How far should I run?
2019 (Reiwa) August 1st
No movement.
Imamiya Karen Police Inspector
Toyama Yuki Senior Police Officer
How about washing your face first before applying that?
Ah~ my face's really baked standing by the window.
My dark spots are increasing.
You're like a swindler...
Overtime warrant reception
What's the current number?
Tokyo District Court
Third only, it seems.
That's bad, it'll be 10 before our turn.
Find a way to get our seizure permit first.
Alright. -Good.
Tezuka Kenzo Chief Inspector
Moriyasu Shingo Police Inspector
Excuse me.
It's okay.
Isn't he late today?
It's just past 7.
They haven't found out about us, have they?
Ah!
Great.
He's the first again today.
Good morning.
Let's start with the bag inspection.
You didn't use any IC card for the train, did you?
Did you bring your personal smartphone?
Um... what's that?
Oh... he'd get anxious without that thing.
We can overlook that if you get top sales.
Let's work together again today.
Alright, get ready! Let's go!
Get ready!
Hello, Mum?
It's me...
Hello? Got it!
The permit's issued.
Alright... testing...can you hear me?
They're the ones who told us to use the special force...
Arisa Mukai Senior Police Officer
Ah~ah~ah~ we're moving. Can you hear me?
Okay.
Imamiya's leading the roof team.
Moriyasu's at the veranda. Toyama'll wait at the front entrance.
Okay, we'll begin at 9.10am. Be careful.
We need hard evidence for prosecution.
Watch out for the bathroom and microwave.
Get into your positions! -Roger!
Don't hang up, okay?
Don't worry.
I will guide you along the way.
Please wait nearby Hinadai Station on the Nishijo Line.
She's a female in her 70s.
She's wearing beige cardigan and black pants...
Retreat!
Sounds noisy in there. They found out?
Moriyasu.
Stop!
Someone jumped from the veranda!
It's okay, get in first!
Police! Freeze!
That was close!
Don't move!
Subtitle by @avanpiper Special thanks to Zemus
Swindle Detective
Episode 1 [The Man With No Name]
Mishima-san~
I see you've decorated the front entrance.
7 months ago
2019 (Heisei 31) January
I fried some kagami-mochi.
Kagami-mochi is 'mirror rice cake', traditional New Year decoration.
Eat up.
Mishima Etsuko
Oh...get under the kotatsu.
Oh... excuse me. -Sure.
That looks yummy! I humbly receive.
Have you got holiday for New Year?
Yup.
Because... wasn't somebody killed at Kosugi Park?
That was terrifying, isn't it?
But I'm in Second Division so I'm not in charge of murder investigation.
Oh... I see.
Got me worried for a bit there.
This is delicious.
I know right? It's my son's favorite.
Yummy~
Have you met your son ever since?
Once at the end of the year. The New Year's busy so...
I see.
Have you received any strange call or anything like that since then?
I didn't get any scam calls, not even the normal ones.
It's lonely.
Why did I believe the scam?
I should know my son would never molest anyone.
What?!
Why did you do such a thing?!
Please...I'm counting on you to deal with the other party...
They're really good.
I'm not sure how to put it.
But they know the way people's heart works.
There are pros in any kind of world it seems.
They put on a kind face, target any vulnerable person who falls victim even once
and tricked them over and over.
You're...
like a swindler...
What?
Because you're kind.
But that's...
I'm just joking.
I should at least be wary, right?
Don't worry.
I've recovered, learned a lesson from it and I've got to cheer up for my son.
They've taken the money I've saved up for nursing home too.
C'mon now... I'm not mad at you.
I'm sorry I couldn't catch the culprit.
Damn it!
I'm really sorry I couldn't return your money.
It's not your fault, Imamiya-san.
It was me who got tricked easily.
C'mon... what is it?
That's wrong.
What?
You're not the one at fault, Mishima-san.
It's the bad guys who tricked you!
You didn't do anything...
You did nothing wrong!
It's alright, don't cry.
It's...
...frustrating.
Recently I'd get teary even when I'm mad.
Is it because of aging?
No way... you're still young.
Tokyo MPD Division 2 Shinjuku Office
I'm sorry for the sudden call, Sir.
It's okay, let's begin.
According to the reports from each jurisdiction and analysis team,
From end of last year in the 4th and 5th districts, the calls are predicted to increase.
Soichiro Kitahara Managing Officer, Police Superintendent
480 million yen in two weeks...that's a lot.
Most likely some 'half-gray' groups are expanding their business.
Half-gray refers to groups who repeats crimes without belonging to a gang.
That's why they need to be more creative.
The guys over at West Yakuoji... any movement from the recruiters?
As usual, a lot of applicants for 'receivers'. Contact via SNS.
There were 17 arrests in 2 weeks.
The arrests are increasing but they weren't told anything.
There were even 9th graders (high school).
So we can't reach the ringleaders?
But the 'callers'...
One of them is spending lavishly.
'Box' refers to the place where the 'callers' run their operation.
So we might be able to tail him to a 'box'.
Yes? -Sorry, I need to go to the loo.
Oh, it's okay, he's out!
Taxi! Taxi! Call the taxi!
Thank you! Thank you!
He took a taxi, heading to Nakano.
Got it, I'm tailing.
That was cold.
Thanks for the hard work.
Oh... thanks for the hard work.
Are you a magician now?
I'm not making doves appear.
It's rare to see you complain, aren't you always the one cheering Moriyasu?
The MO's similar to the group who tricked Mishima Etsuko-san.
Oh... that case.
You're still pulling out more of those?
Speaking of which, it's rare to see you're still here at this hour, Chief.
Yeah... this report from the analysis team.
It's going to increase in February.
A total of 480 million yen in 2 weeks.
80% of the victims are 70 years or older.
It's steadily going up...
Anyway
There won't be new 'boxes' without excellent 'callers'.
Makes me wonder how they were raised.
March
Thank you for waiting. I'm Sato, the manager.
You can talk now.
You've all passed.
I told you to be on time and everyone arrived 5 minutes ago.
Not only that, nobody has spoken a word.
In our job, discipline is the most important thing.
That requires a high ability.
Training will start now.
The job's quite demanding
but if you follow the rules, traveling expense is 20,000 yen.
You will be paid every day.
On top of the 20,000 yen, you will be rewarded according to your performance every weekend.
The average monthly salary for an employee is 1 million yen.
An excellent employee will earn 5 million yen.
For real?
It's okay. We're not forcing anyone.
Of course, we don't use any violence.
You are free to quit.
It's all up to you whether to keep excelling in this job.
It's not your fault, Imamiya-san.
It was my own fault for being tricked easily.
It makes you want to call out, doesn't it?
Oh... sorry.
No...
I'm just stressed from work.
I see.
That's a cool bike.
I never would've expected to see a female riding it.
I've always loved it. The sound of the single cylinder.
Also,the warmth.
The current season's great, isn't it?
Summer is hell though.
Is it a tough job? Sounds tiring.
I mean, your job?
Oh... yeah
We run a yakitori restaurant.
At the Takami town.
Oh, Takami town?
That's near. What's it called?
No... I don't think it's listed online. It's probably going to be shut down.
It's called "Shinobu", a very Showa name.
Shinobu, that sounds nice.
Nah... it's kind of run-down.
It's not really a place for someone who rides an SP9B to stop by...
Nah... it's just a bike.
Well... it's kinda plain that even I feel meh about it sometimes.
Oh... I don't mean to say that yakitori's plain... Uh.. no, that's not what I mean...
I'm sorry.
Sorry. -It's okay.
I'll look for it later.
But you're really good in handling the bike.
Huh? -I was behind you and surprised...
I thought you were amazing.
The brake timing, that was something else.
Nah... -I enjoyed watching that.
Please ride it again.
When you can't handle the stress.
Right.
Sorry... for interrupting you.
Enjoy the view.
What's up? You seem to be in a good mood.
Welcome back, Grandma. -I'm home.
Ah... it hurts. -Let me do it.
Imamiya Shinobu
The skewers are hard.
My hands hurt.
When I visited the orthopedics center last time, they said it might be arthritis or something similar.
That sounds vague.
Yakitori's not profitable...
Maybe it's time to retire and live off the pension.
You say that but you would never close it, right?
We can't survive on your cop salary alone.
I wonder if my granddaughter's going to marry someone rich.
Not with a bike.
Stop nagging... it's been a while since you talked about this.
May
There's a property I'm interested in.
An apartment at Nakami town has a similar floor plan with previous 'box'.
Somebody moved in last week
and the door knob's been replaced with security password system.
So?
We lost sight of the male suspect with black cap around the area.
I think it might be a new 'box'.
Haven't gathered any 'callers', have they?
I want to take the lead on this.
Okay, rent a private room for the surveillance.
The rent will be covered by investigation expenses, right?
I'm not sure about that now...
It will be covered, right?
It's covered, right?!
Bingo!
Excuse me.
Can I still throw this?
Sure.
Good morning. -Good morning.
Hello, Mishima speaking.
Hello, is this Mishima Etsuko-san?
Yes, speaking.
I'm calling from Hidaka Police Station. We need your cooperation.
Yes.
I'm Mishima. Mishima Etsuko's son.
How's Mishima-san?
Luckily, her life's not threatened.
When she fell off the beam, her hip bone was broken.
Even if she recovers, she might stay bedridden.
Why did she commit suicide?
It was an operation scam it seems
and she thought she was helping the police.
She got a phone call from the police.
She was told that the culprit's going to call again so they'd like her to cooperate in the arrest.
Right after that, she really got a call from the 'culprit'.
Don't tell me... she handed over (the money) again?
Did you think you could make a difference?!
Please stop it!
Just don't do anything!
There's nothing you could do except falling victim to the scam!
I'm sorry for being stupid.
I'm sorry for being stupid... being tricked for the second time.
I said bad things to her.
It's not your fault.
It's mine, for always visiting her.
You're like a swindler.
Everyone's using the flip phone at this point, I think we're on the right track.
Alright, it's time to go in.
Imamiya, you found the 'box' so take the lead.
Jurisdiction falls under Horigome Station.
Okay.
Alright, let's get everyone ready. -Roger!
August, 1st
Stop!
Poor boy!
Ouch!
Good morning.
Thanks for your hard work, everyone!
Good job.
It's on the news.
Fraud group hideout exposed. 12 people arrested.
But we couldn't catch the manager.
Do you think the 'callers' knew about the hole in the closet?
In the end, both the 'callers' and 'receivers' weren't informed of anything by the top guys.
We only caught the tip.
The top guys are getting all the money.
Damn it! -That's exactly why
We should at least catch the manager.
How's the guy?
Given his name yet?
He's the only one whose identity is still unknown.
Who are you?
Calling for 10 hours every day.
Hello, Grandma?
Is it you, Mum?
Investigation Support Analysis Center
Yes!
We're at his apartment but there's nothing to reveal his identity.
We've asked the nearby convenient store and restaurants.
Nobody knows him.
Hey...
He recognized you, didn't he?
How about interrogating him?
Hello.
I'm Imamiya, in charge of questioning you today.
We went to your apartment.
But we found nothing about your identity.
Yes, because I don't leave anything behind.
You're thorough, aren't you?
I'm little bit impressed.
Our job requires steady effort, discipline and control.
Calling for 10 hours straight every single day. I only move between my apartment and the 'box'.
I don't talk about my job with friends either.
Well... it's not like I have any friends.
Didn't expect you to be the stoic type.
Is it because they had something on your personal info to prevent you from running?
They didn't force us.
We chose to stay.
If we're successful, they give us a substantial amount of reward.
Even if we fail a bit, they'll support us.
Compared to the legal ruthless company who worked their employees to suicide with low salary
I think our company is more reasonable for thinking about us.
That may be true.
Besides...
We're doing the society a favor.
Japanese politicians said our economy's rising.
But in reality, the money never reaches the young generation.
Why is that?
That's because the money stays static without moving.
This generation is monopolizing the wealth just because they were born in the good times.
Monopolizing the wealth.
That kind of wealth is not reachable no matter how hard our generation works.
"I'm sorry!" "Help me!" "I'm sorry!"
"I think we can go up to 2 million yen"
"Why are you still on the phone, you jerk!"
"I'm having a cold..."
"It's worse than that..."
"I'm an officer from Shinjuku Station"
Alright!
We're not here to make fun of people.
If you're caught as molester, your life will end.
How do you think a person will act when it becomes that bad?
I'm sorry...
I'm sorry
I'm sorry! Forgive me! Please!
Please... I'm sorry... I'm sorry.
You're there?
Is there someone with an envelope from Ikehata Law Firm?
Yes.
See him?
Just pass the money to that guy.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Mum..
Thank you.
Alright! We got the 5 million yen!
It's evil to take from the weak.
But we're taking from the strong.
The act of taking itself is a crime. Not a job.
Then tell me.
Can we earn the same amount of money
with the same effort in this day and age?
You can't just clam up there.
What would you say, Chief?
Tekken is a reference to a Japanese fighting game by Bandai Namco.
Well, I'd unleash my Tekken, tell him to shut up.
You'll be sued.
Her condition took a sudden turn for the worse.
She had pneumonia...
I haven't had a chance to talk to her.
I wish to let her know.
Mum, thank you...
I wanted to tell her.
Just thinking about how my child is suffering
that hurts me.
I'm happy to have someone to rely on at my age
so I'd like to do something in return.
I wish it has never happened.
If I could make it go away with money, I would.
That's just how parents are, right?
In the last ten years, there hasn't been a child kidnap case for ransom.
Do you know why?
That's because you'll get caught, right?
That's right.
So? -It's been said many times...
Money transfer fraud is the same as kidnapping.
Parents will save their children who are more
important than themselves.
They'll pay any amount for that.
It's the same operation.
We don't hurt or kill anyone directly.
This is the number of suicides caused by frauds.
There were two known cases within the city from last year.
They've done nothing wrong, but blamed for being tricked.
They blamed themselves for being stupid.
It's the number of people who blamed themselves and committed suicide.
Knowing this...
Can you still say that you're doing the society a favor?
Blaming themselves and committed suicide on their own choice
It's not right to push the blame on us.
Aren't those people just weak?
Right...
You just happened to target a weak person.
Exactly.
In short, you're not choosing anyone in particular.
You're just shooting a gun at random.
Even if you know the person's family structure and deposit,
the personality, the lifestyle
the weakness or what makes that person happy
How that person has lived his or her life until now.
You don't care about that.
Anybody's fine.
As long as they're old and rich.
If you're going to scam, then why don't you target selfish money-grubbers?!
These people are exploiting and influencing the youth to follow their wicked ways to earn immeasurable amount of money.
The kind a normal citizen could never imagine. They're enjoying luxury lives without giving a penny to others.
These people are protected with vested interests and living freely.
Why didn't you take money from these people?!
People like you never look at the faces of those senior citizens.
You're avoiding it.
Because if not, you'd realize.
That you're actually taking from the weak.
You would see the truth!
Doesn't matter who they are.
They're just stupid for believing!
Is it wrong to hold on to one's belief, live and love our own flesh and blood?!
Isn't it the same for you?
Saying all these to me...
You don't care whether I'm dead or alive, right?!
That's not true!
Then tell me!
What kind of person am I?
You don't even know my name.
That was worse than my Tekken move.
We can't be swayed by the suspect.
I'm sorry.
Thanks for your hard work.
Oh hey... can these songs be taken out?
Such an old model.
I think it can be done.
"Midnight Escape"
The song "Midnight Escape" cannot be found.
This is the only one I can't find.
Indies band?
Hm...let's see...
Wait a minute...
Oh! Is it a band from Yamauchi City?
Yamauchi City! You sure?
Shizuoka Prefecture, Yamauchi City
Tomorrow's the last day of detention. What are you doing?
Like I said, I'm going home today.
There's nobody.
Final day of detention
Kaji Hayato-san.
Earlier today, the court granted an extension of 10 more days to your detention.
Hence, you'll be here for another 10 days of interrogation.
Kaji-san, your detention is extended.
Did I get your name right?
Kaji Hayato. Born January 10, 1997.
2-13 Inanicho, Yamauchi City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Your father's name is Noboru. The eldest son of mother, Yoshie.
When you were 6, he went missing.
After that, you lived together with your mother and younger brother, 3 years old
at Hawthorn Apartment, Masue 4-10.
But when you were 10, she hardly came home.
You had to care for your younger brother with food from neighbors.
At some point, your brother was hardly noticed by the neighbors.
When they made a police report
Your brother, Akito was found dead from hunger in the apartment.
Kaji Hayato was sent to the orphanage after that.
He stayed there until graduation from Aotsuka Prefecture High School at 18.
It seems he moved to Tokyo but his current whereabouts is unknown.
You did your best and graduated from high school.
You've done a great job overcoming the odds alone to live until today.
But I don't feel sympathy or empathy for you.
Just because you were underprivileged
doesn't mean you can bully those weaker than you.
Don't lump me with the weak.
How?
This is our song.
We only released one track but it didn't work out.
Do you know him?
Oh... Kaji-kun.
He always came to see our lives.
Always in his uniform.
I found him!
How far should I run?
How much should I fill?
We found the computer you used at the orphanage.
Number of plays... 12, 439 times.
The singer remembered you well.
He was really happy for your loyal patronage.
"Midnight Escape"
Alright, let me ask again.
The manager in your company...
Is he among the pictures shown here?
We have 10 more days anyway.
By the way...
You may not care...
But out of the total playback... 22 are mine.
That's my number.
I quite like it.
10 days later
No charge due to insufficient evidence.
So you're planning to let him go?
He's the type that the top ones like. Tight-lipped too.
Don't worry, he'll lead us to them.
So we go with the flow huh? Looks like we gotta spend more time and money.
We can't stop until we get the top guys.
That's just how money transfer fraud is.
These are your belongings.
Oh... and...
How about applying a health insurance for the time being?
If you can't verify it yourself, please contact us.
We'll inform them.
You're making me feel as though I'm a good citizen that should be protected.
You are a good citizen we should protect.
Subtitle by @avanpiper Special thanks to Zemus