Formal judgement: The accused is hereby sentenced to death.
I'm deeply sorry for being born.
If I keep doing nothing, I probably won't be able to forgive myself for the rest of my life.
Yukino can't be saved by anyone anymore.
I'll always be there for you!
A false accusation?
He might know the real culprit.
I knew it.
Run away, Riko-chan.
I ruined Yukino's life,
and yet all I worried about was myself.
On that night, for some reason, I couldn't call out to her.
I'm still feeling regret about that.
A stalker and what's more, a murderer.
It's always been on my mind.
If I answered the phone that day...
Do you even realize what she's done!?
It's the death penalty, you hear me!
"I killed my own family." "I made her do it."
I can't let her die like that!
I can't let her be sent to the gallows like that.
Hikaru...
Yukino...
Hence we've started a support group in order to demand a retrial.
She was met with an opportunity to die.
That's what she must have thought at the time.
It would be no surprise for her to get executed any day now.
( It's the official order for Tanaka Yukino to be executed. )
Your meeting with Tanaka Yukino was approved.
Innocent Days
Final Episode
Enter.
Long time no see, Shin-chan.
Have you been well?
Look, I think you already heard it from Sho-chan, but...
Why don't we sit?
You've actually come.
Sorry for not coming earlier.
Do you remember?
"If anyone of us feels sad, the rest of us will come to the rescue."
The Hill Exploration Party.
I...
...want to save you.
But...
What is it...
...that you wish?
Getting out of here and to be free...?
There's something I want you to know.
I've always wanted to apologize...
But I couldn't do it...
The person who derailed your life...
It was me.
Come on, hands up.
- Hurry up. - Hands up.
Don't you hide it.
We told you to hurry up!
- Hands up, we said! - And keep them up!
Where is it?
Found it.
You keep your hands up!
- What? - So little..
You serious?
You better give us ten grand by tomorrow! (90 USD)
- You're fucking kidding me. - Let's go.
How you wanna spend it?
- Any ideas? - Wanna grab a bite?
- The game center? - Wanna go to the game center?
Let's go there.
If he doesn't have ten grand by tomorrow we're gonna kill him.
I... I... I'd like to trade those in.
You read all those?
I... got a lot of books.
My... father is an avid reader.
That so?
Welcome.
I'd like to trade those in.
1, 2, 3, 4...
One second.
Let's see...
I had taken out money from that store's register multiple times.
And then...
I'd like to trade those in.
I thought that I finally got exposed.
She must be calling the police about right now.
"That kid has been stealing money from the register multiple times."
She's telling them on the phone.
I knew it. There's no way it could be you.
It's nothing.
I hope you'll come here next year, too.
Let's see... This one... 100...
You know him?
He looked like an old childhood friend...
At that time, I thought my heart was about to stop.
I didn't want you to see my current self.
But I had to know if it was really you...
Is this the police? This is "Konko-do" in Noge 5-chome...
What...
I...
Let's run away, Riko-chan.
Your mom will be sad.
Run away, Riko-chan.
I was scared...
I never went to that store again until one month later.
That's 200 Yen. (1.80 USD)
Say... what happened to the usual granny?
She helped me out a lot...
There was an incident and she got injured.
What? You're a regular here?
- Ah, yes. - I see.
I guess there are still some fine kids like you out there.
I can't believe it was a junior high school student.
What happened exactly?
A robbery.
A student stole some money
and knocked down my mother when she found out.
Was it only one person?
What's with that question?
I might happen to know that person.
There's a girl who doesn't come to school anymore.
Yeah, it was one person. Some girl named Tanaka.
- Tanaka Yukino? - Yes, that's her.
I have to explain...
Tell them that Yukino-chan is innocent.
I was thinking about it.
I really did, but I couldn't do it.
Even though I knew...
It wasn't you who did it.
But I'm the one who had been stealing.
From that store's register, multiple times.
That day...
For you to get arrested...
It was my fault.
I derailed your life...
...before it even began.
That's been ages ago...
The reason you were taken away from Yoko-chan and your stepfather...
That also was only because I had to tell my parents.
- That's even further in the past. - But have you never thought that way?
If... back then... even just one thing...
...turned out a little different.
If you had remained with Yoko-chan...
If you hadn't been arrested in that book store...
You wouldn't have to be in here right now.
I've always wanted to apologize to you, I'm sorry.
That's not true.
Back then...
It was me who chose to live with my grandmother.
It was also me who decided to remain at the bookstore.
The one who met Keisuke and decided to believe in him...
The one who hated those eyes and decided to have plastic surgery...
Me...
It was me who made all of those choices.
That's why I'm in here.
I don't have any regrets.
There's absolutely nothing you have to apologize for.
But...
You actually didn't do it, did you?
I know you didn't.
I know you'd never do something like that.
You might be thinking
that it's okay for you to die.
That's not true.
Hey, want to know something?
There are various people who think it's their fault.
Inoue-san...
Riko-san...
Hata-san, Kusabe-san, all of them.
All of them are thinking...
If they had done things differently, that wouldn't have happened.
That they could have prevented a murder-arson.
They're all blaming themselves.
Even though the criminal was someone else....
Come on, let's leave this place.
It won't be easy, but let's have another trial.
Sho-chan and Yoko-chan...
Especially me...
I...
I want you to live, Yukino-chan.
Choose again.
Choose to live!
Choose!!
I...
- You're already long overdue. - I'm sorry.
This visit is over.
Rise.
Thanks, Shin-chan.
But I've already decided.
Good-bye.
Leave the room.
How did it go?
We better hurry up...
- Before it's too late. - What?
She doesn't wish to have a retrial.
Because her wish is...
...to vanish from this world.
Tanaka?
You called for me?
- Close the door. - Yes, sir.
Tanaka Yukino's execution order has arrived.
She'll be executed in three days, on March 15th.
I'd like for you two to escort her out of her cell.
I'm trusting you with this important duty.
Of course you'll only have to escort her.
The execution will be done by someone else.
I will reconsider if if there are any special circumstances,
but I'd like for you two to be in charge this time.
Needless to say,
you absolutely cannot reveal this to anyone.
That includes colleagues, family, friends
and of course Tanaka Yukino herself. You definitely cannot let it show to her.
From Satoyama Hitomi: Please hurry up.
Seriously?
What's up?
( Incoming call: Tange Sho )
- I'll be leaving now. - Good evening.
( Suspension of an Execution )
In case of an unsound mind
upon being sentenced to death,
the Minister of Justice may suspend the execution.
What should we do?
Let's gather all the documents and create a massive file.
But we don't have any new facts or anything...
It doesn't matter if it's new or not, anything works!
We have to hold a press conference, get the press involved.
That's the only thing we can do.
Okay.
There have been frequent occurrences
of trouble caused by a group of young delinquents around the Onda River area.
There have been many cases of arson in said area as well.
As a matter of fact,
we recently had a chance to meet with Tanaka Yukino
and have become able to understand her state of mind before and after the incident.
She was betrayed by the man she loved,
so much that she even went as far as getting plastic surgery,
but she couldn't cut away her feelings for him.
It made her become desperate enough
to swallow those pills and kill herself, but even that ended up in failure.
On top of all that,
she was now even being charged of having committed murder by arson.
She was facing the capital punishment.
And then she testified the exact story the prosecution wanted her to testify
and received the death sentence.
Even though she isn't the real criminal.
Did Tanaka Yukino say so herself? That she's being falsely accused?
Isn't it frightening?
To think that the real criminal who killed three people
is still walking free somewhere among us?
It's possible that the real criminal will commit the same crime in the future
and that Tanaka Yukino
might get executed despite being innocent.
I know I've seen that person somewhere.
I'm sure I have...
Ah, it's her!
This person. Here.
The eye-witness from the night of the incident.
I saw that woman nearby that vicinity.
To go as far and getting the children involved...
Why would someone who is convinced that she's the criminal come to the press conference?
- That's not it... - What do you mean?
It was only once, but I paid that person a visit before.
A bike...
The police told me not to say anything unnecessary.
Please never come here again.
Five years ago, I saw a bike in front of Eto-san's house.
We just went there, but it's vacant now...
Yeah, seems like she moved away.
That bike must have belonged to a young person.
Do you happen to know whom it belonged to?
- It was probably Hiroaki-kun's. - Hiroaki-san?
Her grandson.
Both of his parents died when he was just a child,
so he's been living together with Eto-san. - What kind of person was he?
Well, there was a bad time when he was out of control.
He even belonged to a group of delinquents.
The group that has its stronghold around the Onda River area?
They were often being noisy all night in that park over there.
Kusabe-san, did you have a run-in with him before the arson incident?
This guy here's an idiot, seriously.
You can't shift the blame now.
I thought I was gonna die.
Yesterday I beat the shit out of someone again.
You did? Again?
- It was a woman. - Come on, man.
- You're awful. Who was it? - My ex.
You quit this now!
Do you have any idea how late it is? Stop being a nuisance!
Why don't you shut up then!
Go home, man!
- Oh shit, the fried shrimp! - Don't throw the food! That was expensive!
Okay, let's drink!
You son of a...
You're dead!
I called the police.
Shit, he called the cops.
You need to cool off a bit.
Let's go, Hiroaki. Get on the bike!
In the end, you guys only have a big mouth.
Let's go.
Go! Hurry up!
The arson incident happened after that?
Yes.
Do you remember the exact date of that incident in the park?
Well...
It must have been several days before the fire.
But that wasn't the first time I scolded him.
For him to go as far as arson because of that...
It might have been because he got insulted in front of his mates
or maybe he was just in a really bad mood...
There have been several incidents of arson caused by that group.
Hey, you're serious about this?
Wait here.
( Doorplate: Kusabe )
But on that night, there was a strong breeze.
It turned into more than just an arson incident.
Mika! Ayane! Hasune!
Eto-san must have realized.
Who really set it on fire...
The one who set Inoue-san's home on fire...
It was her grandson, Eto Hiroaki.
Kusabe-san, do you know his current whereabouts?
- If we hear it from the person himself... - No, that's impossible.
That's impossible.
He's no longer among us.
Hiroaki-kun died in a motorcycle accident.
Eto-san moved away after that.
Poor thing, I heard she's been very exhausted.
Do you know her new address?
Nah, she barely interacted with her neighbors.
- I doubt anyone knows. - Not even her phone number?
Yeah.
A cross...
The cross...!
Do you happen to know which church Eto-san likes to visit?
- A church? - Yes.
A church you say...
Let me ask around.
Thank you.
Is something the matter?
We made it in time.
Tanaka, come out.
Yes.
Tanaka?
Hurry.
( Suspension of an Execution )
In case of an unsound mind
upon being sentenced to death,
the Minister of Justice may suspend the execution.
You really didn't do it, did you?
Are you really okay with dying?
Satoyama-san?
Let her take a short break. She needs to catch her breath.
- Satoyama, calm her down. - Yes, sir.
It's her chronic disease.
Even now, there are people trying their hardest for your sake.
- Satoyama? - You're arrogant.
There are definitely people out there who need you
and yet you don't put up a fight. That's being arrogant!!
Make her stop!
If you really have no regets, why did you collapse!?
Stop it!
When Tange-san came to visit, before meeting with Sasaki-san.
Why did you have those seizures!?
Silence!!
You actually want to live, don't you!?
Let her be.
My apologies.
I'm alright now.
I'm too scared.
If there really are
people out there who need me
I'm too scared that I might get abandoned by those people.
That is far more scary...
...than dying in here.
Take her.
You're inmate 1204, Tanaka Yukino, right?
Yes.
You were ordered to be executed by the Minister of Justice.
Do you have any last words?
No.
Then, do you want to write a letter?
No, thanks. I don't have any family anymore.
Alright, please begin.
- Hurry up. - Okay.
- What? - I'm ready.
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... - Hey, come on!
Look.
3 months later
- A festival? - That's right.
A Hinduism festival in India.
It should be around this time.
It's all about colors.
They use water and powder to color each other.
- In the middle of the street? - Yeah.
I got a whole bucket of pink powder poured over me.
I was pink from top to bottom, even my nose.
- You have to show me a picture. - No, you'll definitely laugh about me.
I probably will.
The color looked like cherry blossoms, I guess.
( nothing new or relevant )
We'll appeal for a retrial next month.
I see.
Although, I don't know how it's going to turn out.
I'll carry this one.
Tsumabuki Satoshi
Takeuchi Yuko
Arai Hirofumi
Yoshine Kyoko
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