A bastard like you
isn't human.
You don't even deserve to live.
Then
what will you do?
Kill me?
Mochizuki.
Mochizuki Akira.
Mochizuki. Mochizuki.
Mochizuki-san.
Can you hear me? Mochizuki-san.
Yes.
I'm fine now.
- I'm awake. - I see.
You were having quite a nightmare. Was it the same dream again?
Yes.
You tracked down the culprit and had him at gunpoint, right?
So what happened next?
In your dream, were you able to find the answer?
No. As always, it ended there.
I see.
Anyway, let's take it one step at a time and sort out your feelings.
But it's been 20 years since I was kidnapped.
It has no effect whatsoever on my daily life.
I only come here for consultation under my supervisor's order.
- As far as I'm concerned, it's about time... - No, not yet.
I'll be worried if you don't come in for regular checkups.
At least,
until you no longer need this wristwatch.
This is the same wristwatch the culprit was wearing, right?
Yes.
Although to be exact, it's a facsimile.
A reminder so that I won't ever forget about the culprit.
It's that obsession that worries me.
It means you can't cut yourself loose from
the memory of fear and pain you suffered that day, right?
You're susceptible to a panic attack at any time.
- That's... - That being the case,
I'll see you again next month.
Bring in the next patient please.
- Oh, excuse me. - Excuse me.
Mikami-san. "Urgent!
Come see me ASAP!!"
Come in.
- Sorry I'm late. - Oh~ Mocchy.
- Sorry for calling you in. - What happened?
You said it was urgent.
Well, I wasn't sure if I should tell you, but
ultimately,
I decided I should at least let you know.
This was delivered to the Metropolitan Police Department this morning.
Look at the left wrist.
This scar...
Stop... Stay away.
I felt that whoever sent this had your kidnapping case in mind.
Oh, also...
this message was enclosed.
"Hoping for a saikai"
What does it mean? By "saikai."
Reunion, to meet again.
It can be taken as a desire to meet Mocchy again, can't it? Plus...
It may be a message of "saikai" (resumption) meaning that the kidnapping will resume.
In either case, it's certainly an ominous gift.
So what now? Shall we officially report it to the top?
It's hard to believe they'll take it very seriously.
Yeah. You've matured, Mocchy, haven't you?
Mikami-san.
Can you do a more detailed inspection on this?
Sure. I was planning to anyway.
What about you?
I'm going to see Yamaji-san.
Mochizuki-kun.
You're being awfully quiet these days.
- Not really. - Hm?
That's what I heard from Asano-kun, your supervisor.
Thanks to Director Asano's guidance,
I'm finally starting to realize how a detective at the Metropolitan Police Department
- should conduct oneself. - Is that right.
Why, Asano-kun, you must train your subordinates well.
Not at all.
I'm just passing on the words of First Division Chief Kokubo.
That's what I thought.
At any rate, Mochizuki-kun, keep up the good work.
When police officers charge ahead in the name of justice or whatever,
nothing good will come from it.
One problem child like Yukihira is more than enough.
I'll keep that in mind.
If you'll excuse me.
Sorry I took so long.
Akina? Akina?
Excuse me, did you see the girl who was sitting here?
With long hair and purple T-shirt...
- No, I don't. - Thank you.
Akina? Akina?
Akina?
- I'm sorry for calling you out suddenly. - What's up?
The suspect from 20 years ago may be on the move again.
Take a look at this.
It was delivered to MPD this morning.
A message card was also enclosed.
"Hoping for a saikai?"
It can also be taken as a proclamation of crime.
Yamaji-san.
Won't you tell me about the incident that happened 20 years ago?
Before, I felt somewhat uncomfortable
talking about it with you.
I wasn't confident that I could maintain my composure.
But now, I want to gather as much information as possible.
I don't want something like that to ever happen again.
On the day the suspect contacted your family,
the investigation task force received an anonymous tip on the place of captivity.
I happened to be investigating in that area,
so I rushed to the scene.
There, I caught sight of a suspicious individual.
Dressed completely in black on a damn hot summer day.
Carrying a red umbrella for some reason.
For an instant, I wondered if I should give chase, but
I chose to save the hostage first.
And inside the factory, I found you,
blindfolded and tied down to a chair.
It's all right.
By that time,
you had already been hurt.
Is that suspicious individual the suspect?
There were no eyewitnesses, and the back view was all I saw too.
I couldn't even tell if that individual was male or female.
Let alone whether that individual had anything to do with the case.
What happened to the investigation after that?
It was curtailed soon after and that was it.
There's nothing more to tell you.
Sorry, Mochizuki.
That's all right. Thank you.
Uh...
Here. Snack for you.
Thanks to your note, I've been able to come this far.
[It's a get well present.]
[From the knight in shining armor who saved you.]
"Hang in there"
I still have it with me.
It's my good luck charm.
So...
thank you.
Mochizuki.
Proceed with caution.
- The only one you can trust is... - Yourself.
I know.
I'm going on my fifth year at Headquarters after all.
Hello. Yamaji.
Got it. I'm on my way.
Hello. Mochizuki speaking. Yes.
A 9-year old girl was kidnapped? I'm heading right back.
- In this world, - In this world,
- there's nothing that's fair. - Nothing.
An eye for an eye.
Revenge for revenge.
Unfair for unfair.
Unfair
Double Meaning
Rensa (Links)
- Go ahead. - Okay, let's get him moved.
From what I can see, there are 15 stab wounds.
Excessive bleeding is a strong possibility for cause of death.
Blood was carefully drained as well.
- Identity? - Unknown. There were no personal belongings either.
Bruises are evident, but being that there are no defense wounds,
it is speculated that he was attacked while asleep.
Furthermore, no bloodstains were found around the body, and
it is believed that the body was abandoned here
after the victim was killed elsewhere.
That's all. In my opinion, it is evident that this was an act of crime.
Being that he was stabbed repeatedly, was grudge the motive?
But if it was, it was done too methodically.
Mikami.
Call me when the results of autopsy are out.
Roger.
- I'm sorry I'm late. - You're late.
Two girls...
Special Crime, Mochizuki speaking.
What? Another girl's gone missing?
Yes.
Within the jurisdiction of North Shibuya Police Station, a 9-year old girl.
Yes.
Director Asano, a third case was just reported.
The location where the girl went missing isn't that far from the previous two incidents.
- It's hard to believe it's coincidental. - How shall we proceed? Director.
We'll proceed cautiously with the investigation, including the possibility of serial kidnapping.
Go talk to the victims' families with the local police.
Mochizuki.
Yes?
I've been told about your past.
I can understand your desire to commit yourself to this case, but deal with it rationally.
Refrain from acting on your own.
I know.
I have no intention of going against orders.
Then we'll work towards calling off the investigation.
I'll take care of it immediately.
With that police station, I don't believe it will be much of a problem.
Yes. I'll be in touch.
By the way,
do you know why Yukihira came back to the First Investigation Division?
I've also heard that the decision came from someone at the Public Prosecutor's Office.
But a top down appointment is unusual.
How did she manage to...
You don't suppose she has something on...
- While you were paying the bill at the hospital? - Yes.
I was gone for about 10 minutes...
We went over the route from the hospital back to home and tried looking for her.
It seems her cell phone is turned off, and we couldn't get through.
Did you happen to see any suspicious individual at the hospital?
No, no one like that...
Ma'am, can we borrow a picture of Akina-chan?
Yes.
Sir, is there a possibility that Akina-chan ran away from home?
- A fight with her mother, for example. - Absolutely not.
Not our daughter.
Excuse me.
Mochizuki speaking.
Two new cases of missing girls were reported.
You mean there's been 5 kidnapping cases in a row?
Come back to Headquarters as soon as you're done there.
I want you to summarize and analyze the data.
Got it. I'll be back.
The victim has been identified!
Kasahara Ren, 42 years old.
He's Congressman Izumi Shinichi's chief public secretary.
A political item, huh? It's a troublesome case.
Where shall we start?
Start out with checking out his personal relationships.
Submit a request to the Organized Crime Unit and see if he was connected to any illegal organization.
Also, when you go search the victim's house, be cautious.
Hold it.
This case will be handled by Headquarters.
The local police has been ordered to stay out of it.
The investigation is called off as of now.
Troublesome matters will be covered up, huh?
You don't need to know.
Watch your mouth.
Conclusion and Reason
As noted above, likelihood of homicide is apparent
...likelihood of homicide is apparent
...likelihood of homicide
does not exist.
Mikami speaking. Oh, Yamaji-san.
The body found stabbed to death in Odaiba, has it gone for autopsy yet?
Haven't you heard yet?
The First Investigation Division suddenly put a stop to it.
Do what you can to check it out.
That's impossible.
That case has already been closed as suicide.
I'm getting sick and tired of turning a blind eye to injustice.
Besides,
something smells fishy about that corpse.
Do me a favor, Mikami. Help me out.
All right.
Thanks. I owe you one.
Currently, the suspect hasn't made contact with any of the families.
Furthermore, based on our investigation so far,
no connection was found between the victims or their families.
It may be premature to call it a serial kidnapping case.
Director Asano. This was delivered to the MPD this morning.
What is this?
Take a look at this scar.
A card with a message saying "Hoping for a saikai" was also enclosed.
This can also be considered a proclamation of crime.
Is it possible that
the kidnap suspect of 20 years ago is involved in this series of kidnapping...
Mochizuki.
You're still hung up on your past.
No, that's not true. Please, Director.
Please let me reinvestigate the case from 20 years ago and talk to the people involved...
Reinvestigation is only a waste of time.
More than likely, that doll was sent specifically to you to harass you.
Instead of looking back at the past, focus on the present.
Do you really think so?
I think she has a valid point there.
Kariya.
I only asked your team for support.
You will abide by my rules.
But you do know that
the survival rate of kidnap victims plunge down to less than 30 percent after 72 hours, don't you?
We don't have any time to spare.
If we don't have a credible lead by now,
we should eliminate all the possibilities even if it's a waste of time.
You...are you giving advice to your superior?
It's only natural if we value human life.
Yes...yes.
Director.
- A common point was found. - What is it?
All the victims apparently stopped by a hospital for one reason or another.
Good job, Chief Iwasaki.
Leads are important when ongoing in the present tense.
Manpower will be devoted to those leads. Kariya.
Have the investigators on your team check out the video from the surveillance cameras.
I'll go report it to the First Division Chief.
Kariya, Mochizuki. Don't forget what your duties are.
Let's go.
Thank you for backing me up earlier.
I'm Mochizuki with Special Crime Unit 1.
I'm Kariya, leader of Unit 4.
I've heard about you. Apparently, you're the unconventional type.
- I'm sorry. - There's no need to apologize.
I don't think you're wrong.
In the first place, a detective can't survive with a salaryman's mentality.
At times, you have to disregard career advancement and fight it out with your superiors.
And always be prepared to charge into the frontline.
Kariya-san, you're a career official, aren't you?
I'm the unconventional type too.
But still, why does Director Asano
insist on disregarding any relevance to the past case?
He wants to keep his eyes averted. That's why.
- What do you mean? - Don't you know?
- About Director Asano's younger sister. - Sister?
Right around the time his sister, Akane-chan, turned 9,
she was kidnapped.
She was left with a burn scar like you.
But...
the real tragedy began after she was released.
She was released 2 days after she was kidnapped.
She was burned badly, but
it wasn't life-threatening, which was a consolation.
However,
she may have been okay physically, but psychologically...
She was constantly haunted by the fear inflicted by the kidnapper
and she never felt at peace again.
Stay away.
Stay away. Please.
PTSD.
And one day, not even a month after she was kidnapped...
the sister
fell from the condo where she was living.
It's unknown whether it was accident or suicide.
Either way,
the fact remains that a young life was lost.
Can I ask you one more question? What happened to the investigation after that?
It continued after she died, didn't it?
No. On the contrary, once she was discovered, the investigation was cut back.
And after her death,
it disappeared as if nothing happened.
The kidnapper might as well have killed her, but
wasn't even charged with murder while the statute of limitations expired 10 years ago.
10 years...
Don't tell me the sister's incident...
It happened in the rainy season of 1995, the same year as yours.
- She was kidnapped before me. - If the police had done their job properly,
you probably wouldn't have been kidnapped.
Asano-san joined the MPD in order to change
such a negligent police organization. However,
by putting a lid his own past.
That's Asano-san's weakness.
Because only by facing the past can one move forward.
You know quite a bit about Director Asano.
Our families were friends since I was in grade school.
We lived in the same neighborhood so were we like brothers.
So that's why.
What happened to Akane-chan isn't someone else's problem to me.
So if the same kidnapper is responsible for the recent kidnappings,
I'm never going to let him get away with it.
I'll do whatever it takes to arrest him and make him atone for his crime.
You wanna try investigating together?
We can access the case file using my ID.
Yamaji-san.
- Thank you for your help the other day. - No, I should thank you.
- Sorry to call you out when you're busy. - That's okay.
We're quite interested in this case as well.
Here's the data on Izumi Shinichi's chief public secretary, Kasahara Ren.
Sakura TV
Yamaji-san, is it true that Kasahara was murdered?
Well, the body was that of a murder victim, but the case was treated as suicide and closed.
Investigation's been called off too.
Izumi must've used his influence.
Kasahara was Izumi's accounting officer.
I hear he was involved in rather risky business.
Izumi probably figured he'd be in trouble himself
if the police started probing into Kasahara's financial matters.
What kind of a guy was Kasahara?
He's the kind of guy who lived brandishing his power.
Ah...a few years ago,
there was a case of a hostess who died of acute drug intoxication. Do you remember that?
In a room in a luxury condo. That one?
That incident...
everyone's saying how Kasahara was deeply involved with it.
He made no secret of his relationships with women or friends and acquaintances.
Does the fact that his name never came up mean he hushed it up?
By using the great Izumi Sensei's name.
There's no shortage of reasons for Kasahara to be killed.
No one will be surprised to hear that he was murdered.
Then, if you'll excuse me.
1995
1995 Young Girl
Kidnap
No Data Found
That's odd.
1995 Kidnap Young Girl
No data found
The data's been deleted.
What's going on?
Could it be possible that someone with the police was involved?
It's Asano. How's it going? Were you able to track down a suspicious individual?
What?
Are you sure there's no such person on the videos?
What are you doing?
I thought I told you to summarize and analyze the data.
Don't get any funny ideas and
concentrate on the job in front of you!
I'm sorry.
Kariya.
You too. Why don't you go fire up your team?
Or perhaps
a career official like you can't be bothered by such mundane work?
I swear...useless, all of them.
Good evening. This is Mochizuki.
Kobayashi-san, about the pictures of the victims you're working with...
I'd like to see their latest pictures.
Yes.
Here are the pictures that we got. I printed them out.
Thanks.
- Sorry for making you come back. - We found nothing new.
The suspect hasn't contacted the victims' families yet either.
Maybe he's really just a criminal who takes pleasure in committing crimes.
No. The suspect is proceeding as planned.
Take a look at these.
The latest pictures of the five girls.
Don't you think they have similar qualities?
Big eyes and long straight hair. Isn't this...
They certainly look alike.
Their size and build are similar as well.
Which makes me think the culprit chose the victims based on certain criteria.
Asano-san's sister had similar qualities as well.
Back then, I did too.
Obviously, the culprit's preference hasn't changed over the past 20 years.
Son of a bitch.
Special Crime, Iwasaki speaking.
What?
We got signals from Akina-chan's cell phone.
Where's the current location?
No reception from her GPS?
Okay, got it. Track down her current location ASAP.
- Director. - Dispatch immediately.
Everyone, take your gun with you.
However,
saving the victim comes first. Got that?
Urgent, urgent! Special Crime Unit members on the road will head immediately towards Koto Ward.
I repeat. Special Crime Unit members on the road will head immediately towards Koto Ward.
If we don't do it now, we'll miss the chance to catch the suspect.
Let's hurry.
- Hasn't the location been tracked down yet? - No. What's the holdup?
Did you find out?
All right. Have the investigators gather at the intersection at 5-chome in Koto Ward.
Roger.
Turn off the siren when you get close to the scene!
I repeat. Turn off the siren when you get close to the scene!
Signals are being transmitted from within a 150-meter radius from this point.
We'll divide this area into nine blocks and search door-to-door.
The suspect may be in hiding too. Proceed cautiously.
Let's go.
I...I found th-this place first.
Y-you can't just barge in.
Ow, ow, ow...
Stop...
Stay away.
Stop...
Stay away.
Stop...
Stay away.
Mochizuki, what's wrong?
Are you all right, Mochizuki?
Mochizuki.
- Mochizuki. - No...
- Mochizuki. - No~!
Stop!
- No, no~! - Mochizuki! It's all right!
Calm down!
You're all right.
I'm sorry.
Akina-chan... Akina-chan.
It's all right.
You're okay. You're okay now.
This is Kariya, Special Crime Unit 2.
Found Tanaka Akina-chan safe in an abandoned building in Tatsumi, Koto Ward.
Send an ambulance and crime lab ASAP.
What?
They were able to track down the location of the other four from the cell phone signals too.
Investigators are already on their way.
How's this? Just for Yamaji-san,
I used a special back door this time.
As I said before, autopsy wasn't possible, but
I've made arrangements for a blood test.
- You're the man, Mikami. - But...
why are you so hung up on this case?
If he was killed for a political reason, there are other methods to make it look more like suicide.
Grudge is the motive for this murder.
Yet, it was done too methodically and there are too many inconsistencies.
I have a feeling it's not going to end here.
I see. The so-called detective's hunch, huh?
- Mikami. - Yes?
Look at this.
There's something under the wound.
Indeed, something's certainly there.
- How's it going? - The girls' recollection is very vague.
They don't seem to remember much.
When I ask them questions, their answers don't make any sense.
- Anything about the suspect? - Nothing about that either...
Hi there.
Tachibana Sensei. How are the girls doing?
Apparently, they were given some kind of a drug.
It's a good thing that they don't seem to be feeling much pain from the injury
or having lingering fear.
I imagine all the girls feel like they were taken away and brought back as if in a dream.
Can the drug be identified?
- I sent it to the lab already. - Thanks.
What are the chances that the girls will develop PTSD?
Unfortunately, I can't say there is none, but
perhaps it's because of the drug...I don't think they have
as much feeling of fear, hatred, or aversion towards the culprit like you did.
Is something wrong?
Where's Rei-chan? Rei-chan's missing.
Akina-chan.
You'll get to see your mom and dad soon.
Releasing the victims after hurting them for no reason.
It's the exact same method that was used 20 years ago.
Anyone who can do such a terrible thing as if it was a game
isn't human.
We've got to put the culprit behind bars for sure this time.
Are you going to let it end like that?
What do you mean?
Do you know about the detective who shot the suspect to death?
Are you talking about Detective Yukihira with Violent Crime?
No matter how severely she was criticized,
she refused to allow a murderer to keep on repeating the crime.
If the only way to stop the criminal and make him atone for the crime
was to shoot him to death, she did it without hesitation.
I, too,
may do the same thing.
Kariya-san.
What would you do if you came face to face with the culprit?
I don't know.
We discovered the girl who had been kidnapped.
Look at her wrist. It's a burn mark!
Don't you feel sorry for her?!
The culprit who did this should not be forgiven!
What the hell...
Let's catch the culprit!
What's this video?
It was probably uploaded by an eyewitness, but the uploader is unknown.
Hopefully, this doesn't get the suspect all fired up.
Mochizuki.
This...
It was sent to Headquarters a little while ago.
"Where (is he/she)? Find (him/her).
Incompetent police"
Is it a challenge to the police?
Find?
Where's Rei-chan? Rei-chan's missing.
Perhaps there's a girl who hasn't been released yet.
What?
Akina-chan, the girl who was released earlier, told me.
That Rei-chan was missing.
Only five girls have been reported missing.
If the parents mistakenly thinks that she ran away from home,
it's possible that a missing person report hasn't been filed.
Could this doll
be a warning that the sixth girl will be killed?
The message would make sense then.
Director, shall we switch over to an open investigation?
No. If there's a possibility that another victim is still being held,
we can't indiscreetly release the information.
Director, it's possible that
the victim resides outside of our jurisdiction.
Please exchange information with the prefectural police of Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa.
Hey, Mochizuki!
It's you, Mocchy.
Don't I always tell you to knock first?
- I have a favor to ask. - Sorry, but I'm busy now.
You're the only one I can ask.
- What is it? - I want you to find out
if there were any cases of child kidnapping in the outskirts of Tokyo 20 years ago
in which the victim was burned on the arm just like me.
I had totally overlooked it until now.
That a kidnapping may have occurred outside the jurisdiction of MPD.
Are you telling me to illegally access the database of other prefectural police?
- Please. - No way. That's impossible.
Listen. You know that security's been tightened everywhere to counter cybercrime,
don't you?
Hacking isn't that easy to do anymore.
You should follow official procedures.
Someone within the police organization may have been involved in the case 20 years ago.
If I wait for official procedures,
it could get intercepted and shelved.
That's rather unnerving. Let's hear it.
At least two investigation records concerning kidnapping of girls that occurred 20 years,
including mine, were deleted from the database.
So please!
I guess I'll have to~. But don't think you can always depend on me.
Thank you.
- Mochizuki. - Yes?
I have a job for you.
What is it?
An individual who wants to cooperate with the investigation has come forth.
She said she saw that video. Take a statement from her.
Will do.
She said she was kidnapped 20 years ago.
Excuse me.
Thank you for coming.
I'm Mochizuki with Special Crime Unit of the First Investigation Division.
Do you mind telling me your name?
It's Umekawa Shoko.
Excuse me, but as a matter or record, may I see some kind of ID?
Thank you.
Umekawa-san, will you tell me what you know?
Yes.
This morning, I just happened to see the video of the girl who was kidnapped.
That burn scar was identical.
It was too painful for me to look at my burn scar
so I tried to scratch it out by injuring the area of the scar over and over
like this... It may be hard to tell now, but
my burn scar had the same shape.
When did it happen?
Exactly 20 years ago, in the summer.
But my family didn't notify the police.
Why not?
I was a physically abused child.
So no one worried even when I didn't come home...
Is there anything you remember about the culprit?
Of course. How can I forget.
He was a young male.
I'm sorry.
It hurt, didn't it?
Are you all right?
He had a gentle voice.
Very gentle.
Man with a gentle voice.
Yes.
But that voice has been tormenting me all this time.
- Would you recognize the voice if you heard it again? - Yes.
I'm sure I'll recognize it.
Please. Please capture the culprit.
It may bring back painful memories, but
will you be all right?
Yes.
Well then, please tell me in detail
what happened 20 years ago.
Do you remember where you were kept captive?
It was a place that looked like a unkept factory.
I couldn't get it out of my mind, so
I did some investigating after I grew up and I found out that
the place was a former wastewater treatment plant near Haneda Airport.
Wastewater treatment plant...
Umekawa-san.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Inspector, you have to find the culprit.
Without fail, okay?
Found a case that matches your criteria at the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.
The victim is Hashimoto Kazune.
The story so far
A 9-year old girl was kidnapped?
We'll proceed cautiously with the investigation, including the possibility of serial kidnapping.
I felt that whoever sent this had your kidnapping case in mind.
This scar...
A political item, huh? It's a troublesome case.
The investigation is called off as of now.
Grudge is the motive for this murder.
Is it a challenge to the police?
Perhaps there's a girl who hasn't been released yet.
I have a feeling it's not going to end here.
She said she was kidnapped 20 years ago.
Please. Please capture the culprit.
Kariya-san.
20 years ago, a similar kidnapping case occurred in Kanagawa Prefecture.
I have the victim's name and current address as well.
How did you find out?
I have my source or two as well.
I'm not a rookie after all.
- I'm sure this is it. - Can you go alone?
I'll be fine.
Yes?
I'm the one who called you earlier, Mochizuki from MPD.
I don't want to talk about that incident anymore.
I mentioned it to my daughter too, but
I don't think it's possible after all.
I'm sorry.
A kidnapping has occurred in Tokyo.
The methods are very similar to the kidnappings that occurred 20 years ago.
So, if Kazune-san
remembers anything about the culprit,
- I'd like to talk to her. - We'd like to cooperate, but
Kazune has a psychological disorder
and is in no condition to talk to strangers.
Then, Ma'am...
may I confirm just one more thing?
The scar on Kazune-san's wrist,
isn't it similar to this?
Don't tell me... You too?
I was one of the victims too.
I, too, can't forget what happened that day.
I'll do my best so that Kazune-san can find peace of mind as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Wait.
Please come in.
How do you do? My name is Mochizuki.
May I talk to you?
20 years ago,
I was kidnapped by the same culprit who kidnapped you.
But...
I never saw the kidnapper's face.
Kazune-san...
did you perhaps see the kidnapper's face?
I know that bringing this up
may cause you pain again.
But still,
I need your cooperation to save the girl who's being held captive right now.
Yeah.
Okay.
Mochizuki. As we thought, some type of screwdriver was used
to burn the girls' wrist.
The drug that was used was tarirukerumin. It's a type of anesthesia.
That's why the girls' recollection was vague.
What's wrong?
Once I became a police officer,
I was going to save a lot of people.
But in reality, rather than saving them,
it seems there are more times I end up hurting them.
It makes me realize how powerless we are.
We're certainly powerless.
What we can do doesn't amount to much.
Even so, we can only do what we can.
You can't save people if you're afraid of hurting them.
Don't you think so?
Let's go.
Then what will you do?
Kill me?
Stop...
Now then, allow me to give you my report.
First of all, the injury on Kasahara's wrist.
It was a burn.
The weapon is believed to be a flat-head screwdriver.
Next, the blood test results.
Alcohol, a trace of stimulant drug, and
and tarirukerumin were detected in the blood.
What's that? This thing called tarirukerumin.
It's an extremely specialized
and hard to obtain anesthesia.
It's a fast acting strong painkiller that has a long lasting effect.
Anesthesia...
Yamaji-san. Oddly enough, this case
has a lot in common with the kidnapping case that Mocchy's investigating.
Every girl who was released
had a burn mark on her wrist.
Screwdriver was the weapon, and
tarirukerumin was detected in the blood.
And this.
It's the picture of a doll that was addressed and delivered to MPD yesterday.
Don't you think it looks a lot like Kasahara's corpse?
- What about fingerprints? - None were found.
It looks like your hunch was correct, huh?
Kasahara's case isn't over yet.
Oh, also...
investigation records of Mocchy's kidnapping case from 20 years ago, along with
other similar kidnapping cases,
have been deleted from the database.
The data's been deleted.
No Data Found
Could it be possible that someone with the police was involved?
- Didn't you take a break? - No.
I was just taking my time writing reports.
Any word from the prefectural police?
No word from anywhere yet.
Maybe they haven't been reported to the police.
That was also the case with Umekawa-san, who gave us her cooperation yesterday.
In which case there's not much we can do to gather information.
Damn.
Yamaji-san! What happened?
I'm Kariya with Special Crime Unit 2.
I've been pursuing the child kidnapping case that occurred 20 years ago too.
We're working together on the current case.
The case of serial child kidnapping that you guys are pursuing
appears to be connected to my case.
- This is...? - The body found stabbed to death in Odaiba.
It's a political case and investigation's been called off.
This body looks a lot like the doll that was sent to MPD yesterday.
What's more, underneath the wound on the left wrist,
there was a burn mark just like yours.
The weapon is a screwdriver. Furthermore, an anesthesia
called tarirukerumin was found in his body.
It's the same drug that was used on the girls, right?
Yes.
These similarities certainly do make you wonder.
Although they're basically entirely different cases,
we can't ignore the similarities.
The current kidnapping case
is also extremely similar to the kidnapping case that occurred 20 years ago.
If things work out right, we can resolve all three cases at once.
Right now, the child kidnapping case is at a standstill.
We can't narrow down the suspect.
What about your case, Yamaji-san? Will you be able to identify the suspect?
According to Mikami, the position of the stab wounds had meaning.
He said while it looks like he was stabbed randomly,
a number of them went right through major arteries.
The drug that was used is also highly specialized and hard to obtain.
I'm suspecting
that it's someone in the medical field.
Someone in the medical field...
It's true that the children had visited a hospital on the day they were kidnapped.
In the first place, no one would find it strange
to see a hospital staff walking around.
The culprit would be able to
carry out the plan smoothly without causing suspicion.
We'll narrow down the surveillance camera videos to those of the hospital staff and go over them again.
Mochizuki. You go along with Superintendent Yamaji.
All right.
From Kasahara's medical history,
I tracked down the hospital where he was hospitalized 3 years ago.
Yes, I remember him.
He was a snob about being a congressman's secretary and not very pleasant.
He was always messing around with women and used to make passes at all the nurses.
- Right? - Yeah.
Was there any hospital staff who was close to Kasahara-san?
There was someone who was chased after persistently and ended up going out with him.
What is that person's name? Is she still here?
Her name is Noda-san, but
she quit more than 2 years ago.
She was a very capable and diligent nurse with good work ethics, but
after she started going out with Kasahara-san, she was frequently absent from work.
There were times she came to work with her face all swollen.
Do you have a picture of her?
I don't recall taking a picture with her.
I'm pretty sure I won't find one.
That woman sounds suspicious.
Wait a minute.
Are you saying that the culprit of such cold-hearted kidnappings is a woman?
Besides, if it's the same culprit who kidnapped me, she was only 13 years old at the time.
It's not impossible.
But according to the recollection of the victim from 20 years ago, the kidnapper was a young male.
There's a flip side to truth sometimes. You can't always take it at its face value.
Sorry to bother you. We're with the police.
- What can I do for you? - We understand that recently
an anesthesia called tarirukerumin went missing from this hospital.
Have you reported the loss yet?
We have the information already.
If you try to hide it, I think you'll end up with bigger problems.
It just happened one week ago.
It's not like we were trying to hide it or anything. Our internal investigation is still in progress.
Found her!
She's been confirmed at 4 out of 5 locations.
Who would've thought she disguised herself as a nurse.
So it was a woman.
I haven't seen her around the past few days.
Noda-san~!
- Noda-san? - Apparently, she's not home.
Please open the door.
Let me know when you're done.
Noda-san?
Noda-san.
Breaker must be off.
This is terrible.
The fridge is empty.
It doesn't look like she's planning to come back here anymore.
May I...
Revised data have arrived. It's coming up on the monitor.
This woman did it? That can't be true.
Does this mean she's responsible for the serial kidnapping?
But she's...
It's Umekawa Shoko.
Umekawa-san.
She's supposed to be the victim.
Do you know her?
She's been cooperating with us with the investigation.
She said she's the victim who was kidnapped by the same culprit 20 years ago.
How credible is she?
It didn't appear to me like she was lying.
In any case, we can't say for sure that this woman's the culprit.
However, there's no doubt she holds the key to the case.
Anyway, all we can do is track down this woman.
She's definitely the same person who came to cooperate with the investigation the other day.
What does this mean? Wasn't she the victim 20 years ago?
Umekawa Shoko's real name is Noda Naoko.
She's a former nurse who worked at Shinonome Daiichi Hospital until 2 and a half years ago.
33 years old.
How did you get that information?
- Information obtained illegally is... - I'll report that later.
Right now, we don't have the time to be concerned about that.
We have less than 12 hours until the survival time limit of 72 hours.
You're not thinking about acting on your own again
- and disrupting order in the organization... - Rather,
isn't it more a problem if we failed to seize the suspect
when she voluntarily showed up at MPD?
Anyway, we don't have time right now.
As far as this case is concerned,
I'm doing it my way.
Well, it looks totally broken from the outside,
but the contents seem to be fine.
All I have to do now is crack the password.
- Is it doable? - Of course.
You're indeed a one-man crime lab.
One-man crime lab?
Well, I've done a lot of things in the past 10 years
and honed my skill.
One-man crime lab...
- How did it go? - It was the same person.
The suspect for the recent kidnappings is Umekawa.
It seems her family name changed after she came of age due to her parents' divorce.
But what on earth is her motive to do this...
Yeah, I've been thinking about that too.
Obviously, it's not for money or sexual gratification.
Was it to mock the incompetency of the police?
No. To the contrary, what if you think about it like this?
To get the police to arrest the suspect from 20 years ago.
- What? - To make us think that
the suspect from 20 years ago was on the move again,
she imitated the crime by kidnapping the girls and scarring them with a burn mark.
Please capture the culprit.
You have to find the culprit.
Without fail, okay?
Even so,
she wanted to keep the pain and fear felt by the children to a minimum.
That's why she drugged them with anesthesia, huh?
Did Umekawa do this to take revenge on the suspect who kidnapped her 20 years ago?
No, it's the opposite of that too.
I don't think she did it for revenge.
What do you mean?
In my opinion, cutting to the chase,
despite the fact that Umekawa is the victim,
she felt affection for the culprit... or something like that?
Affection?
He had a gentle voice.
Very gentle.
- Don't tell me...Stockholm syndrome? - Correct.
In a unique environment like the crime scene where the victim was held captive,
an unexpected effect may take place in the human mind.
In Umekawa's case, more so since she was physically abused at home.
So that's how it leads to "Hoping for a reunion."
It meant she wants to see the kidnapper
who hurt her 20 years ago one more time.
It wasn't just a proclamation of crime.
She shot the video and uploaded it herself too.
If we were to speculate that Umekawa, herself, volunteered to cooperate with the investigation
in order to induce the police to
seriously go after the culprit, it all makes sense.
It's unlocked.
Now, we can see the contents of this PC
on this monitor.
- "Confession?" - This must be it.
"No matter how much I apologize..."
"the fact remains that I have committed..."
"an unforgivable crime."
"But even if it meant bearing that crime,
I had to hear that voice
just one more time."
"I had to hear that voice." In other words,
Umekawa wasn't the culprit 20 years ago.
Then who's the real culprit?
Mochizuki.
Do you really want to know who kidnapped you?
Yes.
The statute of limitations on your case has already expired.
Your hands are tied.
Even if you do find out, you'll end up suffering even more.
Still, I think I should know as a detective.
What about Umekawa's statement? Did you submit it?
No, not yet.
But I kept notes in my pocket notebook.
Bring that with you. We're throwing out the bait.
Got it.
Yamaji-san, you have an idea where Umekawa is, don't you?
If you were the suspect, where would you want to die?
A place of memory I shared with my loved one...maybe.
- Mikami. - Yes?
I have one more favor to ask.
- It's a special mission. - Special mission?
Assistant Inspector Yukihira.
I'm Mochizuki with Special Crime Unit 1.
I'm sorry for taking your time, but
may I ask you just one question?
Yukihira-san,
why were you able to shoot the culprit that time?
I'm sorry for asking a rude question.
But I really want to know.
Yukihira-san,
- if you found yourself in that situation again... - I'll shoot.
...if I said that, will you shoot too?
Find the answer...
yourself.
You're creepy, you know that?
Gazing at that scar constantly!
Are you thinking about someone?
I'll erase that useless thing for you.
Don't!
Stop it~!
I'm sorry. It hurt, didn't it?
Are you all right?
It's that guy's fault.
It's because that guy ruined my memory with Onii-chan.
It won't be long.
It won't be long, okay?
Mochizuki, are you really all right?
I'm not the only victim.
For the sake of other victims,
I have to find out the identity of the real culprit.
Because that's the only way
to give relief to the victims.
I can't be afraid of getting hurt myself.
"Location of captivity"
"Near Haneda Airport" "Ota Ward, Jonanjima"
"Former site of wastewater treatment plant"
But Yamaji-san sure got fired up.
Bait's all set.
"11. In regards to the place of captivity... ...determined to be a rental warehouse in Koto Ward, Aomi."
Hey! Did you get in touch Mochizuki?
I can't get through!
Mochizuki. What are you planning to do?
Where's Umekawa's statement?
Isn't this it?
The suspect seems to be obsessed with the place she was held captive.
It's highly likely that she's hiding there.
The site is a rental warehouse in Koto Ward, Aomi.
Kariya.
You take the helm.
Head out there immediately.
Put that down and raise your hands.
I've come to arrest you.
As the culprit of the serial child kidnapping case.
Inspector...
did you find the kidnapper from 20 years ago?
Why?
If the police got serious, they should be able to find him!
I'm sorry.
Why... why won't you find him?!
I wanted to hear Onii-chan's voice
just one more time...
I was always getting beat up.
Onii-chan was the only one who treated me kindly.
I'm sorry.
It hurt, didn't it?
Are you all right?
I wanted to see him
just one more time.
I wanted to at least hear his voice one more time.
The thing that saved you from the pain inflicted by your family and lover
was the memory from 20 years ago, wasn't it?
That's why you copied that incident.
You had no other choice.
So I did some thinking.
How can I get the police to look for him.
But in the end the police couldn't!
How you came to feel that way,
I can understand.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to see him again.
But
your method was wrong.
I'm sure you know that.
If you release that child without harming her,
I'll promise I'll find the culprit.
No matter how long it may take.
Let's
end it here.
Umekawa-san.
If only
Kasahara didn't do this to me...
Looks like you took the bait.
Director Asano.
This isn't the place of captivity that was in the report.
So how did you end up here?
Umekawa-san's kidnapping wasn't reported to the police.
A case wasn't created.
Therefore, there are no records.
The fact that you know this place of captivity
is proof that you were involved in that kidnapping.
This must mean you guys set up a trap
to lure out the kidnapper from 20 years ago.
Exactly.
We figured that the kidnapper would show up for sure to seal the lips of Umekawa-san
who remembers his voice.
So that they won't get in our way,
we sent the investigators to a different location.
Does this mean that
you kidnapped your sister too?
No, you're wrong there.
I imitated the kidnapping too.
Just like her.
After Akane died,
the police backed out as if nothing happened.
Even though they hadn't caught the suspect yet.
So then
I reenacted my sister's incident to a T.
If the same kidnapper committed another crime,
I figured the police would have to investigate.
So then you kidnapped me
and left me with this scar?
You looked like Akane.
Both you
and that woman.
I took the girl to a safe place.
It's ironic.
Who would've thought the girl I kidnapped 20 years ago
would commit the same copycat crime.
Is that the truth?
Stop it already!
Stop it.
That voice...
No way.
There's no truth in what Asano-san just said.
Kariya!
The truth is
I did it.
Because it was my fault that Akane-chan was kidnapped.
Ma Nii-chan, where are you going?
That day,
I was supposed to be taking care of Akane-chan. But...
You're such a pest!
I told you not to follow me.
I got scared, and I ran away.
I never thought it would end up like that.
That time...
if only I had gone back,
that would've never happened.
The rest is as Asano-san said.
I couldn't forgive the police for their negligence and imitated the kidnapping incident.
My purpose was to make the police thoroughly investigate Akane-chan's case.
But the police made no move whatsoever.
For whatever reason, the girls escaped right away.
I failed twice, and finally, on my third try,
the police launched an investigation.
That was when I kidnapped you.
Mochizuki.
But they managed to track down the place of captivity right away.
Asano-san,
there's no need to cover for me anymore.
You're here.
You're really here.
Onii-chan.
Stay away from me!
You've got to be kidding. Who's Onii-chan. You give me the creeps!
Because you did an idiotic thing like this,
the real kidnapper will never appear again!
Damn you!
I'd kill you right now if I could!
It's all because of the police policy of peace at any price.
All these crimes occurred because the police is rotten to the core!
It's their fault!
But the statute of limitations expired already.
No one can punish me.
It's funny.
I'm now protected by the police and law that I couldn't stand.
Mochizuki.
If you want to hate someone, hate the police.
You understand, don't you?
I'm a victim too.
Do you really mean
what you just said?
Look at her!
Can you
still say you're a victim?
Yeah.
I'd say that's a rather self-serving justice.
Even with this,
you won't acknowledge your guilt?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I'm not at fault.
A bastard like you
isn't human.
You don't even deserve to live.
Then what will you do?
Kill me?
Is that your wish?
Hey. Hey, stop!
This
is your punishment.
If she really wanted to kill you, she would've aimed for your head.
Mocchy knew.
That you always wear a bulletproof vest.
She should've killed me.
A bastard like me.
You knew everything, didn't you?
That's why you deleted the investigation records.
To let the kidnappings go unresolved
so that suspicious eyes won't turn towards Kariya.
20 years ago,
the informant who tipped the police on Mochizuki's place of captivity
was you, wasn't it?
I'm an accomplice.
I couldn't stop him.
I couldn't stop Kariya who got his hands dirty for my family's sake.
The only thing I could do at that time
was to release the children as soon as possible.
But
in the end, our struggle was all for naught.
It ended with the suspect of my sister's case
still beyond our reach.
Frankly,
I had to work really hard to cover up this case.
"Resignation"
"Kariya Masaru"
So, I'm starting to get tired of the view from Sakuradamon (where MPD is located).
In the near future, can you arrange a post for me there?
Of course, I'm prepared to work harder than ever...
Pardon me?
You want me to kill someone?
It's unusual
for you to joke around like that...
"The culprit
will never kidnap you again. Mochizuki Akira"
It's delicious.
- All done? - Yes, more or less.
There's a disquieting movement in some part of the organization.
I wonder how much longer Murakimi's reign will continue.
Thank you for everything.
I didn't do anything. I just pursued my own case.
Yamaji-san.
I feel like I'm finally a detective.
Let me see your badge.
"Hang in there"
You don't need this anymore, do you?
No.
Could it be
that the kidnapping case from 20 years ago was resolved?
Yes, as far as my case is concerned.
I see.
I'm happy for you.
But
I'm very concerned about you.
If anything happens, don't hesitate to call me.
Even for personal matters.
Thank you.
But...
I decided I wasn't going to depend on you anymore.
Thank you for everything.
Shinohara Ryoko