Isaka Akane will be placed on the Wanted List as a suspect in the murder case of Takeda Souichi.
Onee-chan, help me.
I didn't lose an earring.
Were you an acquaintance of Isaka Akane-san's from before?
Welcome home.
Did I witness a murder?
Isn't there a possibility that the real criminal is connected to the police?
Management of bicycles is through the police.
Business suspension?!
And they share information with the Department of Health.
It couldn't be.
It would also be possible for them to fabricate evidence.
Say, where's Haru? Haru.
Don't tell me... kidnapped?
I'll go to the right!
- I'll go this way, to the left. - Counting on you!
Haru-chaaan!
Don't worry.
They'll find her right away. Yeah.
Sensei!
You're closed for today?
Has something happened?
Excuse me.
Um, have you seen a girl about the same age as her around?
Haru-chan!
Aunt!
Haru-chan! You okay?
She hasn't been hurt.
Haru...
I'm sorry...
I'm sorry.
Haru-chan...
...do you know who it was?
I don't.
Let's leave this talk until later.
Let her and her mother get some sleep.
Thank you.
This may have been a warning.
Eh?
You found Haru-chan at the place where Akane-san had been hiding, didn't you?
Yes.
They are able to forecast what each of you will do.
That's the message they wanted to give you.
Hold on a minute.
The only people who knew the place where Akane-san was hiding were the people here, right?
Then, the criminal is among us?
That's not possible, Jun-chan.
It was someone who saw through your mini-skirt Santa strategy earlier, wasn't it?
Someone from that time?
One of our regulars?
At any rate, it's dangerous here.
It would be best to have Akane-san and Haru-chan take refuge elsewhere.
But, where would be a good place, though?
Just leave that to me.
I have a friend with a villa in Shizuoka.
But, to trouble Hitomi-san like that is...
This isn't a situation where you can say that, now is it?
Thank you!
I'll have Ken-chan bring the car around.
But, will Akane-san and Haru-chan be okay there?
I'll go with them.
You will, Sensei?
Yes.
There's no one around right now.
Sensei, please take care of them.
Yeah.
Justice is profitable.
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This is the villa of a very close friend of mine, so don't feel reserved and take your time.
Thank you.
- This is strange. Are they in? - Ah, I can't see in very well.
What's this?
This seems different.
Hey!
Ah, are you closed today?
That's right...
Because of what was written on the Internet?
Eh?
Well anyway, let's take some photos for now.
What is this about?
Yaohachi-san!
Were you able to find out who all of the people were who attended our party back then?
For the most part. Everyone was wearing beards, so I don't know who all was who, but I'm close.
Please tell me the people you do remember.
Let's see... There was Makoto of the photo studio.
- Makoto of the photo studio. - And then...
Hello?
Haru-chan? How are you doing?
Aunt.
Is there anything you want? Ken-chan can bring it, after all.
Onee-chan?
Akane? Are you okay?
Yeah.
Oiwa-san seems to be in a slightly bad condition though.
Eh...
Ah...
Ah, sorry for worrying you.
I am worried.
I'll send someone else.
Ah, well...
It's not beyond me.
Very well.
Then, I'll get your medicine from the hospital.
So long.
Hey...
Why did you have to lock it?
What's wrong?
Take a look.
There's lots of things written on the Internet about Kazumi-san and this store.
This was the trigger.
"Wa... wait... Why are you photographing this..."
Though they put a mosaic on me, look here.
It's my photo.
I don't know when this photo was taken though.
My name is there. And that I was working at a bento shop as a part-timer.
"She's ugly and bad, so she must be ugly."
Who are they to criticize me like that?!
Ah! About this restaurant, too!
There were some guys taking its picture earlier. Some strange guys just loitering around.
No! They also wrote about my husband's company, "Yanai Stationary."
What is it?
Why's the store closed?
Don't tell me... the police are behind this, right?
"Details about her husband Husband: Wakui Shinpei, "Yanai Stationary"
Ah, this is terrible, isn't it...
You're not denying it?
I want to meet Akane-san.
Where is she?
Sorry, but would you please leave.
I'm on your guy's side.
Oi...
Oi, oi.
Oi!
"Snack Bar Hitomi"
Akinai has been suspended as a business.
Since these two stores are connected, it should be okay to at least have them serve food here.
That's true.
Since I had found my favorite restaurant at last, it's regrettable.
If that got out to the Health Department, it would get serious for them.
I'll drink.
Hey, Ken-chan! You have some business to do after work, don't you?
What are you drinking for?
Ah, that's right...
Geez, you're not fit to drive.
I'll go apologize to Rei-san.
I'm sorry.
Since 1 or 2 is the same, have another.
That's true.
Itadakimasu.
Very well.
I'll send you some back-up.
He's found out where Isaka Akane is hiding.
Back-up... am I?
Yo.
Gondo-san, who did you come to see?
Huh?
"Chief of Detectives Office"
This is strange, isn't it?
Given how bad the situation is, that we're here kicking back like this.
It's because there's hope.
Hope?
Because of it, Akane-san and Rei-san could meet again...
...were reconciled and from here on, you'll be able to talk together more, right?
That's true.
I received hope from Rei-san as well.
From my sister to you?
Yes.
My life had come to a stop.
Now, though, I consider my future.
The future?
First off, whether I shouldn't take up fishing.
Please take me along with you.
Rei-san said the same thing.
Then the three of us.
A flower in both hands, huh?
- That's a promise, you know. - Yes.
- Pinky finger promise. - Yes.
We swear by our pinkies that if we lie we'll eat a blowfish.
We promise!
Is that Kenta-san?
Isaka Akane-san is here, isn't she?
Like I thought, you are with the police.
Please turn her over to me.
I wouldn't want to get rough.
Get rough?
That isn't what a policeman should say!
You're interfering in official duties!
Keep quiet.
Oiwa-san.
Hurry. Back there...
There; hide in there.
I'm sorry about this, but please turn over Isaka Akane to me.
You're the same as this guy!
Out of the way.
Oi, what are you doing? Let go! Let go!
Oi! What are you doing?!
Oiwa-san!
Oiwa-san, hang in there!
What is this about?
I'm taking her to the police.
Wait. Oi!
I'll drive.
Gondo-san, what are you doing?
Oiwa-san, are you okay?
I'll call for an ambulance.
Get out.
Where are we going?
You know, don't you?
Haru-chan, did you get your luggage?
Sensei... Mama is...
Eh?
Akane-san...
...you are the murderer of Takeda Souichi-san.
I'm not.
Tormented by guilt you felt over your crimes, you decided to take your own life.
Stop joking.
Allow us to help you.
Oi.
What's with the "Oi"?
This is your job, Gondo-san.
Is this by order of the Chief of Detectives?
Eh?
No such thing.
It's just what's in the air, isn't it?
The air?
If Akane-san isn't the criminal, that would be a problem.
For who?
For our world.
Akane-san...
...please take your own life.
Otherwise...
...I think Haru-chan will be in for a painful time.
Is there anything more painful than having your mother die?
A guy who just doesn't get it, huh...
Don't interfere.
I'll shoot.
Gondo-san.
I've been stabbed before, but this is my first time being shot.
Even with a bulletproof vest on, it hurts.
Who is the real criminal?
Who's crime have you been trying to place on Akane-san?
I told you, didn't I?
It's just in the air.
If Isaka Akane dies as the criminal...
...then this case will eventually be forgotten.
So that's why you were making her do that, huh?
It's for all of our sake's to do it this way.
Everyone's sakes?
It's for the sake of protecting the police, isn't it?!
Isn't that Justice?
What "Justice" is there in killing someone?
You just don't get it, do you...
Enough!
"Futaba General Hospital"
Where's Sensei?
In the Intensive Care Unit.
How could such a thing...
I couldn't stop them from taking Akane-san away.
I am very sorry.
If I had arrived just a little earlier...
Sensei...
For Akane's sake...
Sensei.
Ah, Rei-san.
You've come...
...to visit me in the hospital again.
Thank you...
...for everything.
You mustn't Sensei.
Didn't you tell me that we would start fishing together?
We even promised each other, like this.
Please keep that promise.
I promised Akane-san that, too.
Let's the three of us go.
I'm sorry...
Over there...
My wife...
...is scolding me.
You mustn't.
I'll be the one who gets angry, after all.
"Futaba General Hospital"
Hello?
Onee-chan?
Akane? Where are you?
I just now settled into a hotel in the city.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Where's Haru?
She's here with me. I'll bring her to you.
How's Sensei?
Sensei is...
Huh?
It'll get dangerous if I'm on too long, so I'll get in touch with you again.
Senpai, Senpai! I've brought in a harvest!
Ala? What's happened?
Look...
What's this about a harvest?
I went to Kanazawa!
Ah, that incident with a corpse thrown into a river, right?
Yes.
The victim was Takahashi Hiroko, 25, and an OL.
The one who appeared as the suspect was Miyagawa Atsushi. Manager of a company in Tokyo.
Miyagawa Atsushi...?
Do you have his photo?
I have a copy on my cell phone.
When you see it, you might recognize him, right?
Because I might have met him.
"They were speaking about Onee-chan."
"'Since she doesn't forget faces from even long ago...'"
"'...she'd remember seeing me from when we met, wouldn't she?' he said."
This is the guy.
- Senpai, you don't remember him? - Hold on a minute.
I remember! He was on the plane!
Which flight was it?
Eh... It was when there was some trouble and we had a layover in Kanazawa?
Let's see... Machiko-san, please run a search on the Kanazawa Orient Hotel.
"Kanazawa Orie..."
"Kanazawa Orient Hotel - Guest Lodging Times"
Found it.
"Kanazawa Orient Hotel - Guest Lodging Times"
September 10th.
Ah! That was the day Takahashi Hiroko-san was killed.
Miyagawa Atsushi was insistent about his alibi. That he was present at a party in Tokyo.
"Miyagawa Atsushi"
The company Miyagawa Atsushi manages is MGA Planning.
It's a company the murdered Takeda-san was a consultant for.
They're connected, right!
When he told Miyagawa Atsushi to turn himself in to the Tokyo police for the murder...
...of Takahashi Hiroko-san, Takeda-san himself was murdered!
What was this party Miyagawa Atsushi had attended?
Ah, I'll check on that now.
- Eh?! - What is it?
More things have come out about us again.
What's more, they're escalating.
"The old lady bicycle complainer Wakui Kazumi, 36, works part-time at "Akinai"...
..."which is the wanted criminal Isaka Akane's restaurant."
"Find this Isaka Akane!" "Hang her!"
They've also written about us.
"Is the murderer's older sister after bounties? What a laugh."
"Acting like an ally of Justice!" "Just die!"
"What is this Bounty Hunter stuff?"
"Maybe I should do that and get the bounty for Isaka Akane myself?"
I can't read anymore.
Rei-san...
They shouldn't say such selfish things.
People who do nothing but look down on others are just those who like peeping into people's private lives...
We...
...are risking our lives!
Senpai, risking our lives is a little...
Jun-chan...
...Sensei died.
Eh?
While protecting Akane and Haru-chan.
Isaka Akane couldn't be restrained?
Yes.
She committed suicide.
Where's her body?
Because it sank into the ocean, recovery will be difficult.
What's happened to Ito?
Dunno...
He said something about searching for Isaka Akane's body.
Well then, excuse me.
Ah, I almost forgot.
Who is the true criminal?
There isn't one.
With the death of the suspect, this case will go to the Prosecutor's office and end.
That's true.
So long.
Gondo-san. What's happened to Akane-san?
Who knows?
Oiwa-san has died.
You killed him.
That's useless.
"Isaka Rei"
Yes?
I interviewed the 10 people who were at that party venue.
All of them testified Miyagawa had been in attendance.
Then that means Senpai made a mistake, doesn't it?
That's impossible. It's definitely this person.
I see. So that's how it is.
Hey, look at these.
This is a photo from this year.
And this one's from last year's party.
A photo from last year?
Eh? It is?
Ah...
Even though it's the same venue...
...there are different colored flowers behind them.
You're right!
Then that means that the 10 people Terashima-san interviewed all lied to him?
That was dangerous!
It's your fault for causing things to get messed up like this.
Huh?
Eh? You were taken off the case?
I was ordered to take charge of a different murder case.
Are you under pressure?
I think so.
If it's just us, could we catch a flight to Miyagawa's location?
If we can't come up with decisive proof, he can just pretend ignorance and it's all over, isn't it?
In that case, let's tackle the other party goers...
Ah! If we don't have decisive proof, then let's track some down!
Wait, Kazumi-san!
Eh?!
Why... What was that?
Hurry and come in.
- Yes, yes... - Excuse us.
There.
If an incident is reported on TV, the police can't make that disappear, can they?
I see!
You can cover an event, right?
Showing that a wanted suspect is innocent and tracking down the true criminal.
If you have some juicy material like that, then please let us cover it!
Please interview us at once. We'll tell you everything.
If you would please.
Are my clothes okay as is?
They're fine.
"Snack Bar Hitomi"
Eh? You're going to be on TV?
Yeah.
And when is it to be broadcast?
They said it would be as soon as possible, but it may take time to get corroborative coverage.
I see.
And...
...they also said they'd like to interview Akane as well, though.
It's best if you just stopped with that.
It would be dangerous to put Akane-san on the air.
Besides, if something were to happen to her...
...Oiwa-san's death would have been in vain.
I heard from Akane. You protected her, didn't you?
Thank you very much.
Well...
...the ones involved in this were we of the police.
I am truly very sorry.
At last, I know the composition of all this.
The party Miyagawa left...
...was a party to celebrate his new security firm.
That company is famous as being where former police officials can get high-paying jobs.
Moreover, it has deep connections to the TV business.
They have an interdependent relationship with one another.
Really?
Aren't they often reporting on scandals within the police?
But they don't get involved when it comes to bribery or slush fund issues.
Miyagawa is their go-between.
Then they conspired together to make Akane the criminal.
I wonder if it is a conspiracy?
What then?
It seems to be just in the "air."
The air?
Yeah.
That's why it's so troublesome.
This is Mito, our Producer.
I'm Isaka.
We continue to advance with our interviews...
...but I guess we just can't go without having an interview with Isaka Akane-san.
Wouldn't you report her to the police?
It's an obligation of those in the media to protect their sources of information.
Is that so?
Eh? Yes.
Ah, Mito-san, was it?
Um, can I get your business card?
Ah, I ran out a little while ago.
Ah...
Are you carrying a police officer's badge?
What are you suggesting?
Please leave.
What you are doing is sheltering a criminal.
That Producer was a police officer?
I'm not sure.
But, he told me I was sheltering a criminal...
...and I think that's a legal term used by the police.
Ah but, he may have been a real producer.
Wherever we turn, we find enemies.
I want to increase the number of our allies.
Um...
Could we use this?
- A computer? - The Internet.
I don't like looking at that. They're just writing all sorts of things again, aren't they?
I don't want to look at it either. But, lots of people do want to see it.
This one has over 100,000 people watching it.
100,000 people?
And, if you recycle it...
Ah, it increased again.
Eh? How do we use this?
Poison against poison.
"Your First Home Page Debut"
A blog, Facebook and Twitter are easy enough for anyone to make.
"Our Home Page" And it's easy to link in video.
I made a home page for all of us and put up info about this case.
Next...
...I'll stir up some interest by writing about us at video sites and bulletin boards.
And that's how you spread information.
Put up these party photos of Miyagawa as well.
Of course.
Won't we be sued for invasion of privacy or defamation of character?
That's what we're hoping for.
When that happens, the news media and police won't be able to ignore it anymore.
"Today at 14:30, a live appearance by the wanted suspect, Isaka Akane!!" That's true. What's our site's name?
That's been decided, hasn't it? Targeting the pros and cons...
"Bounty Hunter"
"Bounty Hunter Allies of Justice Welcome to Our Home Page"
"Today at 14:30, a live appearance by the wanted suspect, Isaka Akane!!"
Akane? You're our trump card...
...so be sure and make yourself clear.
I know that.
But can you really report this live using just a cell phone?
The world keeps evolving.
Even though you can't keep up yourself, Onee-chan.
Be quiet.
So long.
Yeah.
Haru, if you would.
3, 2, 1.
I am Isaka Akane.
I was put on the Wanted List for the murder of Takeda Souichi.
However, I am not the criminal!
I was called by Takeda-san to come to a soba restaurant in South Nippori but it was closed.
At that time, I overheard a man talking to Takeda-san...
...about killing my older sister.
When Takeda-san told him to surrender to the police, the man got angry...
...and then I hear a loud sound and then a moan...
I became afraid and couldn't move.
Several days later...
...Takeda-san's body was found and I was immediately suspected.
In order to protect my older sister...
...I began investigating who that man was.
Why would you do such a thing...
It was fine, wasn't it?
Aren't you a Detective?
Please let me go.
The one who faked up that lost earring was that guy just now, wasn't it?
Maybe he even erased Miyagawa's fingerprints from the crime scene, too?
To sum up, this isn't being directed by anyone. That's how you could put it.
How did you...
I've been investigating various things myself.
You've seen those old ladies website, haven't you?
They're amateurs, but working hard at it.
So we have to do our best, too.
Excuse me.
I'll go with you.
At the beginning, I suggested we become Bounty Hunters to look for Akane.
I was after the bounties.
I craved excitement.
I wanted friends.
But now it's different.
Is being an Ally of Justice pretentious? It's okay if we put on a huge air of pretension.
I don't know what "Justice" is all that well...
...but neglecting people's lives for money or desires is definitely not Justice!
Setting up an innocent person as a criminal to protect an organization is definitely not Justice!
Are the preparations OK?
We are now going to the location.
We're here at last.
We will confront the true criminal here at this meeting venue.
People are watching our relay.
It's Miyagawa.
Yeah, this is good.
The true criminal, Miyagawa Atsushi is here.
Miyagawa-san.
Yes? What is it?
We met during a flight on September 10th, didn't we?
What's this about?
The one who murdered Takeda Souichi-san and Takahashi Hiroko-san was you, wasn't it?
The murdered Takahashi-san was your subordinate.
Weren't you involved with her as her lover?
What are you saying?
What evidence do you have?
Could it be they have no evidence?
Causing an uproar like this...
Isn't this just a performance act?
I think treating a person as a criminal without even a shred of evidence...
...is unforgivable!
- That would be a problem! - Now, now.
You're watching it, right?
Then we'll make this quick.
The evidence against Isaka Akane was fabricated...
...and you were the one who issued the directive saying to drive her to commit suicide, aren't you?
Is that the meaning behind...
...what you said about not making such a pledge?
Miyagawa's fingerprints were found at the crime scene in Kanazawa.
You also tried to have that shelved.
Chief.
Please have an arrest warrant taken out on Miyagawa Atsushi.
Then...
...have the Jurisdictional Headquarters Chief take charge of it.
We will take our complaints about the Chief here to the NPA's Supervisor.
We hope you won't go so far as to make a move against that.
Even if I am fired, nothing will change.
Maybe not...
However, have no choice but to try.
We are Detectives.
We're fellows of Justice.
Yes?
Excuse me!
I remember your voice.
That day, at the soba store...
...it has to have been you who was talking to Takeda-san!
What on earth is this?!
I'll sue you for defamation of character!
Everyone, please listen!
This person here murdered two people!
But, the police turned a blind eye to that...
...and tried to setup someone unconnected to it as the criminal.
That's got nothing to do with this event!
That's right, that's right!
I'm sorry for disturbing your fun time.
However, this isn't someone else's problem!
Until 3 months ago...
...me and my sister were both living ordinary lives.
But, our lives were suddenly changed.
No, WE were changed.
Therefore, everyone else here, too...
Arrest them.
Which one?
You're Miyagawa Atsushi-san, aren't you?
Yeah.
As a suspect in the murder of Takeda Souichi-san and Takahashi Hiroko-san, we have an arrest warrant.
Please accompany us.
Eh...
Come.
Akane.
We did it!
- 1 trip to an onsen. - An onsen.
Hey, hey! Hey you!
Hello? Ah, this is Kenta. I'm in line for the drawing right now...
All of us have been waiting out here in the cold.
Please get in line properly.
Sorry.
Yes?
I'm definitely gonna get it.
What is it?
Is my complexion bad?
Truth is, a little problem has occurred for me.
What is it, what is it? Leave it to me.
A go-kon? Tonight?
Yes, I'll go, I'll go.
A purse snatcher! Wait! Oi, wait you!
Say, which restaurant is it at?
Wait!
Yeah, got it. Then seven'ish.
- Good evening! - Good evening.
Haru, 2 miso soups, please.
I'll have a beer for now.
- Be careful with them. - Yes.
- Still, that was unexpected. - Huh?
That Miyagawa would be arrested.
When he couldn't be protected anymore, he got thrown away.
And the Chief was thrown away as well.
Huh?
It's said he was dismissed.
I see.
I threw it away, too.
The police, that is.
Did you turn in a letter of resignation?
Yeah.
Don't you quit.
What will you do from here on?
Hmm...
It'd be nice if I could find a good job for ex-officials.
That's the first time I've seen you laugh.
Akane-san, three Ochatsuke, please. (rice with ocha poured on it)
Where's Rei-san?
She moved today.
Ala...
She said she's fine being alone.
It's calmed down...
Who's that?
Sorry for bothering you!
- Senpai, I've got the drinks. - Hey!
Just as you'd expect, Akane-san's dishes are delicious!
Um... Such things are very troublesome.
Senpai, what are you going to do about a job?
Eh? I haven't decided yet.
Aren't you going to be a Bounty Hunter?
Machiko-san, Justice isn't for making money.
For the moment, "Justice" is an embarrassing word somehow.
Eh?
Because we don't normally use it.
Is it embarrassing because it's such a natural thing to us?
Natural?
After all, that's been on all of your minds, hasn't it?
That's true.
However, I do think it's something that's always on many people's minds.
So sometimes we have to express it in words and act on it.
Senpai, is that a declaration you'll go on being a Bounty Hunter?
No.
I know.
Save the talk for later.
Oh! Time for a toast!
Okay! Here, here...
What is this?! This is sake. I have champagne.
No way.
Ah! The snacks are all bananas and chicken eggs... Geh!
Geez, before Justice, Rei-san shouldn't be so picky about her food.
Yes, then Kanpai!
Kanpai!
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