Hey, what are you up to?
What?
Do not be silly! From the beginning you planned to take my guest!
Wait. Say something!
Ah ... wait. What about our agreement earlier?
Sorry, it was impossible after all.
Impossible?
Sorry to have kept you waiting~
-I was waiting. -Sorry, Mr. Koseki. Have you gone golfing recently?
-Yes, there was one time when I went to Kawana. -How was it? Who went with you?
That was fun,
Itomura! Come in from there.
-You're late, everyone went to interview people. -Is that so?
Yes.
-Itomura. -Yes.
Inside the scene.
The victim is a woman who lives in this house. Misa Shimazaki, 28 years old.
She had been strangled with a rope of some sorts.
The murder weapons has not been found yet.
Please wait for a moment. I'm sorry.
Rigor mortis?
I guess that she desperately struggled to release herself when she was attacked.
Cosmetic pouch.
And handkerchief.
Estimated time of death is between 9pm-12am last night.
The first witness is a courier man.
The victim seems to have been living alone in that house.
She used to live there with her husband Masahiko and her father.
Her father's currently in a nursing home.
The husband had disappeared from home five years ago and his whereabouts are unknown.
-Did he run away from home? -Since then, the store had been closed.
It used to be a well-known taylor.
The relationship between her husband and father seemed to be bad.
They seem to be always fighting at that time.
That's why he left home.
-Thank you for your work. -Thank you.
The victim seems to be working at a club at Ginza.
The neighbours have witnessed her coming home...
...with a person who is thought to be her client, many times.
Having forgotten about her husband and after her father has been sent to a nursing home,...
...is she playing around with men?
-Itomura, go through her belongings. -Yes!
First of all, let’s recover the call record from her mobile phone...
...and this sports paper.
Why such a thing?
It's yesterday's, and I don't think that a lady like her would be reading something like that.
And then...this from her bag.
What is that?
Is it something for a woman to tie her hair with?
-A scrunchie. -A scrunchie.
Why do you need to investigate that?
The victim has short hair.
She doesn’t need to bundle her hair but why does she have something like this ...?
Doesn't it bother you?
Oh ... Anyway then Morita and Yokoyama look for her missing husband’s whereabouts.
Sendo and Toyama go investigate the club where the victim worked.
-Yes. -Is that OK?
Have it your way.
And Itomura and I, will investigate her friends, OK?
-Itomura, we’re going! -Yes.
Her husband's whereabouts. It would be nice if we have had a lead.
A passbook?
He probably did not change his account number.
Following the money is the basics of investigation.
I see!
It is still 2 o'clock in the afternoon, right?
Is this place a daytime cabaret club?
Stop that!
Was she close to anyone here?
I do not think so. She was always alone even in the waiting room. Have some.
I’m good.
Can you tell us how she was like at the shop.
How she was like? That woman...
-Excuse me. It's been a long time. -Hey!
She does that like normal whenever there is a rich customer around.
I know that she wants regulars but if she acts all desperate, she’ll turn them off.
-Any trouble with customers? -Well ... I do not know much about that.
No, I’m fine.
But, there was one guy who had been stabbed by his wife for spending his salary on women.
I think that he’s a detective.
Well then, who was that person?
Why don't you look at her locker?
She always writes notes, you might find something on them.
Thank you very much.
That must be it.
Hmmm ... To think that a popular hostess would have a notebook like this...
The victim must have been very good at this.
Well, there are quite a few.
From the call log records,...
She has often been in contact with this store.
Children's clothing?
Do you often talk to Misa Shimazaki?
Yeah. We were good friends.
-She been in some trouble recently? -Trouble?
She seems to be working in a club.
Come to think of it, someone had been persistently trying to marry her.
It's okay, I’ll be fine.
Why don't you stop working for the club? You are married to begin with.
But it’s quick money.
What is the name of the man who has been pressing for marriage?
I don’t know...And that is pretty common.
-What do you mean? -There were several men who were close to her.
Some of them are willing to support her. That's why I was very worried.
Ah ...May I?
This is was found in Misa 's bag. Do you recognize this?
-Didn’t she make that herself? -Made?
This.
-Did Misa make these? -Yes, they’re handmade and are well received.
Thank you for waiting.
I am Yamamoto, the president.
After checking Shimazaki's bank account.
There seem to be transfers made on a regular basis from this place.
Yes. Shimazaki is our employee. What’s wrong?
Actually his wife was murdered last night.
Is that true?
Where is Shimazaki now?
Unfortunately he has been resting since yesterday....
-Since yesterday? -Yes.
Could you tell us where Shimazaki's residence is?
One moment please.
Was kind of person was Shimazaki like?
Well in a nutshell, he’s an obstinate man.
A few years ago his father had fallen ill but....
...it was his wife who informed me about that.
But he told me that he will never return to that home.
That was what his wife told me.
You seem to be very close with your employees.
He's my high school classmate.
Thank you for waiting. Here’s Shimazaki's contact address.
Oh thank you.
This is it….
I would like to borrow this.
Excuse me. Ah, are you Hiroshi Nakagawa?
Yes?
I am from the Tsukishima central precinct..
Nakagawa, you frequently go to that club.
Almost everyday last month.
If we add them up, that’s a pretty considerable amount of time you have spent there.
You must have spent a lot of money supporting her, right?
That's a bad way to say it.
I seriously loved her.
Loved her….
-But weren’t you her bottom line? -Don’t say such nonsense !!
I seriously wanted to protect her.
Even though I asked her to marry me.
Marry him? So what's the reply?
He expected a good reply from her but...
-But looking at that… -Yeah...
He visited the club every day last month...
...but his visits in the past two weeks had been drastically decreasing.
Perhaps his proposal was declined at that time and did it to get back at her.
His alibi?
He testified that he was at home but we can’t verify that since he lives alone.
-Well there are many things written in detail. -That's right
The client’s workplace, birthday and even how he likes his favourite liquor.
He’s out.
Are you Masahiko Shimazaki?
I am Yokoyama from the Tsukishima central precinct. Can I have a moment please?
-Is something wrong? -You wife has died.
-You need me to look at these, this time? -Yes please. Thank you.
OK.
Aren't you going to do that now?
Itomura, I don’t want to say this every time, but I’ll die if I don’t get enough sleep.
Well then, I’m sleeping.
Even without labor, sleep is given equally from the gods.
But if you work, the joy of sleep would be increased many folds.
And who said that ...?
I thought that he was telling me.
What’s that? Please say "I was telling you."
-Because I am going crazy. -Eh?
This was at the murder scene.
Your fingerprints were on it.
Did you go to that house yesterday?
Yes.
You have not been in that house for five years. Why did you suddenly return home?
I went to talk about divorce.
Divorce? Why now?
I thought that it would be better if we’ve done it properly.
-And I want to dispose of this house. -This house?
My father will not come back anymore.
Besides, I will co-invest with Yamamoto and start a new business.
Are you selling this house for that money?
Yes.
And your wife opposed it.
Because she’ll be troubled if you sold that house.
And it became a quarrel and you killed her!
Wrong! I have not done anything!
Then why have you been absent from work since yesterday?
I didn't feel like working so I wandered aimlessly all day.
What happened to your divorce application?
I left it there.
I told her that I’ll be back in a 2-3 days and told her to affix her seal.
Such a transparent lie is not going to help you!
-There was nothing like that at that house. -It is not a lie!
Because she received it and asked for time to think.
Does your father know that you will sell the house?
My father is always against what I do.
Why did you refuse this job?
It's for the uniforms of all the employees of the restaurant.
And to think that I went all that way to get this for you ....
It is a store where you and me are the only workers.
It would be troublesome for our regulars if we took on this big order.
If you keep making suits one by one like this, we will not see any profits at all!
What does a person who couldn’t put on a suit properly, understand? You idiot!
Then do whatever you like!
I am not going to give a damn!
I had a dreams and things I wanted to do.
Nevertheless I was born in that house ....
And your wife?
Isn’t it better to talk with your father properly?
You do not feel like coming along?
Masahiko ....
She stayed behind. She didn’t want to leave.
It is a prime location close to Ginza. That’s why she did not want to leave.
But after that, your wife had to take care of your father herself.
Taking care of my father? You must be joking.
She just left him to the facility.
Besides, while working at the club…
She had been making a lot of sugar daddies, right?
With her husband and that gloomy old man gone,...
She must probably have had a blast.
He said that he was going to start a new business with Yamamoto, right?
Is it something to worry about?
Morita.
When I went to Yamamoto’s company today...
When you mention Seiwa Finance...
Isn’t that a financial company with some bad rumors?
Would you work with them and start a new business?
1Please look at this cut surface. -Yes.
This looks very sharp and straight but...
...this one’s distorted and frayed.
There are also vast difference in sewing methods.
In other words, a completely different person made this.
-Another person ... -Yes.
Muraki? What is this "gabardine"?
Oh gabasin ... This is a method of weaving fabric.
It is used frequently on suit and coat materials.
Here you go.
I understand ... Thank you very much.
No sweat.
By the way Muraki ....?
-There was a big problem here. -Hmm? Problem?
I told you that I need you to investigate it, but I didn’t tell you to dismantle it like this.
Please return it as it used to be.
No no no. Please do it yourself.
-Who dismantled it? -Me?
-Then, who should fix it? -Me?
Thank you.
Ouch!
-Itomura? What are you doing? -Oh, section chief.
Muraki was more clumsy than I imagined ....
-Itomura … -Yes?
Hey, we have a murder case right now.
If you have time to do such a thing, please help us for just a bit.
Let me make a rebuttal to your statement,...
...the victim’s soul is in her possessions... -I understand ...!
You do not have to tell me everything.
If you want to fix that so badly, I think that it’s time for you to work as a tailor!
A tailor? That's right, a tailor!
Thank you very much, section chief.
How is that murder case progressing?
-We still have no suspects. -Is that so?
Section Chief! We have found a person of interest from the customer notebook.
Please look. This guy...Yuya Nishi.
President of the Tsukishima Monja Association. What's is the matter with him?
There is no one named Yuya Nishi in that Federation.
No?!
This man approached the victim with an alias.
Perhaps it was for the purpose of killing her from the start.
He may be the man we’re looking for....
Age is in his mid 50's and his hobby is... ballroom dancing!
Speaking of ballroom dancing, and now it’s the chief's turn.
Do you know anyone like that?
No, well … It's just that ...
Let’s ask the chief’s associates and make a sketch of that man.
Well then... Please...
Yes!
-I wait for a moment! -Oh, I know!
"Show me the meaning of the jurisdiction! Is it not?
No, it is not so. Yuya Nishi does not exist.
Yeah ... Didn’t we say that? Yuya Nishi was an alias the perp used.
No, that is not the case.... I don’t mean it that way....
What do you mean?
Yuya Nishi is me.
Ha?
No ... well, the chief of the police station cannot fool around while using his real name, right?
This is a murder case !? Why didn’t you tell us earlier?
Because I do not think that this investigation would go that far.
-Let's continue our interview. -I think that's a good idea.
Chief, do you have any leads? You know the victim personally, right!?
Even if you ask me like that. I'm always drunk at that time.
And you just had to drink a lot of doubles. That's why you don’t remember anything!
Double?
Yeah ... Doesn't "Double" mean alcohol thinned down with water, right?
Hmm? I had always been a single drinker.
He is over there.
He is solitary and doesn’t talk much with us.
Mr. Shimazaki , you have a visitor.
Hello, I am Itomura from Tsukishima Central Precinct.
Um ... Shimazaki, I have a favor for you. Can you fix this?
This was something the late Misa had with her.
Misa?
This place is empty.
Impossible! Don’t you think so!
Are these their unsold surplus?
-Here. -Thank you very much.
It is quite impressive. To have it fixed that neatly...
It is a cloth I handled back at home.
You recognize such a thing?
If you handle it for 50 years, you can tell by just touching it.
I have lost everything....
I guess that it is easy for men to talk with one another.
-His son came yesterday. -His son?
Yeah ... They seem to be talking about business.
-I'm sorry, was it this person? -No, that wasn't him.
What kind of person was he?
A person that is around the same age as this person....
Yamamoto. I heard that you went to see Shimazaki's father.
The facility showed us your photos. I got a confirmation.
I just went to visit.
Because they have treated me well last time.
We have investigated about your company.
You seen to have a lot of loans so...
I'm surprised you even thought of making a new company.
Yeah well ....
Actually... it's all a lie, right?
Your real purpose is was to take the proceeds from the sale of Shimazaki’s house.
But to sell the house, the father who is the owner, need to agree.
That's why you went to persuade his father. Am I correct?
Why are you silent?
It's exactly as you said.
I certainly needed Shimazaki’s money.
But that is what he said.
A moment please, I need to talk.
Shimazaki wanted to sell and start a new business.
But since it was hard for him to face his father, he asked me to go see him.
And?
The father asked me to do as we please with the house.
I see.
So you killed the wife who got in the way of selling the house?
That's wrong!
Well then, where and what were you doing the day before yesterday?
-I was working at my company. -Who are the people who can prove that?
There aren’t. But I have not done anything!
About all this about his wife, but I’ve only met with her once or twice in my life.
But you’re quite specific about his wife.
Shimazaki said that he already knew that his wife had been working in a club.
Other than you... Who would he tell that to?
I’m back. What?
According to one of the customers from her notes, who escorted home in a taxi,...
...said that he’s seen a suspicious individual. -Suspicious individual?
Yes. I showed him the picture of everyone related to this case...
...and he said that it is definitely this man.
-Is this Nakagawa!? -Yes.
I seriously loved her.
-Go check it out! -Yes!
-Section chief! -You startled me!
This is the result of the victim’s autopsy. Please look at this for a moment. Here....
There are marks left on the hands of the victim.
Weren’t those made when she tried to pull off the rope?
Then what about this mark?
-Just pulling a rope wouldn’t leave that mark. -I think so too.
In other words, when the victim was killed, she was holding onto something else.
Hey ... Itomura!
Come back!
2 weeks ago, you have been seen appearing frequently arounds the victim's house.
What is the meaning of this?
Didn’t the victim already reject your marriage proposal?
-That's why you... -No, you're wrong!
I just wanted to protect her.
You wanted to protect?
Yeah... She kept saying that she was afraid to go home recently.
Afraid?
There were some customers who were persistent onto her...
Someone among them was going to cross that line, I thought.
That's why I... decided to watch over her house with a camera.
Did anyone show up?
-Section chief. -Yes?
Can you move this?
Did you see something?
There is something...red. There! I got it!
A ballpoint pen?
Shimazaki was separated from his wife for 5 years...
...but knew that his wife had been working in a club.
I thought that Shimazaki’s company president told him about that.
But apparently, I was wrong.
You told him everything, right?
What you are talking about....
Shimazaki testified so.
That he heard from a childhood friend, and that is you.
Long time no see.
It seems that Misa is working at a club.
Club?
She receives many kinds of contributions from her customers.
Some have even asked for her hand in marriage.
And what about that?
Isn’t it better if I told him so?
Recently, you have been visiting her house at midnight.
No, I don't understand what you're talking about.
Fooling around will get you nowhere.
Look at this.
-I enjoyed today. Well then, goodnight. -Be careful. Good night.
Job well done. Come to think of it, he brought you back home the other time too, right?
Misa Shimazaki is troubled when you come to her like that every day.
What do you mean?
I guess that she knows your ulterior motive.
Ulterior motive?
Nishina.
This is a picture of the victim's right hand.
There were round marks are attached here.
This round mark ...
...matched with the knobbed part of this ballpoint pen.
The victim, when she was been strangled,...
...she used this ballpoint pen and resisted the culprit.
Skin fragments and blood found on the tip of this pen is believed to be the culprit’s.
You will cooperate in our DNA examination, right?
I wanted to make that woman suffer.
I wanted her to lose everything and disappear.
Because...
I am the only one who can make him happy.
I am good at sewing clothes ...
And I think that I would be the perfect wife for him at Taylor.
I am sure that his father would also have wanted me to be with him.
With that, I believe that we’ll get a lot of customers and everyone will be happy.
I see. Masahiko sent a divorce application....
That can't be helped. I know that it’ll be hard but for you...
He knew. That I had been working at the club.
You promised to keep that a secret, right? Natsumi?
You were the one who recommended me to work there.
That it would be good advertisement for Taylor.
Was that the case?
Besides, I did not receive any contributions from the men.
Why would you make up such a terrible lie?
I will go see Masahiko now.
Where are you going?!
-Sign it! Do it quick! -Get off me! You creep!
I thought that I could finally be happy.
That person had been waiting for me.
He is waiting ...?
I wanna go home soon ....
Please ... please ...
-It's a nice property. -Director Ishikawa.
Hello.
Oh ... are you selling this place off?
If you have something, can we do it later?
Because I am busy now.
Shimazaki, can I have 3 minutes of your time?
Shimazaki, can you look at this?
What's this?
The notes about customers that Misa recorded at the club.
Please look here.
There are double or single written here.
They are the suit preferences of her customers.
This has to be about the pants' hem.
Because I am a double wearer.
-Pants hem? -Yes
She had always asked men about their suit preferences.
Why did she...
This was what Misa had been making.
-Misa did? -Yes
Moreover...
With this scissors.
-But she's... -Yes, she's right-handed.
But she only had this scissors.
If you leave the scissors without using it, It would rust and lose its sharpness.
In order to stop that, Misa used your left-hander scissors and made scrunchies.
She had also been asking men about their suit preferences at the club.
I think that she had been waiting for the day when you would come back here to make suits.
You may have thought that Misa drove your father into the institution, but...
That is not the truth.
That's what your father had decided by himself.
If an old man like himself stayed here, you wouldn’t come back.
Your father had regretted fighting with you all this time.
If he had listened to you more, he wouldn’t have trampled on Misa’s feelings.
Misa’s feelings?
To Misa who lost her parents when she was young.
You and your father are the family, she has always wanted.
This is what in Misa 's bag.
She still had this?
She kept it with her all the time. I must have been important to her.
-Misa. -Yes.
Can you hold it down for me?
-Oh ... I'm sorry. No,no. It's OK
Sorry.
-I'm home. -Misa...
For me? But...
Ah ... this is useless then?
It’s the first thing you made for me. I’ll take care of it.
Back to work!
Misa ....
She just needed to cut the cloth with your scissors.
But she kept making scrunchies with your scissors.
She made it based on the scrunchie you gave her.
Waiting for the say you and your father would come back.
-Yokoyama -Yes
Turn in the prosecution record for Natsumi Nishina.
-Yes. -I will go.
I have something else to do there.
Oh, it's okay.
Because Yuya Nishi's case is not put on record.
I owe you one.
-Morita going by himself is really not him. -You think so too?
You guys.
There are things that people don't want others to touch. So leave him alone.
-Look who’s talking. _I have returned.
Where’s Morita?
What's wrong?
I found a delicious Japanese-style confectionery store on my way back.
I bought some Daifuku.
-Itomura. -Yes?
I do not think he will eat that.
Why?
I will tell you as soon as I have more information.