"What can you do to promote world peace?
Go home and love your family.
Mother Teresa."
(Yajima)
Gosh, Sir.
You should be resting in bed.
I can't be lying down all day.
What is for dinner?
We just had lunch, didn't we?
Coming.
Dad, if you're up for it, why don't we go for a walk?
You can sit in a wheelchair if you can't walk for long.
Agreed. I want to eat the jelly at Yoshikawa.
You'll never get married at this rate.
What is good about being married?
I don't want to fail like my brother.
I didn't fail.
We just chose the better option for our separate lives.
Excuses.
It's not an excuse.
I'm still close to my ex-wife.
Excuse me, we've got a guest.
Who is it?
It's a young woman...
by the name of Rika.
Rika?
Are you...
Rika?
Dad.
Brother, sister.
It has been a long time.
I'm Rika.
Should we invite her in?
Sure.
Come on in.
Isn't it nostalgic?
Yes.
The grandfather clock is still here.
I always feel scared when it strikes.
What is there to be scared of?
It sounded scary to me when I was young.
How old are you?
I'm 28.
I haven't been able to do my part as a daughter.
I'm sorry.
Where did you go after that?
A lot has happened.
What are you doing now?
I've had many jobs, but I'm currently jobless.
Are you married?
Well,
a lot has happened.
But it's fine.
It's all in the past now.
I just...
really wanted to see my dad, brother and sister again.
A weak person...
can't do anything, can they?
Do you have anywhere to go?
Your room is left as it were.
You can use it after some tidying up.
I didn't come because of that.
It still scares me after all.
I hope I'm not intruding.
This is your house too.
Thank you.
Let me take you to your room.
I'm sure she remembers. It was her room.
Right, Rika?
The desk...
and the bed...
are so small.
I haven't said it yet, right?
Welcome home, Rika.
I'm home.
Dad.
(Dad and Rika, 10 years old)
What you see might not be real.
Is your child really yours?
Are your parents really yours?
Are the memories of family members real?
Welcome to the world of the Confidence Man.
Good night.
(The Confidence Man JP: The Family)
Sorry.
Are you okay?
I've had a bit too much to drink.
But I'm okay.
Really, I'm fine.
Are you going to be okay alone?
Yes, my house is nearby.
I'll be fine.
Sorry.
Stupid old man.
Really, I'm fine.
Are you okay?
Yes, my house is nearby.
I'll be fine.
You forgot something.
You took my wallet.
Who are you?
Who am I really?
That remains a question.
Do you want to work together?
No, thank you.
With your skills, you'll never make it in this world.
That happened about a year ago.
Since then, I've been meeting her at the shop.
What is her name?
Yajima Rika.
She is a lone wolf that prowls at night.
She's been here and there,
pickpocketing as a means to survive.
Sorry.
I've advised her many times to get a decent job,
but she never listened and now she is in jail.
Where are you taking me? Let me go!
Then? What are those?
While in jail, she is keeping her belongings here temporarily.
Didn't Dako complain?
No, she probably looked for things that are of any value.
Both are correct.
Why are all these boxes here?
And this is what Dako found.
It was in the pile of things her late mom left behind.
It was sent about half a year ago.
"Are you doing well, Rika?"
- A letter from her dad? - Yes.
You'll be surprised if you read on.
"There are some assets that can't be put in the safe.
They are financial securities only worth about one billion yen,
but I wish to leave them to one of the children."
One billion yen?
"Yoron Yozo."
He is a rich man in Kamakura.
You're here again, Igarashi.
An inheritance of 1 billion yen isn't something surprising.
So she's the daughter of a wealthy man?
The youngest of three siblings.
Yozo is not in good health.
His days are supposedly numbered.
Why won't she go back to her dad?
Dako asked her about it with a smile on her face.
I see.
That's terrible.
If he wants me to go back, I'd rather stay here in jail.
My stepmom...
She was badly treated by her mom, brother and sister...
because she is the child of Yozo and his mistress.
Yozo never paid much attention to his family...
so she grew up relying on herself.
She left home at 10 and went back to her birth mom.
But she didn't get along with her birth mom...
who sleeps around.
She left at 17 and started living alone.
Yoron Yozo sounds like a self-centered parent.
Not just that. He looks like a kind, dying old man.
But his actual personality is the opposite.
He isn't your mere evil character.
By manipulating stock using illegal methods,
he made himself a large fortune.
He is a man only interested in money and women.
Even if those dirty money are worth billions,
she said she doesn't want any of it.
I get it now.
What else did you experience?
Dad was always with some woman.
The house was like a battlefield.
There was a grandfather clock that gave off an annoying sound,
"Bong, bong."
I didn't want to see anyone,
so I always locked myself in the gloomy room...
at the end of the hall on the second floor.
How audacious of him to want you back now.
He probably misses his family now that he is dying.
What a selfish man.
Who would want his dirty money?
You wouldn't want it, right?
- No. - No.
You've not seen them in the last 18 years, right?
Have you ever contacted them or sent a photo or anything?
No.
I see.
Is she dumb?
She'll definitely be found out.
What is she going to do if they do a DNA test?
Hey, Rika.
You've got white hair.
You must have had a hard time.
I got Dad's too.
Can we do a DNA test with a strand of hair?
My friend in a professional lab will help me conduct the test.
I'll be back.
(Five days later)
How is it?
"A 99.9% probability of a father and child connection."
That person is really Rika.
She is back for the inheritance.
She has already settled the DNA test.
- Must be Igarashi. - Great answer.
I pretended to be a medical professor...
and befriended the eldest son at a bar earlier on.
But she has another problem,
- so we sent you an SOS. - What?
Me?
It's you, Dad.
Did you have a good bath?
What is the matter?
Stop with your lousy acting.
What?
Show me your real self.
What...
What do you mean, Dad?
You tell me.
When did you ever call me Dad?
Stop pretending to be a sophisticated lady.
Since you were a little girl,
I always thought you were the most like me.
You have the blood of the triad in you, isn't that right?
As expected of you.
Honestly, my shoulders ache from all the chores.
You're right.
I have been leading a less than stellar life.
It doesn't matter.
I want to hear about that.
That?
Your marriage.
You said a lot has happened.
Forget about it.
It's in the past.
Just tell me.
It didn't work out.
His family didn't approve.
His family owns a brewery.
They didn't think I was fit to be the wife of the heir.
Just forget about it.
I'm not a man who just sits by while my daughter is being shamed.
Bring him to me.
Bring that man to me.
I'm going to set him straight.
That's what he said.
You're kidding. Why me?
Why not me? My sweet honey.
Because you already acted as the medical professor.
I'm not going. She got herself into this mess.
True. It's better not get involved.
You'll be dead if found out.
She asked for it herself.
Besides, it's not like we're a team.
We are all independent operators.
Right.
Let's stay out of it.
I'm Sakaguchi Keiichi.
My family runs a brewery.
But I've left the family, so I'm no longer an heir.
Keiichi.
Is that true?
I've made up my mind.
A life without you is meaningless.
More than inheriting the family business,
I rather have you by my side.
Keiichi.
Sir.
Please let me marry Rika.
That's what I wanted to hear.
This was a drink of father and son.
Thank you.
Thank you for coming, Keiichi.
Let me go!
That old man is scary. We need to run.
Don't be silly. We've got his favor now.
All we have to do is wait for the day to come.
He has been getting weaker.
You're awful.
What's the problem? The terrible man had it coming.
How are we going to get the one billion yen for ourselves?
The money is meant for Rika, her brother and sister.
Every time that old man Yozo goes to the hospital,
those two would hog the safe.
It's obvious...
that they're only taking care of the old man for the money.
Since I showed up, they've become more frazzled.
Besides, Rika said she didn't want the money.
Maybe she'll change her mind.
No matter what, they're family.
Sometimes, time will heal things.
You know what, Boku.
It's just a myth that people get along because they're family.
Killing parents and children have happened for centuries.
Family...
It's just a fairy tale.
I'm sure you can relate to that...
better than anyone else.
There are many terrible parents in this world.
Excuse me.
- Yes. - Yes.
Sorry, I brought you an extra futon.
Sorry. Thank you for your help.
Don't you have an allergy toward raw eggs?
Yes.
I was going to give it to Keiichi.
Here you go.
Thank you.
I'm looking forward to that this year.
You know, that thing. We do it every year.
That thing.
Yes, me too.
You guys loved it as kids.
Especially you, Rika. You were always the most excited.
I can't wait for that.
We finally have the whole family here together this year.
But I might not be here then.
Don't be silly, Dad.
Don't say such things.
You're going to live a long life.
Right.
Let's have Rika and Keiichi prepare that this year.
Prepare?
I'm looking forward to it.
Sure, we'll take care of it.
Prepare what?
It's something a family does every year. What could it be?
How should I know?
We've never had a family.
Is he starting to imagine things?
The old man likes her a lot.
All the inheritance might end up with Rika.
You must be kidding.
Why does she get the good stuff?
She is the child of a mistress.
We should just poison her.
Don't be ridiculous.
Then think of a way to kick her out of here.
Your friends are pretty incredible.
They wanted me to show you this.
They thought you might change your mind...
seeing your dad's condition.
He doesn't have long to live.
You'll be released soon.
If you wish to go back to see your dad,
I'll tell them to stop.
Who are they?
What?
These two.
Your brother and sister.
Yuya and Yae?
You left home at 10 years old.
It's normal not to recognize them.
They used to be left-handed.
Both of them.
What did you say?
- Hey, Satoko. - Yes.
I'm going to ask something weird.
Didn't my brother and sister live here the whole time?
I don't think so.
I'm not sure what happened that long ago.
You left home 18 years ago, right?
I think a year after you left,
the madam took the other two and left as well.
Do you mean they left the house when they were 12 and 13 years old?
I heard the madam couldn't stand Mr. Yoron's affairs.
She kept her distance after that.
When did they come back to this house?
They suddenly showed up about half a year ago.
- That is recent. - That is recent.
We found out their real identities.
A friend of Igarashi knows these two.
They are known as Sugamo's Kinta and Ginko.
They are a pair of liars that target old men to get easy money.
By the way, what is that thing the family does every year?
How would I know?
We are both orphans without a family.
Is it playing flower cards or something?
They probably heard about Yozo somewhere and pretended...
to be his children.
What?
So they pretended to be his children in order to get his money.
Those crooks.
Who are you to judge?
I'm going to expose them.
That is how we're going to win.
- Great. - Thank you.
I guess it's true.
It's difficult to determine accurate DNA with just hair.
Also, the medical professor has gone missing.
I checked on the brewery and didn't find a relevant one.
How dare they trick us?
We're going to win if we tell Dad about them.
Dad.
You should eat more vegetables.
How is your job searching coming along?
I'm going for an interview.
Tell me how it turns out.
You always have interesting stories.
Yae, give me a massage later. Your shoulder massage is the best.
All right.
Yuya, let's have a bout tonight.
Okay.
Keiichi, don't forget to tidy up the courtyard.
Will do.
Why didn't you expose them?
It's no fun if I win like this.
A battle between liars.
We'll determine the winner with actual abilities.
Isn't that more interesting?
Who will gain Yozo's favor?
We'll battle it out.
Just you wait.
Sugamo's Kinta and Ginko.
Those low-grade fakes.
Grandpa!
Junya, you're here.
How old are you now?
- Six. - Six years old?
They're using a kid. That always works.
Is he their son?
Found it.
He's from a children drama club.
What is your ambition?
I want to be a soccer player.
Child actors are really talented these days.
Go and play with Aunt Rika and Uncle Keiichi.
Come play with me.
Dad and Yae too.
Me?
If you ask me what regrets I have left,
it's probably not being able to see my two daughters get married.
Come on.
No.
Congratulations.
Do you, Keiichi,
agree to take Rika as your wife...
and promise to love her forever?
I do.
Do you, Rika,
agree to take Keiichi as your husband...
and promise to love him forever?
I do.
You may now kiss your bride.
Sorry it was such a simple ceremony.
Not at all.
I thought it was wonderful.
I can't believe Rika finally got married.
We should hurry up and let you hold a grandchild.
Right?
Don't get ahead of yourself.
Watch your words.
I have no more regrets.
Rika, Keiichi.
When I'm dead,
I'll give you two what you want.
Rika.
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you.
I'm suddenly reminded of our childhood days.
Remember you climbed that tree and fell down?
What?
Do you not remember it?
How can she not?
You broke your bone from the fall. Right, Rika?
Which part was injured again?
Was it your right hand or left?
Was it your leg?
I don't remember.
I have no memory of it at all.
Yuya, Yae.
Did you remember it wrong?
I never broke any bones.
Rika, did you really forget?
You broke your left arm.
She finally exposed herself.
Dad.
I know this isn't a good time,
but can we ask you two to do a DNA test?
We got this from a proper organization.
All we need is a buccal swab. It's very simple.
You'll do it, right, Rika?
You can't say no.
Hurry up.
Yes.
It has always been like this.
You've never treated me like family.
Dad pretended not to know even when I was bullied by you two.
That's why I locked myself up in the room.
None of my memories here...
are good memories.
I don't remember breaking any bones.
Because I've buried all the things...
that have happened here.
I have not forgiven any of you.
Even now, I feel tortured by my past.
In this cage...
In this cage,
I struggled alone.
But despite everything,
I wish to do my part as a daughter and make things right.
I wish to forget the past...
and move forward.
Rika, let's go.
Stop right there!
- Let go! - Don't try to run, you faker!
Who is the faker?
I'm not going to hold back since you started it first.
- You are the fakers. - Shut up!
- You guys are fakers. - Dad, they're...
Shut up, you!
Ouch!
Stop!
Hey! Dad!
Sprinkle!
- Sprinkle! - Dad!
- Sprinkle! - Stop it, Dad!
Sprinkle!
I said stop throwing!
You guys should stop.
Siblings should not fight.
I know...
you are here because of my inheritance.
I don't care about that.
All of you are my children.
Since we are a family,
we should behave like one until the end.
Get out of my sight if you can't!
I won't let you have even one cent!
Sir!
- Dad, hang in there. - Dad!
- Dad! - Call an ambulance!
Call Dr. Sugiura from the town.
- Okay. - Dad.
- Dad. - Dad!
Dad.
- Dad. - Sir.
He needs proper rest.
Thank you.
That's a relief.
Thank goodness.
If he died, you guys have no way to open the safe, right?
Neither can you.
Over there.
That side.
Yes, underneath.
- The shoot? - Yes, the shoot.
- This? - Yes.
That's good.
- Yes. - This too?
Yes.
How is it?
Your massage is the best.
Here.
Who is winning?
I think I'm about to lose. Gosh.
Yuya, it's almost impossible to lose to you on purpose.
Nobody asked him to,
but he put the hostess' underwear over his head.
It was hysterical.
He got punched with a loud wham.
He almost cried then.
Such an idiotic liar existed?
He was frightened.
And when he drank in front of...
Rika, aren't you allergic to raw eggs?
Not anymore.
Dad, you should eat more vegetables.
Keiichi, pass me the soy sauce.
Can I have the egg sauce?
Who made the salted vegetable?
It's too bland.
That's because you need to cut down on sodium.
It's almost time for that.
Yes.
Rika, Keiichi, are you two ready for it?
No. We don't know what it is.
It's that.
What's that?
The firework festival, of course.
I see.
You were talking about the firework festival.
What did you guys think it was?
What do we need to prepare?
A spot to sit, drinks and snacks, for instance.
Do you remember where?
It's at the field behind the hill.
What a bother.
I think it's wonderful to watch the fireworks together.
It's a rare opportunity, so let's bring everything there.
I don't like bugs.
Don't worry about that.
What? Hold on.
You must be kidding.
What is it?
Richard just called and said he found it.
Found what?
I'm done.
We'll go to the hospital now.
Take care.
- Can you come with me? - Us?
Yes.
Sugamo's Kinta and Ginko.
What did you want to talk about?
Who are they?
We don't know them.
I'm Yoron Yuya.
I'm the sister, Yae.
The real ones are here...
and they have a shocking truth to tell.
It's about...
the one billion inheritance that my dad wrote about.
That is actually a lie.
- What? - What?
He has been...
sending us the same letters since a few years ago.
Sometimes it's 300 million yen, sometimes 500 million yen.
The amount increases over time,
but they're all lies.
His stock investments failed and he lost all his money years ago.
The house he is living in is already mortgaged.
All the people around him have left.
He only wants someone to be with him.
It's nothing, but a lonely old man's lie.
You'll see when you open the safe.
If the passcode is still the same,
it should be 3, 7, 6, 18, 30.
They are the numbers of his favorite baseball players.
The safe contains...
all the photos of his past affairs.
Terrible, right?
I don't believe it.
We did all that for this crap.
We've been completely fooled.
That old man played us for fools.
What now?
- Wrap it up. - Yes, let's go.
We'll grab our stuff.
Let's go, Boku.
- Where to? - You heard me.
We are wrapping up.
There is no money here.
There is no use playing house anymore.
What's the matter?
Everyone suddenly left. He'll be lonely.
What is our goal?
Yozo has no one now.
No money, no companion.
His own flesh and blood ridiculed him for the lies...
he was forced to come up with because he was lonely.
The ones who showed up here are just to cheat him off his money.
How pitiful.
He had this coming.
Dako.
No matter what kind of person he is,
to lie is the worst offense.
Since we've started this,
we should see it through to the end.
I would want him to spend...
his last days in peace.
All the best.
(3 weeks later)
Dako.
- Dako! - Ouch.
Boku.
What are you doing here at this hour?
It's already noon.
Yoron Yozo had his last breath.
Yoron Yozo?
Is that so?
The funeral just ended.
Do you have salt?
Did you stay with him until the end?
Yes, Ms. Satoko and I.
He left in peace.
Thank you.
Did he say anything in the end?
He was talking bad about his children who left.
He complained about their heartlessness.
Also,
I'm not sure if he was losing consciousness at the end.
He said some weird things.
Weird things?
Satoko.
After I die,
put the family portrait in my coffin.
The family portrait.
I will.
Keiichi.
You're a good child.
You flatter me.
Yuya, Yae and Rika all abandoned me.
Meanwhile, an outsider like you stayed with me.
So Keiichi,
the one billion yen worth...
of financial securities in the safe...
will all be given to you.
Do with it as you wish.
The passcode is...
He couldn't differentiate his lies from reality anymore.
So...
Do you remember the codes?
I wrote it down.
Good work! I knew you could do it.
See you.
Where are you going?
What are you doing?
Are you planning to open the safe with that code?
We already know it's filled with useless photos.
What?
- Yes! - What?
We did it!
Let's cash these in.
One billion yen!
You really struck the jackpot this time.
You didn't have to spend anything.
So how are we dividing it?
Richard, you'll get 50 percent.
Hey, 50 percent is a joke.
I was the one who got you this case.
- Right, Boku? - Dako, tell me the truth.
When did you start to lie to me?
Remember our meeting with the actual Yuya and Yae?
Those two are actually my people too.
- Good work. - Good work.
How many times has it been?
This is only my second.
Are those two fakes?
Which means Yozo going bankrupt was a lie too.
There really was one billion yen in the safe.
We did find the real Yuya and Yae,
but they're successful entrepreneurs.
They couldn't care less about Yozo.
They were not interested in his inheritance.
How about those R-rated photos in the safe?
Those are all my personal collection.
Take care.
Can you come with me?
Us?
Yes.
Sugamo's Kinta and Ginko.
While the house was empty,
Igarashi secretly swapped the safe.
- What's this? - I can't believe it.
Just as I predicted,
those two left immediately after seeing the photos.
You were the only one who stayed with him.
And thus, we're the final winners.
Great work!
You predicted I'd stay, didn't you?
Of course, the reason you're called Boku...
is because you have the heart of a child.
How cruel of you to use me like this.
Is that so?
You were the reason why everyone left him.
Yozo had to die alone and lonely.
He had you, didn't he?
It wasn't because of familial ties or money.
It was purely because you cared and wanted to accompany him.
He spent his last days with sincere companionship.
Isn't that a happy thing?
Do you really...
not have any regrets doing this?
You didn't expose the real identities of the siblings...
because it would've been hard for Yozo to take.
Am I wrong?
We should've told the truth...
Hey, I think I deserve...
- more than 50 percent. - Richard!
Sorry, but I should be the one distributing the money.
Hey, who said that?
Yozo left the money to me.
He said I could do with it as I wish,
so it's my decision.
- I'm fine with just 10 percent. - You can have 20 percent.
Thank you, I'm blessed.
This belongs to you.
You'll be able to have a new life.
I like my life right now.
Take the money and donate it somewhere.
By the way, why don't we partner up?
Let me join you guys, okay?
You really are Yozo's daughter.
(The 70th Kamakura City Firework Festival)
What a good spot.
Most people don't know this place. We should have a good view.
There you guys are.
- Hey. - Over here.
I brought some Daikinjyo.
Yes!
What a surprise.
Everyone is here.
We've already started.
Sir, look.
The young masters and ladies are all here.
This seat is for you, Dad.
Here.
The best seat.
(Yoron Yozo)
It's somewhat embarrassing.
Thank you for giving us some of the inheritance.
- Thank you, Keiichi. - Not at all.
I think it's right that everyone got their share.
What a good man you are.
What are you guys talking about?
Just sibling talk.
Ms. Satoko, what have you been up to since Dad died?
Don't you worry.
I no longer have to work with the money I received.
What?
I got part of the inheritance too.
Probably even more than what you guys got.
Really?
Of course.
After all, I was Yoron Yozo's last woman.
I concede.
It's true.
He was a force to be reckoned with.
It has begun.
It's so pretty!
Are you watching, Dad?
(Yoron Yozo)
Awesome fireworks!
It's been a long time, Dad.
Welcome home, Rika.
How should I know?
We've never had a family.
If you ask me what regrets I have left,
it's probably not being able to see my two daughters get married.
You guys should stop. Siblings should not fight.
I said stop throwing!
Since we are a family,
we should behave like one until the end.
There is no use playing house anymore.
All of you are my children.
Dad, you should eat more vegetables.
Is this the photo you want placed in the coffin?
Not this one.
I meant my actual family portrait.
This one?
(The Family, End)
The next stage...
is the world of beauty where women seek perfection.
The target, Ryo.
Let's seduce the wealthy businessman blinded by beauty.
This has been Igarashi reporting.