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."
Hi, everyone.
Like I said I'm not going on a blind date!
Get it through your head!
Who's she talking to?
Her mother.
I'm working hard.
Just leave me alone!
And also...
Aguri-chan was raised by her mother.
She calls to check up on Aguri-chan.
I see.
I'm already 21, you know?
What is this?
Stop treating me like a child!
I have work. I'm hanging up.
A parent can tell...
when you aren't committed to your job.
Why are you saying that about me?
I work very hard.
Really? That's nice to hear.
Guys. Big news!
Turn the TV on.
At 9 a.m. a robbery attempt occurred at Tange Bank in Ota City.
That's right around the corner.
The suspect failed, but is still at large...
Seriously?
If I were there, I would've caught him right there.
Hey, I used to do karate.
I'm someone you can count on.
Anyone listening?
Welcome.
Could that be the guy on the news...?
The criminal is armed. Police are asking citizens to stay alert.
The bank robber?
We're counting on you!
Hey, bank robber.
Who do you think I am?
He's got a machine gun!
Hiramatsu-san, your karate!
No, I'm a white belt and I can't handle machine guns.
The oldest person should go. Tokichi-san, please.
Please!
Allow me to introduce myself.
I am a kung fu master!
Don't push me!
Please be quiet!
If you mess around, I'll kill you!
A woman?
EPISODE 8: THE PRESSURE POINT OF A ROBBERY
Why hide here of all places?
After killers, now he's attracted a robber?
Thanks to you, Joe-san is becoming a real hotshot detective.
They'll make a TV drama about him.
"Massage Detective Joe."
Hold it.
They'd first make a drama about Money's incredible adventures.
Yes, sorry.
Who will play you?
The big star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
And Tiger?
We'll do an audition and see.
You're going to die on duty.
I'm going to die on duty?
In episode 2.
-I'm going to die on duty? -Food poisoning.
I'm going to die?
Make a sudden move, and I'll shoot.
I'm hungry.
Be quiet!
How could you sleep?
We're still being held hostage.
There's a hole in my pork bun.
Be glad it's not you.
Be quiet.
OK.
Give me all the money you've got.
How dare you point a gun at an elderly person.
Shame on you.
Hurry up!
It's in the cash register.
Take as much as you like.
You there.
Go get me all the money.
Yes.
Ouch!
Hurry up!
I can't move like this.
That's it?
You there!
I see someone.
Don't shoot!
Tokichi.
You're a bit too cheerful.
Money-san.
Here are the robber's demands.
100 million yen in cash.
100 million?
Also...
10 grilled beef lunches.
10 servings?
Not the thin-sliced beef, but the premium sirloin.
Who told you to ask for food?
Sorry. I'm too hungry.
Forget it. Sit down!
You with the glasses.
He said premium beef.
No, I'm pretty sure it's select beef.
Hey. What now?
Listen up, you dimwit cops.
500 million in cash and a getaway car. No...
make that a helicopter.
Get it to me in an hour,
or I'll blow their heads off!
That's enough!
Shut up!
I'm sorry.
This isn't a joke.
I got really bold for some reason.
This is quite a dangerous criminal.
We can't just storm in there.
Like I said, it's the premium beef.
-See? It says "premium beef." -You're right.
What kind of a massage parlor is this?
I need to calm down.
I think she has a kid.
That teddy bear of hers.
It's the same one my mother sent me.
It's popular among kids now.
And she squeezes her shoulder just like my mother does.
Would you like a massage?
You're tired, right?
That's a good idea.
Be it a robber or assassin,
all tired people are our customers.
Joe, give her a massage.
Don't worry. He won't run away.
If you're worried, you can strap bombs on him.
OK...
I'll do that.
Any funny moves, and I'll press the button.
I didn't think that she'd actually have bombs.
You're well prepared.
This isn't the time to be impressed.
I can't massage you like this.
Fine, then forget it!
Joe-san. Help her.
Aguri-san.
Joe-san's massages are amazing.
Give it a try.
Concentrate.
Kikai, Chukan, Danchu.
Taiyo.
Heaven...
Heaven!
Still no info about the situation inside?
What's that voice?
Maybe...
someone is being tortured.
Is that Madam Eco's voice?
The obvious choice would be...
Aguri-chan.
That feels so good!
Don't!
I'm done.
Wow!
My shoulders feel so much lighter.
The button...
You're quite tired.
Well, I work as a shelf stacker and a janitor.
I also have a job where I put chopsticks into paper wrappers.
I knew it.
I guess that doesn't concern you.
My shoulders feel so much better from your massage.
I'm ready to fight some more now.
The situation has gotten worse.
-This place is off limits. -Thank you so much.
I said you can't come in here.
Money-senpai!
Excuse me.
No autographs. Maybe some other day. He's working right now.
We identified the criminal from her rental car.
Satoko Mori.
She has a daughter?
She's a single mother.
Is she really the culprit?
Yes, I'm positive.
Give me that.
-Press this. -What's going on?
Shiori.
Listen up.
Isn't that Money?
We've confirmed your identity.
There's no use resisting. Come out.
I'm the incredible Detective Money.
I trained with the LAPD!
You're completely surrounded. I repeat.
I'm Detective Money!
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
Don't move unless I say so.
Could you at least let Madam Eco go?
She doesn't look it, but she's turning 100 next year.
100?
Are you all right?
I have a condition.
I need to go the hospital.
Joe.
I'm counting on you.
Madam Eco, are you all right?
I'm fine.
I have a message from Joe.
He said he'll unravel the mystery soon.
Where's my getaway car?
You.
Tell them my request again.
Do it!
Let go!
Don't move! Arrest her.
Hey, let go of me!
This is definitely Satoko Mori.
Tiger-san is unnecessarily cool.
Let me go.
There's something I have to do.
Give it up!
Let me go. I don't have time.
Take her away.
Let me go!
Wait a minute.
What is it?
She's not the criminal.
She's been holding you hostage.
Of course she's the criminal.
There's another crime hiding behind this crime.
What do you mean?
The true culprit is elsewhere.
Yeah, Massage Detective!
Ma'am, aren't you being blackmailed?
The body speaks louder than words.
I examined your interosseous and lumbricalis muscles.
After entering Hogusudo, you sent the true culprit a few messages.
And right now...
your child is being held hostage.
How did you know that?
Tiger-san, please take out your phone and do as I tell you.
Yes.
Go ahead.
Press "sa" and flick to the left.
Flick.
That gives us "shi."
Correct. Let's continue.
"A" and flick down.
"Ra" and flick left.
"Wa" and flick left.
"Ha" without any flicks.
"A," flick right. "Sa," flick left.
"Ta," flick right.
This is how she moved her muscles.
Tiger-san, what does the message say?
"Give me back Shiori."
Shiori is...
your daughter?
Yes.
The true culprit kidnapped her daughter,
and blackmailed her to rob a bank.
She's not the one you should arrest.
So who's the true culprit?
I caught the true culprit.
This is the true culprit.
You are...
Ashiyama-san, right?
Yes.
The true culprit was Kinta Ashiyama, a military geek who lives below Mori-san.
As Joe said, looking into past problems with neighbors led me to him.
This guy would've easily been able to get the sub-machine gun
and the explosives attached to Joe.
Joe, how did you know problems with a neighbor were behind this?
When I massaged her back,
I realized Satoko-san hadn't been getting any rest.
She couldn't rest even while at home.
So I thought you were having trouble with a neighbor.
Fantastic. You make our investigations look pointless.
I agree.
You're an exceptional detective.
Um...
I'm an exceptional culprit too, right?
Exceptional?
I mean, I kidnapped the noisy brat upstairs,
and I made her mom rob a bank.
Look.
I sent her this photo.
It was a great idea!
An exceptional culprit that will go down in history!
Shut up, man.
My gun accidentally goes off a lot.
Because I'm no exceptional detective!
I'm sorry.
We'll interrogate you at the station.
I apologize for everything.
Please escort her.
What drove you to go so far?
You robbed a bank for your child.
What made you go that far?
For a parent, nothing is ever too far.
There's no limit.
There's nothing I wouldn't do.
That's what being a parent is.
There's an expression...
"It wouldn't hurt to put your child in your eye."
That's a lie.
A lie?
Raising a child is...
full of pain.
But...
a parent still does it.
Even if the child doesn't understand your feelings.
No matter how old the child becomes,
that will always remain the same.
Mommy!
Shiori!
Mommy!
Watch out!
I'm so glad.
Were you all right?
I knew you were coming to get me, so I wasn't scared at all.
I'm sorry that I made you worry.
Don't just stare at my face.
I'll charge you money.
Sorry.
I've decided.
I remembered that...
my mother has worked hard all her life.
Her shoulders always bothered her.
I want to help people like her feel better.
I will become a massage therapist.
A real massage therapist.
That's a great idea.
How serious is the mother's crime?
She did rob a bank, but she was blackmailed.
I'll try to get her off with just a warning.
Well...
You're quite useful sometimes.
More than sometimes, grandma.
Sorry for the wait.
I have a feeling it'll be next week.
Joe will awaken then!
Next week...
Madam Eco!
Who was that guy?
Oh...
You were here?
What do you mean by "awaken?"
What about Joe-san?
I didn't say that.
Madam Eco, you're acting weird.
I'm always weird!
I know that, but what about that guy in black?
He looked dodgy.
NAIKAN: PRESSURE POINT FOR NERVOUSNESS
THIS DRAMA IS FICTION THE EFFECTS OF MASSAGE VARY
Massage Detective Hyuma.
The victim frequented clubs.
Let the battle begin.
Taiyo, Indo.
That's this case's pressure point!
He took Joe-san's catchphrase.