We've seen many kinds of detectives in the past...
A child detective with an adult's mind.
A high school kid with a famous grandpa.
An interesting genius physicist.
A housekeeper, a secondhand bookseller, an amnesiac...
A key obsessive, a lawyer who aims to win more than 0.1% of cases..
Any kind of detective will do.
Still yet another new type of detective is about to be born.
His name is "Massage Detective Joe."
Yes.
I understand.
You're right.
Of course I do.
It's the truth.
I didn't know that Joe had someone to talk to on the phone.
Who were you talking to?
My mom.
Your mother?
You have a mother?
Wait, that's normal.
So what was that about? It seemed serious.
She's anxious to meet her grandchild.
Grandchild?
You don't even have a girlfriend.
First you have to stop being an introvert.
What does your dad think?
My dad...
Nothing.
My parents nag me about getting married too.
I lied and said I have a girlfriend to make them shut up.
Like you would have a girlfriend!
Seriously!
It's perfectly possible.
But that kind of lie could get you in trouble.
Huh?
In dramas, these lies eventually get exposed,
and create big problems, you know.
Lying isn't good, I'm telling you.
I know what you mean.
I'm back.
I hope you're not wasting time.
Welcome back.
Aguri. Are you done making the "eco-notepad"?
Sorry.
But an eco-notepad...
is just a notepad made of the backs of fliers, right?
I don't really like boring tasks like this.
Joe.
Time to get ready for your house call to the Kashiwazakis in Setagaya.
That couple?
I don't want to go.
Hurry.
I don't want to go.
Why is he so unwilling to go?
EPISODE 4: THE PRESSURE POINT OF A LIE
Welcome, welcome to my home.
Hello.
We're Kaito and Aki Kashiwazaki.
-What the... -We are inseparable soulmates.
Good to see you.
Let's go to the bedroom.
OK.
I'm scared.
I have a show coming up, so please do something for my throat.
OK.
Once again, I'll focus on the Nenkoku, which is good for the throat.
Thanks. That'll be great.
Concentrate.
Kikai, Chukan, Danchu, Taiyo.
I will begin now.
That was great.
My stress and fatigue are all gone.
You sound busy.
The show's coming up, and there's pressure since I'm the main character.
On top of that, we still don't have any kids.
My wife wants a kid badly.
So she's trying various things.
That just adds to the pressure.
IT'S A...
BRA!
Now, time to make babies.
I want my mom to meet her grandchild.
Sensei?
Excuse me.
Honey. Kie-san's here to pick you up.
Time to go to your voice lesson.
All right.
What's my schedule this week?
Tomorrow...
voice lesson.
The day after that, voice lesson.
And from Thursday on, voice lessons.
All right.
Thank you for everything.
Oh, it's nothing.
You look beautiful as always.
Kaito, I made you your special drink again.
Thanks.
THE NEXT DAY
Excuse us.
-Oh, Money. -It's Money-san. Anyway...
Joe. I need to talk to you.
Huh? Again?
What do you mean, "again"? Don't you watch the news?
Kaito Kashiwazaki, whom you massaged yesterday, was killed.
Yet another murder at a place you've visited on a house call.
Plus, this time, the very person you massaged is the victim.
Seriously?
Don't tell me that you're accusing Joe-san again.
When are you going to learn that Joe-san isn't capable of killing someone?
-We know that. -Ouch.
This time, there's another likely suspect.
But as always, I think Joe is involved in this case too.
-No way. -Then...
who's the killer?
The voice teacher.
Fantastic.
The suspect is voice teacher Morinojo Yukimura.
I can't hear you at all.
The murder took place during Kaito Kashiwazaki's lesson.
Kaito!
Cause of death: poisoning using potassium cyanide.
The poison was found in his thermos.
It wasn't me.
Why would I?
The poison was found in the thermos he drank from during the lesson.
He drank from it several times, but suddenly died in agony.
Since you were with him, you must have poisoned him...
If you think according to the rules.
Who would do such an obvious thing?
Yukimura's got a point.
Hence, we're making inquiries to find crucial evidence.
That's the story!
He's not listening.
Why?
Why are people killed wherever I go?
You sure are a pain. Let's go.
I'm sure you're involved somehow.
Tiger, take him.
Yes. We'll be exploiting him again.
How polite.
Joe-san, time for the Massage Detective!
-I don't want to. -You got no choice.
Do I have to go?
I'll bring Joe-san's stuff later.
Joe.
This is part of your destiny.
This is task 4 for your awakening.
Task 4?
You two were so in love.
I'm so jealous!
How long were you two married?
5 years.
You guys were the perfect couple.
You don't have any kids, right?
I guess you wouldn't need any being in love so much.
Aguri-san.
Actually...
It's difficult for me to have children.
I think that's her. I invited the manager too.
Kie Takatori-San.
What would you like to know from me?
The voice teacher, Morinojo Yukimura, is our prime suspect.
But we only have circumstantial evidence. We need hard evidence and a motive.
Do you have any information?
No, I've never met him before.
My husband said he's a friendly person.
It seemed like Yukimura-sensei wasn't very fond of Kaito-san.
He said he couldn't stand him.
So sadly the two of them didn't get on...
Which means the motive was...
that the teacher couldn't stand his victim.
Who would kill for such a reason?
There's nothing else in particular that comes to mind.
Then I'd like to see Kaito-san's room.
We might find a clue.
I wonder if we'll find something.
There was poison in the thermos, right?
Isn't that evidence?
There could've been some sort of trick.
For example...
one using ice cubes.
POTASSIUM CYANIDE DRINK RECIPE
REGULAR ICE & ICE CONTAINING POISON
By using ice cubes containing potassium cyanide
you can drink the liquid without any problem until the ice melts.
Delicious!
Once the ice melts, the poison will get mixed into the drink,
and kill the person who drinks it.
What the hell?!
THE END
Then you can't say for sure that the voice teacher is the killer.
Hush.
Senpai is contemplating every possible scenario.
The killer may be someone close to the victim, who could poison his drink.
Someone close?
The wife and the manager.
Which means we should've looked at the two of them closely.
Joe, how did the two seem to you?
As always, you depend on him.
We're just chatting.
So what'd you think of them?
I think Yukimura-san was telling the truth.
However, when the wife and the manager looked at each other...
their facial muscles were unnatural.
A fake smile doesn't make wrinkles in the corner of the eyes.
They were faking their smiles.
You certainly observe people well for an introvert.
So is there something going on between them?
What do you think you're doing?
Put it down!
You put it down!
What's going on?
Detective, look. She's pointing a knife at me.
So are you!
This woman killed him.
What? I would never do such a thing.
You killed him!
Shut up!
Real-life mayhem!
Stop getting excited.
Do something!
Stop!
If you're going to stab each other, stab me!
-What good does that do? -It's fine.
Sacrificing myself to protect others...
that's a cop's duty...
Asshole Manager, I'm discounting the tofu.
Can I leave, asshole?
Is Joe doing well?
Don't worry.
He's beginning to understand human feelings.
He will wake up soon.
So, what happened?
This woman was having an affair with my husband.
I'd been vaguely aware of it.
I believed that...
he would eventually come back to me.
I thought having a baby would fix things.
But...
I couldn't get pregnant.
I tried many different things.
Then, my husband told me something awful one day.
Aki...
Yes?
The thing is...
I got Kie...
I got Kie pregnant.
Aki...
Aki!
I was devastated.
He couldn't have a kid with me.
He said he would acknowledge her child,
but that he wouldn't divorce me.
So I desperately tried to accept the reality,
and force myself to smile.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Your cheerfulness was all fake?
Yes.
If it was all such a lie, you should've quickly divorced.
I'm having his baby, you know?
Still talking like that?
It's the truth.
I loved him too.
Had he married me, we would've had a happy family.
You ruined our relationship!
What?!
Extra time!
That's not funny.
Settle down, both of you.
Poor guy.
Now both of you are beginning to look suspicious.
One of you must have killed Kaito-san.
Excuse me?
Do you have any proof?
As for proof...
I shall find it myself.
Um...
Oh, what's up?
Can I give them both a massage?
Concentrate.
Kikai, Chukan, Danchu, Taiyo, Indo.
Shishinso.
I couldn't get pregnant.
Cause of death: potassium cyanide poisoning.
It seemed like Yukimura-sensei wasn't very fond of Kaito-san.
...an affair with my husband.
You should've quickly divorced.
I've unraveled...
the mystery!
What'd you find out?
First, Yukimura-san isn't the killer.
As Money-san said, the murder using the thermos
could've been carried out by anyone.
He has no motive as well.
He hated the victim.
More importantly...
Totally ignored me...
Someone here has a motive.
That would be this woman.
Because I'm having his baby.
That's a possibility if that were true.
It is the truth.
No, Kie-san. You're lying, aren't you?
Please stand up.
Please hurry up.
Generally speaking, pregnancy causes an unstable pulse.
The pulse is felt strongly at areas related to the kidney,
thus allowing one to detect a pregnancy.
But I saw no such sign from you.
Meaning, you're not pregnant.
That's this case's pressure point!
Your pregnancy was a lie?
Then when you asked me how far along I was...
Yes, it was to see if you were lying.
Kie-san, how far along are you?
Your pulse and blood pressure tell me if you're lying.
Just like a lie detector.
Yes, this case is full of deception.
You lied to Kaito-san.
But why did you have to tell such a lie?
You wanted to keep Kaito-san even if it meant lying to him.
She wanted to keep Kaito-san?
Kaito-san asked to break up with you, no?
Let's end this.
We'll only meet for work.
Goodbye.
Wait.
I'm pregnant.
I said I'm pregnant.
His affair was a mistake.
That's why he broke up with you.
But you couldn't accept that, and lied about being pregnant to keep him.
However...
Kaito-san didn't leave Aki-san.
You couldn't forgive him for that.
I was...
I was suffering so much.
Whenever I'd come pick him up,
they'd look so happy together.
No matter what I did,
his smile was never directed towards me.
I didn't know what to do.
I wanted to rip the smile off your face.
And I wanted to...
have him for myself.
But I'm surprised that you were faking your smile too.
How dare you!
How dare you kill him!
Now I'm all alone.
I'll make you pay!
I'll make you pay. I'm going to kill you.
Don't do it!
Please get out of the way.
I'm all alone.
I can't have kids.
I have to live the rest of my life alone.
That's not true.
I found out earlier when I massaged you.
You are not alone.
You're pregnant.
What? Is that true?
Yes.
It happened recently.
You are pregnant with Kaito-san's baby.
That can't be...
His...
baby?
I'm finally pregnant.
Kaito.
You and I are...
inseparable soulmates.
Sorry.
I feel dizzy again.
All right, all right.
See you.
Call us if you need help again.
Drop the attitude.
Money-san.
Eye fatigue is causing your headaches.
Got that?
I'm going to be a stickler.
You get headaches?
Yeah, a little.
How'd he know that?
No idea.
I'm exhausted.
So a lie triggered the murder, huh?
Lying is scary. It's never good.
Let's live an honest life.
Then why not start by telling your father that you don't have a girlfriend?
Does your father believe you?
Yeah. I said she's a colleague and he believed me.
Does that mean I'm your girlfriend?
Yeah.
No. No way in hell!
Take back what you said.
You hate me that much?
There's always the possibility that he's referring to me.
No way!
Yes, it's possible.
Yes way!
TENSU: PRESSURE POINT TO RELIEVE CONSTIPATION
THIS DRAMA IS FICTION THE EFFECTS OF MASSAGE VARY
Next: "The Pressure Point of Fear."
Joe-san, this case was pretty crazy.
Yes, it definitely was.
-Really? -Admit it.
What'd you say?
Anyway, don't miss it.
I've unraveled the mystery!