Kasumi is on the run now, isn't she?
I hope she'd be able to escape.
All this while,
she has only cared about Keigo.
Even after he died,
she is only listening to his voice.
Were you trying to shame me by not showing up?
Since when did you become such a brat?
Stop trying to mend my relationship with my mom.
She isn't the kind of person you think she is.
She's...
Don't criticize your parents.
Kazu.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Hinata.
I...
This isn't...
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Hinata.
Sorry.
Ms. Aizawa?
It really is you.
Mr. Kirishima.
What are you doing out here at this hour?
My house is nearby.
Never mind about that.
Are you okay?
Are you feeling unwell?
No.
Sorry.
Ms. Aizawa.
Are you okay?
(It must be the mom's fault the son died.)
(Is it true she's a toxic parent?)
(What a terrible parent.)
(Mom, it's your fault I'm dead.)
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
Sorry, you had to be here to accompany me.
I don't mind at all.
Are you sure you'll okay?
I think you should go home if you're unwell.
No, I'm fine.
I guess you don't want to talk about it.
Let me get you some tea.
I'll do it.
Just sit down.
I'm already here. I can make the tea.
Thank you.
You are shouldering a lot of burdens.
If you don't find some way to vent,
you'll end up in a bad shape.
(Five missed calls)
(Shirai Kasumi, Home, Honjo Kazuhiko)
(Shirai Kasumi)
Kasumi?
What?
Good evening.
Are you still at work?
Where are you right now?
I'm close by.
At the school entrance.
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
I don't think she's here.
You have reached the voicemail.
I'm going to search the area.
We don't know what she's up to.
I think it's better to leave it be.
Remember that she is wanted by the police.
I can't just ignore it.
You can go back first.
(School Counselor)
(Episode 8)
I'm home.
Sorry about yesterday.
Kazu.
(Aizawa Hinata)
Hello.
Are you Kojima from Wide Weekly?
Yes. Who am I speaking to?
The reason Yoshioka Keigo died,
I'll tell you.
What?
I have solid proof.
It's you, Honjo.
Sorry to bother you.
I'm sorry for what happened yesterday.
It's fine.
Come on in.
I'll go and get Hinata.
All right.
Hinata, Honjo came to see you.
I'm so sorry.
Hey.
What is this about?
I...
did something I shouldn't have.
Kazu.
About that...
What happened, Hinata?
Honjo, calm down.
I got violent...
toward Hinata.
Violent?
What happened?
Hinata.
What did you do to my daughter?
What did you do?
Mom, stop it.
Get out! I will have your head if you dare to hurt Hinata!
Mom!
I'm sorry.
Wait.
We should talk.
Are you crazy?
Why would you want to talk to such a guy?
Please shut up.
What do you mean?
I'm doing this for you!
Please!
My late brother...
had aggressive tendencies.
He was five years older.
My parents had high hopes for him.
They wanted him to become a doctor.
But...
he started drifting off the path in junior high school.
He'd lose his temper over the smallest things.
When he got frustrated,
he took it out on my parents and me.
Kazuma could do it if he wanted to.
He's just going through puberty.
I'm sure...
he'll recover soon.
- But my parents... - That's right.
still adored and spoiled him like before.
I'm home.
Kazuhiko, welcome back.
I made beef stew today.
Your brother said he wanted it.
They were beaten constantly.
Their bodies would be covered in bruises and wounds.
Even so, they never stopped loving my brother.
When he died in an accident,
to be honest, I was relieved.
Our family can finally be peaceful now.
I thought...
they'd finally start paying me attention.
But...
Did they not care about you?
Your parents?
They had no expectations of me.
When I failed my medical school entrance exam,
they brushed it off...
and said I should live however I want.
They don't want...
to pressure me like how they pressured my brother.
But...
I wanted them to acknowledge me.
Because I respect them a lot.
The one who did wrong was my brother.
That's why...
I...
couldn't accept what you said about your mom.
Kazuma often criticized my parents.
I get so annoyed every time you talk bad about your mom.
I couldn't let it continue.
I see.
But...
I was shocked...
that I got aggressive with you.
You said it yourself.
Between us,
there are still so many things we don't know about each other.
There are many things I haven't told you.
Same goes for you.
I promise you.
It won't happen again.
So...
Thank you...
for telling me.
But...
I can't give you an answer right away.
Hinata.
I'm sorry.
Good morning.
Ms. Aizawa.
Good morning.
My apologies for the other day.
Don't worry about it.
I'm glad you're better now.
By the way, did you hear from Shirai after?
No.
I couldn't get in touch either.
I see.
(Incorrect password)
(From Mochizuki Juli)
(This is Mochizuki Juli. Please contact me.)
Good work today, Ms. Hinata.
You too.
You're here again, Mr. Kitami.
Yes, I'm here.
I'm a stalker after all.
You're right.
You're supposed to disagree.
So, how was the dinner last weekend?
It was nothing special.
Hey.
You don't seem to be too pleased.
Right?
Forget about that for now. Look at this.
What?
The rumors online about Yoshioka's mom...
is spreading like wildfire.
How did it get to this?
It's all a bunch of nonsense.
They're things about Yoshioka during junior high school.
"My kid was in the same class in elementary school."
"She was an annoying mom."
They were all criticizing the school at first though.
The students are able to read all these.
I'm worried that it might cause some negative reaction.
What do you think, Ms. Hinata?
You're right.
The students might be influenced by those rumors...
and become mentally unstable.
I'll keep a closer watch on them.
Please do.
This case just can't seem to be resolved.
I mean, it's been some time since we handed in the report.
Yet we haven't got wind of a lawsuit.
- By the way, - Yes?
what happened to Yoshioka's younger sister?
I asked Masuda about it. They dismissed it quietly.
She dragged us into it after all.
I see.
Hey.
Can we eat here?
Sure. Why?
I didn't want to stay in the classroom.
Everyone's now speculating...
whether Keigo's mom caused his death after reading the rumors online.
At this point, I don't really care whose fault it was.
It's fact that I shut off Keigo.
The basketball club is the same.
I hope they don't get too hung up on trying to find the culprit.
Watanabe.
Actually, I have a question.
Is it okay to ask?
What is it?
Why did you...
hate Yoshioka?
I was bullied in junior high school too.
I always wondered why I was targeted.
The initial cause...
might be some insignificant things.
Now that you mentioned, it happened suddenly.
Yoshioka had been an honest guy.
He didn't seem like he would have enemies.
Did it have something to do with his mom?
No.
The cause...
was because he kept snitching to Mr. Kirishima about me.
Hello, I'm Yoshioka.
I'm looking for Mr. Daidoji.
I see.
No, it's about the lawsuit we've talked about.
Okay.
I will call again.
Thank you.
(Seems like everything is the mom's fault.)
(Looks like it was the mom who made her son kill himself.)
(What a failure as a mom.)
All this while,
she has only cared about Keigo.
Even after he died,
she is only listening to his voice.
Come in.
Excuse me, Ms. Hinata.
Masuda.
Is everything in here?
All of it?
Yes.
I copied it bit by bit whenever my mom wasn't around.
Are you really okay with doing this?
It's going to blow things up.
Is Emiri all right?
I am quite worried about her.
I don't know what happened after I brought her home that day.
What she said weighs heavy on my mind.
The mom...
was very particular about Keigo.
It's weird that she doesn't care about the sister at all.
Right.
Giving preferential treatment on one sibling over the other...
because of the different gender is not something unheard of.
There are parents like that, aren't there?
What is the matter?
I...
received a confession from Hasebe.
Is that so?
He said it when I visited him at the hospital yesterday.
What?
So...
I hope you'll go out with me.
After what happened to Keigo...
and now that I'm injured,
maybe you'll think that now is not a good time.
Can't it be me?
What do think about Hasebe?
I like him too.
But...
I don't have the courage to act on those feelings.
Because my mom is that kind of person.
I feel worried...
knowing the same blood flows in me.
I see.
I understand your insecurities.
But...
even if you're related by blood,
you and your mom are different people.
Ms. Hinata, you have a boyfriend, right?
Are you going to marry him?
I wonder.
I'm not sure yet.
Not sure?
I'm scared.
I am not confident with myself.
Come and eat.
Hina, you're back.
I'm home.
Hina, how about going on a blind date?
Why?
I have a friend.
Her son is 32 years old.
He's an accountant.
My friend has been telling me how she hopes he finds a girl.
Honjo was just as I predicted, right?
I told you that kind of man is never what he seems.
There are many men better than him out there.
Shall I set up the meeting?
No.
Kazu's matter...
doesn't concern you.
Doesn't concern me?
I'm doing this for you.
Don't treat me like one of your possessions.
Hinata!
That person is angry...
because she thinks I belong to her.
What did you do my daughter?
I will have your head if you dare to hurt Hinata!
Mom!
I might not get married to Kazu now.
I have a reason to not get married.
And I'm actually...
relieved by it.
Maybe...
I'm not prepared to become a mom yet.
You're going to get married one day...
and have children too, right?
After we get married,
you too will have children and become a mom.
Because my mom is that kind of person.
I feel worried...
knowing the same blood flows in me.
If I was put on the same position as that person,
the fact that there is a chance...
I might become just like her...
scares me.
(Tomorrow's promise)
(To 12-year-old Hinata)
Don't move.
Kasumi.
I don't trust you just yet.
I know.
Honestly,
I would accept it wholeheartedly if you killed me now.
But what I said over the phone is all true.
If I could do it, I would.
I've been wanting to apologize to you.
I need you to do something.
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
Thank you for your hard work.
Did the principal call for you too?
Yes. He told me to go to the meeting room immediately.
It's probably about the lawsuit.
(Don't die! Live! Let's protect our precious lives.)
Mrs. Yoshioka.
I'm looking for Mr. Daidoji.
He's not in the office right now.
He just called me.
What is going on?
He said I should drop the lawsuit.
Drop the lawsuit?
Dropping the lawsuit means...
We will stop interfering in the matters of the school.
We had previously held a press conference.
For that, we would like to first apologize.
With that,
forgive me for asking this,
but I hope the school will bury the hatchet.
Wait a minute. You guys were so critical of the school.
Isn't it too late for that now?
Do you know what we had to go through due to this mess?
That's right.
Being called out and publicly criticized.
Some students even wanted to withdraw from the school.
Bury the hatchet, you say? You're asking too much.
Come on now.
Calm down.
Ever since the incident,
we've been sitting on pins and needles every day.
We should be happy that the matter didn't continue to worsen.
Being sued or not isn't the point, is it?
I mean, there are indeed problems in the school.
But why did you suddenly change your mind?
Are there any new findings into Keigo's suicide?
It will be announced in the evening news.
We were contacted in advance.
We found evidence...
of Yoshioka Keigo being abused at home.
Abuse?
The mom...
was eavesdropping on him.
Take a look at this.
I'm being harassed by these messages.
Who sent this?
I don't know.
I need to get to the bottom of this.
- So we need to sue... - Isn't this the truth?
What?
We've heard...
a lot of comments about you.
Including those on the Internet.
The conversation between the boys from the basketball club...
about smoking that was played at the press conference...
wasn't recorded by your son, right?
It...
was you.
Are you saying that it's my fault that Keigo died?
Your child died...
because of bullying too, right?
When my child died,
I blamed myself first.
I blame myself for not noticing his inner struggles and pain.
I couldn't forgive myself for that.
Don't you feel...
that way at all?
I'm Yoshioka Emiri.
I found your contact on my brother's phone...
and sent you this message.
Before it ends, I want to thank you.
Thank you...
for worrying about me.
(Delete)
(Yoshioka Keigo Memorial Tablet)
Ms. Hinata, Emiri is...
What?
Welcome back.
I'm home.
Sorry, but can you go to your room?
I'm tired.
Did you not hear me?
Emiri.
Did you touch my computer?
Yes.
I deleted some useless things.
Keigo's voice.
They're all gone.
Emiri!
Why did you do that?
Why?
Because I wish you'd look at me...
and listen to my voice.
You're not going to forgive me, right?
Go on and get mad.
You can do whatever you want to me.
Because we might not...
meet each other again.
Emiri.
Why?
Why is everyone blaming me?
I...
have done my best.
Hey.
What happened?
Emiri called me.
Is it true, Makiko?
Did you install tapping devices in Keigo's room?
Makiko!
You aren't qualified to criticize her.
You are hardly ever at home.
We're invisible to you.
- Emiri. - I...
am going to leave this house.
What are you saying?
I've contacted the children welfare center.
I told them I was neglected.
My dad is having an affair and the family is separated.
This is not a healthy environment for a child to grow up in.
Even now...
You still won't look at me.
You won't listen to my voice.
But you're wrong.
You never truly listened to Keigo's voice.
What you heard...
is your own voice when talking to Keigo.
Emiri.
You came.
Of course.
How could I not when you sent me that?
Were you...
Perhaps...
I told the press...
about my mom's eavesdropping.
Why did you do that?
Because my family is beyond saving.
I can't stand pretending everything is good and rosy.
So I took Keigo's voice away from her.
I thought...
She'd finally pay attention to you.
That's what you thought, right?
It's fine even if she hates me.
At least for one moment, I had her attention.
I'd have no regrets if she had killed me then.
This is the 230 thousand yen I made from the dates and allowance.
There's no way I can go on my own with this.
Don't be stupid.
This isn't about money.
It doesn't matter whether or not your parents care about you.
If you died, none of that will matter.
Don't ever talk about dying like it's no big deal.
"I can't go on."
Don't ever say such things.
I'm glad you're okay.
Sorry.
I...
I didn't know what else to do.
The aquarium in my house...
is missing one fish.
I'm the only one who noticed.
I think Keigo must have killed it before he died.
Keigo?
Just like how he killed the rabbit.
Because the only way to be free...
is to die.
(Breaking news!)
(Eavesdropping and other strange behaviors of toxic parents...)
(who drove their son to suicide)
Keigo.
You only have to tell the teacher about the smoking.
If he doesn't want that,
then bargain with him to let you become a regular player.
He will never compromise even if I threatened him.
Then tell everything to the teacher and get him kicked off.
He is the one who's in trouble here.
But...
You want to play in the match, right?
Just do as I tell you and everything will be fine.
Okay?
This recording is enough to prove...
that the mom is guilty of emotional torture on her son.
This case is finally settled.
Right. The public finally sees...
that the school didn't instigate the suicide.
But...
there is no denying that we had other conflicts.
When the school took the brunt of the accusations,
it was hard to bear.
So how this is ending is...
It's normal for us to feel unsatisfied.
No matter what the truth is,
Yoshioka can't come back from the dead.
(Eavesdropping since his first year)
(Mental abuse of toxic parent since junior high school)
(Mental abuse)
(Shirai Kasumi)
Hello?
Welcome.
Mochizuki.
Kasumi asked me to come.
Why did you come?
To atone for my sins.
You might find it hard to believe,
but I regret what I did to Kasumi.
Welcome.
Give me one of the same.
All right.
I bullied her in high school.
When she left in the second year, I didn't feel anything at all.
But last year,
I've graduated myself.
My leg is like this now.
When I started having to rely on others for help,
I finally understood.
How terrible my past actions were.
What is Kasumi planning to do?
She said she wanted to pass me something.
She said what happened to Keigo...
was the same as what happened to her back then.
She wants to find out the truth.
She wanted me to give you this.
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
Good work today, Ms. Aizawa.
Sorry for asking you to stay back.
What did you want to talk about?
What's wrong? You look so serious.
That night,
when Kasumi called me at school...
It was because of this, right?
Did you meet with Shirai Kasumi?
No.
Mochizuki Juli gave it to me.
I asked her why she did it.
Kasumi seems to be adamant...
that what happened in Class 1B...
was the same as what happened three years ago.
The last person she meant...
is you.
Did you see the contents?
Yes.
But only part of it.
Really?
The one who caused Yoshioka to be targeted in class...
was you, wasn't it?
Yes.
It was me.
Tomorrow's promise.
To 12-year-old Hinata.
July 18.
Starting today, you'll be 12 years old.
It's also your last year in elementary school.
But no matter how big you become, you'll always be my daughter.
You're going to remain as my good Hinata.
Tomorrow's promise.
Hinata is going to love Mom forever.
You must fulfill this promise.
Mom loves Hinata.
The real perpetrator...
Condemn me all you want.
Who is the real culprit? The puzzle hasn't been solved.
Please stop asking the same question.
I need to face it.
What did Keigo say?
Maybe Yoshioka misunderstood.
I won't deny that his mom loved him.
Providing a good environment and giving lots of love,
thinking that it's the way to make the child happy...
is very selfish.
Are you trying to boss me around too?
Kasumi went looking for Mr. Kirishima.
Kasumi.