[Subtitles translated from FIX C-subs, TVBT C-subs, and Jpsubbers J-transcripts]
The past can be changed.
Please do not give up.
The fifth person was at the side of Aioi Bridge in Hongo 1-chōme.
Hey! Hey, are you ok?
Based on what you said,
I went to Aioi Bridge and saved the woman who was attacked.
It is changing.
Then, I arrested the culprit.
He is not the culprit. You have arrested the wrong person.
It is the same culprit.
Pull the Cold Case team out of this case right away.
We must stop him.
The next victim is...
Kitano Midori.
23 years old. Works in a eatery.
What do you mean by Midori will die?
What are you saying!
What are you talking about!
Do you hear me? Hey!
Damn it!
Bastard!
7th victim: Kitano Midori BODY FOUND Date: April 19, 1997 Location: Kōka-ka Park (11-5 Ōsawa 6-chōme) Time of death: 21:00
APRIL 19, 1997
Where is Midori?
Where is Midori!
She got off work a short while ago.
A short while ago.
Kitano Midori Date: April 19, 1997
BODY FOUND
What is going on?
Why did it not change?
7th victim Kitano Midori April 19th 21:00
The next victim is Kitano Midori.
At 9PM on April 19th,
she will be killed at Ōsawa 6-chōme.
What nonsense is this!
SIGNAL: Cold Case Investigation Team Episode 4
Did you find out anything?
No...
7th victim: Kitano Midori BODY FOUND Date: April 19, 1997 Location: Kōka-ka Park (11-5 Ōsawa 6-chōme) Time of death: 21:00
What happened?
Nothing...
So early.
I have interesting news.
The binding method between the past and present cases are the same.
So it's the same killer?
It's just that
all the victims in the past
were alive when their hands and feet were bound.
As for the body this time,
there is no haemorrhage from the restraints nor any ligature marks.
In other words, she was tied up after she was killed.
Does that mean it's not the same killer?
The binding method in the past cases was never revealed.
Yet the binding method this time is the same.
This proves that even if the killer is someone else,
he is definitely related to the previous cases.
So if we catch the killer of this case,
we might find leads to the previous cases.
Isn't that the case?
This is going to be interesting.
First Division's investigations appear to have hit a snag.
There are no witnesses, nor any CCTV footage.
They have had no leads so far.
From the looks of it, this will come in handy.
We are taking over from here. Get lost!
Just before we were kicked out,
I collected this from the fragment of a broken glass.
- Get it analysed. - Yes.
Are there still no eyewitness testimonies of any suspicious persons?
First Division has gone through the security footage of the convenience store
and residential homes...
There's a moving surveillance camera.
If we're lucky, it might have captured something.
Let's go over everything from the top.
Yes.
The culprit killed her as soon as the investigations resumed.
His motive is surely to silence the victim.
The window was locked from inside.
The front door lock device wasn't tampered with either.
This indicates the culprit was acquainted with the victim.
Yashiro Eiko must have known something.
The bus driver Tanaka.
Where is Mr. Tanaka now?
Ever since he moved, I have lost touch with him.
Was there anyone he was on close terms with at the time?
I believe he was on good terms with Yashiro back then.
Based on the psychological profile,
at the time, the culprit should have been a man in his early 20s
with no experience dating a woman.
Although Tanaka does not match that profile,
he is definitely connected in some way to the culprit.
We must locate Tanaka after all.
I will look into Tanaka's residence.
I will pay the bus company another visit.
I am sorry to keep you waiting.
These are the mobile surveillance footage
of deliveries in that area during the specified time.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Josai Bus Public Transport Service Company
Ahh, I remember Mr. Tanaka.
He resigned immediately after that incident.
I do not have any way of contacting him.
Do you know his reason for quitting?
His son had an accident.
His son?
He was in an accident around that time.
Because of his son, Mr. Tanaka resigned
to get the severance pay.
May I know how old his son was at the time?
Well, it happened shortly after he graduated from high school.
So he was probably about 20 years old?
Thank you.
I've located Tanaka's address.
How did you manage to get it?
He had a traffic violation two years ago.
There was a record in the Transport Department.
I'll drop by his house first.
Apart from Yashiro Eiko, I have confirmed that there are prints for another person.
However, there is no match to records of past convictions.
Look at this.
The CCTV footage was captured here.
Yashiro Eiko's house is here.
The time is 22:03.
Yashiro Eiko's estimated time of death is between 9PM to 10PM.
Just after the murder.
If this is Tanaka's thumbprint...
If only I am able to compare it.
Tanaka committed a traffic violation.
The Transport Department should have taken his fingerprints.
Tanaka
Excuse me.
Is this the home of Mr. Tanaka Shūichi?
Yes. Mr. Tanaka should be at the hospital right now.
Hospital?
Where are you now?
On the way to Asahigaoka General Hospital.
Hospital?
That's right.
Tanaka's son is currently hospitalised.
It appears that Tanaka has been looking after his son all this time.
Listen carefully.
The CCTV and fingerprint results are out.
Tanaka Shūichi is Yashiro Eiko's killer.
These are Tanaka's driving logs at the time.
Thank you.
Saegusa speaking.
We've identified the killer.
Yashiro Eiko's killer is Tanaka.
What?
Sakurai is on the way to apprehend Tanaka.
I am heading out too!
As expected, based on the driving logs,
Tanaka was on duty each time the crimes occurred,
which pretty much provides him with an alibi.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
This is Mr. Kaneda.
Both he and Mr. Tanaka were drivers around the same time.
Mr. Tanaka's wife died very young,
so he raised Hitoshi by himself.
However, Hitoshi had poor social skills
and also had problems finding a job.
Ever since his son was a child, Tanaka worried for him
so he let him ride on the bus he drove in order to watch over him.
On the route 98 bus?
Yes.
Tanaka Hitoshi
Kondo Mika and Shimada Yayoi all took bus route 98.
The culprit targeted the victims on the route 98 bus.
After they got off the bus, he followed them and attacked.
Mr. Tanaka often said,
"I would do anything for my son."
- Hitoshi, what's wrong? - Don't ask. Just drive!
What is going on! That hurts!
Yes.
It is undoubtedly Tanaka who killed Yashiro Eiko.
However, the women serial murderer is his son, Hitoshi.
What?
What's wrong?
Sakurai!
Damn it!
Asahigaoka General Hospital
Sakurai is in danger!
What?
Sakurai!
Is he the one?
He is the killer of the women serial murders.
It's not me!
At the very least, you just tried to kill me.
That was because you held a gun to me.
I resisted because I was frightened!
Don't move!
I am arresting you on the charges of
obstruction of justice and willful injury.
Don't touch me!
Sakurai is fine.
The suspect has already been apprehended.
Tanaka turned himself in at Josai Precinct just now.
He confessed to everything.
What?
I did it.
Be it Yashiro Eiko
or all those dead women in the past,
I killed them all.
That man only killed Yashiro Eiko.
The past crimes were committed by his son Hitoshi.
Did his son confess?
No.
Evidence?
Nothing yet.
Look here, Sakurai.
No one will believe it without concrete evidence.
Tanaka Shūichi has already confessed to all the crimes.
This will be announced at the press conference tomorrow.
Detective Ōyama.
Detective Ōyama, can you hear me?
I'm listening.
Kitano Midori...
Is she safe?
The killer...
What?
Isn't it 2018 where you are?
Did the culprit get caught?
What's wrong?
I asked if you caught the killer!
Were you unable to make it in time?
Is the culprit the bus driver, Tanaka?
He's hiding something!
Well...
Is the real culprit someone else?
Who is it? Tell me!
Hurry up and tell me!
Damn it...
Detective Ōyama?
Over there...
You've only seen the photos, right?
What?
Based on a few photos and details,
you think you understand the case well.
But it is different for me.
Just yesterday,
she was still living well.
Living her life diligently.
She said with a smile
that she finally had her own dreams.
I want him to pay in the same way.
I am going to kill him.
I am going to kill him!
Don't.
If you did, you too will become a criminal.
Yashiro Eiko knows who the real killer is.
Please question Yashiro Eiko.
Detective Ōyama.
Detective Ōyama, can you hear me?
Damn!
Yashiro Eiko...
She must have had proof that Tanaka Hitoshi is the real killer.
That's why she was killed
by his father Tanaka Shūichi to silence her.
The evidence must be hidden somewhere.
If the evidence was in the apartment,
the investigation team would have found it long ago.
After Tanaka Shūichi killed her,
he should have also searched the place
but failed to find anything.
From the looks of it, it is hidden somewhere else.
Josai Bank
It's at Josai Bank.
I will now present
the investigation report of
the Josai Region women serial murders.
The Yashiro Eiko murder
that happened on April 5th this year
is consistent with the killings
of the past cases that happened in 1997.
Upon concluding that the murders were committed by the same person,
the police launched their investigation.
The results of the investigation...
Is this true?
Yes.
What is going on?
Are there new findings?
The investigation results
will be announced by
Inspector Sakurai of the Cold Case Investigation Team.
Are you prepared?
Yes.
In the process of investigating
the Yashiro Eiko murder that occurred on April 5th this year,
we found conclusive evidence
that led us to identify
the killer of the 1997 Josai Region women serial murders.
Mr. Tanaka Shūichi.
You knew that the serial murderer
was your son.
What are you talking about?
In order to protect your son, you lied.
A man wearing a black hoodie should have gotten on the bus.
Nobody got on the bus.
Since it was near the last stop,
mostly people would be getting off,
not getting on the bus.
Ms. Yashiro felt that your response was suspicious.
Mr. Tanaka.
Wasn't Hitoshi on the bus on that day?
Josai Bus Last Stop
Hitoshi.
Let's go home together.
I have something on.
Why did you lie?
Which stop did he get on?
He was on it from the beginning.
- What are you doing? - Nothing!
Argh!
Let me go! No!
From this piece of evidence,
we extracted the fingerprints of
Josai Region women serial murder victim, Kitano Midori.
At the same time, we also retrieved
the suspect's DNA.
The killer is Tanaka Shūichi's son
Tanaka Hitoshi, 42 years old.
Where was the evidence discovered?
It was kept in a safe deposit box in Josai Bank
by murder victim Ms. Yashiro.
Using this piece of evidence as a threat,
Ms. Yashiro began blackmailing the suspect Tanaka Shūichi.
It has been confirmed through the victim's bank records
that money was frequently transferred into it.
In order to conceal the truth of his son's crimes,
the suspect Tanaka killed Ms. Yashiro to silence her.
Knowing that he had nowhere to run,
he turned himself in, and even lied that
the previous murders were committed by him too.
It was to protect his son?
That's not true...
Hitoshi is not evil.
He lost his mother when he was young,
and was just a lonely, pitiful child.
Does loneliness...
justify killing people?
You clearly do not know anything so stop pretending that you do!
Hitoshi!
That poor child...
had already been punished enough
through that accident!
Accident?
That detective.
Come clean!
- Hey! - What... what is the matter?
Hitoshi!
Why! Why did you kill her!
Say something!
Why did you kill her! Tell me!
Answer me! Speak!
Answer me! Hey!
Tell me!
This boy is innocent!
No one got on board at that stop!
If only you had told the truth,
no one else would have died.
It is not his fault!
That's enough!
If you don't stop him, someone else will be harmed.
Those two women on the bus that day
are already dead.
There is no evidence to prove that Hitoshi is the culpritl
I see.
Then I have no choice.
Since there are neither witnesses nor evidence,
l will have to end it all myself.
Don't!
Hitoshi!
I will never let you catch me.
Hitoshi!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
My legs can't move.
Why can't they move!
Heal me! Aren't you a doctor!
Heal my legs now. Do it quickly!
Do something!
What more do you want!
Let your son turn himself in.
Why don't you arrest him?
Because there is no evidence.
That's it.
There is no proof that he did it.
No witnesses.
No evidence either.
That child has already been punished enough!
Just leave us be!
I will keep my eyes on you both forever.
That detective...
It's because of that detective Ōyama...
that Hitoshi ended up like that!
What more punishment do you want for him?
He was the one who stopped it.
Detective Ōyama was the one...
who put a stop to more killings.
From that day on...
we have been living our lives quietly.
Hasn't everyone forgotten the past?
Why did you have to reopen the case!
If it were your son who was killed,
would you...
be able to forget and live on peacefully?
Kondo Mika.
Mother to a 4 year old and 2 year old.
Shimada Yayoi.
She was supposed to be married a month later.
Kitano Midori.
She just obtained her qualification certificate
and was working hard towards building a new life.
Each of the victims had their own lives.
They all had families who cherished them.
Can you still say those words after seeing all this?
Do you really feel nothing...
even after seeing all this?
All the victims...
were lying on the cold ground,
trembling with fear when they died.
You should never
forget that.
He's coming! He's coming! Mr. Tanaka!
It's dangerous! Please stay back!
Why can't we see his face!
YASUDA RAMEN SHOP
With Midori's hairclip?
Yes.
It was all because of Miss Kitano Midori's hairclip
that the case could be solved.
It was because of that police officer.
What?
That hairclip was...
a birthday gift from the detective
who was always looking out for Midori.
I believe his name was Ōyama.
I'm sorry.
I failed to protect Midori.
If only I had gone a little earlier...
She always said that
she could continue to do her best because you were by her side.
I have something to give you.
She had intended to invite you to watch it with her.
She saw how dispirited you were
and wanted to invite you to watch a comedy.
She said this time it would be her turn to encourage you.
Ōyama!
I will repay you next time.
That foolish child.
She was really looking forward to
watching a movie with you.
Detective Ōyama.
Detective Ōyama, can you hear me?
We have caught the killer of the Josai Region women serial murders.
Evidence...
Did you find the evidence?
It was you...
No...
It was the evidence left behind by you and Kitano Midori.
What was it?
The identification technology at the time is not sufficiently advanced.
So even if you found that same evidence,
identification is not possible.
However, no matter how much technology has evolved...
the culprit cannot be arrested without evidence.
We were able to arrest the culprit this time...
all because of you, Detective Ōyama.
Thank you.
Thank you... for letting me know.
Are you okay?
What?
What are you doing.
It is very dangerous for a woman to act on her own.
The police force does not differentiate between male and female.
Is that so?
Incidentally,
It's your first time
seeing a murder site, isn't it?
It is not the first time.
Older brother! Older brother!
Older brother!
Older brother, wake up!
Older brother!
What happened?
Preview
You must trust me. It really isn't my father.
If only we had never communicated through the walkie-talkie.
You've been wearing it for 18 years.
He would do anything for money.
I must find senpai.
The past has changed. Is that really the culprit?
Translation: liddi @ D-Addicts
It's my fault.