This is it, Tamura-san.
Pushed the victim into pay the ransom otherwise...
by demanding a right amount of ransom money.
They entertained themselves by how easily to manipulate their victims.
The kidnapper choose their target by using their tact of internet skill.
You're suited to the other side of the world.
What're you trying to say?
Don't you ever lay a finger on Muto.
Maybe you have a beast inside?
Are you Isomura Sakiko?
You didn't know right?
Taking care kids as part of part-time job, without knowing that it was a kidnapping.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You know a little girl named Tamura Akiho, don't you?
I'm not police officer.
I'm not here to make an arrest of you.
My name is Muto.
I'm covering Tamura Akiho's kidnapping case.
Did that girl come back home safely?
Your concern got the best of you by sent a message to Tamura-san's blog.
Akiho was kidnapped on March the 12th.
Your neighbour states that you were out on that particular day.
I don't know.
You were together with Akiho-chan, right?
The man you were looking for at Keirin race...
is the one who asked you to do the part-time job.
There could be another kids who'd suffering such danger.
Sakiko! Replace my diaper!
I'm feeling weird!
Leave at once, please.
I'm a bit puzzled reading his data.
Goto Toshikazu. Got charged with battery before.
Well, it was just minor scuffle between thugs.
I can't believe he's the one who can come up with this kidnapping plan.
There must be someone who pulls the strings from behind.
I'll watch for his movement.
You don't have anything more to report?
Don't have any.
Let me ask you about Isomura Sakiko then.
What you're trying to find from this man, Goto...
Is his involvement to Isomura Sakiko in this case, isn't it?
Why did you leave that one out?
I think she's just being used by them.
I intend to give you full report after I've confirmed her true involvement.
I can make her spill the truth if you hand her over me.
She's covering the perp.
I'll talk some sense to her rather than driver her to corner.
So this is The North Wind and the Sun. I love that story.
Guess no hurt to try.
I want this case end amicably as well.
It will leave a bad taste for Sakiko's mother if something happens to her.
What the? Ain't still found no body to replace that woman?
C'mon, get the next kid already.
I'm broke now.
Yesterday, did you really not betting even for one race?
I didn't. I heard you, okay.
I said no lies, did I?
Even if you said you didn't gambling to me...
it's unthinkable you'd come home afterwards.
There must be another reason why you didn't do it.
What happened at the racing track?
I stumbled with that woman, Isomura Sakiko.
I got busted when I was gambling.
But don't worry, I managed to get away.
- Enough, I put the plan on hold indefinitely. - No way, I need money.
- This was an experiment. - What?
By giving my perfect plan to someone...
even a providing a manual guide, maybe it'll make even a fool useful.
As I thought, a fool is a fool.
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Episode 3 - Deception
Hey, let's do some shopping. You said you'll buy me a red bag.
- Maybe next time. - That so?
Well then, I've appointment with my customer.
Hah?
There's still no movement from Goto.
Goto's being on guard since he stumbled on Sakiko at the racing track.
Just wondering, about Isomura Sakiko.
Will she get charged?
It's just that, she didn't know. And I think she's not a bad person.
She even got worried with my daughter.
Hey, are you out of your mind?
Don't you pity her? She quit her job...
and nursing her mother alone, right?
- I think that's count for something. - That's no excuse...
There's a chance she'll get exonerated.
- It's possible, right?! - But...
If she keeps trying to protect the kidnapper, she'll be considered as an accomplice.
Muto speaking.
I'm Isomura, There's something I want to discuss.
Currently, the number you've reached is not in service...
It's pointless even you meet him. Goto Toshikazu.
The man that you were looking for at racing track.
If you follow me...
you think you'd find Goto.
Don't expect him to tell you about anything.
If you want to know the truth...
you need to tell me first-hand whom the one you're trying to protect.
If I have your cooperation, I definitely will find them for you.
Tell me the one who offered you to do part-time job?
Tell me one good reason why should I answer that?
You're article writer, right?
Despite my distrust in you, even you said to keep police out of this...
all you wanted is collecting scoop, right?
Should I trust anything that comes out from such man?
Then you should go to the police. It doesn't matter to me.
Their words was seeping into your heart, right?
That's their tactic. From the blog...
they calculate unrefusable amount of money victim could pay...
in exchange for the life of their children.
- They enjoy manipulating people's hearth. - That's enough.
It's all just a game to them!
Stop it!
Nursing your mother on your own...
you live frantically, and they're just taking advantage from people like you.
So I'm one of those good guys?
It'd better if a mother like mine just died.
I'm a person who holds that thought.
You don't know a thing about me.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry. Waiting for like this.
You are Tamura-san, right? The owner of that blog...
Y-yes.
- How's your child? - Eh?
Did she come home?
Oh, that thing. Eh, that's...
She's come home.
Lively like a singing bird.
I see.
I'm also nursed my mother.
She was fell ill around the time I was in high school, it continued till I 36.
I have no father, so I had to nursed her on my own.
I don't intend to put a charge on you.
Still though...
I can't forgive the kidnapper who made my daughter experiencing dangerous situation.
What's happen Isomura-san? Are you okay?
I'm going home. Please think about it.
I don't wanna eat that.
Half a year ago
I'm dead already.
Come on, don't say such jinx.
You can't never understand!
For two years, in this condition...
I'll live with it for rest of my life.
Nothing can be done but just living, right?!
Today I made my mom's favourite! I wish she'd eat my cooking... It's been one and a half year since my mom got accident. How long this kind of life will continue? Nursing is about endurance!
I'm cleaning up dishes I made for my mother since morning, she knocked it over. I'm annoyed by my mother's grumbling No matter how gently I touch her No matter what kind of topic I bring up It never reach her heart
No point in living anymore
I agree
You are free to release all of your burden here
Don't ever try thinking to condemn yourself
It's because Sakiko-san is always do your best.
It's not like that. You always encouraging me by your kind words
Sakiko-san, would you like to help me with my work?
Sorry, I'll come late again today.
Okay, I got it.
Mariko?
Still not home yet.
Okay then.
Sorry, I'll call you back.
Muto speaking.
Have anyone call the target?
Looks like Goto will make his move.
He's in need to make money.
How about Isomura Sakiko?
Still trying to persuade her.
- Is that so? - I'll give my further report.
Sky's look good today.
- You're right. - Good day to play in park.
- I'm going first! - Hey, you be careful girl.
Good day.
You like this?
I got a lot more in my place, mountain of it.
I've spoken to your mother.
She says you may go.
Okay? Let's go.
You're caught red-handed trying to kidnap a minor.
Just kidding.
Little girl, go back to your mother.
I saw policeman around here.
I got a good job if you're having trouble with money.
Meh. It's just day labourer.
It's more realistic than kidnapping.
You ain't wanna talk 'bout givin' me that shitty job.
Well, I really wanna do big too.
But I got a bad rap before.
Can't do anything stupid to get caught now.
You'd better be more careful.
I'm just saying to you this...
ain't no way policeman around there. That's your miss.
it's still not possible anyway. You know how good Japan's police force is.
Whether is possible or not is based on how you operate.
I'm not sure about that.
Wanna know, why kidnapping has a low-rate of success?
Yeah, shoot it.
- The ransom money is too high? - What?
No matter how rich they are, if we demanded millions to them...
they sure would notify police. But for a mere 1 million...
they sure will pay it, no matter how broke they are.
For just a million, that's a risky bridge to cross.
The amount of money is differ from one to another.
If they can pay 5 million, 5 million it is.
How can you know that?
I got someone. He's checking those kind of things.
Wow. You've got some cool friend there.
Yeah, well...
Here.
Must be tough, isn't it?
One with the brain generally picky almost by everything.
Maybe you're just a puppet to him?
I've had Goto talking.
The one who come up with this petty kidnapping...
is Goto Takumi. Goto Toshikazu's family brother.
An elite who studied at first-rate University.
He'd been called Genius since he was child, looks like he was a bright man.
Genius. Another word, Tensai.
It's hard as we only have his brother's statement.
We don't have any physical evidences which implying he's the mastermind of our case.
It's the right time to bring Isomura Sakiko aboard, isn't it?
Genius don't know that we're aware of Isomura's existence.
That's our only forte, right?
Give me more time. I've something in my mind.
I'll flush Genius out.
I've submitted my article of this particular kidnapping case to internet.
An unprecedented small-minded-criminal Vicious Operandi of Small-scale Kidnapping!
The perp has lots confidences in his plan.
You can't stand still as he made a fool out of you, right?
I think this is how they're operate.
The one who gave you instruction is...
this man, isn't it?
The brother of Goto Toshikazu.
You didn't know? You didn't know his face?
Then how did he give you instruction?
You said it before, that you wished your mom's dead, wasn't it?
I...
had a thought about killing a man.
My parents were past away early...
My sister, whom she and I grew up together got killed.
That's when I planned to revenge her.
I was afraid that a thought of killing someone had crossed my mind.
I wasn't fit to be a police officer.
It's been a year since then.
Are you still the same even after that?
Did it somehow relieve you off?
No.
That's the thing someone have to find.
For me...
for you also.
Pretence words spoken from the criminal won't save people.
Will she start talking?
I still don't know that.
Err... thank you very much.
I'm glad. Now I can sleep soundly tonight.
Whether the the kidnapper gets caught or not...
I can proudly say that I fought mightily when my daughter's grown up.
Well, it's not like I'm the one who fight.
I'm grateful as well.
Excuse me.
Yes. This is Muto.
I understand. Thank you.
There's a call to my website...
- from a anonymous person who read my article. - Is it Genius?
He wants to meet with the one who wrote the article.
Hello.
I've read the article of yours.
Why don't we have you here?
Pardon me, but I think you don't know a thing about criminals.
So you're the one who get it?
The impression I got from reading your article, is an anger aimed at criminals.
Anger?
This society's overflowing with ignorant people.
Those thick-headed govern over gifted people...
by using their overwhelming masses as a weapon.
Criminal, who see this desperate situation, is trying to make a statement.
A statement that he himself who deserves a right to stand at the top of society.
This is a vendetta against foolish society.
I see.
For me, I only see a kid who throws a tantrum...
...at society who doesn't recognize him.
Actually, I've been searching for the history of a possible criminal alike.
He had a brain since he was a kid.
Everyone called him genius.
He entered a first-rate company, and became an elite.
But there was no room for him in society.
He was an immature boy...
craving over his self-presumptuous who could only put blames on others.
He quit his job with his anger intact.
He kept changing his job here and there, sought a place who'd recognized him.
You're not a genius. You're just a mere shut-in.
I think you're barking at the wrong tree.
In no way I'm a criminal.
I suggest you to try broaden your perspective up for a bit.
Fail to do so, you won't be able to see what's in front of you.
Oi! You're here, right?!
I had a good time.
It's enough.
He should be in rage on the inside.
Isomura Sakiko has come abroad.
Wait a minute. I'm this close in getting him.
You hit the time limit.
Isomura-san.
Why can't anyone understand it?
In this crazy society occupied by ignorant people...
why they can keep on living nonchalantly?!
Aren't you the crazy one here?
Lots people are living ignorantly, and the world ain't give a damn.
The one who finds it strange is you and your irrational thinking!
What'd you say?
A prick who's gonna live in ditch for your whole life and still preaching me?
You don't even have a gut to live.
You'd be dead like a wild dog if I wasn't here!
Stop it! Hands off, dammit!
Where's Goto Takumi? We're going in.
Oi! Wait!
Goto Takumi-san.
Can we have you present at police station?
Police has restored...
browsing history of your chatting between you and Takumi from his computer.
By matching it with your testimony, they can make an arrest.
As for you, you get a pardon.
Despite I know it was ridiculous...
but I did believed him anyway.
I didn't even know his face nor his voice
Just like you said, I wanted to cling on those pretence words.
Start from next week, I'll have my mother go to day service.
- For two times a week. - I see.
For the one who made me realise that I don't have to do this alone...
I'm grateful for that.
You still want to meet with Genius?
I'm okay.
Okay, just a minute!
- Excuse me. - Please.
- Here I am. What? - My back.
Okay, heave-ho! Yes yes, this side?
- You're doing it again. - What?
Every time you closed a case...
you'd always sorting its data by yourself, did you?
Actually...
- I've been helping with police work. - What?
It's a bit you called special assignment. I got entangled with investigation work again.
I see.
By doing so, that you're chasing after criminals...
it may serves as a wake for Sayuri-chan.
- I'll prepare a hot bath for you. - Thanks.
Mariko's come home late again?
- She still has cram school to attend to. - I see, that's hard.
Leave your message after hearing a "beep".
Mariko, where are you?
I got a call from your teacher, you didn't even go to school.
Come home quickly.
They shouldn't have found evidences.
You don't think I'd leave any browsing history behind, right?
As soon I done with that woman, I did a complete format.
What do you mean?
They discovered it, right? From your computer.
The police had planted it to my computer.
Now you can see it, right?
What a rotten society we are live in?
You did it, right?
The browsing history contained in Isomura Sakiko's phone...
you put that into Genius's computer.
That's the reason we could arrest him.
You're fabricating evidences!
He's a criminal. What is so wrong about that?
Our job is unofficial operation.
You'd better quickly forget all those boring legal procedure.
I've completed my task.
- Do not come near my family again.
- The cases are not over, yet.
In those folder...
you'll see a man named Konuma Yutaka whom you need to track to.
- Who is he? - You'll know if you track him.
Find Konuma.
Genius is not our target?
I had believed he's the one based on his MO...
but this is a genuine kidnapping case.
He's not the guy we've been looking for.
That's leave us with this boy, Konuma.
Most likely he's the one.
We've already pinned down for the most likely place he lives.
And we also have a surprising guest.
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You and Konuma-san are switching over right? An exchange identity.
Confirm the real identity of that man.
What's your real objective?
I will protect my own life.
I told you so right?! There's no meaning in obtaining a new life...
that in the end put you into dangerous situation.