Next.
Our continuing report on a Japanese employee confined by the Bolivian Revolution Front,
a guerrilla organization in Bolivia.
It has been 40 days since the confinement.
However, negotiations between the local government and the guerrilla organization...
...are showing little progress.
According to political sources, the ransom could reach up to 1 million dollars...
"Republic of Bolivia Capital City, Sucre September 17th"
Call.
Raise.
Showdown.
Flush.
Full house.
He wins again!
Give me some chips.
Another time, Senor.
I can't let it end like this!
The police patrols will be starting.
What's this?
I'll give you 500,000 dollars.
Take it.
There is a condition, though.
What condition?
Free the imprisoned Japanese.
What's that?
You're not happy with your brother's methods, are you?
No?
If the hostage were to escape...
My brother would be removed as leader of the organization.
And that means...
...you'd become leader.
The hostage was released. Good work.
Your methods were pretty rough though.
Once the State police began conspiring with the guerrilla organization,
there was evidence they would have raised the ransom demand.
So it's for the best if they got hurt a little, isn't it?
Well...
I do sympathize with that younger brother.
Kill that Japanese bastard!
Get everyone together! Hurry and go!
2 weeks spent managing that casino, huh?
Expenses for hiring the location and employees, not to mention the hush money.
Just how much did this cost?
I think the amount was less than half of what the ransom demand was.
I ask because it's been difficult raising secret funds recently.
Everyone, please gather over here.
What's my next assignment?
To guard the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The location is San Francisco, at the WTO venue.
There's been a terrorist warning.
Understood.
Hmm. A diplomat. Have a nice flight, sir.
Thank you.
Heiwa Fansubs Presents: "Gaikoukan Kuroda Kosaku"
Episode 1: Diplomat Kuroda and The Map Otaku Woman Detective Challenge a Mysterious Cross-border Case"
"Tokyo October 5th"
"Metropolitan Police Department Tsukuda Police Station"
"This is the state of the WTO Conference for Agriculture Negotiations,"
"2 days before it opens in San Francisco."
"Ehh... As you can see, these demonstrators are calling Japan names..."
"...criticizing it for continuing to restrict the import of beef..."
"...due to the recurrence of the BSE problem last year."
"Radical interference of the Conference is..."
They shouldn't be forcing diseased meat on us.
Excuse me, Section Chief.
Section Chief.
What is it, Okagi?
Um, I've finished the investigation maps.
Just spit those sorts of things out.
Oi!
The investigation maps for the Shintomi-cho murder are ready.
Just like you, Ms Map-Expert. You're quick at your job, aren't you?
Wow! You drew it very detailed again, didn't you?
Thank you.
Um, these are the alleys facing the crime scene and these side streets are under construction.
The investigation vehicle route should be...
Got it, got it... We can tell just by looking at it.
That'll be enough from you.
Ah, yes.
Excuse me.
Data from the Shintomi-cho murder.
Yes.
The victim was Hatano Kousuke, 53 years old.
Ogaki-san, we need a map for our road safety campaign...
...so I was wondering if you couldn't make one for us right away?
Ah, understood.
Thank you.
"Chuo-ku"
"Map Making Kit"
Okay.
Yes.
- Chief. - Yeah?
Isn't it about time you had her participate in the investigations?
She was talking about it the other day. She wants to go out to crime scenes, as well.
What could a map otaku like her do going out on a murder investigation?
Excuse me.
Are you okay?
Say, this is dangerous. Hey.
Please wake up.
Wake up...
"San Francisco October 5th"
Morning.
Good morning, Sir.
Morning.
Yes.
- Good morning, Chief. - Morning.
Did you see Ichi's home run?
- Of course! - I knew it! I knew you would.
Morning.
Hey, Okita-san.
How are you doing this morning?
- I'm doing well. - Good, good.
Ah, don't forget our meeting at 2 o'clock.
Right.
Good morning.
- Good morning. - Morning.
"WTO Agricultural Negotiations Conference Regarding the Security for the Conference"
I've commissioned the police at the site to increase their local patrols substantially.
Please refer to the next page for details about the placement of the increased personnel.
We originally had a state of strict security setup...
"Advance Notice of Terrorist Bombing"
...but there has also been an advance notice of a terrorist bombing naming Japan directly.
Therefore, we've laid out a more thorough patrol.
The VIP's, and of course we Japanese staff, will be protected as well.
There will be a number of inconveniences, but please understand it is for your safety.
And now the matter of interacting with the media.
Everyone, I think you already know about this...
...but the views of Vice Foreign Minister Mikami, who is attending this conference...
...are also the focus of attention in this influential magazine that was released 3 days ago.
"The New Government's Madonna. Her Magnificent Man Itinerary"
Mikami Shoko's Her years as an announcer"
Because there is a possibility the Vice Minister will face pressure from the Japanese press...
...please shut out any who don't have a legitimate request.
Please make a point of this.
University of Tokyo graduate and former woman TV announcer.
As a celebrity Diet member, she gets a wealth of articles on her, doesn't she?
Disappointing, isn't it? I looked up to her a little.
Don't bring your personal feelings to your job.
I'm sorry.
The Consulate General will also entirely give no comments concerning this matter.
Kuroda-san.
The attending media may also try and get in contact with you, too.
I sincerely urge you to turn them away, as well.
Understood.
Well then, that's it for now.
Kuroda-san.
Those notes you were making earlier. Could you show those to me?
You were sketching in the points of caution for the Security Disposition map, weren't you?
I don't know where you might have learned it, but it was quite precise.
Go ahead.
Thank you very much.
Ah, how about it? We could go out for lunch together.
No. I have a previous engagement.
Yes.
I'm Dr. Yoshino from Peninsula Hospital.
Excuse me.
I have an appointment at 1 o'clock with Mr. Tatehara.
Mr. Tatehara.
We'll be done in an hour.
Yes, Boss.
What would you like?
Coke.
Hey, a burger and a carton of smokes.
That's unusual, you're usually broke.
Got a new sponsor.
Coffee.
So what's a troublemaker like you doing in town?
It's about the convention, right?
I hear the security is tight.
The U.S. isn't as laid back as Japan.
It won't be that easy to stir things up.
What's the FBI up to?
They have their eyes on a few anti-Japanese groups.
I see.
Your burger.
Now that's what I call a real meal.
Hey.
How about a game?
No. Not today.
Give my regards to the Boss.
Kuroda?
Ah, please wait a moment.
Kuroda-san, phone call.
For me?
Yes. From someone named Shimomura-san. Line 2.
Taking the call.
This is Kuroda.
It's been a long time, Kuroda.
Do you remember me?
It has been awhile.
You big idiot!
You find a corpse, and so you called for a fire truck?!
I got in a panic. But I was going to call the police, though.
That isn't the problem.
It's that you're supposed to be a detective, aren't you?!
I'm sorry.
Section Chief. That bunch from the Central Office has arrived.
Let's begin the investigation meeting.
"Chuo-ku, Tsukishima Medical Professor Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters"
First, please give us a report on the status of the murdered victim.
The victim is Minato Hajime, 65.
Professor of Medicine at the University of Yokohama.
After leaving work at 8 p.m. on October 4th, the day before yesterday, he went missing;
prompting his family to contact the police.
From the autopsy, the estimated time of death was...
...between the evening of the 4th, after 11 p.m.,
and ending late at night at 3 a.m. of the 5th.
Though there was a blow to the back of his head causing a cerebral contusion...
...the cause of death was revealed to be acute drug poisoning.
Through a mark on his upper arm, morphine was detected to have been injected into a vein.
At the crime scene, there seems to be footprints and multiple articles the suspect left behind.
Judging from the situation...
...he seems to have been killed at the discovery site and left behind.
Please thoroughly investigate any encounters the victim may have had during his walk...
...as well as the presence of any eyewitnesses in the area.
Since his wallet was taken, follow the trail that it's a thief as well.
Ah, and...
I heard that his initial discoverer was someone who is a part of this jurisdiction.
Yeah. Well...
You pass by here every day on your commute,
but you didn't come across any suspicious characters?
I only remember a little.
In that case...
...when you first stood at the crime scene, did you feel something?
Huh?
The policy of investigations is that when first standing at a crime scene,
70% of what occurred can be determined through intuition and impression.
Did you feel anything?
What I felt...
"Ah, that man's dead!"
Is what I thought.
I'm sorry. We'll hurry our search for other witnesses.
Very well. Please return to your work. Takamura.
Yes.
"That man's dead."
That much was plain, wasn't it, fool?
I thought so.
Oi. Let's head back, Ogaki.
Geez. This is gonna be a huge embarrassment.
I'm sorry. But, Section Chief...
Any more "but"s are crap. Go back and write a letter of apology.
Those cosmos over there are very beautiful.
Huh?
And so every time I pass by here, I go over to see them.
I guess you could say they cheer me up each time.
Be at ease.
The cosmos didn't intend for it to be like this.
It's not that.
It's just when I passed by here yesterday, I also looked over at this vacant lot.
It was when I went out for lunch.
I had just made the Tsukishima investigation map...
...so it was probably around 2 o'clock.
But I didn't notice a corpse being there at that time.
What are you trying to say?
In other words...
I don't think the victim had been left there during that entire time.
Wasn't he was murdered somewhere else...
...and then brought here between when I had lunch and when I found him?
Section Chief?
Didn't you just overlook him?
I don't think that could be.
Then what about it?
Do you have a mind to tell the Investigation Headquarters that their view is wrong?
But...
Let's go back.
Like I thought, all you're good for is making maps.
Yo.
You came.
Yes.
It's been 11 years now.
That's quite a long time, isn't it?
Yes.
You're here for?
Umm.
For a briefing on new-style infections.
Well, since it's small-scale,
neither the press nor governments are interested in it.
That WTO conference right now is one part of what you do, right?
I was barely sent out here as a doctor.
Have you been back to Japan since then?
No.
I guess neither of us...
...has changed since then.
"1999 - Mexico"
"Help! Help us, please!"
"Kuroda-san."
"Kuroda."
"You shouldn't blame yourself."
"Your judgment was right."
Excuse me.
I told you this, but that incident wasn't the reason I resigned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I would have done that even if nothing had happened.
You remember my favorite phrase from back then, don't you?
"International services for medical care."
That was my intention in becoming a diplomat.
I kicked aside the doctor's path...
...and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
But even when I was in a government office,
it just made me realize the fact that I wasn't changing anything.
I suppose so.
Because I guess even you know the truth of that.
But, well, what happened isn't the reason why I quit.
No matter how much he struggles, a powerless man is a powerless man.
Sorry.
It's been all this time, and all I do is complain.
Sorry.
I'll take you to your hotel.
You're in the city, right?
Ah, don't worry about it. I haven't finished drinking yet.
Shimomura-san, I guess...
Shimomura-san?
That I've become like this...
Sorry about this, Kuroda.
I'm really sorry.
"Metropolitan Police Department Tsukuda Police Station"
Commissioner.
Please look at this.
Where did you get this information?
While checking those who knew the victim, we received this testimony from his family.
"Restitution Claim for Negligence (Atoron Side Effects Lawsuit)"
The victim was a defendant in this lawsuit, but he won the lawsuit at trial.
Still, I hadn't heard about a lawsuit involving Atoron's side effects.
Seems the media was under a lot of pressure about it.
In any event, he would have had a mountain of people bearing a grudge against him.
Commissioner.
From the reports of our investigators...
...we were able to identify the owner of the personal effects left behind at the scene.
It seems it was that doctor. There's no doubt it's the real thing.
Understood.
Let's have a meeting immediately.
Section Chief.
I bought some energy drinks and cup noodles.
The meeting's about to begin.
Yes.
"WTO Agricultural Negotiations Conference The Day of"
Good work.
I will accompany you to the Conference.
I'm the Consulate General, Kuroda.
Kuroda-san?
Yes.
You were the one who put on that spectacular show in Italy?
I heard from Former Cabinet Minister Kawagoe about you.
I wonder if we couldn't have a good talk about that when it's just the two of us.
This way.
Okay, I got you.
Vice Minister Mikami, how about a word on that scandal?
A word about that men's magazine, please.
About that magazine for men...
From the current American side...
...their demands for the easing of restrictions on the imports of beef...
Let's go.
...are unacceptable.
I have nothing further to say.
Stay still.
Thank you, sir.
Danke schon.
Our next presenter is Japan.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
It was also mentioned in the remarks from the American side earlier...
...but the import of American-made beef is currently being regulated in Japan.
Since the outbreak of BSE in America at the end of last year...
...our country has had to restrict the import of beef from America.
As for the request from the American side for the lifting of those import restrictions...
...we have agreed to ease the import restrictions on the condition...
...that they conduct blanket testing.
However...
Excuse me.
...with that, we expressed our concerns related to the implementation of BSE measures...
...through the National Audit Office to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The 18 head of cattle which had unexplained difficulty while walking...
Please contact the security guard outside.
Eh?
A face not on the list has mixed in with them.
That couldn't be.
Also redo your check to see there are no explosives inside.
The participants should be evacuated immediately.
That would be bad.
The meeting will end soon...
...and they have a commemorative photograph taken right after that.
I think their safety is paramount.
But, to do that on our judgment...
Anyhow, I'll contact the person in charge for the American side.
Unless the American side can show us that their attitude toward safety has changed...
...I have to say we cannot consider deregulation.
Sir! Can you tell me the results of the meeting today?
A suspicious object in a trash can on the first floor.
- Is that gonna be alright? - I've got the guy on the left.
Excuse me.
I need a backup!
Get down!
Drop the gun...
...if you wanna live.
Shut up!
Wait!
Wait a second.
Please go downstairs.
Put down your gun.
Tell me what you want.
Who are you?!
I'm the Japanese Vice Foreign Minister.
Calm down.
Then we can have a seat and talk.
I'm fine.
More importantly, that's what I expected of you.
Just what were you thinking?
Are you okay?
Are you injured?
Thank you.
For now, come this way.
Kuroda-san.
- You... - Excuse us, please.
Certainly.
You were the first one to spot that radical who had sneaked in, weren't you?
That not even one person got hurt was all thanks to your quick wits.
Counsel General.
Please have all the security guards questioned right away.
What do you mean?
America takes pride at being the best in the world at counter-terrorism measures.
Security was actually perfect.
Nevertheless...
...that an outsider could sneak in so easily is...
...unnatural.
In other words, you mean there was a traitor?
Most likely. That's why we need an immediate investigation.
Understood.
I'll contact the American side right away.
So, in regards to the deregulation of imports...
...are you saying you will be reopening the discussions again with the American side?
We think this current disturbance has taught us one lesson.
That while we cannot allow acts of violence...
...it is also true that the Japanese exclusivity on food policy has been criticized internationally.
I think we should mutually try to explore common ground.
Compromise was also shown from the American side.
I think there is room for consideration in that.
Terrorism is an unforgivable act.
However, the US-Japanese relation is unharmed.
As we have developed a mutual understanding about each other.
- Good night. - Good night.
Hello?
Released?
Yeah, that extremist.
And he wasn't even investigated.
Why not?
I'd say someone's looking out for him.
Gotta go, man.
Got problems of my own.
Hello?
Thank you for accepting my invitation.
I also had something to ask you about.
Let's get along, shall we?
Even after the end of the conference, my schedule is still packed, isn't it?
I wanted to go sight-seeing here and there.
Whenever I have to go abroad for the administration...
I'm usually immersed in receptions.
So I was amazed.
I was also amazed...
...at your performance.
The video from that time has spread all around the world.
It should serve quite well to sweep your scandal away.
Because of my bad reputation, huh?
The actions of a desperate person are never a performance.
That criminal even fired a gun.
A person can't be killed by a gun...
...that carries only blanks.
I couldn't find bullet holes anywhere.
Those were simply blanks going off.
That disturbance...
...was a drama planned by both the American side and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wasn't it?
You knew from the start that those were blanks.
That's why you were able to take such bold action.
Am I wrong?
The Ministry was exploring ways of dropping the beef import regulations.
If the concessions were handled poorly...
...it would have been greatly criticized by the public.
So you made the protesters out to be extremists...
...and then urgently impressed upon the U.S.
...your thoughts for how to seek deregulation from Japan.
By doing that...
...you laid the groundwork for getting the public's consent for it.
Pushing one thing aside forces something else to take its place.
That's diplomacy.
That's deal-making.
That's how you get them to choose something better.
That's our job.
I'm convinced that my choice this time around wasn't wrong.
Especially when the opponent is America.
There are times when it's necessary to fight?
I agree.
100 years from now...
...when the world has changed a little more...
Your choice this time around...
If had been for the sake of Japanese citizens, it would be a lie I could forgive.
However...
...when it's for the sake of the Ministry and your own self-interest...
That's mere betrayal.
Regarding your current post...
I had your budget examined.
Up until now, I've given the Ministry a free hand in getting rid of its waste.
And now there's this office that bothers me.
You know about it, don't you?
The Japanese Counter-terrorism Department.
It seems to be an information-collection office, covering terrorism overseas.
Considering its scale and number of people there, it appears to have a fairly large budget, doesn't it?
Why are you telling me this?
I've heard the rumors.
It's said the Japanese Counter-terrorism Department...
...has a hidden side to it which dispatches employees as spies to foreign countries.
Are you one of those people, too?
If it's true, I couldn't leave that alone.
An unspecified department known by only a part of the Ministry.
This isn't a movie.
For a government which professes openness to its citizens;
that that government should be keeping such a secret...
...would be a betrayal to its citizens.
We have different ways of thinking about what betrayal is, don't we?
"Written Approval"
"Ando"
This is Kuroda.
About that WTO terrorist case; it seems it was nothing but a play.
And as for the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikami-san, it was just as you expected as well.
Her grandstand play.
Yeah.
The plot doesn't seem to have been prepared by the criminal at the scene.
Those who know about the actual relationship seem to be extremely pissed off.
They would be.
How did you find out?
Just a disturbance by a terrorist would have been enough...
...to change the direction of the imported beef deregulations.
There was no need for that woman to stand out like that.
I see.
At any rate, sorry for sending you out on such a boring runaround.
Not at all.
Where's the next one?
For the time being, wait for orders there.
If you don't do the ordinary work of a diplomat once in a while...
...you'll stand out.
The Vice Minister seems to be checking around about us, doesn't she?
If we're not careful, we'll get the rug pulled out from beneath us.
She was calling me a spy.
Seems she wants the Foreign Ministry as an organization to take her seriously.
How?
Now that she's participated in a play...
...she'll never be any different than any other politician.
Such greed...
I have to acknowledge her nerve though.
Thank you.
The suspect is Shimomura Takeshi, 45 years old.
A former career diplomat, his present occupation is as a doctor.
A sponsor of the NPO medical group, Borderless Aid.
In addition to the multiple footprints found at the crime scene...
...there were personal effects of Shimomura's left behind which have been confirmed as his.
We also took his fingerprints.
Eh... Shimomura and the victim, Professor Minato, were old acquaintances in the medical administration...
...and it's said they were often in conflict with one another.
After the incident, Shimomura left for America and hasn't returned.
Because I am currently making inquiries with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
an Investigator is to be sent to bring him back as soon as...
Some information just came in.
The suspect, Shimomura Takeshi...
...is said to have committed suicide by jumping from a building in San Francisco.
- Suicide? - In San Francisco, huh?
Are you the Consulate General?
I've just finished the inquest into Shimomura Takeshi.
Excuse me.
There's no mistake about his identity?
Due to the severe injuries, we cannot judge by his appearance.
But with the body data sent to us from Japan, it's pretty much identical.
Taking into consideration his personal effects as well as the testimony of witnesses...
...there's virtually no doubt it's the person himself.
We also heard earlier he had been involved in a criminal incident in Japan.
He was a friend of yours, wasn't he?
Yes.
I'll be creating the Death Certificate now.
Go ahead and make your farewells.
Why in the world did you ask me to see you?
The suspect's dead. Guess that completely shuts the door on this joke, huh?
Yes.
Um, Section Chief.
Huh? What is it?
In the written report, the story I told you about isn't written here.
Your story about how he had been killed in a different spot...
...and then his corpse left in that vacant lot?
It couldn't be substantiated, so there's no point in putting it in there.
Still, for the moment, it is eyewitness testimony.
Yer so persistent.
All the articles that were left behind were Shimomura's.
More than your vague eyewitness testimony...
...that's hard evidence, isn't it?
That's true, but...
The true criminal was Shimomura. And now the rascal's bought it.
After that's been substantiated, this case is finished.
Understood.
Ah, Ogaki.
Yes?
Do you have a passport?
Eh?
Excuse me. You're Shimomura Rui-san, aren't you?
Ah, I'm Ogaki Rikako of the Tsukuda office.
Um, I thought I should contact you since I will be going to San Francisco as well.
It's for the investigation.
It's necessary for us to confirm the suspect's corpse as evidence...
Ah... Of course, not just for that.
Because we were told his daughter was underage...
...I can provide personal care or help with any of the formalities...
I was told to help you with all those sorts of things...
Um, I'll catch a taxi.
From here, the Takaido high speed train out of Kanpachi-dori is the fastest way.
Okay, perfect.
This is the first time I've been overseas, so I thought I didn't want to get lost.
Ah, it's not so I can do any sightseeing or anything...
What I mean is...
I've just liked looking at maps for a long time.
Did you know? From the Japan Map Center, you can get a Map Proficiency License.
When I was in high school, I got a perfect score on the exam...
Please be quiet.
I'm sorry.
Whaa. Everyone's speaking English.
Say, Rui-chan.
Don't you need to go to the restroom?
It's gotten a little painful for me.
Ah, then, I'll go find one.
You stay here. Please stay here.
I'll be right back, so please don't move.
Vice Minister Mikami's raised her reputation, hasn't she?
That man-scandal of hers in Japan seems to have been swept away.
You're Shimomura-san's daughter, aren't you?
We're here to meet you.
Um, we had heard you were being accompanied by someone from the MPD.
I'm alone.
Well then, this way.
The remains are at the San Francisco General Hospital.
Normally we would have a family member perform a visual confirmation...
...but because the damage was quite intense,
...we'll just ask that you confirm his personal belongings alone...
Can you confirm...
...whether it is your father?
I think that way...
...you'll be convinced as well.
Kuroda-san.
I'll confirm it.
Come in.
Those are Papa's.
Shimomura-san...
...was someone with a strong sense of justice.
When he was a diplomat...
...he often spoke of how Japanese medical skills should be used in foreign aid much more.
That Japan should help out more those people who were suffering...
...because of a lack of satisfactory medical care.
He knew better than anyone...
...the value of life.
He wanted to make a difference. That's why he...
On my answering machine.
Just before he left for America.
"Before I go to America..."
"...there's something I really have to tell you about, Rui."
"After Mama died..."
"I think all you had were hardships, didn't you, Rui?"
"I think I was a really bad Papa to you."
"Study hard..."
"...and grow up to be a wonderful adult."
"Papa and Mama..."
"We'll always be watching over you, Rui."
"So long."
"Bye-bye."
It's his final will, isn't it?
I knew Papa was a wonderful person.
Mama... was incredibly important to him.
But...
...after Mama was gone...
I...
...felt Papa was blaming himself for it the entire time.
Papa and I...
...weren't speaking all that time, either.
I'm sure he was...
...far sadder about Mama's death...
...than even I was.
Why did he die?
When he returned this time...
I thought I would...
...talk to him a little more.
Ah, excuse me.
Are you the Consulate General?
Ah, I'm Ogaki with the Tsukuda office of the MPD.
Are you Shimomura Rui-san's attendant?
Ah, that's right!
We got separated at the airport.
And then I went to the hospital, but everyone there said you had left already.
We've already taken her to the hotel.
Ah, excuse me. I have a favor to ask.
Come on. I haven't got all day, pay up.
What's going on?
She's only got Japanese money for the taxi.
It was all so sudden.
I didn't have time to exchange any money.
My deepest condolences.
After the official documents are arranged, you can return home.
Please wait at the hotel for a little while.
I'd like to go to China Beach.
China Beach?
The inlet on the western side of the Presidio?
I saw it on a map.
I couldn't understand anything other than that, though.
During the Gold Rush era, that was where a Chinese village was located.
Why do you want to go there?
Papa told me.
"If I die, I want you to put my ashes there."
It's where they went for their honeymoon...
...so it's a place of memories for my Papa and Mama.
Very well.
Rui-chan. I feel sorry for her.
For her parents to be dead at her age.
Leaving his final farewell on her answering machine...
...that's just too painful, isn't it?
Why did Shimomura-san come to see you, Kuroda-san?
Um, after all...
...it had been over 10 years since you had last met, hadn't it?
Yet even so, he came all the way to San Francisco to give you his farewell.
I don't know if he came here to tell me his goodbyes.
He did appear to be brooding over something though.
That was because he had committed a crime in Japan and ran away.
All the more reason for why he intended to commit suicide.
Huh?
If he was going to commit suicide...
...he didn't have to go to the bother of coming to a foreign country, did he?
Ah, but...
Perhaps coming to a foreign country itself had some meaning for him.
Maybe he had something he wanted to tell you, Kuroda-san.
Ah, well, I'm just a detective for the time being.
Is there anything else?
Eh?
Ah...
Um, anything else...
"Excuse me. Please wake up."
"Wake up..."
"Judging from the situation, he seems to have been killed at the discovery site and left behind."
"I don't think the victim had been left there that entire time."
"Wasn't he was murdered somewhere else..."
"...and then brought here between when I had lunch and when I found him?"
That wasn't written in the report.
My boss said I was mistaken about what I saw.
If it is true, that drastically changes this case.
Eh?
It's impossible that Shimomura-san could have abandoned the corpse in the afternoon.
At that time he was on a plane, bound for San Francisco.
But, all of the articles left behind at the crime scene were Shimomura-san's.
More than my vague eyewitness testimony, that was far and away hard evidence.
There's also the possibility...
...they were left there deliberately.
To place the blame on him.
When you return to Japan, talk it over with your boss.
We can't let the case end like this.
Ah, but...
...truth is, I'm just a specialist at making investigation maps.
If it's left like this...
...then an innocent man will be blamed for a murder.
It's no longer possible for the dead Shimomura-san...
...to tell us the truth any more.
It's the job of the police to thoroughly examine any suspicious points, isn't it?
Where are you going?
I'm returning to Japan.
I've thought all along there was something strange about this.
I have confidence in my memory, after all.
Feel like returning alone, huh?
Stop right there!
Hold it!
Stop!
Yoshino-san?
"Go ahead and make your farewells."
Freeze! Put your hands up! Stop right there.
Turn around, slowly.
Nice and easy.
Then, I'll go from here.
Excuse me!
I'll... do my best.
To investigate the incident properly.
Ah, but...
...it might be expecting a little too much, given that it's me.
All right. So this suicide of Shimomura.
What you're saying is there's a connection between that and you being attacked. Is that right?
That's my guess.
How? How is there a connection?
What did you do?
I mean, you must have done something to be shot at, right?
Hey.
Frank.
We're done.
What's that?
I know, I know. But there's an order from the CIA.
Oh, you've gotta be kidding. The CIA? We've been on this for hours now!
You're free to go.
I talked to the detectives.
Two people around you have died.
No wonder they're suspicious.
And? What about the undercover investigation?
Ah, it's finished.
Hey, Kuroda.
Your guess is right.
Based on what?
That would be more, uh...
...more exciting, wouldn't it?
Wasn't the incident Kuroda-san was in an accident?
Well, the talk is he was attacked and then chased after them.
But, even the news is treating it as just an accident.
That's for the public. They were asked to handle it that way, weren't they?
So that things don't get out of hand.
It's connected to that Shimomura person, so if the press...
Tachihara-san.
Can I have a minute of your time?
Yes.
We've been contacted by the local police.
They were asking around about the background between you and the deceased Yoshino-sensei.
The police said they wanted you to confirm the articles that were on him.
Why would they do that?
They want to know what the relationship is between me, him and the suicide of Shimomura Takeshi.
Relationship?
There are no points of contact between me and the doctor Yoshino...
...aside from the incident involving Shimomura Takeshi.
Even if that is so...
I don't believe this is a case in which you, as a diplomat, should be investigating personally.
Kuroda-san.
I am evaluating your work performance.
If possible, I'd like you to stay here a long time.
You yourself don't want to be wandering around foreign countries anymore, now do you?
This afternoon...
...former Prime Minister Yatabe's wife will be traveling here incognito.
I'd like to ask you to attend to her.
Please go to meet her at her arrival.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
A transfer at a time like this?
Yes. Seems to be someone who's been working overseas for the last 11 years, too.
If I'm not mistaken, it's that person, isn't it?
The one who protected the Vice Minister at the WTO Conference.
Eh? The one we saw on the news? He's a little refined.
That's right, but...
It's curious he'd come here to us from San Francisco, though.
I think he'd normally be a part of the North American Affairs Bureau.
What kind of person is this guy?
Everyone, if you're done prying, get to work.
There's no time left until COMCE arrives in Japan.
(COMCE - Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Technology and Investment)
11 years overseas, huh.
There's no doubt about it.
"Resume Kuroda Kosaku"
What sort of person is he?
Judging from his background...
...he seems to be someone who's been sent all across the globe, though.
He's an interesting man.
I'm certain there's something behind this.
If he's going to be on hand, I'll have to start looking carefully into it.
"Chuo-ku, Tsukishima Medical Professor Murder Case Special Investigation Headquarters"
I'll throw that away.
Ah, thank you.
Commissioner.
Good work.
We'll do the paperwork from here on.
Thank you very much.
- See him off. - Yes.
Ah, excuse me, Section Chief.
About the other day.
Yer so persistent. Coming back about that, day after day.
Here, look.
The headquarters for the investigation was just dismissed.
It doesn't have to be large scale particularly.
Just have someone take another look and see if my eyewitness testimony was wrong.
We don't have anyone in our office with the free time for that.
Then, I alone...
Fool!
Yer a hundred years too early to be doing an independent investigation.
Listen, hurry and make a map. A map.
Everyone's waiting for your investigation map.
Yes, Tsukuda Office, Criminal Affairs Division.
Ogaki?
Yes, she's with us.
Huh?
Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
Well? How's the air in Japan after such a long time?
The air's the same everywhere.
Such an abrupt return.
I think it's essential to have a little more humor overseas, though.
I'm Ando.
We've spoken over the phone countless times, but this is the first time we've met.
The official before me, Kataoka-san, also sends his regards.
You came without delay.
But are you certain about the Shimomura case?
I'm certain.
There's definitely something going on behind this incident.
I can't leave it alone the way it is.
It may be an affair that a diplomat shouldn't go sticking his nose into.
It's my professional duty...
...to protect the lives of Japanese.
Already, one of them has died right before my eyes.
That doctor, Yoshino, huh?
We haven't discovered what the connection between him and Shimomura was yet.
Someone might be sacrificed again.
Are you fussing over this...
...because you and Shimomura were once partners?
No.
I'm...
...doing this because I HAVE to be involved in it.
I see.
3 months of duties here with the home office.
And, as per your wish,
I've made arrangements for you to be attached to the Central and South American Affairs Bureau.
That Vice Minister Mikami took the lead and will be cooperating with us.
However, she won't be the least bit interested in the Shimomura case.
She's more interested in her own career rise and in you.
It's not me she's interested in.
It's in the Counter-terrorist Measures Office.
Well, be careful.
After such a tough discussion, how about some soba and a drink?
No.
Let's have sushi.
Oda Yuji
Shibasaki Kou
Kaho
Tanaka Kei
Ookura Kouji
Nishijima Takehiro
Iwamatsu Ryo, Tanaka Tetsushi
Lee Byung Hun
Kaga Takeshi
Konno Mahiru
Hagiwara Masato
Kusakari Tamiyo
Kagawa Teruyuki
Original Work: Shinba Yuichi (Angel's Reward)
Screenplay: Furuya Osho, Ikeue Junya
Music: Kanno Yugo
Producer: Makino Tadashi
Director: Mishisaka Mizuki
"Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
"This Drama is Fictional"