Another case?
Nah, not really...
You got a new student, Tamaki, in your class, right?
Yeah. What about him?
What's he like?
Well, I peg him as a rich kid, a type that's unusual in this school.
Drivin' a nice car, flirtin' with the girls who are fawning over him...
Is there somethin' going on with him?
No, it's nothing.
Liar! It's written all over your face.
Well, don't ask. A detective has to follow the rules.
Just be careful around that new student and keep an eye on him for me.
I may ask you about him again sometime.
Sure, but...
And don't tell anyone else that I was here today.
I'm countin' on you, Kindaichi.
Okay... Got it.
In the end, I couldn't keep that promise.
Yes?
Kenmochi-san!
Hi, Erina-chan!
How have you been? Do you mind if I come in?
Togami Erina
Go ahead.
Please.
Thank you.
It's already been three years since Marina-chan passed...
Yes. Everyone still brings up what happened,
but Mom has finally been able to go out and get a part-time job
and I think I've recovered a lot, too.
I see. Glad to hear it.
Do you remember Aoi Reiji-san? He was my big sister's boyfriend.
I remember him. He's tall and was a college student back then.
Aoi-san is a detective now.
He's a detective?
I hear he's working hard at some police department.
I see.
Yes!
Komori Ryousuke Lawyer
Pardon me.
You're that lawyer, Komori-san, right?
Yes. Thank you for your hard work during the trial three years ago.
What are you doing here?
I could ask the same of you...
Actually...
Uozaki Youhei
Uozaki!
After what happened,
her father filed a civil suit against the three adolescent criminals.
Tamaki-kun's family is wealthy, so they settled for a lot of money,
but Uozaki-kun here has yet to...
Don't talk to me... Please talk to my father about that when he's here.
I was hoping you could mediate this with your father...
As you can see, he's come to make an incense offering out of remorse...
Please leave!
Erina-chan...
Uozaki doesn't feel one bit of remorse!
After all, I saw for myself!
Last week, he was carousing with friends downtown!
He hasn't changed at all in three years!
And even Busujima, who got the heaviest sentence, is already out, isn't he?
I don't believe it. After what they did to my sister...
Those bastards...
I wish they'd all die!
Erina-chan...
I'm sorry, Kenmochi-san.
No. When I think of what happened, I don't know what to do with these feeling myself.
I'd better get going.
But you just got here...
There's someone I need to see.
Three years ago, a female corpse was found buried in an empty lot in the city.
Togami Marina
The victim, Togami Marina, was 17 years old.
The murder got a lot of media coverage.
However, since the three perpetrators were minors at the time,
even the ringleader, Busujima, has been released three years later from a facility.
They chose a person at random and stole her freedom.
They committed senseless violence against her to satisfy their sick desires.
And in the end, they even took her life.
And after just three years, they walk on the same ground that I do.
I can't stand it.
Welcome.
Long time no see, Busujima.
Busujima Riku
Thanks for coming, Detective.
So what did you want to talk to me about?
Just a sec. I'm at the end.
All right! Cleared!
May I take your order, sir?
Nah, we were just leavin'.
Excuse me then.
Too many people here. Let's change places.
Come back!
Hey. Sittin' here in silence does us no good. What do you wanna tell me?
Oh, it's nothin' like a full-blown conversation...
More like somethin' I figured I'd clue you cops in on.
What?
That speech I made three years ago about repenting, it was all a bunch of B.S.
Gettin' released like this is just the way I planned it.
Dumbass!
W-What?!
Whoa! Better not get violent.
However it looks, I served my time as a model prisoner.
I came out with a blank slate, no probation or nothin'.
I can think whatever I want. Am I wrong?
Bastard...
Incidentally, I'm not the only one who feels this way.
No matter what Uozaki and Tamaki say, they don't regret one second of it.
Scary! Another minute with you and I bet you'd kill me.
See ya 'round.
The Case File of Young Kindaichi Returns
H-Help! Somebody's tryin' to kill me!
The shooting victim is Busujima Riku, 20 years old.
The registration number has been verified. It's definitely his.
I appreciate you coming all the way here from headquarters.
I'm Akechi Kengo with Investigation Division 1.
Detective Aoi Reiji Fudousan Police Department, Criminal Affairs Division
I'm Aoi Reiji with the Criminal Affairs Division of the Fudousan Police Department.
So what kind of shooting incident is so unusual that a police superintendent
has to come to the scene?
Right. We found a gun near the scene
and it was a match for the rifling marks.
Smith & Wesson, M37...
Yes. A standard-issue police handgun.
A registration number told us that it belongs to an active police officer.
And the officer's name is...
What?! Old man Kenmochi?!
Hajime-chan Incoming Call
What is it, Hajime-chan?
Sorry, Miyuki. Leave without me!
Without you?! What about school?!
I'm gonna be late! Make up some excuse for me!
H-Hey!
Jeez...
What do you mean, the old man shot somebody?
To be precise, the gun used to shoot someone at dawn
belonged to Inspector Kenmochi.
Figures. That alone doesn't prove the old man is the shooter.
Do you remember the corpse that was found three years ago?
The three murderers were high school students at the time.
Yeah. It was terrible.
The victim shot at dawn was the leader and former minor who was just released.
So what does that have to do with the old man?
Three years ago, Inspector Kenmochi was in charge of that investigation.
And these past three years, he's seen the victim's family grieve.
When he found out the ringleader, Busujima, had been released,
I recall we had the following exchange...
I can't stand it...
I know how you feel, Inspector,
but all we can do is hope those three have
mended their ways even a little these past three years.
Is hoping all we can really do?
Still, that doesn't mean old man Kenmochi would kill them...
I agree, but Inspector Kenmochi's phone is turned off,
he never came home last night, and no one's heard from him since this morning.
It's pretty obvious that he's involved in some kind of trouble.
Old man...
I was suddenly shot in a dark alley last night.
I'm positive he was aimin' for my head!
If I hadn't been bending over to pick up my dropped phone just then, I'd be dead now!
Then you didn't see the culprit's face?
How could I?! It was pitch dark!
Besides, I made a mad dash to get away. I didn't have time to look back!
Hey, Detective...
Could that Detective Kenmochi be the one who shot me?
Why would you think so?
After all, that detective treated me like a murderer!
Even though the girl died from jumpin' out the window herself!
That's why I rubbed it in his face yesterday, so soon after gettin' out.
I told him to take his repentance and shove it!
Bastard!
Kindaichi-kun...
Busujima-kun, we don't know who did it yet.
Nah, it's gotta be him!
Dammit! The other guys are probably targets, too!
Pick up, Uozaki!
He hung up! Jackass!
Uozaki Youhei
The number you have reached is in an area with no signal or the phone is turned off.
Dammit, what's goin' on?!
That was Uozaki Youhei-kun, correct? Do you know where he is?
No! And I only met him once since gettin' out!
Superintendent...
We're going to track down Uozaki.
Yes, sir!
Oh my gosh! Inspector Kenmochi is a suspect?!
Of course, I'm positive he didn't do it.
Yeah.
Or I wish I could believe that, but I lost a little confidence after seeing that bastard.
I'm talkin' about Busujima, who committed the original crime three years ago.
Yeah, so America is like...
It's not just that the son of a bitch feels not one iota of remorse.
He had this "screw you" attitude
and if Akechi-san hadn't stopped me, I would've clocked him.
Hajime-chan...
What?
You just said "Busujima"...
Yeah. I just met him earlier.
You met him?! Why would you...?!
Oh, uh...
Tell me! What'd you meet Busujima for?!
You're showing your true colors, "returnee".
My true colors, you say?
Three years ago, you were one of the minors taken into custody for abandoning a corpse.
Supposedly, you only followed Busujima's orders and having a wealthy family sure helped.
You were at a correctional facility for a month, then went to the U.S. to study.
And recently, you came back here.
Who the hell are you?!
You're Tamaki-kun, aren't you?
Who are you?!
Aoi with the Fudousan Police Department, Criminal Affairs Division.
And I'm sure you remember her.
Yeah. I saw her at the trial.
I'm Erina, the younger sister of Togami Marina, the girl you killed.
Oh, come on! That was an accident!
That's what the cops ruled it as too, right?
Yes. You barely gave her anything to eat for a long time,
and after enduring weeks of torment, she fell from a second-story window.
She wanted me to bring her with if I was going to meet you.
You want something?
Did you know that someone shot Busujima?
I heard.
Have you noticed anything unusual lately?
For example, has Inspector Kenmochi visited you?
Oh, he came! To talk to Kindaichi-kun over there.
Kindaichi-kun? You're the boy...
You know about me?
Everyone at the Fudouyama Police Department, Criminal Affairs Division knows about you.
You're the grandson of a great detective and one in your own right.
Good timing. Can we talk a while?
Yeah...
And don't tell anyone else that I was here today.
Sorry, old man.
Tamaki-kun, you too...
Gimme a break. This has nothing to do with me.
Nothing to do with you?
Komori-san!
You're Aoi-kun, I believe?
I understand you've become a detective.
Komori-san, you know him?
He was the fiance of the deceased Togami Marina-san.
Takumi-kun, please get in the car. I'm here at your father's request.
There's what happened to Busujima-kun, too...
Got it.
Yes? Aoi here.
Uozaki?!
Uozaki!
Where's Superintendent Akechi?
Oh, he's on his way.
Excuse me...
Erina-san!
Don't look!
Uozaki... is dead?
Yeah...
Erina... san...
The Case File of Young Kindaichi Returns
The police are searching for old man Kenmochi.
Pieces of evidence keep popping up that implicate the old man!
True, what those three did was unforgivable.
But there's no way the old man would murder anyone!
And someone has their eye on the next target!
The Case File of Young Kindaichi Returns! Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer, File 2!
Inspector Kenmochi, Murderer
I believe the old man completely! I swear it in the name of my grandfather!