Yoshioka passed away at home.
We are not sure about the details yet.
Murderers!
Are you innocent then?
You didn't stand up either although you knew he was being bullied.
Do you really think it was our fault?
Keigo may be dead because of the basketball team.
My son...
You killed my son.
Someone died.
Are those students who joked around the killers then?
To them, we're all suspects.
Killer.
Is this the room where your son killed himself?
Yes.
This is spray paint.
Why did he do this?
Probably...
because he was in despair.
I see.
I understand how you feel.
They're here.
I'll go to the living room to prepare.
Like this.
- I understand. - I'll leave it to you.
Is there an outlet anywhere?
(The people from the media are here.)
(Just do as Mom says.)
(Are you not coming back today?)
(Sorry. I'm busy at work.)
Dad always does whatever he wants.
(The school counselor is in.)
Masuda.
What do you mean by it's the basketball team's fault?
I'm not sure what happened exactly.
But I overheard Hasebe...
the captain, talking to Sawai,
a first-year.
What are we going to do?
What do you mean?
What if they find out what we did to Keigo?
But, they were good friends with Keigo.
They graduated from the same junior high school.
They were on the same basketball team.
Ms. Aizawa.
I was about to go see you.
What is it?
Just now,
I talked to some of the students from the class.
I asked them what they did to Yoshioka...
and why they did it.
It all began with small incidents.
They uninstalled the phone application...
and ignored him.
But there wasn't any violence.
You haven't started investigating the basketball team, right?
- Yes. - Can I come along when you do?
Of course.
I'm not sure if he's trying to protect his team,
but Mr. Tsuji isn't being very helpful.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
Dad, look at me.
Why are you all dressed up?
It's for her kindergarten performance.
Halloween is coming soon.
That's wonderful, Haruka.
It fits you well.
Let's take it off now so you don't get it dirty.
Okay.
She's so energetic.
You look tired.
Is everything all right at school?
Yes.
Don't worry.
I'll be home soon.
I just went to a classmate's house.
Okay.
Bye.
Flicking your wrist helps.
- Just like this. - No.
- Keigo is still better. - Awesome! See?
- Just shooting, okay. - See?
Nice work.
That's so funny.
You're crazy.
- Your drinks are here. - Thank you.
Hello.
- I'll send it to you later. - Okay, thank you.
Are you guys hungry?
- We're fine. - We're fine.
It's all your fault.
I'm home.
What are you doing?
I'm getting something. Gosh.
It's dangerous.
Let me do it.
Gosh.
Is this it?
Yes, that's right.
Sorry, your dad put it up there.
Why were you looking for this?
I just wanted to look at it.
Probably because I met your boyfriend.
No particular reason.
I'm sorry about last time.
It was too sudden so my emotions got out of control.
It's fine.
I should've told you. My bad.
How nostalgic.
Do you want to look at them with me?
I have to get up early tomorrow.
Is that so?
Here. Your reward for helping me.
It's a new product from Fugetsuan near Kaigandori.
It's really good.
Thank you.
Hina.
Yes?
Honjo is very nice.
You're probably very busy at school, but no matter what,
I want you to be happy.
Okay.
Good night.
Keigo...
I'm full. I need to go now.
What really happened to the student...
at a private high school in Kanagawa who committed suicide?
His mom has something to say.
I'm his mom, Yoshioka Makiko.
Keigo stopped going to school from the second semester.
Yes.
He got hurt playing basketball...
and started to become moody during the summer holidays.
Here is a photo of his injury.
That's...
the kid from your school, right?
The hospital diagnosed him with depression,
but his homeroom teacher...
and the school counselor came to our house...
and tried to get him to go to school.
After being forced,
Keigo left home the next day.
Yes.
His teacher found him later at night,
but didn't bother to tell me, his mom.
She also said a lot of things to him.
And then...
The next morning,
Keigo...
In the room...
that was completely painted black...
What? That's terrifying.
As his mom,
I failed to notice he was in pain.
I'm very sad.
At the press conference,
the principal admitted there were conflicts between the students.
He also said...
that minor conflicts like that couldn't be the reason...
he committed suicide.
Keigo killed himself...
because he couldn't stand being bullied at school.
I...
will never forgive the school.
Never.
The students only had minor conflicts.
Well.
Small incidents like that...
Those subtitles though.
The principal is pretty terrible at handling things like this.
He just doesn't look very serious.
Even so,
this news report is clearly hostile.
What will happen to our school?
The other class?
What are you so smug about?
Why can't I be smug?
Of course, you can.
Did you watch the news this morning?
What?
- Good morning. - The news report?
That was crazy.
I was shocked.
I watched the news.
What will happen to the basketball team?
Masaru, is it true?
Was Keigo bullied on the team?
I don't know.
How can you not know?
- The basketball team... - Hey.
I don't want to hear about that so can you stop talking?
What?
What are you going to do about it?
Are you going to try and pin the responsibility on others again?
No.
What a terrible atmosphere.
Is that interesting?
I don't read a lot.
Ueno.
Aren't you mad at me?
Why would I be mad?
Because...
There must be a reason why you got worked up.
In fact, Yoshioka's death was probably our fault.
We should file a complaint concerning the media.
They're only listening to the parent's side.
How is that fair?
It's too late now.
The school's image has been tainted already.
Black.
What?
My favorite color is black.
In the room that was completely painted black...
What? That's terrifying.
As for what Yoshioka's mom said...
about getting hurt on the basketball team...
I didn't know about that.
But...
if there were acts of violence,
I won't forgive the perpetrator.
As I mentioned before,
is it possible for Ms. Aizawa and me to investigate it?
If possible,
I'd like to talk to the team before that.
Mr. Tsuji...
We've been preparing for the competition.
We've been training really hard.
As the coach,
I want to let them know that I believe in them.
Believing in someone is also an expectation.
If they receive this kind of expectation,
it might be harder for them to tell the truth.
All right then.
I know Mr. Tsuji only wants what is best for them.
I won't stop you from talking to them.
I'll talk to them at training today.
Anyhow,
we need to find out...
what happened in our school.
I'm sorry about that news report.
He's already gone now,
so all we can do...
is to treat the matter seriously.
It's getting more and more serious.
At a time like this,
it's normal for a teacher to feel down, right?
What do you mean?
Every Halloween, I hold a party with my boyfriend or friends.
But they said it's fine if I don't attend this year.
Why not?
They said that I'm probably sad because my student is dead.
I mean I am sad,
but those two are different matters.
Hey.
Ms. Hinata, what do you think?
I don't have any thoughts.
Why are you chatting in the consultation office?
Ms. Oomiya is slacking off here.
I just want...
to know if Ms. Hinata needs any help.
- Help? - Yes.
Because of the report,
a lot more students probably need counseling.
I thought your workload might have increased.
Thank you for your thoughts,
but this is my job.
Besides, depending on the situation,
other psychologist teachers from the outside...
will be cheering me on.
I see.
You're not an expert, you'll just get in the way.
Mr. Kitami is always making excuses to make a move on Ms. Hinata.
Stop it. I was serious.
The captain of the basketball team who is being criticized right now...
is in my class.
Hasebe Hiroto, right?
Yes.
What about him?
I was thinking what kind of student he was.
He works very hard.
He's passionate about the team, so the team members really like him.
He has good grades.
He doesn't seem like a student...
that would hurt someone as written on the news.
Is that so?
I'm worried about him.
I saw many people leave hostile comments...
on the article.
Let me see.
"The school is trying to cover it up."
"Don't laugh after you've killed a student."
"Tell us the bully's real name."
These things really put us down.
I'm not a student, but I feel like I need counseling after reading it.
Right?
Are you okay, Ms. Hinata?
She said she's fine.
Ms. Hinata's boyfriend will take care of her,
right?
That's my business.
I'm busy. You should go.
All right.
Let's go now.
Hey, don't pull me.
Thank you for your time.
Keep up the good work.
Sorry, something came up today.
Let's meet up another time.
The news report stated...
that Yoshioka's parents...
believes the reason he committed suicide...
was that he was bullied on our team.
I believe in you guys.
There must have been some kind of misunderstanding.
But...
if any of you...
had any conflict with Yoshioka,
please be honest about it.
Mr. Kirishima, Class 1B homeroom teacher...
and the school counselor, Ms. Aizawa,
will ask you some questions tomorrow.
If you have any worries, you can tell them.
I will...
take full responsibility...
for this matter.
Responsibility?
Are you going to resign?
If necessary, I will.
No matter what actually happened,
whether it be misunderstandings or conflict,
one of our team members...
chose death.
I failed to notice there was a problem.
That's my responsibility...
as your coach.
I apologize.
Hiroto.
About that...
About what?
Tell me.
What are you two hiding?
It's none of your business.
Keigo is dead.
Weren't you all good friends?
You're on the same team, why aren't you telling the truth?
He...
is not our friend anymore.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
I'm the one who called you out despite your busy schedule.
It's fine.
Try this.
- Is that fine? - Yes.
It's from Fugetsuan. Thank you.
Kasumi.
You haven't called me. I was wondering what happened.
I saw the news about Tsubakigaoka High School.
This was just uploaded.
"Tsubakigaoka High School's basketball team is very violent.
The coach, Mr. Tsuji, punishes students physically.
Some students have been severely injured."
Who is saying these things?
Who knows.
Probably someone involved.
So?
Is it true that Keigo probably died...
because of this coach, Mr. Tsuji?
I don't know yet.
Mr. Tsuji is a hardworking coach.
I don't trust teachers. That doesn't mean anything to me.
There must be a bad guy.
Ms. Hinata.
If you're not going to look into it, delete my phone number.
Pipi, you should try some.
Welcome home.
I'm home.
Are you sure it's okay for birds to have pastry?
He looked like he wanted some.
Besides, are things with your school okay?
It's getting complicated because of the news report.
That's terrible.
Let me make you some tea.
Thank you.
I never hurt him in any way.
He probably got hurt when we bump into each other...
during practice.
He's not popular.
He's arrogant.
Corporal punishment? That's impossible.
I've said this before.
We didn't bully him.
But you drifted apart, right?
You went to the same junior high school...
with Yoshioka, right?
I heard you were on the same basketball team...
and got along well.
Why did you fall apart?
He was the one who started putting distance between us.
What happened?
How would I know?
(Basketball Club Name List)
(Hasebe Hiroto, Captain)
He was like an invisible man on the team.
That's what his personality is like.
An invisible man? Can you explain?
I have a more important question.
What is it?
With this incident...
being on the news,
can our team even participate in the competition?
We can't be sure yet.
Because of the news report,
our school might drop out of the competition.
Is that so?
That's a problem.
He was the one who killed himself,
but the blame is put on us.
Hasebe.
What do you think?
I think Sawai and Hasebe are hiding something.
Maybe we should talk to them with Mr. Tsuji.
But he's at a meeting with the board today,
so he couldn't come.
Is it because of the corporal punishment rumor...
on the Internet?
Mr. Tsuji is in a tough situation right now.
It's true that he used corporal punishment...
at his previous school.
Bye, Ms. Hinata.
- Bye. - Bye, Ms. Hinata.
- Bye. - Bye.
Are you Aizawa Hinata?
The school counselor.
I'm Kojima from Wide Weekly.
The school refused to be interviewed,
so I thought I could interview you.
(Kojima Shuhei, Wide Weekly)
I have nothing to say.
That's fine.
I'll just write that the school counselor coldly said,
"I have nothing to say."
Don't look at me like that.
Don't you feel responsible?
School counselors are supposed to stop...
these tragedies from happening.
You pressured a student into killing himself.
Are you pretending it's none of your business?
Shouldn't the media report only the truth?
You don't have the truth yet,
but you're portraying the school as the bad guy.
To a person like this, I really have nothing to say.
You are a hardworking teacher, Ms. Aizawa.
What do you mean?
Halloween is around the corner.
Some people like to party and celebrate.
You're probably not like that.
Some people only care about their own happiness.
They can blow everything out of proportion...
because it makes them feel good.
So...
This incident is the same.
They are having fun with this incident.
Having fun?
A child was bullied and committed suicide.
A celebrity had an affair.
Those who aren't involved criticize those are...
when they see reports like this.
That's fun for them.
They think they're always right.
By criticizing the bad guy or the wrongdoer,
they get a certain kind of pleasure.
To the public, you're the bad guy...
who killed that student.
They believe you are the tumors of the society...
that need to be removed.
So be prepared.
(From Aizawa Hinata)
(Can I go to your place today?)
Sorry, my place is kind of messy.
What's wrong?
I'm...
scared.
About what?
What should I call it?
Hostility from other people.
You should stay the night.
Let's go in. It's cold here.
(Fugetsuan)
What do you want to drink?
That.
Did you meet my mom?
What?
You did, right? When?
She called me yesterday. We met at a cafe.
Why didn't you tell me?
Your mom is worried about you.
But she doesn't want to be too nosy and make you hate her.
She wanted me to support you.
She's a good mom.
I thought that you came over...
because your mom said something.
I'm going home.
Wait. Why?
She's not a good mom.
Look.
Okay, next up.
Next up is a plate.
Mom, thank you for this.
- Let's look at it when we get home. - Okay.
- I'm so excited. - Right.
My mom...
has always been like that.
Whenever I get something I want...
or when I make friends, she always interferes.
She wants me to live her way.
Hinata, the books you read, the toys you play with,
the snacks you eat, the friends you play with,
Mom will pick them out for you.
Tomorrow's promise.
Don't doubt what Mom says.
You must fulfill this promise.
I'm sorry. She can't play with you today.
Sorry. Bye.
I'll look at it when I get home.
All right.
Is it true?
It says he seriously hurt a student on the basketball team.
The corporal punishment part is true.
But...
The school Mr. Tsuji was at four years ago...
had a strong basketball team.
There was a problematic student who always caused trouble.
He was a sports student and the best player on the team.
He bullied the players he didn't like.
(Basketball Club, Badminton Club)
But the school never punished him for it.
In the end, the bullied student...
ended up becoming handicapped.
Do you have a problem with it?
Damn it!
Ouch!
Get up.
Stand up!
- Mr. Tsuji. - Mr. Tsuji, stop.
Get up. Now!
Mr. Tsuji...
beat up the star player after that happened.
But the news didn't even mention the story behind it.
But no matter what the cause is,
corporal punishment is unforgivable.
Mr. Tsuji promised he wouldn't do it again...
and came to teach at our school.
But what happened four years ago has nothing to do with this.
Isn't it weird of them to write about it, Ms. Hinata?
This is the consultation office, not the break room.
I'm sorry.
Ms. Hinata seems to be in a bad mood today.
Let's go.
Ms. Hinata is busy.
Sorry for the bother.
(Resignation letter)
Mr. Tsuji.
Don't rush to this conclusion.
With a teacher like me here,
it will cause everyone trouble.
But...
Excuse me.
Come in.
Principal, Yoshioka's mom just called.
What?
(Related news)
(Third-year junior high school female student committed suicide.)
(The corporal punishment fellow cannot be corrected.)
(The basketball team member was beaten to death, not suicide.)
Come in.
Ms. Aizawa, can you come with me?
What is it?
Yoshioka's mom called.
One, two.
Stop.
Murderer.
Hey!
What did you just say?
She wants us to report on what we have found out...
so far.
For the school's sake, we should talk to her about...
what she told the media too.
I understand. I'll come too.
Thank you. Let's head over now.
Get a teacher!
They're coming from the gym.
Stop it now!
Hasebe.
Stop it, okay?
Stop it.
Why are you blaming us for that?
He was the one who stopped coming to school.
He was the one who decided to kill himself.
Hey.
Hiroto, stop it.
Besides,
me and him...
Stop it.
Hey.
Stop it.
Let go of me.
Mr. Tsuji.
Hasebe.
Calm down.
You're the captain of the team.
You need to be a role model to the other members.
I...
When I'm not around,
lead the team.
Mr. Tsuji, did you resign?
Why did you resign?
What happened four years ago has nothing to do with this.
Maybe Yoshioka didn't kill himself...
because of what happened on the team.
We still have so much to find out.
Ms. Aizawa.
Don't you feel wronged?
They're criticizing you when they don't know anything.
You're innocent, but you are forced to resign.
I would feel...
so terrible if it were me.
Mr. Tsuji.
You didn't do anything wrong.
So...
When a person makes a mistake,
he won't be forgiven no matter how many years pass by.
I have to keep being punished...
and I can't regain their trust.
This...
is what the world is like.
Please come in.
Excuse us.
(Yoshioka Keigo Memorial Tablet)
It might be too late,
but about the incident...
Hey.
I don't need those apologetic words.
As I have told you on the phone, I need a written report and apology.
Well, concerning that...
Excuse me.
We are still investigating the matter.
We can't give you a written report yet.
Is that so?
I bet...
you're just going to forget about it.
Concerning Keigo's incident,
the school will spare no effort in investigating.
We hope you can understand.
Do you want...
to see Keigo's room?
No, thank you.
Please show me.
Ms. Aizawa.
What do you think?
Can you feel his despair?
Keigo told me...
that his favorite color was black.
But this room used to be...
Ms. Aizawa.
That night at the gym,
did you say something to him that you shouldn't have?
That's why he did that.
It's all right if you can't answer me.
I'll ask him myself...
of what hardships he faced at school.
I bought this a while ago.
It's Halloween today.
Did you know?
Halloween originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals.
The locals believed that the souls of the dead would come back.
Souls of the dead?
Yes.
I believe that Keigo will come back.
When he does, I won't let him go anywhere.
He can't live without me.
(Chifuyu sent you a photo)
(Will you be late?)
(Haruka won't take off her costume until you come home.)
Sorry for calling you out.
I wanted...
to apologize for yesterday.
I have something to say to you too.
Stop...
meeting my mom.
Why?
Here.
Why isn't Dad home yet?
He'll be home soon.
Look, pumpkin cake.
It looks delicious.
I want to eat soon.
Hinata.
Because...
she's the worst mom ever.
The police took Hasebe away.
The basketball team is happy that Keigo isn't there, aren't they?
You need to stop it.
Why do you still live with her if it's so painful?
I still think his mom is problematic.
It's my fault Yoshioka died.
That's not what happened.
Is this a punishment we must receive?
These days, you're guilty before you can prove your innocence.
We need to find out who leaked the video to the media.
Why would any student do something like this?
If you're mad, just tell me.
I'm going to tell you...
everything I know.