Usubuchi Satsuki?
I have some questions about your sister, Usubuchi Hiyori.
You killed Usubuchi Hiyori.
What I'm interested in
is who directed you to disguise the death as suicide
and then stole Hiyori's sphenoid bone.
Who is hiding behind you?
Answer me!
Sakurako-san?
Are you okay?!
You said you'd talk to me.
You broke your promise...
Stay with me!
Shōtarō!
It's me.
I'm sorry.
I've done something irreversible...
It's all that woman's fault.
If she hadn't been around...
But don't worry.
I understand.
What should I do?
2 Weeks Later
Fortunately there was no organ damage.
Your progress is also good,
so you can be discharged tomorrow as planned.
Yes.
Well then, take care.
Don't worry.
The ambulance will be here soon.
That's right.
I'll tell you something interesting.
Do you know how many bones
there are in a giraffe's neck?
Shōtarō!
Don't you die, too!
Please!
Hellooo, everyone~!
Welcome to Shizen no Mori Adventure!
A fun adventure is about to start!
So you're here, Mud Ball Expedition Team.
But do you think you can proceed so easily?
It appeared, the monster Isodon!
But I won't lose!
If you don't move, you can't begin!
Stop, stop!
It's not quite right.
Aren't you overacting?
We have to do this much to get it across.
Huh?
- Wait a minute... - Now now now...
We agreed to let Shikura-san write and direct,
so let's follow her guidance.
I put my heart into it.
Ah, I'm going for lunch.
Have a good time.
Isozaki-kun, do you have a moment?
- Yes? - A moment.
Australia?
Representative Chiyoda contacted me
to say she'd like to recommend you
as chief curator for a newly-built museum.
I appreciate the thought, but...
I can't leave here right now.
Because of your former students?
Yes.
I understand how you feel,
but wouldn't it be a chance to make a fresh start.
Hello?
Which wrist bone doesn't articulate with the scaphoid?
Ah, uh... The hamate bone.
You're as sharp as ever.
You startled me.
How are you doing?
They say I'll be discharged tomorrow.
That's great!
I thought you'd be wanting to eat this.
You guessed!
We're colleagues, after all.
Is the museum busy?
Mm...
My plan for the summer event was accepted,
and I don't mind being the leader
but it's more work than I expected.
Sorry I'm not helping at all.
You get yourself healed first, please.
Ah...how's Sakurako-san?
I haven't seen her since that day.
She hasn't been to the museum since then.
I wonder if she's worried?
About my injury.
She doesn't seem to be.
What?
Hey, give me that monkfish!
- Hey, stop it! - All monkfish are mine!
Don't take it!
- It's mine! - Let go!
Monkfish?
It seems she's been gathering materials
ready for the summer event.
I see.
But it's boring without her around.
I miss having you around, too.
Eh?
No, um...
I don't have a bone quiz opponent.
Ah, r-right.
So promise me you'll never do anything dangerous again.
Mm.
- That reminds me... - The scapula...
Sorry, go ahead.
That reminds me,
Sakurako-san's uncle is hospitalised here.
Gran told me.
Her uncle, meaning Professor Shitara?
Probably.
Apparently he's like a father figure to Sakurako-san.
1 Week Earlier
If you don't eat something,
your health will deteriorate.
There you go.
I went today
to renew Shitara-sensei's safety deposit box.
Please check the documents that were inside.
"Fujiura"...
I have a question.
Do you remember the case
about 30 years ago,
where a skeleton was found near here?
Ah!
That's right, this case!
The dead housewife's affair partner killed her.
He died, didn't he?
An accident or something.
Wasn't there a weird rumour about that accident?
Rumour?
Wait a minute, Chief!
I'm sure she killed Usubuchi Hiyori 20 years ago.
- Let me question her. - Give it a rest!
You've said it over and over!
If there's a chance, it makes sense to investigate!
Is there something wrong with that?!?
Stop repeating yourself and solve the case in front of you!
Yamaji-san.
Why is everyone so stupid?!
I don't think they want to intervene in a 20-year-old case.
In that case, let me do it.
If anything else happens, a written apology...
I don't care.
Since we have a suspect, I...
Stand back, please.
Usubuchi?
Usubuchi...Satsuki?
I did it all.
A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako-san's Feet
Bone 9
Subtitles by Candylemon
Hello.
I see, so that's you.
The boy Sakurako dragged into things
who was then stabbed in the belly.
That's not quite right.
I charged in by myself,
so it's my own fault...
Here you go.
Besides, I'm not a boy.
I'm 26 years old.
In any case,
I apologise for the trouble.
Ah, no...
Why did it happen?
Sakurako-san has been investigating a case from 20 years ago,
and it seems the one who stabbed me was the culprit.
A case from 20 years ago?
Do you know it?
It seems it's a case I was in charge of,
but I had an accident 4 years ago
and had a nasty blow to here.
Because of that,
I've forgotten about my cases.
I see...
Still, you were injured protecting Sakurako-san...
Thank you.
Ah, no...
I think I may have hurt Sakurako-san.
Seeing me like that,
I think it reminded her of her brother...
Mexican salamander.
- Pardon? - Do you know it?
It's also called the axolotl.
It's a bizarre-looking creature.
I often compare Sakurako to that animal.
Eh? S-Sakurako-san?
They look most peculiar,
but they have incredible regenerative abilities.
Even if they lose feet, they can regrow them.
Sakurako's toughness is comparable to that of an axolotl.
Don't tell her I said that, though.
Right.
For even that tough Sakurako
to experience emotional pain...
You're something special.
Please look after Sakurako.
Okay...
My sister always tried to make herself look good.
Always the good girl,
so our parents only cherished her.
Seeing her triumphant face at those times,
I hated her so much I felt sick.
I drugged her
and took her by rental car to Shirakino lakeside,
and tied a rope around her neck.
I taught Nimura Satoshi the technique,
and he killed Mizutani Rumi.
But he made a mistake the police would notice.
So I killed him.
That's not what we want to know.
Who is behind you?
No one.
Then why did you remove the sphenoids from the bodies?
Dunno.
Yamaji-san.
Let's go.
Yamaji?
I wonder why she turned herself in.
There's definitely a reason.
Hey.
What do you want?
Usubuchi Satsuki turned herself in.
I asked her who was behind it all,
but for now she's claiming she worked alone.
One thing we do know
is that she hated and killed her older sister.
Whoever's manipulating things
probably made use of that.
Come in.
Look at this.
A while before Usubuchi Hiyori's murder case,
a skeleton was found in Fujiura, Kanagawa.
The victim was an ordinary housewife.
Her affair partner was suspected,
but was hit by a car and killed during the investigation.
What the hell?
Your brother gave the case documents
to my uncle for safekeeping.
Look at the date.
A month before he died...
The skull was missing from the skeleton found.
Your brother likely believed that the culprit
was the same person who stole Usubuchi Hiyori's sphenoid.
Since they'd only taken the skull,
it's likely they hadn't yet perfected
the technique for removing the sphenoid.
This was probably the first case.
The investigation materials from the time
have no record of my brother going to Fujiura.
Why didn't Yōsuke report it?
According to locals,
it was rumoured the affair partner suspect
was hit by a police car.
Although your brother suggested
this case and Satsuki's were connected,
they probably didn't let him report it.
Ah...
I'm sorry for worr...
What do you mean, a mistake?!
Apparently it's a merchant error and won't be fixed in time.
You mean we have to
make the signs and panels ourselves?
I'm very sorry.
What should we do?
We have no choice, there's not much time.
Okay~
Ah, Tatewaki-kun, good timing.
You do this.
After that, we need to go shopping.
Yes.
Welcome back.
Thanks.
Ah~ I remember this case.
The victim's son went to cram school with my daughter.
If I remember rightly, he followed his mother
and committed suicide.
- Suicide? - Yes!
But he didn't get on with his mother,
I heard he really hated her,
so why would he kill himself?
- It was shocking. - That's right.
Wow~
So we do special exhibitions like this, too.
Mm, Shikura-san's been working hard this year.
Ah, wait, wait...
You're still injured.
- You carry that. - Sorry.
I was only away for two weeks,
but somehow this is nostalgic.
Strange, isn't it?
This time last year
I'd never imagined myself working in a museum,
but I've grown accustomed to it without noticing.
Have you told Kujō-san you've been discharged?
No...
Why not?
I don't know how I should act when we meet...
Miss, you have a visitor.
Good evening.
I wondered how the specimen was progressing.
Ah, I brought you some honewort.
Honewort is versatile.
It's good for stress relief and visual acuity,
and apparently has an anti-ageing effect on the brain.
My, thank you very much.
- Not at all. - I'll make some tea.
Thank you.
Kujō-san...
There's something I should apologise for.
About Tatewaki-kun.
Sakurako-san hasn't even called me by my name.
She still says "Boy".
Kujō-san knows the pain of losing someone you care about.
So she's afraid to let anyone get close.
That's her form of affection.
That may have made him
feel a strong need to protect you.
In which case it's partly my responsibility.
It's not your fault.
Won't you go and see him?
I don't know how I should act when we meet.
That's interesting.
You both said the same thing.
Is it really that difficult?
It's not for me to say,
but if you behave honestly...
This is the result of that.
He probably won't come here again.
I'll complete the work I've been given.
I promise.
So please...
...leave me alone.
Understood.
Ah...
It's not commonly known,
but honewort has a flower.
In the language of flowers,
it means "Obstinacy".
Will you be honest with us?
For your information, I'm as stubborn as you.
You're nothing like him.
Huh?
Yamaji Yōsuke-san.
You're his older brother, right?
He was an excellent detective.
Although I made my sister's death look like suicide,
he alone realised it was murder.
But he didn't think I was the culprit.
He cried for me.
"It must be hard, losing your older sister", he said.
"I have an older brother, so I know".
I played the poor little sister,
and won his sympathy...
Stop this...
"I want to help you", he said.
Wait, Yamaji-san!
After that, it was easy.
Once he'd completely dropped his guard,
I fed him a sleeping drug.
Let's go outside.
What did you do to him?
I drowned him in the bath.
It looked painful.
"I don't want to die",
"Forgive me", he said.
Please, don't!
Stop it! Stop!
Yamaji-san, stop! Please!
Yamaji-san, Yamaji-san...
Let go of me!
Let go!
Yes?
Constipated?
I'm not constipated.
In that case, what's that expression for?
You've found your bone, haven't you?
Eh?
Tatewaki-kun paid me a visit.
He's a nice young man.
He was stabbed in place of me.
As soon as he got involved with me.
There's your bad habit again.
How many times have I told you?
When you're trying to reach a conclusion,
don't only use the evidence of your eyes.
Think with your heart, not your head.
That kind of thing's a nuisance.
That's why it's interesting.
Go and pick up the bone you've lost.
It's as simple as that.
Yes?
Professor, how are you?
Ah, Aoba-kun.
Oh? Kujō-san, it's been ages.
What brings you here?
Thanks for looking after my uncle.
He's my precious mentor.
I work nearby.
I've heard about your success.
Aoba Hideyo
Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine
Likewise.
Your paper last year was quite interesting.
Thank you.
We may have chosen different paths,
but Shitara-sensei must be pleased with his excellent disciples.
Blowing your own trumpet?
I should go.
- Bye. - See you.
There's still a lot to do,
but let's all work hard.
Okay~
Everyone, I've brought food.
Eat it while it's hot.
I've been waiting.
Yay, pizza!
What's wrong?
Have you heard from Sakurako-san yet?
Ah...
To be honest, I called in to see her yesterday.
She said you probably wouldn't go there anymore.
What?
Looks like she's trying to go back to being alone.
What did you want to talk about?
The victim's son in the case I was investigating
committed suicide by poison.
But there's one strange thing.
Apparently he'd hated his mother.
It's hard to believe he'd commit suicide
in shock at her death.
It's possible he killed his mother,
and was then murdered framed as suicide to silence him.
Just like with Nimura.
So as we thought,
the same mastermind was involved?
I want to know the poison used.
It may be evidence linking the two cases.
Do you know the name of the medical examiner
who autopsied Nimura Satoshi?
Yeah, Assistant Professor Aoba of Shinomiya University.
In that case, it's easy.
I'll ask him if he'll show me the results.
What's wrong?
That woman confessed.
She said she killed my brother.
Hearing that so suddenly,
I couldn't control myself.
Honestly...
I'm pathetic.
Miss Sakurako!
Oh? Yamaji-san.
Oh~ Welcome.
Sorry about the mess.
You don't say.
I'll prepare some food...
Gran, no!
Right.
Is your wound healed?
Yes, as you see, I'm fine.
I see.
I'm sorry.
But I'm busy. Leave.
Wait a minute!
Why haven't you been to the museum?
Everyone's waiting for you.
Are you planning to be alone again?
Keeping your distance, so no one gets hurt.
- Is that it? - None of your business.
I'm...
I'm not your brother.
It's not your fault I was stabbed.
I'm sure your brother felt the same.
- How would you know?! - I do know!
When I care about someone,
I want to cherish them as much as they do me.
I'm sure your brother felt the same.
So please,
don't keep thinking everything is your fault.
Have I offended her?
I get it...
Yeah, you're right.
Yamaji-san?
I forgot what's important.
I had a younger brother, too.
He died years ago.
Eh?
His death was too painful...
Why did he die?
How did he feel when he died?
That's all I could think about.
Even though...
...there was also a time when he was fully alive.
Rather than remembering that they died,
it's more important to remember how they lived.
That's probably what they'd prefer, too.
Sorry.
I've brought everyone down.
Ah, no, it's me who caused the negative mood...
No no, I...
In any case,
that woman who stabbed you,
and whoever made Iso-chan's students suffer...
I'll make 'em all pay.
Thanks.
- Are you okay? - Ow ow ow...
Everyone left in high spirits.
They're a nuisance.
They're very dependable.
We need to move on, too,
or the late Young Master Shōtarō will scold us.
What are you doing?
Um...
If you're investigating a case,
maybe I could go with you...
If you want to come, read these.
Let's go, Shōtarō.
Yes!
Tell me again about my brother's last moments.
I fed him a sleeping drug,
and put him unconscious into the bath.
I slowly began to fill it with water.
Deeper and deeper.
While struggling to regain consciousness,
he cried, "Save me!"
- Yamaji-san, you don't have to... - I'm fine, shut up.
Elite's are only human.
He was wretched.
Gimme a break.
I'm his older brother.
I watched him from his birth.
I know Yōsuke
far better than you ever could.
Beautiful brotherly love?
- It's a lie. - I...
I hated my brother.
He was bright, and popular,
and because of him I was always "The no good son".
We're the same...
We're completely different!
We were brothers.
"Like" and "dislike" didn't come into it.
Our relationship was sealed the moment he was born.
We ate the same food,
went to sleep and woke up in the same house.
We lived shouldering each other's existence.
I can say absolutely
that in the moment before death
he'd never say something like "Save me" or "Forgive me".
No way.
Knowing his actions had brought that consequence,
he'd face death and accept it stoically.
That's the kind of straightforward guy he was!
You can't provoke me.
Don't use my brother as a weakness.
Even if you won't talk,
I'll still find out who's behind you.
Playtime is over.
Stealing the sphenoid...
If you're scared, go home.
No, I'm fine!
Thanks for waiting.
Yes...
I remember the case.
I was shocked that my classmate's mother was killed.
Is it true her son committed suicide?
Yes, as soon as his mother's body was found,
Tetsuya apparently took poison.
Have you heard the word "sphenoid" before?
- Eh? - What's wrong?
It's just that a detective asked the same question.
Do you remember what you said?
There's not much to say.
It was a test of courage in middle school.
There was a weird kid in my class,
who wanted to go and look
for the corpse of a suicide in the forest.
He said that in the human skull
there's a beautiful butterfly-shaped bone,
and we should get it.
Where is he now?
No idea.
He left suddenly before middle school graduation.
He left? What do you mean?
In Tetsuya's mother's murder case,
that kid's father was the suspect.
But he was hit by a car...
This is a small town,
so maybe he couldn't deal with the stares?
Do you know that man's name?
It was... Suguru.
Mamiya Suguru.
Can you investigate a man named Mamiya Suguru?
According to a classmate,
he mentioned the word "sphenoid".
Got it.
When we get back, I'll go straight to Hachimine station.
You go to the medical examiner and get the autopsy results.
Okay.
We've asked about Mamiya Suguru's family register.
The reply just arrived.
He changed his name after his father's death.
Come in.
Sorry to intrude.
My name is Tatewaki.
I'm here to collect the results for Kujō Sakurako-san
- Come in. - Thanks.
This is his current name.
Pleased to meet you.
Aoba Hideyo
You're Tatewaki Shōtarō-kun, right?
Shōtarō...
I've been waiting.