2 3 4 5 6 7 8.
Good job today.
I heard that the apartment owner discovered the body.
Yeah. He was looking for a new tenant.
He must've been surprised to see a dead man when he came to air the room out.
How did he get in?
Yeah...
He said that he left a key here for the preliminary inspection.
There.
All right.
This is narrow.
Hey I found something!
Here it is!
All right.
Ah, there's some here too.
All right.
Timer, Translator: mhaellix
Judging from the decay, he must've been dead for about a week now.
His face can't be recognized anymore
but there's a knife slash on his neck.
There's no doubt that the cause of death is hemorrhagic shock.
Okay, we'll wait for autopsy results.
Okay.
- Hey Itomura. - Yes?
- What's your plan? - Ah, yes.
First of all, this one.
It says "Kuzumoto Factory" so it might be his workplace.
And this matchbox.
As you can see, it's empty.
So what?
Since he kept an empty matchbox then it might be some memorable restaurant.
Maybe he just used it all up?
True.
Anything else?
And I guess, fingerprints and DNA testings.
- Oda-kun. - Yes.
- How about the surveillance camera? - I've requested for it already.
But it has been a week already.
The chances they still have the video of the day of the crime is slim.
Ah, one more thing!
Hm? What?
Let's see...
It's this one. Here.
Let's see, one Mentaiko rice ball for 120 yen... this is...
The back side.
What number is this?
- What do you think? - Just tell me already!
I'm asking because I don't know.
Never mind, Miyashita!
Yes.
- Check this company. - Yes sir.
Legwork for everyone else!
Yes sir!
Let's go!
Yes sir!
Little Miss, interview the apartment tenants.
And the matchbox?
Huh? Even you can make a phone call, right?
It's your job to bring out personal effects that's related to the investigation.
Report after your investigation.
Yes sir.
1192...
I think it was about a month ago...
I was thinking that a strange man has suddenly moved in.
What do you mean?
A couple of days ago, I passed him here when I came back from shopping.
I said "Good evening,"
and then saw a bit of his room.
There was nothing there.
It was already evening but he didn't have any lights on!
He's so creepy!
It's really scary that a crime like that happened nearby.
Do you know anything?
You bet, everyone thought he was suspicious.
What do you mean?
1 2 3 4 5 6...
Here.
Thank you.
Good girl. Want your picture taken?
Yeah.
Say cheese.
- Right. - Yumi, come here.
He would take a picture of my daughter without warning and without permission!
So all the moms in the neighborhood were scared of him.
He's always strange...
Hey aren't we going yet? Yumi's waiting.
I'm sorry, we have plans of going out today.
My husband went to the trouble of taking a leave so please excuse me.
Thank you very much.
Yumi, I'm sorry for making you wait!
Okay, let's go!
Yes, it is our towel.
Is there an employee that you haven't been able to contact lately?
Yes. There's a guy named Yoshimoto that we suddenly couldn't contact anymore.
I see.
Can you tell us his address?
Well, that is...
Then you don't have an ID?
I'm sorry, I don't have an address right now.
But I have a lot of experience in these jobs!
Please!
Apparently, he's been staying at net cafés and hostels for years already.
Lately that's not rare anymore.
Then you hired him without checking his ID?
Hey.
Did he get in any trouble with his colleagues?
No, I don't think so.
He was a very reserved kid but he would take jobs that others didn't want to do.
No, this won't get reimbursed.
Huh?
It has nothing to do with the investigation.
B-but Chief, you were with me, weren't you?
That's completely unrelated!
W-w-wait, that's not fair, Chief!
Chief!
The number you dialed is out of service.
Please check the number and try again.
Tea Room Anri which is now Gone Anri.
Hey Itomura-san.
Hm?
Don't leave the surveillance video check to me. Help me!
My eyes are flickering already.
But they already got rid of the videos on the day of the crime, right?
Even so, we can't not look at them at all.
True.
Wait a minute. What was that?
Hm?
That guy, that guy. Rewind it a bit.
- Was there something? - Yeah.
Let's see...
That's right...
Ah, yes, yes, yes.
It's probably delivery service.
What did you say?
Delivery service.
Ouch!
Let's see...
Let's see... Delivery service...
1192-756-145 (iikuni nagomu hiyoko)
Note: He reads the numbers using different readings to make it easy to remember
Package Tracking Service
Not this one...
What's an "iikuni nagomu hiyoko?"
Hm?
It's probably an amazing hiyoko (chick).
It's nagomu (calm) but amazing?
Kitou-kun understands it well.
Huh?
You know?
No...
(Wing Package Tracking System)
(Delivered - East Nerima, Tokyo)
Yokoyama-kun, you're in-charge.
Huh?!
Thank you very much.
Hm... What a strange picture...
Oh...
Ah, this one is in monochrome but I can still see some soft sunlight.
Thank you very much.
Maybe it's because I toned down the contrast.
Contrast?
This picture too.
It had a dark shadow when I took it.
But during the developing process, I used something called dodging to decrease the exposure and lighten the image up.
Yes yes.
I see.
I'm sorry, I didn't really understand.
Those ones have a different feel.
Those are my works in the early days of my career when I was still fumbling around.
Oh...
But I didn't know that you're a photographer.
And one who won the most prestigious rookie of the year award, Kawamura Toubei Award.
I didn't think that I'd receive a phone call from the police myself.
Ah...
Um, regarding the package I spoke with you about.
It's this.
Ah, excuse me.
Yoshimoto Kouichi... And you have no idea who the sender is, right?
Not at all...
Excuse me.
A picture and some negatives...
- You didn't know the contents? - Ah, no.
Huh?
It's just a feeling but...
isn't this similar to your work?
Really?
I think it's a person who passionately looks at my works.
He sends a package a couple of times per year.
Every year from a stranger?
Excuse me for saying this, but I'm sure it must've been pretty creepy.
Yeah...
What about the ones before this?
I've already gotten rid of the others.
Is that so?
Then I'll borrow these.
Ah, excuse me.
One more thing.
Um, do you remember a café named Anri?
It's a café in West Ikebukuro.
Not really...
Is that so?
Well, I'll take my leave.
Stand!
Bow!
Sit down!
We will now start the investigation briefing of the Meguro Apartment Case.
First, autopsy results, Murotani.
Yes sir.
We found out that the victim had asbestos lung disorder.
Asbestos lung disorder?
It's a type of lung disease when one is exposed to asbestos dust.
If it progresses then it can lead to lung cancer.
He must've been working in a pretty harsh environment.
Next legwork, Oda!
Yes.
The neighbors were suspicious of the victim.
Yeah.
There's actually a serial case of rape occurring in the jurisdiction,
so they might be concerned about that too.
Here!
Yeah.
I was the one in-charge of questioning the victims of the crime.
The suspect had a rubber mask on so his face wasn't seen.
There are people who think that the victim is the suspect of those crimes.
- Investigate along those lines just in case. - Yes.
Next, background check, Miyashita.
Yes sir.
The victim calls himself Yoshimoto Kouichi, hired as a day laborer.
I checked the birthday and permanent address on his resume
but didn't get a match.
- There's a high chance that it's an alias. - Yes.
Next, personal effects, Itomura.
Yes!
The number at the back of the receipt was a package tracking number.
It was sent to a female photographer named Sasamoto Tomoko.
The package contained a picture and some negatives.
A couple of times a year, a package under the name Yoshimoto Kouichi is sent to her.
I investigated the address but it was fake.
- Photographer? - Yes.
She won a popular award but her work afterwards were not the greatest.
I didn't ask about that. And the relation with the victim?
Her photos were published in a photography magazine.
So she's saying that it might be someone who saw that.
One type of fan, huh?
Just looking at the picture makes me think that it's not related to this crime.
But just in case, I'm thinking of sending it for analysis.
Investigation budgets are limited.
If you investigate one then you'll have to investigate others.
Right? Think well before you act.
Yes sir, I'll think about it then investigate and report if something comes up.
That's all.
Okay next!
It doesn't look like there's something strange about this.
"Only those who don't give up and keep walking will reach the goal"
is what someone said.
It's not that I've stopped walking. Listen.
I'm already putting off other urgent jobs against my will so be a little considerate!
Ah, jeez...
Isn't there something weird in this area?
Can you make this part larger?
- A little bit more. - Okay.
It's pretty dark.
Can you lighten it up?
Okay okay.
Yeah, that's right.
A bit more.
Ah jeez!
Then everything is just too bright now...
Ah, shut up! Shut up!
Listen. The original picture was dark already
so you won't see it no matter how much you brighten it!
Then what should I do?
There's only one solution.
Impressive, Muraki-san! What's that?
It's called waiting for your turn!
You never ever wait for your turn. Listen.
Forensic investigators aren't just for you!
There's that way!
Huh?
Ah, the light!!
And it was going well too...
- Shut the door already! - Ah, yes yes...
Ah, jeez...
What in the world are you doing?
Dodging, it's called dodging.
Jeez, this isn't the time for that.
The DNA analysis report came out already.
Ah, is that so? Then can you give it to them in my place?
What?
This is difficult because I'm not only dealing with exposure but also with the mixture of developing chemicals.
Try smelling it.
That stinks!
Ah, Chief.
Hey, where's Itomura?
He's developing some pictures.
That idiot.
Well whatever. What is it?
Ah, here's the victim's DNA analysis report.
It matched someone on the MPD's database.
Missing person list?
Not really...
After DNA testing, we found out that the dead man is Kirihara Shunichi, perpetrator for a crime seven years ago.
Kanzaki-kun, head of our special investigation team and in-charge of continuing investigation will explain the details of the crime.
Please.
Yes sir.
I'm Kanzaki.
Let's see...
On December 13th of 2004,
a body was found in a studio of the Meisei College of Arts in the Toshima Ward.
The victim was photography professor Fujioka Yoshikazu, 44 at that time.
The cause of death is basilar skull fracture due to a strong blow in the head.
The lighting equipment in the crime scene matched the wound.
But no fingerprints were found in the equipment.
Since there were skin under the victim's nails that didn't belong to the victim,
it is thought that Professor Fujioka was in an argument with someone, and was murdered by a hit on his head.
Because there were multiple testimonies that Kirihara Shunichi, student of the same Photography Course, was seen running away from the crime scene
the investigators went to Kirihara's apartment but he had escaped already.
At that time, we took DNA samples from Kirihara's room.
And it completely matched the skin found on the victim's nails.
What's the motive?
After succeeding investigations, we found out that the photos scattered on the crime scene were Kirihara's.
Professor Fujioka was known for harsh assessment of his students' works.
His own photos were rejected so he killed impulsively?
During high school, Kirihara ran away leaving a suicide note because of bullying.
A search request was even issued.
As an introvert, he's thought to take extreme measures when he's brooding over something.
If it was murder, then the relation can't be denied to this case.
I've distributed the list of those involved in the crime seven years ago.
Re-investigate each one!
Yes sir!
I'll also increase the number of investigators from headquarters.
That's all.
Yes sir!
Don't hold back on your efforts!
Yes sir!
Ueno-san.
Yes?
Sasamoto Tomoko's name came up before, didn't it?
It did.
Let's go.
Yeah.
(Developing)
There it is.
Dodging huh?
Yes, the contrast can be toned down during the developing process by decreasing the exposure.
I know that.
Well, I did this much already...
Now what?
As you wish.
Jeez...
Close it.
Okay.
Yeah.
He has something in his hands...
Please analyze.
Monkey?
I can't believe that it was Kirihara-kun...
You are aware that Kirihara committed a crime seven years ago and has been a fugitive since then?
Yes...
At the time of the crime, you were in Professor Fujioka's seminar in the Meisei University Graduate school.
And for some reason Kirihara kept sending you pictures.
Please tell us your relationship with him.
I've already told the police then,
When I was in University, I took a teaching practicum in order to get my teaching license.
I had no intention of becoming a school teacher but I did it out of regards for my parents who allowed me to go to a college of arts.
I wasn't very enthusiastic about it so I still brought my camera during my practicum and took pictures on my break.
Hey.
Can I take a picture of you?
I'm taking it.
That was Kirihara-kun.
With this much light I think...
After that, I would sometimes teach him about photography.
Okay, try it.
But my practicum ended in four weeks.
And then I never gave him a special thought again.
But Kirihara entered the same university, didn't he?
It was two years after.
At that time, I would sometimes help out with classes.
- Are you guys ready? - Yes.
Then think about how you'll take a photo of your theme.
Yes.
Excuse me, Sensei.
Do you remember me?
It's Kirihara of Eitou High School.
Ah...
It seems like he continued photography even after graduation.
Did he enter that university to see you?
I don't think so.
Even after that, we would only chat a bit about photography when we coincidentally meet.
Then the crime happened then...
And the police came to talk to me too.
Kirihara-kun did?
Oh?
So you know him.
By the way, he did say that he was going to show some pictures to Professor Fujioka.
It was my first time being questioned by the police.
So I answered without thinking.
Maybe the reason he kept sending those photos
was because he held a grudge against me.
What do you mean?
Maybe he somehow found out that I testified against him.
You're thinking too much.
At the very least, the police will never tell the suspect where they got their information from.
Is that so?
Excuse me.
Yes, this is Oda.
Itomura-san did?
I'll report since something strange was seen while analyzing the photo.
This part.
This is the enlarged version.
Hm...
What is this?
A monkey mask.
Mask?
It's a mask that's made of rubber.
I believe that the serial rapist also had a mask on, right?
Huh? Yeah.
Ah, excuse me.
Go ahead.
I was told that the mask looked like this.
You heard her.
Meaning he accidentally took a picture of the suspect leaving the crime scene.
It's a possible motive for murder.
All right. Investigate the neighborhood completely!
This man...
What?
That's him.
I'm Oda from the first investigation division of the MPD.
We'd like to talk to you so please come to the station with us.
Why are there so many of you?
This is the enlarged part.
This is you, isn't it?
No, that's not me.
Oh...
Then who's this climbing over the fence?
What is this on his hands?
After talking to the victim, she confirmed that it was this mask.
Then shall we investigate a bit more?
This means having to ask your neighbors...
Why was he taking pictures there?
I was only going to take back the picture. I didn't intend to kill him.
It's true! I had no intention of killing him.
- Where's the picture? - Picture?
Picture! You were taking pictures at the park, weren't you?
- Picture? - Where is it?
- Picture...? Picture...? - Do you want money?
How much do you want?!
How much?!
- No... - Is this it?
- That's not... - What the heck are you?
Wait a minute... wait...
Shut up, you bastard!
No... no...
Then when you opened the camera, there wasn't any film.
You committed an unnecessary crime.
Please wait. I really am an earnest man.
My sales track isn't bad, and I treasure my family.
My neighbors are saying that I'm a good husband!
We'll take our time questioning you.
After all, we have plenty of things to ask you.
That's how it is...
Good job today.
Ah, Oda-kun!
Perfect timing!
Come with me.
Where to?
Don't worry about it, just hurry!
Where are we going?
I'll take care of the rest.
All right, then I'll go ahead.
Good job today.
I'm sorry, we're closed already.
We have caught the criminal who killed Kirihara-san.
Huh?
The suspect seems to be a serial rapist from that area.
Why would that man kill Kirihara-kun...?
This picture...
The picture he took for you
coincidentally had the criminal on it.
The criminal wanted to take it but it was sent to you already.
The crime happened because of that.
If that's so... then I feel responsible.
If I'd just noticed earlier on that Kirihara-kun was the one sending the photos
then maybe I could've done something.
No, I'm sure you knew.
You were uncomfortable with the photos sent to you not because they were from a stranger.
It's because of the case seven years ago.
Seven years ago?
Fujioka-san wasn't killed by Kirihara-san...
It was you, wasn't it?
Fujioka-san wasn't killed by Kirihara-san...
It was you, wasn't it?
What are you suddenly saying?
- Oda-kun, please hold this. - Okay.
That is...
This was taken by the person who killed Kirihara-san.
Your name...
is right here.
Why did Kirihara-san have your camera?
I could only think of one answer.
Kirihara-san had this camera which you forgot at the crime scene seven years ago.
In short, Kirihara-san kept running away as a murder suspect in your place.
No I...
Tomoko-san.
Do you know what kind of lifestyle Kirihara-san led these seven years?
Shut up.
I'm sorry...
He diligently hid his identity
while having no place to call home.
It was all for your sake.
That time...
I didn't know what to do.
- Sasamoto-kun. - Yes.
Seems like you're one of the finalist for the Kawamura Award.
It's thanks to your guidance.
You know that I'm the head of the judging panel, right?
Yes.
Want to make a deal?
Deal?
I'm usually handed some amount...
I don't have any money.
So...
Come on.
Professor, p-please stop.
- No!! - Oh come on.
Stay away! No!!
Your life will change if you get the award.
Please stop! No!
Stay away!!
Professor?
Professor...
No!
Sensei...
No...
Someone saw me run away plus I left my camera...
I thought that it's just a matter of time till I get caught.
Sasamoto Tomoko-san, right?
I'm Yamashita from the first investigation division of the MPD.
I'd like to ask a few questions regarding the late Professor Fujioka.
Oh...
Do you know a guy named Kirihara Shunichi?
Huh?
He was witnessed escaping from the scene right after the crime.
Kirihara-kun did?
Oh, you know him.
By the way, he did say that he was going to show some pictures to Professor Fujioka.
I myself didn't know why I said those things.
The next day, the case was on the newspaper.
It said that the police was suspecting Kirihara-kun.
After that, he started sending photos every few months.
I got scared every time I looked at them so I couldn't concentrate on photography anymore.
Meaning?
But of course... I made him pay for my crime.
And then he sends pictures every year.
You didn't push your crime on him
because from the onset, Kirihara-san had decided to sacrifice himself for you.
Huh?
Kirihara-san's pictures and DNA were found at the crime scene.
Why would that be?
Hm... If there's one thing that comes to mind then it is...
Repaying the favor?
Repaying?
You had your teaching practicum, nine years ago in the month of September, right?
Yeah...
It was around that time
when a request to search for Kirihara-san came.
Search request?
The records are all there.
He was brooding over being bullied, then he ran away from home leaving a suicide note.
It wouldn't have been strange if he chose to commit suicide at school
as revenge against the students who bullied him and the teachers who never noticed.
Hey.
Can I take a picture of you?
I'm taking it.
Thanks.
You may not have had that kind of intention.
But if that moment saved his life...
He's never said anything about that...
It's a life he already threw away once.
Plus you, who saved his life, were at a point where you had a shot at the Kawamura Award.
That time, it's his turn to protect you.
I don't think it's possible to take on someone else's crime without those feelings.
That can't be.
Why do you think so?
Those pictures.
He would always take and send the same kind of pictures.
If he wasn't involved in that case
he might be leading a normal life with his wife and children.
He kept taking photos of what he lost because of me.
He sends them every year so that I will not forget the burden...
Could it be that your heart is simply reflecting that?
My heart?
Kirihara-san purely wanted you to look at the pictures,
the pictures that he based on your work.
It was his only salvation and enjoyment.
No.
He died while having a grudge against me.
Isn't this enough already?
I'll tell all at the station.
Do you remember this?
I thought that he kept the empty matchbox because he had memories in this café.
But I was completely wrong.
Please look closely.
There's a little hole in here.
That's right, this is a camera.
Pinhole Camera.
Your photos when you were just starting were taken the same way, weren't they?
You were also probably the one who taught Kirihara-san.
Because this pinhole camera doesn't have a lens that magnifies light
taking a picture with it takes a very long time.
Until the tiny amount of light passing through this small hole produces an image,
you have to keep still and wait.
Let's go...
Ready...
One...
Two...
Three...
Four...
Five...
Six...
Seven...
Eight...
Nine...
Ten...
Eleven...
Twelve...
But for Kirihara-san, those were irreplaceable moments he got to spend with you.
It might be just my imagination...
But maybe in the midst of hard days,
he sometimes placed that by his side and remembered the past.
What are you talking about?
It has nothing to do with you, right?
That's true.
It has nothing to do with me nor the investigation.
But...
The dead can no longer say anything.
So I want to be as accurate as possible.
Why didn't you report?
How did you intend to take responsibility if the criminal got away?
I'm very sorry.
Let me tell you, nothing good will happen if you hang out with that guy.
What are you doing?
Don't make a mess.
I'm looking for something.
What is this?
Confiscated things from Sasamoto Tomoko's house.
There's something I'd like to check.
I knew it...
She didn't throw them away.
I can't believe it...
He spent an empty life because of a woman who's not even a lover.
You never know, it may not have been an empty life after all.
A former police officer?
I think it's this job placement magazine.
There's a mark on a couple of companies.
A colleague has been killed...
Why be afraid that it might be useless?
We're investigating so your father will rest in peace.
Please stop brandishing the police's sense of justice.
Three minutes is enough.
After the police dog, now it's the forensic investigator's turn.
Why do I have to draw a portrait?
As soon as the portrait is done, I'll investigate around the victim.
Kneeling down in front of the woman?
Huh?
That lady before...
Did you notice?
I just want to know the truth.
You hid that.
Isn't that right?