Takemura Ririko-kun.
Welcome to the Kounan Branch of the Yokohama Public Prosecutors Office.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Thank you very much!
Well,
it's been a while since such a cute young lady was assigned to our branch!
It's like the workplace just got a lot brighter!
How can I be young and cute ...
I think he was just trying to be nice.
Now, now...
Anyway, I want you all to help her out, okay?
We're counting on you.
Let's toast!
Don't worry, you'll be fine.!
I think you're doing well for a second year prosecutor.
You really think so?
You brilliantly prosecuted the marriage scammer the other day.
She, did, didn't she?
Did she really?
Well, as long as she gets competent enough to stay out of our way.
- Oh, what's wrong? - It's nothing...
How are you doing?
I will do my best to stay out of your way!
We'd appreciate it if you could do that.
Prosecutor Ohtsuka has a sharp tongue, but
he means no harm, so don't let him bother you.
It's worse if he means no harm...
What's Ohtsuka-san's interrogation like?
Well, in one word, ever-changing.
- Ever-changing? - Yes.
You were operating an illegal casino. That's an indisputable fact.
You'd just be wasting your time denying it.
All right...
Is that right~!
And so you stole the company's money against your better judgment.
Yes, yes. That's what happened~!
Don't you think you'll feel better if you admit to everything already?
Yes...I...did it.
He shows a different aspect of himself depending on the suspect.
I see~. He's quite the man.
Actually, when it comes to a smile,
- Prosecutor Tokunaga can hold his own, too. - Is that right?
Yes. It's precisely the smile of Buddha.
Smile of Buddha?
Your daughter... isn't she graduating high school next year?
Why don't Dad graduate from his illegal occupation too, huh?
I've been...thinking about that too.
Even when I look for a job, no one would hire me.
- And so, against my better judgment... - Is that right?
It must've been hard...
Prosecutor... can you feel my pain?
Yes indeed.
When Prosecutor Tokunaga smiles at them,
people can't stop talking.
Really~? That's amazing.
Would I be able to interrogate like that?
I'm afraid you still have a long ways to go.
- All you got today again was denial, denial... - That's because the suspect happened to
- cover up for his accomplice... - In your case,
- you'd better start with the basics, and calmly... - Ah~~ Okay, I get it!
I'll try to be the kind of prosecutor that you won't have to worry about
as soon as possible!
I can hardly wait.
Takemura-kun.
Just a heads up that I'll be allocating a fatal traffic accident case to you tomorrow.
Traffic accident?
- Did someone die? - Yeah.
Facing the bereaved family is an important job of the prosecutor too.
I'll be counting on you.
Yes, sir!
I'll do my best so that I can catch up with my senpai prosecutors!
I'm home~!
- Okaeri~. - Okaeri~.
- You've been drinking! - Can you tell?
Oh! Were you perhaps out on a date with your boyfriend?
Oh...no.
- Today was my, you know...welcome party. - Oh, I see.
- So what's going on with your boyfriend? - Huh?
Are things going well since then?
- What's this? Out of the blue. - You know,
you're finally no longer long-distance, and did it again for the first time in a while.
I thought this might be the time you got closer at once and
there might have been some kind of progress.
Oh... uh... actually,
- he asked me to marry him, but... - Huh? What?
- He proposed to me the other day, but... - What! He proposed?!
Whaaat! Onee-chan, congratulations!
- That's great! - Listen to me!
- You're annoying the neighbors! - What are you doing,
- yelling like that! - Hey, guess what! Onee-chan...
It's nothing. It's nothing at all.
I heard her say "Congratulations." Did something good happen?
Ah~ That's that... The guys at the branch
celebrated the one-month anniversary of my appointment.
- Oh, is that what that was. - Ririko.
I don't know how great prosecutors are, but
we gotta wake up early here.
Don't come home drunk in the middle of the night making all this noise!
- Sorry. - Hurry up and go to bed.
Why are you hiding it?
You brat, listen to me... Wait until I finish...!
Anyway, I'm happy for you. I'm really happy for you!
- That's not it. Wait. - Congratulations! I'm going to bed.
Good night~!
Hey, listen...
I swear, will you let me finish my story...
Let's break up.
When I saw you
working so hard at your job as a prosecutor,
how can I ask you, "What's more important, me or your job?"
Take care.
You too, Yuki.
No, no. Thinking back will only get me depressed.
Anyway, let's just concentrate on my job for now.
All right!
That hurt~!
Booyah...!
This is the traffic accident case the branch manager was talking about yesterday.
It looks like a young man ran a red light and hit an elderly man,
killing him.
Negligent Driving Resulting in Death
The accident occurred 3 weeks ago on April 10 at 6:26 am.
The motorcycle driven by the suspect, Katsumura Hiroshi,
hit the victim, Sato Tadanori-san, who was walking across the crosswalk
on the street at 5-chome, Rokkaku-cho, Kanagawa Ward.
As Katsumura approached the intersection,
he was blinded by the morning sun and could not see the traffic light ahead, but
due to the fact that he caught sight of someone standing still by the side of the crosswalk,
he thought the light was green for his direction,
and kept on going straight.
Dad! Dad... !
Dad, Dad!
Dad!
Sato Fune, the victim's wife who was at the scene,
is testifying that the traffic light for pedestrians was green.
The victim passed away 2 hours after he was transported to the hospital.
...death confirmed at 8:50 am.
I can't believe he went straight through without stopping
when he couldn't see the light.
What was he thinking?
When I think how the wife must have felt to see her husband getting hit in front of her eyes,
I can't let him get away with it!
Prosecutor.
First, let's hear what happened from Sato Fune-san,
who also witnessed the accident.
I'll make arrangements for her to come here.
The scene of the accident is near Sato-san's house, isn't it?
Yes.
Then we'll go see her.
Coming...
CLOSED
Is it all right if we ask you a few questions?
What?
I'm hard of hearing.
Can you speak a little louder please?
Yes, I'll try.
I can't seem to find my hearing aid.
I usually leave it in here, but...
If you'd like, shall we look for it...
shall we look for it together?
I can't let a prosecutor do that.
I don't mind at all.
Sorry to trouble you.
After Dad died, I haven't felt like doing anything.
Being that there's no one to talk to, I have no need for hearing aid either.
Oh, isn't this it?
Oh, good grief. Why is it in there?
Thank you.
- Can you hear me? - Yes.
Can you tell me what happened on the day of the accident?
Oh...
It was our daily routine to go for a walk together every morning.
We had been doing it for decades.
That day, too, we went out for a walk, but
when we got to the crosswalk,
I started getting a pain in my chest and I came to a standstill.
Does that happen frequently?
It's a chronic condition. I get palpitations occasionally.
You were going to walk across the crosswalk with your husband, but
you had a pain in your chest and you came to a standstill, and
you didn't walk across the crosswalk.
Dad starting walking across by himself,
and that's when...
The light for the crosswalk was green, right?
What do you think about Katsumura Hiroshi-san who caused the accident?
I want him to get a severe punishment.
He killed Dad, after all.
I won't forgive him!
There were no other witnesses besides Fune-san, right?
Yes.
The pedestrian side's light was green and
the motorcycle side's light was red.
The light is clearly visible at this time of day.
In the morning, the sun is on the other side.
Was he really unable to see because of the glare of the sun?
Perhaps Katsumura, the suspect, is saying he couldn't see because of the glare
as an excuse for running the red light.
Well, that's possible.
Let's confirm how strong the glare is.
That's been done by the police already. It was also written in the records.
I have to confirm it properly with my own eyes.
Let's come here tomorrow morning at the same time the accident occurred.
But it can't be at the same time.
It's been 3 weeks since the accident.
Oh, that's right...
Around this time of year, the sun rises earlier day by day.
If you want to see the same condition as 3 weeks ago...
18 minutes earlier.
You'll have to be here by 6:08.
Then let's do that.
Whatever you say~.
Oh, if you'd like, shall I give you a wake up call?
No thank you. Please make sure you don't oversleep yourself.
No need to worry. I'm the daughter of a tofu shop owner.
Waking up early is my forte.
Onee-chan~.
Hey, aren't you supposed to wake up early today?
Onee-chan! Wake up!
Onee-chan!
Scared me! Oh no!
Ouch!
- Ow... - What are you doing?
Get a hold of yourself.
Assistant Officer Aihara Good morning.
I'm in trouble.
Since it's unfortunately cloudy today,
I believe it would be impossible to conduct the confirmation.
Ah, darn it...
Maybe I'll sleep just a little longer.
Prosecutor Takemura. The suspect has arrived.
All right! Let me go grill him.
Prosecutor.
With all due respect, if I may say just a word...
Don't sympathize too much with the victim and get too emotional.
- Also... - Of course,
don't get taken in by the suspect's fast talk.
- And... - And
a prosecutor must always remain calm and look at things from a diversified perspective.
Right?
Fine, as long as you know.
Katsumura-san.
It's says here that you work at the Centrial Hotel.
Specifically, what kind of work do you do?
I'm a cook at the restaurant.
Although I'm still an apprentice.
Do you start work early in the morning?
When I have the early shift.
What time does the early shift start?
- 6 o'clock. - 6 o'clock?
It says here that the accident occurred at 6:26.
I overslept...
and so I got on my motorcycle in a hurry.
Do you usually commute by motorcycle?
No. I usually take the train.
Then was it your first time driving your motorcycle
on the road where the accident occurred?
Yes.
I didn't know that the glare from the sun would be so blinding.
Katsumura-san.
Brightness that causes temporary blindness is called dazzle.
When you get dazzled, you must slow down immediately and stop once.
Did you know that?
Somewhat.
Somewhat?
But you proceeded to go straight ahead without
slowing down or stopping once.
It looked to me like that lady was waiting for the light to change.
So I thought my light was green...
That was the wife of the victim, Sato Fune-san.
She's testifying that the pedestrian side's light was green.
If that's what she said, it probably was.
After the accident, you called for the ambulance, right?
Probably.
Probably?!
The police record says that
"Katsumura-san called it in."
I don't remember what happened after the accident too well.
Then is there anything you would like to say in regards to this accident?
No, there isn't.
What was that all about!
I couldn't tell what he was thinking at all.
It's true it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
I can't believe he had overslept by more than 30 minutes on the day of the accident.
Do you suppose he's a careless person to start out with?
Well... I don't think you can say that unconditionally.
No matter what I ask him, he looks spaced out.
In spite of the fact that he took someone's life... is he feeling any remorse at all?
Prosecutor. This isn't a difficult case.
The suspect is admitting completely to the allegation, and
it's consistent with the witness' account too. Please quickly make your decision...
Let's go to Centrial Hotel.
- Centrial Hotel...You mean Katsumura's workplace? - Yes!
- We just talked to Katsumura... - I want to talk to the people at his workplace.
By doing that, I feel that I'll be able to find out what kind of a person Katsumura is.
But!
We have all these cases that need to be settled.
I'll make sure I get it all done when we return.
All right.
Looks like we'll be working late again today...
What's going to happen to Katsumura?
Will he be sent to prison?
- That's... - We don't know yet.
I'm to blame too that Katsumura
caused this accident.
What do you mean?
Last month, two members of our kitchen staff quit, and
having no choice, I was running the kitchen shorthanded.
Katsumura is young, but he's a good worker and
he's diligent so I often rely on him without thinking...
Katsumura.
Can I ask you to work straight through from the morning shift tomorrow too?
- All right. I can do it. - Thanks.
I'm counting on you.
I knew that he was exhausted.
But I had no other choice...
If I didn't ask him to work unreasonable shifts,
that accident would've never happened.
So that's what happened...
Our company prohibits commuting by car or motorcycle.
So it's the company's position that this accident doesn't concern them.
At this rate... he's going to get fired.
He was going to train hard here to become a full-fledged chef.
He said it was his dream to someday have his own restaurant...
Excuse me...
That guy...he doesn't talk much and he's easily misunderstood, but
he's actually a really good person.
He's been to the victim's house many times to apologize too.
- Is that right? - Yes.
I went with him once too, but...
I'm truly sorry.
Can you let me at least
offer incense?
Please leave.
Let's go.
He said if he kept showing up,
he would end up hurting the bereaved family even more.
After that, it looks like he's been visiting the accident site to pay homage.
Those flowers...
It was an offering made by Katsumura, wasn't it?
Prosecutor!
Can you please reduce Katsumura's sentence as much as possible!
I beg you, please!
- Please! - Please help him out!
- Please! - I don't know what to say...
I wanted to hear from people at your workplace too.
We heard.
That you've been doing the work of people who quit, and
and that you visited Sato-san's home many times to apologize.
Why didn't you say anything during the interrogation?
Because...
none of that's an excuse.
Whatever the reason,
no matter how much I apologize,
it doesn't change the fact that
I killed Sato-san.
What am I to do...
- What's the matter, Onee-chan? - Oh...
The guy that caused the accident was a good person.
- The accident you were talking about yesterday? - Yeah, that one...
He's a hard worker and everyone at work loves him.
In spite of his young age, he's the kind of person who
willingly takes on other people's hardship.
But he did take someone's life, right?
When you imagine how the wife must have felt when she lost her husband suddenly,
it breaks your heart, doesn't it?
She was so pitiable now that she's all alone.
He should not be forgiven.
Ririko, you have to severely punish that offender.
- Yeah...I know...that's true, but... - But what?
But it's not like that guy did it on purpose, right?
He probably didn't do it purpose, but...
Just when his life's beginning, he cause someone's death, and
he's going to have to bear that burden for the rest of his life.
I think that's really harsh.
I know, right? That's what I'm talking about!
He gets what he deserves.
If the person who caused the accident is truly repentant,
I think we should think about that person too!
- You wanna fight, man? - Shall I?
Don't give me that attitude, jerk!
Now, now, now... Both of you calm down.
Ririko's the one who's agonizing over it!
- What are you going to do, Ririko! - What are you going to do, Onee-chan!
That's why I'm agonizing over it!
Here it comes!
Please begin.
How is it~!
I can't see the light!
I can't see the crosswalk very well either due to the glare.
Next, I'm moving over to where Fune-san was standing!
Please!
How is it~!
I can see. I can see you clearly.
So he was fighting dazzle after all.
If he had stopped immediately when he couldn't see the light...
It's too late no matter how many hundreds of times he regrets it later.
That's how traffic accidents are.
- Wah! How cute. - Hey! I'm sorry.
He loves beautiful women.
Oh, please! Beautiful, he says...!
- Did something happen? - Oh...
We're conducting an on-site inspection of that accident.
Oh, that accident.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR EYEWITNESSES
As I recall, a pedestrian was hit crossing a red light, right?
- What? - Did you see the accident?
No, I didn't see it, but I heard about it.
- Who did you hear it from?!
- You're scaring me... - I'm sorry.
Can you tell us in order from the beginning?
Sure. As I was walking the dog that day,
I was waiting for the light to change at that intersection over there when...
Was there an accident?
A motorcycle hit an elderly man.
- That's terrible. - Yes, but...
that elderly man was walking across the crosswalk when the light was red.
Ah... he did, huh?
Then that man must've seen the accident, right?
I believe so.
- Was it someone you know? - No.
What was he like? Please describe his characteristics!
- Like his hairstyle, age, outfit...! - You're getting too close.
Well... I don't remember his face, but as I recall,
- I think he's a student at Keihin University. - Keihin University.
He was wearing a tracksuit that we see around here often.
It seems there was a logo of the university on the chest...
Was it this?
Yes, that's it!
Aihara-san!
- Let's go look for that student! - I knew you'd say that.
I'm Takemura with the Kounan Branch of the Yokohama Prosecutor's Office.
Now then...what shall we do?
Let's split up.
I'll ask around from this side, so
Aihara-san, you go around from that side.
Let's go.
Excuse me, do you have a minute? Uh... do you know anyone
who witnessed a traffic accident at an intersection on Rokkaku-cho on the morning of April 10th?
- Did you see? - No, I didn't.
- We don't know. - Oh... I see.
- Thank you. - I have a quick question.
I'm looking for someone who witnessed a motorcycle accident.
He was supposedly wearing the tracksuit of this university.
- I don't know. - I don't know.
He was supposedly wearing a tracksuit...
I think people wearing tracksuits usually belong to athletics clubs.
- Athletic clubs? - Yes.
Athletic clubs! Thank you very much!
I'm looking for someone who witnessed a motorcycle accident.
No, I don't know anyone.
Thank you.
Excuse me!
Excuse me...Did any of you witness an accident on the morning of April 10th?
Excuse me~~!
Um... on April...10th...!
Did anyone witness an accident~!
I checked with all our members, but no one saw it.
I see...
Just to be sure, shall I ask the guys in my class?
If you don't mind!
Keep working for a while.
Excuse me...!
We checked with most of the athletic clubs, didn't we?
Yes... We came up with absolutely nothing.
All right!
Let's expand the scope of our search.
I heard there are more than 10,000 students here.
10,000?!
Shall we just ask them to post a notice on the bulletin board?
That'll take forever to find him...
Prosecutor!
I found him! I found the witness!
You did?!
What club was he in?
- Are you Kondo Shota-san, the eyewitness? - Yes.
Railway Research Club
We heard you were running so we just assumed you were with an athletic club...
Riding the railway and taking pictures
requires quite a bit of physical endurance too. That's why I often run in the morning.
I understand, I understand! Whether you're riding or shooting railways,
you need strength, energy, and endurance!
- This watch was worn by a national railway staff... - Aihara-san?
- ...of 1973... - Aihara-san! - Yes!
Why do you know so much railway?
Can you tell us in detail about the time you saw the accident?
Yes.
That day, I was running as usual.
I heard a loud thud behind me,
so I turned around.
And then...
Are you sure?!
-The pedestrian side's light was red? - Yes.
Right after that, I saw the guy on the motorcycle
reporting the accident himself, so...
I'm sorry! For leaving without doing anything.
That's okay.
If it's as he testified, Sato Tadanori-san walked across the crosswalk when the light was red.
That means there was negligence on the part of the victim too.
The light for the crosswalk was green, right?
Which means Sato Fune-san is lying.
Let's go confirm it with Fune-san.
Prosecutor.
Coming.
I apologize for calling you over.
There's one thing I'd like to confirm with you.
What is it?
About the light
at the crosswalk your husband was crossing a the time of the accident...
You stated that it was green, correct
Are you sure about that?
Why are you asking me that?
Actually, there's someone who saw the accident, and
that person's saying that the crosswalk light was red.
I'm sorry, but can you try to remember one more time?
What is this!
If I said it was green, it was green!
Are you guys taking side with the guy who killed Dad?
It's not like that!
Katsumura Hiroshi drove his motorcycle straight through
even though he was blinded by the glare of the sun and ended up hitting your husband.
That is a big crime.
He will be punished appropriately.
- That goes without saying! - However,
depending on whether the pedestrian side's light was red or green at that time,
the sentence he receives will change.
That's why I wanted to confirm with you.
Why are you working so hard
for the person who caused the accident!
Dad was killed, you know!
Hurry up and put that man in jail!
Fune-san.
I haven't been a prosecutor very long yet, and
I may not be in a position to say this, but
it's not only the victim that has a life.
The person at fault has a life as well.
Life after atoning for his crime.
A prosecutor's decision is an extremely major decision that will affect a person's life.
That's why until we examine
as many facts as possible to find out what really happened,
a decision cannot be made that easily.
- That's why... - What you have to do for you job
has nothing to do with me!
Fune-san?
- Are you all right? - I'm fine. Leave me alone!
Ah~ I went and did it...
In regards to the light, we needed to confirm clearly with Fune-san.
But I shouldn't have talked like that
to someone who's heartbroken from losing her husband.
The wife must've been lying when she said
the light was green when her husband walked across.
There's no reason for the student, the witness, to lie about it.
She lost her husband in the accident.
I can sympathize with her for not wanting to admit that her husband was at fault
- because of her unwillingness to forgive the culprit. - Definitely.
But I'm not convinced that prosecuting Katsumura like this
is the right decision.
What are you going to do then?
I don't know.
If it was you, what would you do?
I'll request a trial and demand a penalty of imprisonment.
Regardless of whether the pedestrian side's light was red or green,
it doesn't change the fact that the suspect drove straight through
without being able to ascertain if the road was clear ahead.
He should be tried properly in court.
I wonder if Fune-san's all right...
Try tasting this. Here!
My new recipe, chakin tofu in ginger broth!
- Oh, yum. It's delicious! - I'm glad!
- The ginger really stands out, doesn't it? - Yeah, it sure does.
- I feel like I'm getting energized. - I know, right?
After Dad died, I haven't felt like doing anything.
Oh...that's right.
Good morning!
I'm sorry about what happened yesterday.
Don't worry about that anymore.
What do you want, first thing in the morning?
I didn't come here for work today.
Fune-san, are you eating properly?
- What's it to you? - Oh... here.
I brought this over because I really wanted you to eat it.
It's tofu that my family made.
- Does your family own a tofu shop? - Yes.
Our tofu is the most delicious tofu in Japan.
It's delicious.
The soybean has a robust flavor.
I'm glad you like it.
Hand-made tofu like this is unusual these days.
Yes.
My father and my mother, along with my sister, wake up at 3 o'clock every morning to make it.
My father is terribly picky when it comes to soybeans.
He personally selects different varieties of soybeans,
and blends them himself.
They're the same.
My husband was picky when it came to selecting rice too.
If there was even something minor that bothered him,
he'd go pay a visit to the contracted farmer...
The senbei (rice cracker) Dad made
is delicious, you know.
Would you like to try it?
These aren't for sale.
They're the ones that broke during the process, but they taste the same.
Then, thank you.
It's delicious!
The rice and soy sauce is so fragrant. It's very addictive!
Thanks.
Dad will be happy too.
Senbei, senbei, senbei...
His life was all about senbei.
Doesn't his face look like a senbei too?
Do you think so?
It wasn't just his face. His personality was like senbei too.
He was as obstinate as they come.
- My father is the same way! - Is that right?
At first, we disagreed about everything.
I didn't think I could go on living with someone like him, but
before I knew it, 50 years had passed...
Fune-san?
I just got a little chocked up with emotion...
Are you all right?
Is something wrong?
Oh... no, it's nothing.
What will become of him?
Are you talking about Katsumura-san?
We don't know yet...
But he will be tried in court
and I think he will have to atone for his crime properly.
I see...
He's a cook, isn't he?
Yes.
He did say that he was still an apprentice though.
Is there something...?
No, never mind.
Good bye.
Depending on whether the pedestrian side's light was red or green at that time,
the sentence he receives will change.
The person at fault has a life as well.
Life after atoning for his crime.
Dad...
Prosecutor Takemura's agonizing over it.
Agonizing is her job too.
Prosecutor Takemura.
I was asked to give this to you downstairs.
- Sato Fune-san was here? - Yes.
I told her to come see you, but
she said she just wanted to give this to you and left.
Fune-san...
Aihara-san!
Is something wrong?
I'm going out for a bit.
There was something
I just had to tell you, so
I picked up my pen.
I've been lying to you all this time.
At the time of the accident, my husband actually
started crossing the street even though the green light was flashing.
I was getting palpitations and had come to a standstill.
The light turned red immediately.
Then my husband, who had just crossed the road, turned around and
beckoning me to hurry up and come, he started coming back towards me.
Immediately after that...
my husband was hit.
Dad!
Dad, Dad!
Dad!
Dad...!
- Dad! - Are you all right?
Dad!
Hello! I caused an accident!
The location?
The intersection at 13 5-chome, Rokkaku-cho.
Please come right away!
Please...please...
Dad!
Dad! Dad...!
As I was calling out to him,
I started to get a pain my chest.
Then Katsumura-san...
Are you all right?
The ambulance...it will be here shortly...
Just a little bit longer... please wait just a little bit longer.
I'm sorry!
I'm truly sorry!
I'm sorry...!
I had forgotten all about it but,
even under those circumstances, I think Katsumura-san
did everything that he could for both my husband and me.
I'm sorry!
If my husband was here, I'm sure this is what he'd say.
Closed
Hey, Fune.
How long are you going to be moping around?
You know that the young man
had no malicious intent when he hit me.
You should think about his future too.
So I'm asking you please.
Please don't
punish Katsumura-san too severely.
As the bereaved family,
I ask you this favor.
Sato Fune
I'd like to request a summary order and sentence a fine for Katsumura Hiroshi.
- That means there will be no formal prosecution, right? - Yes.
One man's life has been taken.
Was the decision based on careful consideration of that fact?
Yes.
There are several reasons for the decision. First of all,
the fact that there was negligence on the victim's part as well for not observing the light.
The fact that the suspect is deeply repentant.
The fact that he responded with sincerity after the accident.
And finally,
a petition was submitted by the bereaved family asking for a light sentence.
- Did you sympathize with the suspect? - No.
Even if there was room for sympathy, I believe it's the prosecutor's duty to
harden the heart and mete out punishment
to those who commit crime.
But at the same time, I believe it's also the prosecutor's duty to
ensure that those who commit crime get back on track
and return to society as soon as possible.
I made the determination that Katsumura Hiroshi can be expected to get on the right track.
Good job, Prosecutor Takemura.
Thank you for your hard work.
I haven't done anything.
I was just agonizing and wavering between Fune-san and Katsumura-san.
Fune-san's letter helped solve everything.
It's not a bad thing, is it?
The prosecutor agonized a lot.
It was appalling how much she agonized.
But don't you think
your thoughts at least reached Fune-san?
Aihara-san...
But just this time, mind you.
We'll never finish our work if you agonize all the time like this.
Yes. I'll do my best.
Oh, but...
I can't promise you, okay?
There's no need to promise. You're not going to keep it anyway.
OPEN
- Hello. - Welcome.
Oh, Prosecutor!
Congratulations on the reopening of your store.
I came to buy a variety of senbei today.
Take your time looking around. How about katayaki (hard baked) senbei?
- Our No. 1 bestseller. - Really? Sounds good.
Is this okay?
Katsumura-san?
He said he wanted to offer incense to Dad so
- I got him to help me. - Oh, I see!
Excuse me while I go get some tea.
I'm happy for you that you got to keep your job at the restaurant.
I owe it all to you and Fune-san.
Thank you so much.
Katsumura-san.
What's important is what's ahead.
It's how you choose to live.
Please don't forget Fune-san's intention
when she pleaded extenuating circumstances for you.
I'm home~.
I bought some senbei for you guys.
- A visitor? - Onee-chan, okaeri!
Guess what. I can finally introduce him to you!
My fiancé !
- Fiancé ? - Yeah!
This is my fiancé, Goto Koichi-san!
I'm Goto!