It's a matter of life and death...
My life depends on it.
(Museum Entrance)
Greetings.
- Nobody saw you, right? - Yes.
Good. This way.
Here.
- I brought them here. - We're sorry for the delay.
The SP didn't notice anything, I hope?
Yes, sir.
Shimazaki Akira
Hinode Security Service - Personal Security
Tachihara Aiko
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Murata Goro
Hinode Security Service - Chief of Personal Security
You must be surprised? I was surprised, too.
Minister Tachihara and I
have exchanged greetings when I was part of the security detail for the Minji Party,
but to receive a personal request from her?
You need personal protection?
Shouldn't you have the SP at your disposal as an active cabinet minister?
That's exactly why I had you come here to such a discreet location.
On Saturday the 10th, I need to go to the Keirinton Hotel to meet a certain person.
I want you to protect me.
However, the SP can't know.
Cabinet ministers are currently surrounded by SP 24/7.
In your case,
the security detail has been increased since the incident.
There won't be any window of opportunity to slip through their defence.
The Minister has scheduled a medical check-up at the Teiwa Hospital on the very same day.
Imazeki Shigenobu
President of Hinode Security Service
Apparently she's acquainted with the director.
You don't mean...
It takes a little less than one hour from the Teiwa Hospital to the Keirinton Hotel.
The conference won't last an hour.
That means our objective
is to get her out of the hospital and back within three hours.
Excuse me...
Why is it that the SP can't know about this at all?
You really think I'm going to say it out loud?
The Minister is having a conference with an official from the opposing faction.
If this becomes public, it will affect the elections.
There's no way she could keep it under wraps with a bunch of SP following her.
Can you do this for me?
I told you, I'm fine.
I don't skip meals and I wash the uniform myself.
That person's back, so bye.
- Who is "that person"? - Dunno.
Hey, that was your mom, right?
What did she want? She wants you back?
Nah. She's all lovey-dovey with Odagiri-san.
Love-dovey, huh...
So, what's his, you know?
- His what? - Huh? Well, I mean...
His age, and... his appearance and stuff...
That's none of your business. You're already divorced.
He's about 10 years younger than you. He's super cool and very rich.
Yeah, right...
As if such a perfect person exists.
He exists... His job?
Some kind of academic.
She says that he's super smart and super kind.
So, it's kinda the exact opposite of me.
Excuse me...
Can you really not tell me the purpose of your meeting with the people from Hinode Security Service?
Sakagami, it's only better if you don't know.
...right.
Apologies for the delay.
We couldn't even start drinking without your stories as tidbits.
We better get to it then.
Here.
I hope your current function isn't too much for an amateur.
Sensei, I'm no amateur anymore.
I've been working very hard ever since you put me under your patronage.
Aren't you just saying that?
You haven't had a single bill passed yet.
I'm working on it.
Are you now...
Maybe you should be more shrewd
and shed some tears during the Diet.
Sensei,
these days nobody gets fooled by women's tears anymore.
It's the opposite effect now.
If I were to cry, I'd be done for.
Here.
- Shimazaki-san. - Right.
We shouldn't accept such a request.
Suganuma Mayu
Hinode Security Service - Personal Security
Here he goes again.
Deceiving the SP,
taking her to meet someone we don't even know...
Takanashi Masaya
Hinode Security Service - Personal Security
That's insane.
The company accepted it, so we don't have a choice.
It's kind of exciting, though.
We? A politician? Moving in secret?
Sawaguchi Seitaro
Hinode Security Service - Personal Security
Idiot!
Potentially getting our license confiscated,
that's tragic rather than exciting. - Good one!
Stop making fun of me. I'm telling you, this is risky.
I know that.
This job always comes with a risk.
We're being hired for protection, because our clients have to face a risk.
A handy solution for every unreasonable request,
that doesn't help the reputation of Japanese bodyguards.
This job isn't about reputation or anything like that.
Reputation isn't exactly helping when you're supposed to work behind the scenes.
I for one think that this job should get recognized more.
It would decrease the crime rate.
That's why I have high hopes for this division.
Well, as for you...
Maybe you shouldn't have come out of the woodwork.
- What was that all about? - Beats me...
I see...
Well, I think that a bodyguard should always
protect the client in front of him, even if it means making enemies.
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Good morning.
My, I didn't expect for you to come as well.
We'll be switching your guard today.
I'm the new full-time guard.
My name is Mori.
I'm going to serve you to the best of my abilities.
Please do.
Having someone as youthful as you, I already feel energized.
Kiyota will be a substitute as of today.
Minister, I'm sorry for not being of use to you.
If you could give me another...
- Now, let's get going. - The Minister is leaving.
Health comes first for a Diet member.
Getting a medical check-up is part of the job.
Ochiai Yoshiaki
MPD - Security Bureau
(Security Police / SP)
BG - Backup - On-Site - Standby -
Shimazaki Murata Sawaguchi Takanashi Suganuma
No flexibility at all, huh? Having the chief go in your stead?
Hurry up and check the traffic.
Which one's right?
Me or that old man?
Whether you should accept any request, no matter how absurd...?
Whatever.
Whatever? You gotta have an opinion.
Not in particular.
All I care about is making use of my physical abilities and earning money.
That's sad.
Come again?
Getting all sloppy even though you should know better at your age, now that's sad!
Not to mention you're basically an old man yourself.
Hello?
Hello, Shimazaki here. We've arrived at the location.
Commencing the mission.
No reports of roadworks or accidents along the route.
Copy that.
This is kinda thrilling. We're like the American secret service.
Be discreet. It's over if the SP spots us.
Yes, sir.
What a nice room.
Getting a check-up is the only time I can unwind.
Zero-3 here. The Minister is in her room.
Zero-1 copy. Point-2 clear.
Minister, please be careful not to get seen from the outside.
Thanks. I'm going to get changed now.
You should be pretty busy, so you can go now.
I'll take my leave then.
She's prone to do as she pleases. Make sure to always keep an eye on her.
- I'm counting on you. - Copy that.
Only the core guards left now.
On standby for Point-3.
Copy that. Let us know if you need follow-up.
Commencing the transfer in less than 10.
Come on... Don't be idle. Check the route!
That's odd...
What now?
Tachihara Aiko is with the Igarashi faction, so the opposing faction's leader should be Koda Zenta.
That's right. What about it?
He's at a conference in Niigata today.
Then maybe she's meeting Isomura?
Isomura Juro is attending a speech contest as a judge.
Look.
Aren't there plenty more politicians?
I'm going to have a CT and a colonscopy now.
Those should take about three hours, so you can wait in the waiting room.
No, I'm going to be right outside the door.
After each examination,
I'm supposed to consult with the doctor about my future health care.
Go to the waiting room and have some tea.
I can't do that while I'm on duty.
The previous guy, Kiyota-san
had been working too hard and was too inflexible,
giving me no breathing room at all.
With you, however,
I'd like to establish a long-lasting relationship.
Here, for the tea.
If you insist...
I'll let you know when it's over.
Over there.
Zero-1 here. I'm with the Minister.
Zero-3, converging.
Yes, Sakagami speaking.
I'm at the hospital now.
I'm going to turn off my phone for a little while.
No, but Minister, what if something...
There's nothing to worry about. You can go home for today.
No, but...
Keirinton Hotel...
Fully booked for today.
The banquet hall is booked for a wedding as well.
Okay, but that doesn't...
When I was working at CIT,
we once had to pick up the proceeds of a concert from there.
The floors are connected by an atrium.
It's way more open than other hotels.
Not exactly the place for politicians to have a secret talk.
You might have a point.
What now?
We report it to them, of course.
You're such a self-important....
You're going to inform them. It's you who noticed it after all.
Why are you so stubborn? Acting like a child.
Yes, Mori speaking.
The Minister's status?
She's currently having an examination. I'm on standby as ordered.
Don't just stand there because she told you so.
Always check up on the person you're guarding!
The SP haven't noticed, have they?
We're good, I think.
I said that the examination takes three hours.
Minister, when is the conference?
At 3:00 pm.
- Hurry up. - Yes, sir.
Yes, Shimazaki here.
It was the obstinate old man with the huge ego who noticed it,
but there are some points regarding our current job that are strange.
Strange...?
Are you sure that
Minister Tachihara is going to the Keirinton Hotel to have a secret talk?
Minister.
Minister!
Minister Tachihara!
I don't know anything.
She... five minutes ago, she only called
to tell me that she's undergoing the check-up now
and that she's going to turn off her phone.
This could be a kidnapping!
Did you get a threatening call?
- No! - You really don't know anything!?
I really don't.
Sakagami-san, if this is indeed a kidnapping, you'll be held responsible as well.
Please call us as soon as you remember something.
I will...
I think we should get prepared. We can't rule out the possibility.
Not yet.
Excuse me...
You won't tell anyone that you got this from me, right?
Of course.
The truth is, she had been looking at the guest list for a wedding reception that will be held today.
- A wedding reception? - Yes.
An acquaintance? The location?
No, that's all I know.
However, a few days ago
she had a meeting with the people from
Hinode Security Service.
Minister, why are you really
going to the Keirinton Hotel?
We have a duty of confidentiality.
Very well. I'll tell you.
It's not a secret talk...
It's a secret rendezvous.
It's not a secret talk... It's a secret rendezvous.
I'm single, but there is someone I love.
He is married and can't afford to be found out.
I'm sorry for it being such a pathetic story.
Why does it have to be today at 3:00 pm?
If you want to avoid being seen,
you shouldn't pick a day off and broad daylight.
Not to mention taking the risk of making enemies of the SP
for a secret rendezvous?
Bodyguards can only do a perfect job, if they get told the whole truth.
The first time for us to be alone together
was exactly five years ago today.
We watched the sunset together at the Keirinton Hotel.
I intend to break up with him today.
That's why I have to meet him today no matter what.
You know the whereabouts of Minister Tachihara, right?
What do you want now? Bursting in here like that.
We know that you met with the Minister.
I warned you the other day.
You better not forget that security falls under the control of the police.
You know the whereabouts of Minister Tachihara, right?
Yes, we do.
You will cooperate, right?
No.
Do you even realize the situation?
A truly unprecedented situation. The SP losing sight of their target?
Yes.
Understood.
Excuse the interruption. Your cooperation is no longer required.
Once we're through this tunnel,
we'll soon reach Keirinton Hotel via the Toshin Road.
Right...
There were no reports of traffic jam...
Yes, Shimazaki here.
- Takanashi here. - I know.
- The SP paid us a visit. - What? Already?
They're holding a roadside check at the end of the tunnel.
Only the roads leading to the Keirinton Hotel are blocked off.
They probably must have gotten wind of our movements.
Copy that.
- They're on to us? - Yeah.
There are reports of an unusual road block at the end of the tunnel.
They must be furious. We might get shot to death...
- Mind your words! - My bad...
Minister, it's still time to turn back now...
Please bring me to the Keirinton Hotel.
They probably won't just let it slide.
Please bring me to him.
- You said 3:00 pm, right? - Yes.
Shimazaki-kun, what are we going to do about the road block?
I guess we have no choice but to break through?
14:12:35.
- No error. - No error.
Everyone, good luck.
Ochiai, aren't you supposed to report to me regularly?
I've received some very interesting information.
Apparently Kiyota was urged to help at a local road block.
Hikawa Osamu
MPD - Security Bureau - Section Chief
There is no way that something might have happened to the Minister, right?
- Of course not... - Right.
If that was the case, it wouldn't only affect you but me as well.
Nothing has happened.
Excuse me. The Minister is calling me.
The number is Shinagawa A 80-84.
- You're from Hinode Security Service. - You got some keen...
Where are you heading to?
We're on our way to Yokohama for a meeting with a client.
You're an SP, right? Minister Tachihara's full-time guard.
What are you doing at a local road block?
That's none of your business.
Is there someone behind the curtain?
- Huh? No, well... - I'm going to check it myself.
Where has the Minister gone!?
What do you mean?
You're like a mole.
I was a security guard for roadworks,
so I kind of know my way around tunnels.
Watch your step.
There is no useless experience in life, huh?
This will lead us to the surface.
Cover your head with this.
- But... - Hurry! We don't have much time.
I'm sorry...
You all right?
You sure are working hard for a stranger's rendezvous.
You're no stranger.
You're our client.
Is something wrong?
I...
You must have already realized, haven't you?
The rendezvous is a lie, too.
I want to see my daughter.
Your daughter?
However... A daughter I've never once embraced.
I got pregnant during my 2nd year in college.
He was a student, too. It didn't work out and we broke up.
It was too late to do anything about it,
so I lied about studying abroad and gave birth to her.
And for the sake of my own future, I immediately
had her getting adopted by a childless couple of private physicians.
That girl is now 26 years old...
She has graduated from a medical faculty with flying colors
and is going to get married to her senior, a doctor.
Which means, today...
It's my daughter's wedding ceremony.
Yui...
Apparently that's the name they gave her.
I've never once thought about wanting to see her.
It's a curious thing, though.
The moment I learned about her marriage,
I just had the urge to at least get a glimpse of her...
That must be your true request, right?
You don't seem surprised.
Formal attire, a pearl brooch and a necklace.
Not exactly the outfit for a secret rendezvous.
You wanting to see your daughter's marriage ceremony, now that's more convincing.
Besides...
It's also something
you couldn't just possibly tell others about.
Let's go.
Hello, Shimazaki here.
We'll be arriving shortly.
I need you to find an out-of-sight route to the banquet floor as quickly as possible.
We've already checked all the ways into the hotel.
There's a pool next to the hotel.
- Go through there and you'll reach the banquet floor. - Copy that!
Let's get to the church.
Nobody should notice us at the very end.
Minister Tachihara. That was a long stroll.
- The ceremony got delayed by 30 minutes. - Was that your doing?
Minister, I'm taking you back now.
Hold on a sec!
- We haven't fulfilled our duty yet. - You're supposed to be at the hospital.
You must leave this place immediately.
Please give me five minutes.
It's a matter of life and death...
My life depends on it.
My apologies for the sudden visit.
But you've never accepted
any of my offers to meet in person...
Intruding on someone's marriage ceremony...
Sakiyama Keichiro
JDL President
Preposterous!
He's the president of the JDL.
Japan Doctors League
Judging by your face, you had no clue about her intentions.
I've heard you're against the increase of the lump-sum allowance for childbirth.
However, I believe this increase is absolutely necessary
in order to put an end to the declining birth rates.
You're only here to win my favor, huh?
The resources you're counting on,
they're for increasing the amount of paid medical services.
Children are our country's treasures!
I won't fall for such words.
That's not really convincing,
coming from an unmarried career woman
with no children of her own.
Legislation for the partial revision of the lump-sum allowance for childbirth
President Sakiyama.
The bride, Tomikawa Yui...
She's my daughter!
You don't know anything about the Minister.
And you think you do?
At least
I can distinguish the many different faces of a politician.
Yui doesn't know about me.
Neither does anyone else nor the media...
Why revealing it to me?
When I thought about wanting to see my daughter in her wedding gown,
I happened to find out about you being the bridegroom side's guest of honor.
I thought
this must have been my daughter's doing somehow.
I cannot erase the fact that I've separated myself from my own child,
but I want to at least be helpful to other children by getting this bill passed.
I want you to leave.
If that's how much it means to you...
I guess it can't hurt.
I'll think about it.
Don't ever get involved with the Minister again.
If you give me your word, I won't pursue today's incident any further.
We've only done our job, that's all.
Again with that nonsense?
- I don't get you. - I don't get you either.
What's with the hostility?
Aren't we in the same line of work?
It's not the first time I've seen reckless private bodyguards get injured.
On site, unarmed bodyguards like you
are supposed to obey the orders of us, the police.
- Are you saying the gun-wielding SP are above us? - This is my final warning.
I'm done.
I'll escort you to the hospital.
Much appreciated.
Come.
They've only been doing my bidding.
Please don't be too hard on them.
Minister.
I haven't yet fulfilled my duty.
- Shimazaki-asn. - Yes?
Your duty is done.
Go.
Good work!
- Man, I'm totally beat. - You've made it out alive.
Thanks.
I haven't thanked you properly yet.
Nice follow-up.
This doesn't mean that I agree with you.
Why's he hating on Shimazaki-san so much?
- Maybe he actually likes him? - You think? I like him, too.
That ain't funny.
You're laughing, though.
- Fine, I laughed, but... - Get on with the report!
Consider it already done.
Good work today.
Please don't
accept such missions anymore.
Why not?
Incidents like today
are no laughing matter for our division.
Coming from a former SP, you must be right about that.
However, it earned us a favor with a minister.
Isn't that a success, business-wise?
My past aside...
About Shimazaki-kun...
Who on earth is he?
He...
...surely isn't just some guardsman?
You're good. You practiced?
- Yuck! - What's with that response?
Hey Shun.
You wanna see your mom?
Not really.
Taking a bath!
(Hitomi)
It's me...
About Shun... I don't think we ever had a proper talk about it.