If they say someone was poisoned, what's the first thing that comes to your mind?
Cyanide... Arsenic...Wolfsbane.
Are those the ones you would think of?
However, in this murder, the poison that was used...
...is so unusual, that no one would normally think of it..
Not only the doors and windows but....
...all other openings in this room were blocked.
No one, not even a baby spider can pass through in this condition.
So...
...where did the culprit disappear into?
Not sure if this can be a hint, but let me tell you one thing...
People tend to draw conclusions based on their assumptions...
...gained from various information or from their experiences.
Unless we get rid of these assumptions...
...we will never be able to find the answer.
Thank you very much for...
...making time for this interview despite your busy schedule.
Oh, it's alright. No problem.
Is my interview interesting enough for an article?
Yes, of course. Serizawa-san...
I've heard of rumors that you played a part in solving locked room cases...
So I thought I must interview you.
Solving locked room cases are overstated.
Mama, there's a strange person.
Please excuse me.
Aoto-san is on the phone. She sounds a bit...
Aoto.
(Aoto Junko, No. 407)
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Aoto, are you alright?
- Serizawa-san, please help me! - What's wrong... What happened?
- There's nothing here. - No, it was there.
When I screamed, it scuttled away in between there.
It must've already run away somewhere. Just give up.
Eh?! No no... I can't!
If you don't get rid of it, I can't live here anymore!
Gimme a break! You're making a big deal out of a cockroach.
Out of the blue, saying "Help, please come immediately..."
... what did you expect me to think? - But having a cockroach in the house is a big deal.
Listen. I was in the middle of an interview for a magazine.
- Eh? - It's fine, it's just an interview...
But if I were in the middle of an important negotiation with a client...
...what would you do? - You're going to appear in a magazine, Serizawa-san?
- Wow... - Well, I dunno...
Somehow, word got around that I was able to quickly solve a succession...
...of locked room cases. I don't know what to do...
Those locked room cases, wasn't it Enomoto-san--
Hah?! Behind you! Behind... It's the cockroach!
Really, thank you so much.
Please open it. You have a key, don't you?
No, I don't. I'm just the building caretaker.
Hello.
- Ah! Aoto-san. - Yes?!
- Wait, Aoto-san. - Yes? Yes?
- You're a lawyer, right? - Yes. That's right.
Help me~... That person.
Are you a lawyer? Good timing.
I'm Furumizo.
- "Vivarium Guide"? - It's a biological science magazine.
I'm the writer. Actually, a room in this apartment building belonged to my friend ...
...but he died 10 days ago in an accident... (507 Kuwashima)
...yet the pets still remain inside the room.
So I would like to adopt the the lil ones somehow...
But the wife of my friend wouldn't let me in...
- Wait a sec. I'm a lawyer... - Please!
Please help me get inside the room. After my friend died...
That woman doesn't feed the lil ones nor does she even care about them.
At this rate, all of them will starve to death...
...I want to save them! - I'm so glad you've come...
...Take care of it, okay? - Eh?! Wait a minute. Oh...
W- wait... Please, I beg you.
- No... I'm a corporate lawyer... - No, don't say that...
- Let me go, leggo... - Please!
Oh.
(Sweets shop, Kameya-Eisen)
("No. 1 sweets")
- Welcome. - Excuse me, is Kuwashima...
...Mika-san here? - Oh...
...Let me go get her right now... - If only that pretty reporter hadn't shown up...
- May I help you? - Kuwashima...
Are you Kuwashima Mika-san?
- Yes. That's right. - I'm Serizawa, a lawyer.
If you have the time, may we discuss something with you?
- Discuss? - You know Furumizo-san, right?
Your husband's friend.
He wants to pick up the pets that your husband had been keeping...
Hold on please... We shouldn't be discussing it here...
Welcome to our store.
Mother... This is Attorney Serizawa.
A lawyer?
I already refused to hand them over to him.
Yes, but I was wondering if it's possible for you to reconsider?
Of course, he did say he's willing to pay for them.
This is not about money...
They're like remembrances from my husband.
I can't hand them over to someone like him.
It seems that you don't have a good opinion of Furumizo-san?
I don't like him much. My husband didn't like him either.
Weren't they close friends?
He may think so but....
In the end, she turned you down in the negotiations.
She did agree to hand over...
...two. - Only two?
Those two that originally belonged to him...
...were just left for safekeeping inside that room.
He has ownership rights over those two.
And, after I told her that not feeding them is a...
...a violation of animal protection law, she gave in.
Furumizo-san also agreed with that for now.
So she really wasn't feeding them?
- She admitted it. - Although I understand that she doesn't want...
...to hand over her husband's remembrances to a guy she doesn't like but...
If so... why wouldn't she take care of the pets?
About that...
- "Are shoes okay?" - "Who knows."
"But let's just take them off."
"What sort of pets are these?"
"Oh. That's a cylinder for aquarium tanks, isn't it?"
- "Really?" - "I have seen one at a friend's house..."
"...who has tropical fishes. So it must be..."
"...tropical fishes inside those aquariums."
"Nicole! Are you safe? Thank goodness."
"Please be careful."
"Nicole won't bite me."
- "Um, what does he mean by 'bite'?" - "It's okay."
"This baby doesn't have enough poison to kill a person..."
"Even if by chance you get bitten, you won't become..."
"...like Kuwashima." - "Like Kuwashima...?"
"Alright, let's greet our lawyer guests..."
"...Here she is. This is Nicole."
"Kyah~!"
Spider? You mean, tarantula? (Chaco giant golden-striped Knee) (Area: Paraguay, Size: Female-9cm / Male-7cm)
(TARANTULA)
Of all places, what are things like that doing directly above my room...?
- Oh, God... maybe I should move? - Even Kuwashima-san's mother...
...is turned off by her son's vulgar interest.
...Just mentioning spiders gets her into a foul mood.
Did Kuwashima-san die because he was bitten by the venomous spider...
...he was keeping? - That seemed to be the case.
Tarantulas have an image of a frightful spider...
If I remember correctly, even if you get bitten, they actually...
...don't have enough venom to kill you.
So he also had a highly venomous spider?
"Brazilian wandering spider. Also known as 'Banana Spider.' " (Area: Brazil / Argentina, Size: Female - 8cm / Male-7cm)
"This spider's venom is the deadliest in the world." ("Highly poisonous")
"One spider has enough venom that can kill 80 people."
- "80 people?" - "They're naturally aggressive..."
"...and moves fast. Once you are bitten..."
"...most likely you won't survive without a blood serum."
"But of course, Kuwashima-san was familiar with the toxicity....."
"...of this wandering something spider, right?"
"According to the police, at the moment he put his hand inside to feed it..."
"...he got bitten on the finger."
"Because those tweezers were found inside like that."
- "In this condition?" - "Yes."
"What do they eat?"
"Basically we give them live crickets..."
"That's right. These crickets must be hungry... I must feed them..."
"Oh! They're doing surprisingly well."
"A tarantula injects a digestive fluid inside the body of its prey..."
"...then it'll suck up the soup that was formed inside after its body tissues are dissolved."
Getting bitten on the finger while feeding it.
For someone who knows how to handle a deadly spider...
..that is just too careless. - Right!
Exactly. That's it, right there.
Well... There was something bothering me...
I just couldn't figure out what it was.
But as we were leaving, I finally realized it...
What is it?
The tweezers.
The tweezers that were left in the tank.
Its tip was stuck in the soil, and leaning against the driftwood that was next to it.
And it was right underneath the lid.
As if it were quietly dropped from the top.
But... if you get bitten by a venomous spider...
..you'd usually retract your hand right away.
Then, if you're gonna let go of the tweezers...
...the sudden momentum would make it go fly off somewhere.
That's why I don't think it would remain in such a state.
Besides, Kuwashima-san's tweezers wasn't the special kind of...
...insect tweezers that Furumizo-san was using for feeding.
Well, neither is a conclusive factor for the case though.
The police already decided there is no case, too.
Based on what?
Because the room was completely locked from the inside.
There's a possibility that it wasn't an accident.
Inside the aquarium...
...were the spider, driftwood and the tweezers. That's all, right?
That's right.
If Kuwashima-san dropped the tweezers...
...after getting bitten while feeding the spider...
...then, the cricket should've remained inside the aquarium.
Also, even if the spider sucked out the insides of the cricket...
...where did...
...the skin of the cricket go?
EarthBuriTeam Subs presents: ~ KAGI NO KAKATTA HEYA ~ "Locked Room"
Episode 4: "Black Fang"
Translation, editing, and fine timing: earthcolors
Translation, Spot translator, QC, and Retiming: danburi
Special thanks to: furransu, \( -o _ o- )/
Special thanks to: mikaljan, honest
Slowly. Please come up slowly, okay?
Well. Didn't I already get inside once because of that cockroach?
That was because of an emergency, I had no choice.
Don't come in until I say it's okay!
Before that, let's go and examine the door to Kuwashima-san's room.
Yes~.
These are only travel guides.
Ah! I haven't said it's okay yet.
- Have you been to all these places? - I'm just reading them... ('Belgium,' 'Italy, 'Sri Lanka,' 'Turkey,' 'London,' etc.)
It's fun, y'know. It makes me feel like I've been there.
- Such a sad hobby, Junko-chan. - Please leave me alone!
Do all the floors here have the same lay-out?
Ah... yes.
All the windows in the room of Kuwashima-san are equipped with auxiliary locks.
Also, the gaps in between the sink and the stove...
...have all been blocked with tape.
And I believe the ventilation as well as the drains were covered with nets.
It'll be a big trouble if a tarantula escapes, right?
The openings have been carefully sealed.
Also, the doors and windows have been locked... Both Mr. and Mrs. Kuwashima...
...have a key each. There was no other key.
Anyway, your room has no romantic touch whatsoever.
Ah! Hey! Please don't sit on my bed?
Get off it. C'mon, get up, up! Geez.
- Can you make me a cup of espresso? - Espresso?
- You don't have an espresso machine? - Of course not.
Then, just coffee will be fine.
Enomoto-san, would you like some coffee, too?
No thanks...
...I'm already done.
- You're done? - Yes.
- With what? - With the inspection.
- You're done? - Yes.
- With what? - With the inspection.
The door's lock has an IC chip inside...
...it would be impossible to pick the lock or to make a duplicate key.
If the windows were also equipped with auxiliary locks...
...you couldn't be able to lock it from the outside.
Furthermore, with the exception of the mail slot on the door, all openings...
...were sealed with tape.
Is there some kind of a trick you can do with the mail slot?
I have considered the technique of using the string...
...or the thumb turn tool to lock the door from the outside...
But it's covered with security barriers, so it's impossible.
So in other words?
In other words, when Kuwashima-san was bitten by the venomous spider...
...the scene was a completely locked room.
Then, his death was an accident?
- That would be the case. - The wife who was the first person who discovered the body...
...can she be the suspect?
I don't think so. The building caretaker saw Kuwashima-san...
...entering alone at around 10 pm...
The estimated time of death was an hour later.
"Where was Mika-san on the night..."
"..that Kuwashima-san passed away?"
"She was at home."
Her mother-in-law said that...
..the wife didn't go out that night.
She discovered the body the next morning. Plus the building caretaker...
...happened to be there.
Hmm... oh.
I tried finding some information around the shop "Kameyaeisen."
I wanted to assist you in some way.
But nothing seems to be suspicious, isn't it?
Well, I heard that Kuwashima-san...
...and Mika-san were getting a divorce.
The mother-in-law was said to be complaining that it's giving them a bad image.
- What was the reason for the divorce? - It wasn't clear, actually.
The wife and the mother-in-law were not getting along at all.
Because "Kameyaeisen" has a long history, having been founded during the Meiji Era.
From generation to generation, the training of the daughter-in-law was very tough.
Could it also be that the wife...
...felt down by the bullying of her mother-in-law?
Eh? In this day and age?
Also, for Kuwashima-san to stay overnight...
...in the spider room wasn't unusual.
- Maybe, their love had gotten thin. - Yes... if so...
...it'll be more difficult to live with her mother-in-law now that the husband is dead.
But Kuwashima-san is gone now...
...she can withdraw her name from the family registry, right? (Note: If she likes, a widow can change her name back to her maiden name)
Yes?
Serizawa-san, you have a call from Furumizo-san.
Yes. This is Serizawa.
Thanks to you, we finally got the agreement.
What do you mean by 'agreement'?
It's alright for me to take home all the little ones in the room.
Mika-san gave you the permission?
"I'll be going to the apartment at 9 am tomorrow..."
I don't want to be falsely accused of stealing later on...
...so would you mind serving as my witnesses?
Somehow, I don't get it.
I'll go and meet with Mika-san to make sure.
- Wait. It's not necessary. - But...
Listen. Our client is Furumizo-san.
I don't want this to become a conflict of interests.
Since the matter of handing over two spiders has already been accomplished...
The person who received the new request...
... is Serizawa-san. Not me. - What?
This thoroughness is of a personal interest.
Welcome-- Oh, it's you.
What can I do for you?
Um, is Mika-san here?
She's out delivering an order to a customer.
Oh, I see.
Wait.
- Are you a lawyer, too? - Eh?
This was sent by fax this morning. ("Famous sweet shop owner's unexpected hobby")
Is this an article for a magazine?
A food-related company president who had a venomous pet spider...
Once that story gets out, this shop is done.
Mika-san says she has an idea who sent it...
- But you also know who it is, right? - Eh?
Requested by the friend of my son, Yuji... It's a lie, wasn't it?
Mika-san was consulting with you, wasn't she?
- No... - She said she'll make sure...
...that this article will not be published.
Oh... I wonder if it'll be alright?
"Vivarium Guide"?
"It's a biological science magazine. I'm the writer."
"Thanks to you, we finally got the agreement."
"It's alright for me to take home all the little ones in the room."
"Mika-san gave you the permission?"
I told him so many times not to keep those spiders.
All this happened because he wouldn't listen to me.
Even his marriage with Mika-san, I had expected that it won't work.
- Were you opposed to their marriage? - Of course. She's such a wicked woman.
So unbecoming of this Kameyaeisen.
I was planning to find a nice lady for my son--
I'm back.
What took so long just going to Kanda?
You really are so useless.
This was sent by Furumizo-san, wasn't it?
Nevermind it.
I was going to dispose of those spiders anyway.
By 'dispose of,' you mean kill them?
It was mother-in-law who told me...
Hideous creatures like them...
I shouldn't feed them and let them starve to death.
It's understandable... They stole the life of her son.
Mika-san, do you have a grudge against the spiders?
I have mixed feelings. I don't think I like spiders.
To say I don't have a grudge against them would be a lie.
I know how much my husband...
...loved them, too.
Rather, I cannot forgive Furumizo-san for trying to get...
..the spiders by taking advantage of my husband's death.
I heard that the faxed photo of Kuwashima-san was taken...
...when he cooperated for the "Vivarium Guide" interview.
"Oh, sorry but could you..."
"...not publish about me?" - "Why? Is there something wrong?"
"Actually, I run a sweets store in Asakusa."
The two met in a specialized pet store...
..in Nakano, so they didn't know each other's identities.
Once he found out that Kuwashima-san was a president of Kameyaeisen...
...Furumizo-san started to charge a hefty commission...
...from him. Oh.
When Kuwashima-san was buying spiders...
...he had asked Furumizo-san to mediate with the purchase.
Many of the tarantulas in Kuwashima-san's collection... (Rose hair / Indian ornamental / Giant Whiteknee / Haitian Brown)
...are very difficult to obtain and very expensive.
If that was a reason for killing Kuwashima-san...
...maybe it's not too far-fetched.
I really don't think Kuwashima-san's death was accidental.
Ugghh~!
This bean paste is mixed with mugwort!
- You don't like mugwort? - I hate it!
For normal mugwort mochi, mugwort is mixed with the mochi.
Why would you put it in the bean paste?
That must be an original style of Kameyaeisen.
I wish they'll keep mugwort mochi green as it should be. (Note: Since mugwort is normally mixed with mochi, it turns into a green color.)
If you can't tell by looking at it...
...you could get it by accident, huh?
Ah... Sorry. I'll take yours, too.
- It wasn't an accident. - Eh?
I think Kuwashima-san was killed.
- Killed? - Probably.
Eh? Didn't you say it was a completely locked room?
Yes. But I didn't say he wasn't murdered.
Eh~! Wait. I don't get what you're saying.
If the method of the murder is done by getting bitten by a venomous spider...
...the culprit doesn't have to be present.
Just create a trick so that the victim gets bitten...
Afterwards, go to a safe place and just wait and see.
Why didn't he say so before?
We forgot that Enomoto-san is only interested in locked rooms.
How do you suppose the culprit came up with such a trick?
Our work is to see to it that the handing over of the spiders...
...is safely accomplished. - It's the conflict of interest, huh?
That's right. Its drawback can have an adverse effect.
But what if by chance that the culprit is Furumizo-san?
- Aren't we overlooking a murder? - Even if it is...
...that's the legal standpoint as a lawyer.
But if you take this on as a personal matter, then I have no intention to stop you.
I see.
Why didn't Kuwashima-san go to the hospital?
Because he knew that once he gets bitten by a Brazilian wandering spider....
...he won't survive? - Even so.
Would you still stay in the room and wait to die?
Don't you think you would want...
...to go out and call for help?
So what happens, if by chance, the intruder... ("Tokyo Total Security's Panic Room Sample Exhibit")
...cuts off the electrical system? - Yes.
Everyone, this way please.
Over here, electrical power inside is secured by this in-house power generator.
If for some reason, you cannot use this generator...
...and supposing that you're confined inside...
Over there. It'll be safe since there is a stockpile of food and water...
...so it's enough to make 50 people survive up to a week.
Over here is the building's security monitor...
And we at the Tokyo Total Security...
"Actually... he died 10 days ago..."
"...in an accident, yet the pets still remain inside the room."
Welcome.
I'd like to ask a few questions.
If a tarantula doesn't eat anything...
...how long will it be able to live? - Well, it depends on the type.
Would it still be okay after 10 days?
10 days isn't much. Most spiders...
..wouldn't die even without food for at least a month.
- How about crickets? - Crickets?
They may survive up to a week.
Do you have a Brazilian wandering spider?
Since they're too dangerous, we don't sell them here.
I see. I wanted to see one.
Actually I have some pictures.
Oh. Here it is. Look.
- Are these a mating pair? - Yes.
But they're placed together in the same aquarium during the mating season only.
Otherwise, it would result to cannibalism.
"Do all the floors here have the same lay-out?"
"Yes."
("Story by Furumizo Toshiki")
There might've been something still left in the room.
A reason Furumizo-san had been insisting to have the spiders handed over to him...
...is because he wants to enter inside...
...and retrieve something?
Or... the reason Mika-san was stern in not handing over the spiders...
...is because she could be hiding something that...
...she wants to destroy. - What could it be?
I still cannot pinpoint what it is...
But I think it's some solid piece of evidence that could prove it's a murder.
So if the culprit gets rid of it...
...we won't be able to know the truth?
Yes.
What should we do? Tomorrow at 9 am, the hand-over will take place.
Enomoto-san, could you please come with us to see the actual scene?
Please.
Alright.
Tomorrow's... the last chance.
Let's eat together now. Yep.
When will you withdraw your name from our family registry?
Oh. Since I am married into the Kuwashima home.
- I will continue to protect the Kameyaeisen-- - You play so innocent...
...I know you're happy that my son is dead.
- Of course not. - I wonder...
Yep. There you go. Alright.
Easy does it... okay...
Excuse me. Who is that?
Oh, he's one of our staff. He kinda likes spiders.
Is that okay... Wouldn't that kill them?
It's just putting them in a hibernating state.
You could administer carbon dioxide to anesthetize them...
But because of the drop in metabolism, there's a risk that their legs may suffer from necrosis so we don't use it often.
Alright.
Huh? That's weird. Cameron's not here.
Cameron?
It's a giant Chaco golden striped knee. (Area: Paraguay, Size: Female-9cm / Male-7cm)
It was Kuwashima's most...
...favorite tarantula. - Huh? Could it have escaped?
It couldn't have. The lid of the tank...
...is fixed like this from the outside.
- That spider had already died. - What? No way... When?
I think it was 4 to 5 days before the accident.
How could that be? It was doing well just the other day.
I don't know the exact details.
But my husband felt very bad about it.
Of course, he did.
He really loved it.
- What is that? - Eh?
- That. - Oh. This is Kintaro.
It's Cameron's mate. He's also the same Giant Chaco Golden Striped Knee.
Ah. Wait, please let me take a look at it.
- Eh? No no. - Please show it. Okay?
No. Wait. Please stop it.
- Is it really the spider? - Watch it. Stop.
- It's something else, isn't it? - Ah~!
- Ah~! Ah. - Ah... oh no.
Oh. I'm sorry. Were you startled? Oh, geez.
I got bitten.
- Are you okay? - Of course I'm not okay. It can kill 80 people, right?
Eh?! What should we do? What should we do?
Please call an ambulance!
There's no need!
- If we don't, it'll be too late. - It's okay...
If you get bitten by this one, you won't die.
Please let me go!
If something goes wrong, what're you gonna do?
The toxicity of a giant Chaco Golden Striped Knee....
..is not very strong! Even you should know that.
Please call an ambulance.
I'll put some disinfectant. It'll reduce the swelling.
- Really? I really won't die? - No, you won't!
"If you can't tell by just looking at it..."
"...you could get it by accident."
Enomoto-san? What is it?
Now it makes sense.
Everyone!
The locked room has been unlocked.
Right?
Well, I guess so.
I finally know how the culprit set up...
...a locked room trap.
- "Culprit"? - What're you saying?
- Wasn't it an accident? - No, it wasn't an accident.
Kuwashima-san...
...was murdered.
Tell us. Who is the culprit?
- Furumizo-san. - Eh?
It seemed Kuwashima-san...
...always bought the spiders with you as a mediator.
Was it the same for the Brazilian wandering spider?
Yes, that's true.
We have only one spider here.
But the truth is...
...there were two of them, right?
- Th- There was only one spider. - That's strange.
In the photos published in the Vivarium Guide, it showed that there were two spiders.
You took those pictures in here, didn't you?
Even among serious collectors, Brazilian wandering spiders...
...are too dangerous to be kept personally due to their deadly nature.
If one escapes, how would you explain it to the public?
- That's why you kept it a secret? - Please try to understand!
If people find out that I was personally importing them...
...I'll receive a terrible bashing.
Huh? So where is the other one then?
When you came here the last time, you realized that it was missing...
...that's why you're wearing shoes right now, isn't it?
- Yes. - Ehh~?!
No way.
But weren't you also wearing shoes the last time?
You wouldn't want to enter a room full of spiders.
- That's right. - You're lying! You knew about it.
Attorney, I'm not the one who killed Kuwashima-san.
It was definitely that woman.
That's what I've been thinking right from the start.
Wait. Please don't say such rude things.
You probably wanted these spiders that's why you killed my husband, didn't you?
Spider... where's the spider?
I don't know. But isn't this room too dangerous?
...We have to get out of here. - It's alright.
- Eh? - I have a rough idea...
...regarding its whereabouts.
Whereabouts? So where is it?
- Mika-san. - Yes.
You said that Cameron is dead...
...are you sure about that? - Yes.
Did you see the body of Cameron?
I didn't see it but...
My husband told me he already got rid of it.
What is it?
Can you tell me the truth?
The truth?
What do you mean? That Cameron isn't dead?
What're you saying...? I don't understand.
So then, I will explain it.
Mika-san visited this room around noontime of that day.
And then she used the cylinder of carbon dioxide to kill Cameron.
She removed the insides from its dead body...
...then placed its skin over the Brazilian wandering spider.
Covered it with the skin?
That's right. When she placed it back in Cameron's tank...
The Brazilian wandering spider...
...looked like...
...the Giant Chaco Golden Striped Knee.
That's why Kuwashima-san...
...tried to pick up Cameron as he usually did.
When he got bitten by 'Cameron,' he didn't worry about it.
He thought that applying first aid was sufficient.
But in fact, it was a deadly poison...
...and it killed him.
The next morning, Mika-san purposely arrived at the time...
...when the building caretaker was cleaning up.
And then, she discovered the body.
"Kyah~!"
- "Kuwashima-san?" - "Dear!"
- "Ah!" - "Please call an ambulance!"
"Hello? An apartment resident had collapsed in his room!"
You created a situation that looked like he had an accident in the middle of the feeding.
Then, once you retrieve the spider that you used for the murder...
...everything would be complete.
But unfortunately, you couldn't find it.
That's why you refused to hand them over to Furumizo-san.
If you don't feed the spiders, you'll be able to get rid of all of them.
No one would notice that the Brazilian wandering spider is gone.
Please stop. There was no such thing...
Furumizo-san had just said it.
"The toxicity of a Giant Chaco Golden Striped Knee..."
"...is not very strong. Even you should know that!"
So what?
Even if I did know about it...
..it doesn't prove what you just said is true.
If you knew about the toxicity of the spider then...
...why were you in such state of panic?
- Panic? - When Serizawa-san got bitten.
"Please let me go!"
"If something goes wrong, what're you going to do?
No matter how you look at it, you were serious about it.
"Wait stop.. Ah!"
You were looking at Kintaro...
...and mistook it as the missing wandering spider.
- Am I wrong? - Even if it had a weaker toxicity...
...you will panic when someone gets bitten by a tarantula.
I was just worried about Serizawa-san.
All you're saying is just mere speculation, isn't it?
Still, if I was the culprit...
...then where is this wandering spider with the skin from...
...Cameron that you say I placed?
A cricket can only live up to a week..
...without any food.
Yet, why...
...are these still alive?
Oh!
Cameron was under the driftwood.
To be precise, it's the wandering spider that had been wearing the skin of Cameron.
It was roaming around the room, perhaps looking for food.
It went inside that aquarium where it was outnumbered by the crickets.
Since crickets happened to be omnivorous.
Mika-san. You said earlier...
...that your husband had gotten rid of Cameron's body.
I don't think you can come up with anymore excuses, can you?
You were being bullied by your mother-in-law...
You wanted a divorce... You were mentally...
...driven to a corner. We all know that.
What is that? That's such a laugh.
I don't care what she says, I don't give a damn.
Kuwashima, too... I didn't mind.
I thought of him as nothing more than a cash dispenser. Thanks to him, I can live a good life...
...so I'm willing to close my eyes.
Did you marry him for the money?
Of course I did. What other reason...
...would I marry a disgusting spider maniac like him?
See? That's her true nature.
Kuwashima realized it, and was trying to get a divorce.
- Eh? - But this woman...
..insisted that she will never get a divorce no matter what.
So the reason she killed Kuwashima-san was...
She killed him before he could divorce her so she could inherit the family's fortune...
...isn't that right? - That's right.
Tried to settle with just alimony, after tainting my family registry.
Trying to get away with it so easily.
What's wrong with what I did?
A woman marrying out of pure love and not for monetary reasons...
Does she even really exist?
Can you definitely declare yourself as such a woman?
Am I different from all the women in the world?
Somebody answer me!
Sorry to say this in front of you....
...but I really thought that women are frightening.
Dealing with a venomous spider is much more safer...
...That's what Furumizo-san was saying...
...I feel I can understand a bit what he was saying.
It was an act of sheer madness.
I'm done with locked room cases.
From now on, I'll focus on corporate matters.
Oh, by the way... would you mind if I take a picture of your honorable injury?
Ah, no. Oh well... you don't sound convincing.
- Okay, get ready. - Oh, wait a minute.
- Like this? - That's nice. Say cheese.
Here. Please go ahead and eat.
Honestly, Mika-san's confession was a shock to me.
Since we're both women, I wonder if I, too, have that same kind of madness.
- No, you don't. - Hmm?
Aoto-san... doesn't have that.
Please be careful.
You don't know what's inside.
(This drama is fictional.)