This will make good broth.
It looks old.
Old like your husband!
He's funny.
I'm Massage Detective Hyuma.
I'm a massage genius.
Not only can I instantly make people feel good,
I can also gather information about them.
I use this technique to do detective work.
I hear there's a "Massage Detective" who's been solving difficult cases.
It seems I'm the talk of the town.
The guy's name is Joe, and he works at Hogusudo.
Joe from Hogusudo?
That's right!
That sounds great!
Too close!
Who is he?
Where can I find this Joe?
MASSAGE DETECTIVE JOE
EPISODE 9: THE PRESSURE POINT OF A RIVAL
Hiramatsu-san. The usual, please.
Welcome.
Do you have an appointment?
No. My name is Noda.
This is my first time here.
Thank you for coming!
Please have a seat.
Which treatment would you like?
Our daughter may be being bullied.
The school won't do anything.
Could you investigate the matter?
I hear that the detective here is very good.
What? People are saying that?
Oh my! Joe-san, you've got some detective work.
Hey, where's he gone?
What are you doing, Joe-san?
Get up!
Is he the detective?
Yes! The Massage Detective.
This guy can solve anything.
Please. Our daughter in grade school may be being bullied.
She hasn't been to cram school either.
But um...
Come on. They came all the way here.
I see.
Huh?
Did you say something?
I see!
What is that?
Aguri.
Do you have an appointment?
No!
You're the Massage Detective?
I see. You're quite well built.
I'm not him.
I'm Massage Detective Hyuma!
Massage Detective?
That's right.
I heard of another Massage Detective here, so I came from Chiba,
by taking the Uchibo Line and changing to the Keihin Tohoku Line!
I am the one and only Massage Detective!
I challenge you!
Would you be quiet?
I'm sorry.
I'm a therapist just like you all.
But I'm also a detective.
Hi there.
Money, good timing!
Stay out of this, little girl.
Joe, there's been a murder. Come with me.
Now you're starting to get rude.
What?
You're Joe? Ouch!
No. I'm...
There's been a murder at a hostess bar.
There are several suspects, but we don't know who did it.
Use your skill to find out quickly.
You've lost your pride now too.
The quicker the better.
I'm simply asking for Joe-sama's help.
You've finally become reasonable.
Not so fast!
It looks like you're a cop.
Yes, of course. I am.
I am Hyuma Hoshino. The great Massage Detective of Chiba.
A.k.a. Massage Detective Hyuma.
You're too close.
You could unravel any mystery with my help.
Let me handle it and not that loser.
Excuse me?
If you're in doubt, ask Detective Hanagata of the Chiba Police.
I've solved many difficult cases.
You had fun doing karaoke last night.
The pressure point Shotaku says you're having throat problems.
Is that true?
Yes.
I sang only Bon Jovi for 6 hours by myself!
Seriously?
So there's another guy like Joe.
Oh, well. I've got no time. OK you'll do. Come with me.
Leave it to me!
I'll prove who the real Massage Detective is.
Hold on a second!
Joe-san, we're going too.
Hurry!
Um...what about us?
I'm sorry. This is a massage parlor.
Make an erotic expression.
Yes.
Artistic, Tiger.
Ah, Senpai.
Huh? Who is that?
The new Massage Detective. Gives great massages.
Nice to meet you. I'm Massage Detective Hyuma.
Nice to meet you too.
What's this?
Seaweed.
Seaweed...um, Senpai.
He's not authorized to come in...
It's fine! I'm really fired up right now.
I will certainly solve this difficult case.
You're so annoying!
Tiger, what happened?
Tell them what happened.
Yes. So here's the situation.
Bring it on!
The victim is Tadafumi Mizuno.
35 years old.
He worked full time at a food company.
Full time!
I'm not throwing anything.
He was a regular at this hostess bar.
He was a gambling addict and was in a lot of debt.
He was always asking for money.
Money?
Yes.
He had a bad reputation.
-Bad? -Correct.
Let's go inside.
We go in first.
We're first. Please go in.
We go in first.
Please...we go in first.
Hey stop, seaweed!
The body was found by a river 5 kilometers from here.
5 km?
By a river?
We found injuries on his chin and cervical spine.
Chin?
Cervical spine?
The cervical spine injury killed him.
His lighter and receipt indicate that this bar was the last place he visited.
And we've discovered the victim's blood in the dressing room.
Most likely...
So he was probably murdered in the dressing room.
Yes.
And...
And his chin...
His chin was also injured?
Forensics say his chin was struck with a rectangular object.
What's this rectangular object?
What could this object be?
Would you shut up?
How would I know?
Easy, Tiger.
Calm down.
Even Tiger is annoyed by how pushy he is.
Yes, he is, isn't he.
Apparently...
Apparently, he was struck from below with a rectangular object of this size.
That's...
something like a "smart telephone."
That's odd.
"Smart telephone"?
Not "smartphone?"
And he fell back like this?
Then he died.
Yes. It looks like he hit his head and died.
So the smartphone...
He said "smartphone."
He was struck with a smart telephone and fell.
That's it!
But this severe internal hemorrhage indicates it was quite an impact.
A smartphone can't do that...
I know that. I'm not an idiot.
You can't kill someone with a smart telephone.
That's obvious.
Presumed time of death is around 9 p.m.
The bar was open then.
There were 3 people who could've gone into the dressing room.
Who are they?
It's not 5 people? Who are they?
Let me explain!
Who are they?
They're in the dressing room, the crime scene.
The dressing room is this way.
You tricked me!
Quiet!
That hurts!
It's these three.
Say cheese!
Did you get it?
Yes. It looks nice.
At the time of death, everyone except them was working.
I was in the office.
This is Maeda-san, the manager.
In order to better the company...
I was smoking behind the bar.
This is Mamiko-san, a hostess.
I went to go pee.
I'm sleepy.
Me too.
Pee?
Our new hostess, Kenyoko-san.
Kenyoko?
That's a strange name.
It's her professional name.
It's still strange.
I thought it'd be a cute name.
She's got unusual taste.
Nobody can prove they weren't here,
so none of you have an alibi.
Joe-san, have you noticed anything?
No. Nothing at this point.
Then we'll have to clear things up.
Right, Joe?
Let the game begin!
We'll both massage these people.
The one who unravels the mystery wins.
We go first.
Then I'll go second.
You're touching me.
You're touching me!
Manager, we're running out, so hurry up and make more crackers!
How is Joe? We don't have time.
I'll decide based on how he does today.
Only he can save this country.
By the way...
you won't look for that guy?
Joe's father.
Thank you.
Later!
Play ball!
Joe will go first.
Concentrate.
Kikai, Chukan, Danchu.
Taiyo.
Indo.
Shishinso.
That feels amazing!
He was a regular at this bar.
I was in the office.
He was in a lot of debt.
I went to go pee.
I was smoking behind the bar.
Did you unravel the mystery?
Umm...
What's wrong? Solve it like you always do.
Clueless, are you?
Don't try too hard.
Move!
Hey!
Change players!
Hyuma Hoshino.
Shintei.
Ah, not bad.
I've totally unraveled...
the mystery!
You solved it?
Yes.
Who's the killer?
The killer is...
Maeda-san the manager!
Where's your proof?
First of all...
the smart telephone-like object used to injure Mizuno-san's chin.
Stay away.
It was indeed a smart telephone.
A smartphone couldn't injure someone that badly.
He didn't just hit the victim with it.
You're too close.
He used that.
A selfie stick?
Don't touch it!
Little girl. You scared me.
You scared me more.
Yes. A selfie stick for a smart telephone.
Attach the smart telephone and swing.
Centrifugal force would increase the force of impact.
I see.
Careful!
But a normal person couldn't swing this in this small room.
Be quiet!
Listen.
Maeda-san had the technique to pull it off.
Yes!
Maeda-san...
loves golf.
That's...
this case's pressure point!
He stole Joe's catchphrase.
Maeda-san.
Your muscle condition told me that you play golf all year long.
An experienced golfer can pull his elbows in,
and still swing a club without decreasing speed.
Even in that small room,
you were able to use centrifugal force to swing that selfie stick.
Please.
Let me see your smart telephone.
There must be some kind of evidence.
Now! Now!
Wait a minute.
Why refuse?
If you're not the killer, there's no need to panic.
Fine.
This annoying guy is right.
All right!
No way!
That guy is not the killer.
He confessed.
Oh no Joe-san, you lost!
I don't really care.
We'll interrogate him at the station.
Joe.
It seems like you had an off day today.
Now the Massage Detective title is mine.
Don't ever use it again.
He's never called himself that.
Tiger.
I honestly don't feel good about this.
Let's go.
You two as well.
Let's go.
Wait.
Kenyoko-san. Could you give me a minute?
Tiger.
You go ahead.
Yes.
What is it?
So what's this about?
Isn't the manager the killer?
Maeda-san is the killer.
But there's still something that hasn't been brought to light.
Hyuma-san was too focused on the muscles used for the murder,
so he overlooked the truth.
It's understandable.
Your muscles aren't stiff. They are tender and in good condition.
But that's actually quite unusual.
What do you mean?
She's a child.
A child?
A child has practically no stiff muscles.
It's hard to tell from your looks, but you're in fact a child.
Judging from your bones and muscles,
you're probably 11 years old.
You are in grade school.
That's this case's...
pressure point!
An elementary school student was working at a bar?
Yes.
That's why she thought Kenyoko was a cute name,
and said "pee" instead of "restroom."
She seemed childish for her appearance.
I'm sorry.
I wanted money.
I look older,
so I thought that I'd be able to work at a bar.
Why do you want money?
You're being bullied, right?
Yes.
They're telling me to bring money.
I can't keep stealing money from my mom's purse.
"NOW HIRING!"
You are beautiful.
You're hired.
I can have money?
Of course.
Wait, that backpack is...
a grade schooler's, no?
Yes.
Really?
I'll pretend I didn't know.
So you came here instead of going to cram school.
It's been about a week now.
Are you saying that...
Yes. She's Noda-san's daughter.
Our daughter may be being bullied.
Seriously?
You know Mommy and Daddy?
A little.
When you get anxious...
When you get anxious, you wrinkle the muscle on your forehead like your dad.
You really observe people well, don't you.
I assume that Mizuno-san used this fact against the manager.
He told the manager that he knew about Kenyoko's age,
and blackmailed him.
You never know with kids these days, huh?
I mean, they work at hostess bars!
If I told the cops, what would happen to this place?
5 million yen will keep me quiet.
This is seriously hilarious.
I didn't know that the manager had killed Mr. Mizuno.
I had no idea.
I see.
But you can't work here.
Kenyoko-chan.
When bad energy circulates in your body,
it keeps getting worse.
The same goes for society.
You did something wrong due to bullying.
It's the same as bad energy being in your body.
If you do something bad because something bad happened to you,
then bad energy keeps flowing.
Your parents are really worried right now.
They're full of bad energy.
Don't lose out to the bad energy, change it into good energy.
I will.
I'd like to pretend that I didn't know anything about all this for her sake.
Joe-san. You knew and said nothing?
For her sake?
But...
what am I going to do now?
Don't worry.
Let Aguri-chan take care of that.
What's this?
Footage I recorded of your daughter being blackmailed.
The school will have to act when it sees this.
So the detective did look into Hitomi's case for us.
So her real name is Hitomi.
Joe.
You don't have to tell them the truth?
A painful truth is better left unsaid.
I see.
You've matured.
The time is right.
You won this time.
Not him again. I had completely forgotten about him.
I can't believe you discovered the real truth.
-Sir. -You're too close.
Ma'am.
Your daughter, Kenyo...
Stop!
Just keep your mouth shut. Take a hint and go back home.
What did you say? I'm extremely upset right now.
I don't care!
HYAKUE AND DANCHU: PRESSURE POINTS GOOD FOR LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
THIS DRAMA IS FICTION THE EFFECTS OF MASSAGE VARY
A respected CEO.
Your fingers leave her for a second, and she gets electrocuted.
No!
MASSAGE OR DIE
You hate me too, right?
What'll happen if I stop massaging?