I've been waiting, you know.
To see what kind of beast you're going to unleash.
If your own daughter were gone, maybe you'd understand.
Duh, ain't your job just tailing unfaithful woman?
And you get tired for such splendid job?!
Mariko, wait!
Mariko, where are you? Come home quickly.
And we also have a surprising guest.
Isn't it painful?
Your own daughter exposed by danger.
- What happened to my daughter? - I've done nothing.
I've completed my task.
- Do not come near my family again. - The cases are not over, yet.
Track the whereabouts of Konuma Yutaka.
- Who is he? - You'll know if you track him down.
Find Konuma.
Konuma Yutaka, 21 years old.
He tried his luck, went to college to Tokyo from Hokkaido.
He's been missing since February this year, and his whereabouts is still unknown.
He moved out of his own accord.
Your so-called-officer didn't even get a into deeper investigation.
What a convenient business we have.
What kind a guy is he? What's his to connection to Genius?
We'd been tailed Genius...
as there was a possibility he could be connected to a particular case.
- Particular case? - Yes.
But, thanks to you...
we know now that he was just a mere kidnapper.
So I want you to follow the next possible lead.
What you're after is not a petty kidnapping itself...
but it's something else entirely, right?
That's right.
And this man Konuma, he's the likely suspect of your case.
What's your real objective here?
Just like I said, you'll know if you track him down.
You said Konuma moved out of his own accord?
Will you check what's happened with his resident register?
I understand.
- And this is? - Those are...
missing people's cases for the past few years, just like Konuma.
Use it as references.
- Konuma? - He was in same class as yours, right?
Yeah we were, but we don't know anything about him.
Did he have someone close?
I don't know. He always kept to himself.
Well, just give me your impression about him.
Did he look like that he was in troubles?
It's enough right? We have a class now.
Thirsty?
My shoulder's killing me.
Get paid just by playing games, it's actually quite tense though.
It's very binding job, and the schedules are very tight.
I'm enjoy it though. This is my dream job.
Well, we do always get the fun of it.
I've never thought of to get a sweet kind of like like this.
The cases are not over, yet
- My clothes match right? - You think so?
Yeah, but shouldn't you go home?
Your parents are kind of strict.
You don't have to worry.
It's starting.
Criminal Syndrome
TOKAI TV x WOWOW co-production drama series
Criminal Syndrome
Episode 4 - Cat and Mouse
- See you! - I'll see you later.
Hey, I think you had something to say before.
Why'd everyone try to avoid speaking about Konuma?
Is there some reason not to?
Are you just an article writer?
Why?
They're getting paranoid. Not wanting to get involved.
To get involved?
Before he went missing, some strange fellow was looking for him.
They dressed awfully. Looked like a punk to me.
Seemed like they'd been searching for Konuma, and keeps asking us even we knew nothing.
Did he get into some kind of troubles?
I don't know. He always kept to himself.
We're not lying when we said he always acted alone.
- He went to India on college break. - India?
I've checked his resident register.
Before his disappearance...
he was frequently changing his resident register as he moved around.
- Change resident? - Yeah.
Setagaya, Shibuya, Chiba, Arakawa...
Still a long way to go.
How about his last known address? Where is it?
Don't think you can always escape!
Huh? he's not in there?
- Seems like it. - I think I just saw him home earlier.
Konuma-san! Are you there?!
That's okay. I'll come back later.
Excuse me.
By the way, Konuma-san is the person in this picture, right?
His age is about this man's. But it's not him.
I see.
I think someone's assuming Konuma's identity.
What do you think is happening here?
A possible scenario is...
he'd erased the existence of Konuma.
then seized Konuma's family register and become Konuma himself.
Well, I'd say that's a reach.
What?
For now, confirm the real identity of that man.
Understood.
Konuma-san, someone paid you a visit yesterday.
I was out for a bit.
But I found it unusual.
He gave me someone's photo, asking whether it was you or not.
Sorry, I'm in hurry.
Yoshizumi?
Muto's checking the day they went missing
It's Muto.
I want to check up on something.
- Wanna grab a lunch? - Sorry, I'm leaving first.
What happened? You don't seem like yourself.
I'm not.
We were seeing each other before, weren't we?
It wasn't lasted for long.... how should I say this..
Maybe you're still can't forgive me?
Konuma-kun, you're barely talking about yourself.
I'm sorry.
There's no need for you to sorry.
- Probably I'm going to move out. - Eh? Why?
Konuma-kun, a guest for you.
Who is it?
- Wait a second. - What do you want?!
Just listen to what I have to say!
- Yoshizumi-san. - Konuma-kun, you okay?
- What's this? I'll call police. - Wait!
While I was checking up Konuma-san's resident register...
I was bumped into you, Yoshizumi-san.
You and Konuma-san are switching over right?
Swapping your identity.
You and Konuma-san are switching over right?
Swapping your identity.
If someone wants to live actively in society...
a family register is a must.
If they don't have any proof of their existence...
they couldn't acquire house, jobs, even in receiving social securities.
Having said that, if they continue using their current family register...
- won't be long until someone notice. - What're you babbling about?
It was a strange, though.
Despite he was being missing, why Konuma-san...
frequently changed his resident register?
He always moved around, hoping it'd made him hard to trace.
Despite he did all of that...
he soon realize he need a resident register, right?
Using identity of others, in order to start a new life.
I don't think that's possible.
No, it's possible.
Resident register, right. Do you bring something...
that can validate you like driving licence, passport, or portraits?
I don't bring any of those...
- but is this will do? - Yes, this will do.
Whether someone makes family or resident register...
they don't need to attach portraits on both of them.
Municipal center can't make a conclusion of one's age based only on DOB.
Whether it's someone else, they couldn't know.
When a resident register is in hand...
*Japanese's social security and tax number system.
a licence, passport, My Number Card* will also be provided.
They also obtain an ID with their portrait on it.
By doing so, society will look you as Konuma Yutaka.
Most likely the real Konuma...
had done that just like what you did, right?
When I check Yoshizumi-san's resident register...
just like you, he moved around here and there.
That's when it hit upon me...
maybe both of them had made the exchange based on mutual consent.
Thing is, the real Konuma has abandoned your resident register.
According to the record of his resident register...
his current address is located at Kita-ward, Akabane.
But, the one who's living there is not Konuma-san.
Can you tell me where the real Konuma's whereabouts?
- I'm looking for him. - I don't know.
Yoshizumi-san.
I'm guessing you're in much troubles causing you to went to disappear.
I don't have anything to do with you.
Then, can you leave me alone?
Do you know that...
some punk dressed awfully were looking for Konuma-san?
If those people manage to reach you...
you, who claim to be Konuma will be in danger.
Konuma and Yoshizumi are swapping their identity.
It's a good idea, they saw a blind spot in register system.
If he seized other's identity arbitrary, the other party soon will know it.
- as opposed of if both party consent. - You're right.
You're already know, right?
That's why you handed those files over me.
You made me loitered around those two persons...
to provoke whoever people that's been targeting Konuma.
Luring them to make their move...
hoping you'll get leads on Konuma.
I see we have an understanding here.
- Do you know anything else, beside that? - And anything else is?
I don't have time to answering your quiz-play.
If you have something, tell me right now.
I don't have any. That's why I'm asking for your help.
- I won't let Yoshizumi-san become a sacrifice.
- That's depend on you.
Before those dangerous gang do anything to Yoshizumi-san...
you must find Konuma-san first.
It's Tamaki.
I understand. Please keep me informed.
Come here Mariko, I'll introduce you.
It's Yoshizumi. Did you convey my message to him?
If I had known this, I certainly wouldn't...
even I were moving out, they'd purse me using resident register!
Do something about it. You're being irresponsible.
Hey, why you didn't answer my call? I'm worried.
- Konuma-kun. - That's not your business.
What's wrong with you?
Who are you? What'd you need from Konuma-kun?
You can ask him directly.
He won't tell. That's why I'm asking you.
Just say it if he has some troubles or not.
If he somehow opens his heart to you...
please listen to what he has to say.
- What he'd say? - Please.
Oi, Where's Konuma?
I said where the hell is he?!
- I don't know. - There's no way you wouldn't know.
Why'd you after Konuma?
Behind you!
I told you so right?!
There's no meaning in obtaining a new life...
that in the end put you into dangerous situation!
Don't take the world lightly.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
I'm sorry.
Do you like playing games?
Eh? Yes I do.
Which reminds me, your work has something to do with games, right?
I saw people, all lining up in a row.
what they're doing?
It's just a part-time job. Debugging games.
Debugging?
Before a game release, it will be played by game testers.
They're identifying whether there are bugs or errors.
It looks like a though job for a gamer.
We don't even have leeway to enjoy it. There are people who's having a hard time too.
- You too, Yoshizumi-san? - No, for me...
sometimes we play together with the development team.
We can even give our opinion.
I also wanna become a programmer in near future.
You're really do love games.
It was the first thing I really wanted to do.
I'm living a normal life, without a single redeeming feature.
But my parents were expecting so much from me.
Always said "go to first-rate university, enter a first-rate company", that's how I raised.
That's the reason for your disappearance?
Because parents are so pushy...
it makes them can't see everything.
It made me hard to breathe...
I was hesitating whether just die or run away.
But I didn't have a courage to die...
Don't abuse the word "courage".
Why are you searching Konuma-san?
Just like you said before, I made an identity swap.
But I really don't know anything about Konuma-san.
Then how did you do the swapping?
Is there some kind of lobbyist?
I'm sorry. I've made a promise not to tell anyone.
I know it's pathetic...
but I don't want the lobbyist gets angry and calls my parents.
I'm one step closer to being regular employee.
This is the life I've been waiting for.
Isn't it frustrating?
Konuma-san is forcing you to take the rap...
in order to throw away his dangerous identity.
He had you got tricked...
- while he's living leisurely somewhere. - I can't really do anything about that.
Or else I'll just swapping my identity again.
There are many people who wanna throw away their life.
And how many times you'll do that?
If your life is really hard to live...
you can just always run away.
But in the end, you need to make your stand.
So why do you even need to run away?
This is not a game.
You can't reset your life, ever.
I'm sorry.
That's right.
Could you have arranged for someone patrolling around Yoshizumi's house?
Thanks for the cooperation.
I'm home.
Mariko, stop this already.
You're still in junior high.
Why're you always come home late?
- What you've been doing? - Shut up, it's my business.
Mariko. I wanna to talk.
Sit here.
Sit down!
I see you've got complain concerning my job.
And this is your answer, am I wrong?
It can't be helped you got it wrong, since you're in difficult age.
Muto refers his PI job as a usual Investigator.
But investigator is not an embarrassing job.
You also feel the same?
- Of course... - You're lying!
You quit from police force, and ended up doing this PI job.
- It's not like that. - Just leave me alone.
Mom too, you're always said it, right?
Because I was the daughter of police officer, I had to watch my manner.
If that's the case, what I do it's none your concern!
- Mariko. - Hey, wait a minute!
Despite what we have in our minds...
maybe she got hit pretty hard.
About how you quit from police force.
Maybe you can have a talk with her? Tell her the truth.
I said to you I can't disclosure about me helping police job.
That's not it. I'm asking you to tell her the reason why you left police force.
That girl, she thinks that...
you'd blamed yourself of what happened with Sayuri...
and you left police force because of that.
Then, what should I say to her?
"your father was seriously willing to kill people..."
"so he decided to quit from police force" is that it?
Is that really something one can't forgive?
Your precious family got killed with the most incomprehensible way.
It's given you wanted a revenge, right?!
- Even I think the same... - I was a police officer!
I received authority to pursue criminals...
but I wasn't entitled to bear any personal grudge to those criminals.
You can't call someone a police officer if he's done that.
I know.
Forget about being a police officer...
at that time, I wasn't a human anymore.
That's why you need to say that out loudly.
Have a word about your painful experience, to Mariko.
Eh? Konuma-kun?
It's okay. You don't need to say a word.
I'm just saying I'm on your side.
Whatever situations you have, I'll be always on your side.
This is not a game. You can't reset your life, ever.
Because parents are so pushy, make them can't see everything.
Are you Yamaguhi Sakiyo?
Excuse me.
I'm not Yamaguchi, Maybe you're mistaken.
I know you. I know.
You're now living...
using Hirosawa Yoshimi's identity, aren't you?
Could I have ask something to you?
Pardon me, who are you?
My name's Muto.
I'm the brother...
of the sister...
whom your little brother killed.
Please forgive me.
I'm not come here asking for your forgiveness.
Sorry for barging you in.
Please stop doing that.
The police's releasing a missing report of your disappearance.
When I followed up your resident register...
I found Hirosawa Yoshimi-san instead.
So I put 2 and 2 together.
If I were following Hirosawa-san's resident register...
I would find you.
You're also suffering much troubles, right?
That's why you swapped your identity, making yourself disappear, right?
I'm sorry.
How did you do the swapping?
I already knew a pair...
who did the same thing.
There must be someone acts as lobbyist, right?
I came here specifically to ask you that.
Could you please tell me?
Real estate agent.
Real estate agent?
A real estate agent who works at "Nova Estate"...
was offering me that swapping deal.
Business operation is postponed for today We will be waiting for your next visit
I got the guy who acts as a lobbyist.
A real estate agent who works at Nova Estate.
We found Yoshizumi-san's body.
What?
There are marks indicating he'd been tortured.
Someone tried to get information of Konuma's whereabouts out of him.
It's regrettable.
I heard everything from him.
I met him last night.
He said that...
I will spill everything out to Muto-san, too.
This time for sure, I'll protect my life.
For the sake of Yoshizumi-san, please find Konuma.
Presumably, now he's not Yoshizumi anymore.
He must be using other's name.
Number 23, please come forward.
Please confirm the name. Sakamoto-san, it is the right name, isn't?
Yes, it's right.
Hey, I've been trying to call you.
- Mariko's leaving the house. - What?!
Maybe she thought if she come home late again...
she'd get a scolding.
But I just got her message, she says she won't come back home.
It's ZECK!
Cut your ties off of Tamaki! He's destroying your family!
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- Wanna eat some Onigiri? - Onigiri?
The gang who killed Yoshizumi were minors right?
This is your last stop.
You loathe this? I'll let you kill me you if can't bear it.
Or else, get your revenge.