The human brain, depending on the situation...
...more than shape, it recognizes color first, as this just proved.
P-please... listen to me!
The fingerprints and DNA... they're from the same person!
Akiyoshi Kanako?
The kidnapping victim, Kanako-chan...
That Akiyoshi Kanako.
I really love the blue sky!
Akiyoshi Kanako, who was kidnapped 15 years ago, and never found, is alive...
...and executing people she was close to?
It's possible that Akiyoshi Kanako has multiple personality disorder.
Why now?
Because I wanted to see the sky.
This could be a disaster!
Umm... what do you mean, "disaster?"
I'm talking about if Akiyoshi Kanako-san really does have multiple personalities...
That means that completely different personalities come and go, alternating control over her body.
Each time that happens...
...her movements become completely illogical.
So, it'd be impossible to predict her movements?
No, but if we don't get a sense of who each one is, we'll be sent on wild goose chases.
In the meantime, the 2nd and 3rd victims will appear.
Last night, in Shimane, a murder was discovered that looks like the work of the same killer.
According to the report from the Shimane police...
The gun used in this case...
...was matched to the gun used in the Matsushita Yuriko murder from the striations on the bullets.
Akiyoshi Kanako's fingerprints and DNA were also found at that scene.
The murder victim was Aoyama Kouichi.
He worked as a lawyer for the Segami-gumi.
Does he have a connection to Akiyoshi Kanako?
When they investigated a shed at Aoyama's family's home...
...they discovered a hidden basement.
It's likely that for the last 15 years Akiyoshi Kanako...
...was kept prisoner down in that basement.
Did the gun used in the murders belong to Aoyama?
The house looked like someone had gone through it...
...so it's highly probable she stole it when she escaped.
On top of that, this message was found written at the location.
"Kanako, I'll find a way to save you."
"I'll never forgive them. - Shunsuke."
Does that mean that Akiyoshi Kanako has an accomplice?
That's a possibility. We've already started investigating it.
That means...
Display the reconstructed picture and voice of the present day Akiyoshi Kanako.
Yes ma'am.
Akiyoshi Kanako. I'm 10 years old.
Akiyoshi Kanako. I'm 25 years old.
She'd sure stand out.
This might sound unbelievable, but I've run into her.
- What? - Where did you see her?
There's this sushi place near Tokyo Tower, you know...
Unbelievably...
I've seen her too!
- What? - When and where did you see her?
In front of Matsushita Yuriko's office...
Why didn't you notice anything then?
I did! I said, "What a beautiful lady!"
"A beautiful lady?" Are you blind?
No matter how you look at her, she's not right in the head!
Namikoshi-san.
How are Akiyoshi Kanako's profile and the prediction of her future movements progressing?
Please make Tsukumo-san the leader!
What?
What? Leader?
I believe that Tsukumo-san will be able to make more accurate predictions than me.
I suppose that's so.
Please, calm yourself!
It's impossible for Tsukumo-san to be the leader!
Give me a break!
Rethink that statement!
He would be the most problematic choice!
I can't accept someone so illogical as a leader! Choose someone more capable!
You shouldn't say things like, Nanba-san!
Tanbara-san and Sasa-san are doing the best they can. Watch what you say.
What?
I'm the new leader, Tsukumo Ryusuke.
My name is written 9-10-9 in kanji numerals. But I suppose you know that already.
The suspect in this case, Akiyoshi Kanako, may have multiple person-- what?
It's completely unnatural for Aoyama Kouichi to have been killed in that place at that time.
I can only think that Akiyoshi Kanako must've lured him there by cell phone.
If Akiyoshi Kanako still has it, we can use the phone to track her.
I wonder if that's best...
Wouldn't telling everyone that she may have multiple personality disorder be better?
Weren't you listening earlier?
She had an accomplice named "Shunsuke."
Akiyoshi Kanako's erratic actions were not because she has multiple personalities.
There were multiple perpetrators.
That's why they're having the meeting without you. Understand?
- I understand. - Good.
That means I just have to catch her on my own.
I wonder what's going on in Akiyoshi Kanako's brain?
Oh, Namikoshi-san, what's wrong?
Umm...
I also believe she may have multiple personality disorder...
What?
Oh. Would you mind contacting Rinda-kun?
Get in touch with the prefectural police in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Okayama immediately.
- Tanbara-san! - What?
We've finished issuing orders to all jurisdictions countrywide.
Alright. Let's get out there and investigate!
We're going to sniff out any place Akiyoshi Kanako may have a connection to!
Check every cell phone retailer in Aoyama and Miyagi!
Yes sir!
Kazune-san...
Tanbara-san!
What?
I'm really in a bind...
Tsukumo-san says he really wants to see Aoyama's house in Shimane, but...
Are the prefectural police on the line yet?
I did warn them, of course...
I said, "There's no way I can do that!"
But, you don't know what he'll do if left to his own devices...
Is it okay if I take...
Sure. Off you go.
Huh? Really?
Sure.
Akiyoshi Kanako might still be wandering around Shimane...
...with a gun.
Huh?
Take care of yourself.
- But... - Have a safe trip.
What?
Um... why do you want to go to Shimane, Tsukumo-san?
To capture Akiyoshi Kanako, of course.
Maybe... this is just a maybe...
...but you don't think she's still in Shimane, do you?
I don't think we've truly grasped what Akiyoshi Kanako-san experienced in her 15 years of imprisonment.
That's why we aren't able to predict Akiyoshi Kanako-san's movements or actions.
If we go, I'm sure we'll understand her.
Akiyoshi Kanako-san...
What she'll do from now...
Where she'll go...
Oh, he's leaving without us...
- It's this one, right? - Yes, yes, that's right.
[Kimura Takuya]
[Ayase Haruka]
[Mizushima Hiro]
[Kagawa Teruyuki]
[Tanaka Yuji]
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[Please help us catch this suspect!] [Akiyoshi Kanako]
[1994: Kanako-chan; kidnapped, age 10]
Why?
Aoyama's parents were farmers.
It seems they only used this place as a barn.
I'm sure they didn't realize what it was being used for for 15 years.
Ah, this is it.
This is the basement where she was kept prisoner.
What?
Is there light down there?
No.
Then, let's go down without using any.
Eh?
- What do you think you're doing? - I'm not touching you!
Why would you want to touch her?
- Tsukumo-san! - Ow!
- Are you alright? - I'm opening the hatch!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Namikoshi-san!
You have a flashlight don't you?
You said not to turn on the light, Tsukumo-san!
Well, you have to turn it on once you're down here.
- I turned it on. - Huh?
- Wow. - It was really dark, wasn't it?
How was she able to live like that?
Well, she probably used the TV for light.
Where's the remote?
Even so...
...being in this place for 15 years...
There's something on my foot.
What's wrong?
Oh no! It's a cockroach!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
What happened?
Don't look. There's a whole group of them...
I'm sorry about that. I'm not good with cockroaches...
What did they do to her...
Um...
Would you like to go eat lunch?
- Huh? - Yes!
Hurry!
- Hurry up! - Okay!
Wow, that stinks.
What?
Tsukumo-san!
Where are you?
Ouch!
Is this really okay, Tsukumo-san?
She is...
...doing something only she can do right now.
Rinda! Rinda!
Tsukumo-san!
Ow, ow, ow!
What was the first thing Akiyoshi Kanako looked at when she left this place?
I love the blue sky!
Found it!
I thought we might be able to trace it, but...
Tanbara-san, look at this!
This is a 45-caliber handgun isn't it?
Does that mean she doesn't intend to kill anymore?
What in the world is she thinking?
Is that blood?
How dirty!
Namikoshi-san, you were a detective?
Yes. I headed the profiling department.
Really? Then, why are you at IPS now?
There was a case...
The suspect is a male in 30s to early 40s, who is probably somewhat heavyset.
He probably did not know the victim personally.
But... it turned out that...
Contrary to the police profile, the Migawa Park murder was committed by a middle school student.
The boy lives close to the park...
Since then, I've been scared to work directly in the field...
I thought that if I was with IPS I wouldn't have to do that anymore.
That's how I came here.
Isn't that great for you, Namikoshi-san?
What?
Right? No one will ask for your opinion anymore.
No one expects anything from people who abandon their work, after all.
- Tsukumo-san, you shouldn't... - This goes on top, right?
It does, but...
Stop that.
- What? - Just look.
Huh? Why are you making that face?
From now, you're free to make whatever wild proclamations you want to about a profile.
Free?
You can just do it however you want.
Because no one is listening to you.
This is delicious.
That's true, isn't it?
Handmade noodles are the best.
Don't you think it's been long enough?
Yes.
I'm opening it...
What? What is it?
Wait. Wait!
Tsukumo!
You locked me down there. Didn't you?
Yes, well...
You could say it was a sort of experiment.
Right? Okay?
Oh, she's serious! She's serious!
- She means it! - Tsukumo!
Come back here!
Calm down!
- I'll get you for this! - Calm down! Calm down!
This place was that scary?
Shall I lock you down here so you can find out?
But, she was here for 15 years. 15!
How would you be if you were locked down here for 15 years?
If it were me...
...I'm sure I would go crazy.
Oh.
I think that Shunsuke really is actually Kanako herself.
What?
Kanako-san has dissociative identity disorder.
In other words, she has multiple personalities.
That's it... Multiple personalities means...
Most cases of multiple personality disorder...
...occur in people who suffered repeated abuse in their childhoods.
Where are you going?
- When things became too much to bear... - You can never leave here!
The person thinks, "This isn't happening to me! It's someone else!"
That's when another personality appears.
It's a defense mechanism against mental and physical abuse.
In that manner, many different personalities are created.
But, after a while, the personalities start fighting to take control of the body.
They all begin acting on their own...
Then there's no way to reverse it.
The personality that committed the murders was probably Shunsuke.
If you think about both cases together...
At the very least, she has two other distinct personalities.
So, if we say she does have multiple personalities, who would be Shunsuke's next target?
Next?
Next...
What? Um...
I'd like to go on a tasting tour of Izumo.
The TV!
The TV?
Akiyoshi Kanako was imprisoned down here the whole time.
There's no other way she could've gathered information on people 15 years after her abduction.
Why was Matsushita Yuriko chosen?
The only thing I can think of right now is that...
...Matsushita Yuriko was a politician.
It would be easy to figure out where she'd be.
Then, the next target will be...
Someone related to the case...
...who also appeared on TV...
Someone who could easily be found based on their TV appearance!
Rinda-kun...
Yes?
Don't you think you should report this?
Ah, yes!
Because of that, we'd like to ask that the local television stations be checked.
Is something wrong?
She tossed the murder weapon.
Word around here is that Akiyoshi Kanako may be done with the murders.
The one who threw the gun away was probably...
...one of the other personalities, not Shunsuke.
And, who decided that she only had one gun?
The most recent stuff is top priority!
Call out if you find anyone you think might be connected!
- Tanbara-san! - Huh?
The news from 4 days ago...
Isn't that Matsushita Yuriko? Hey, hey!
To this day, Kanako-chan remains in my thoughts...
- Is there anyone else in this? - I'll check.
I sent an invitation for the class reunion to her mother's family this year too.
Her mother's family?
Yes. Her parents have both passed away, so I sent it there.
Kanako... everyone's waiting for you.
When's the reunion? Find out!
[7 pm, Sunday June 21, 2009]
What? Today?
Where is it?
Thank you for that interesting speech!
Now, everyone who graduated is a star!
All right, please announce what you did after you graduated!
That was Ikeda-kun!
Now, who is the next person who'd like to say a few words...
Who were you again...?
Would you please tell us your class and name?
I'd like to thank you all...
...for inviting me here today.
What's truly strange is that, even though I'm wanted by the police...
...not a single one of you recognizes my face.
I'm sure you've all had so much fun...
...that even if you remembered me...
...you'd forget me right away.
Kanako?
Why're you running?
You said you were waiting for me.
Ambulance!
Seal all the exits to the hotel!
Tanbara-san...
Save me...
...please.
H-hey!
Hey.
Hey!
Good morning.
Let me go!
Akiyoshi Kanako-san will either be going to heaven or hell...
I killed them.
I thought maybe I saw the "real" her...
Don't you think the best thing you can do for Kanako-san is to kill yourself?
Tsukumo-san!
There is only one answer.
The results of Akiyoshi Kanako's psychological exam...
They determined that she has dissociative identity disorder...
...and suffers from multiple personality disorder.
A total of 3 distinct personalities appeared.
First, the personality named "Shunsuke."
You killed all of those people?
Hey, are there cameras running in here?
They're over there, and here.
If you don't like them, I can have them turned off.
Whatever. It'd be better to have everyone listen to what I say, anyway.
Outta the way!
I killed those people.
If I hadn't, Kanako would've been imprisoned down there forever.
This "Shunsuke" has admitted to all three murders.
He has a very dominant personality...
...and it seems that he has memories of all three personalities.
The reason he targeted Matsushita-san and the classmates...
Kanako was kidnapped because they all ignored her.
Ignored her?
That day, Kanako...
...told that teacher...
"There's a strange man standing at the gate."
But, that woman said...
"Kanako-chan, you said that before, but there wasn't anyone there, was there?"
"If you're scared, walk home with your friends."
Go on home.
She didn't say a word about that on TV, though.
She cried and said, "Bring Kanako back to us!"
She even...
...used our misfortunes to become a politician.
And her friends?
Would you walk home with me?
They thought Kanako was just trying to get attention.
They said it was called being "self-absorbed"...
...and laughed at her.
That's why Kanako had no choice but to go home by herself.
For blowing Kanako off like that...
...they're as much to blame as Aoyama.
Next is the personality named "Shouko."
She's a pleasure-seeking, sociable personality.
Listen to this...
Mostly, I was the one who entertained Aoyama.
I'm kind of hungry.
The one who ate the bento at the scene, and went in and out of steak houses was her.
Finally, we have "Kanako," which is her original personality.
I've been told it would be called the "main personality."
When I woke up...
...there was a dead body...
...and when I looked closely...
It was Matsushita-sensei.
"Kanako" is a very timid, nervous personality.
Shaking the body, crying, and covering the body with the blanket were all things she did.
There was blood on my hands...
I...
Let's stop for today.
She has a vague sense of the other personalities...
...but isn't able to communicate with them.
She doesn't have any of the memories of Shunsuke or Shouko.
So, the main personality isn't aware of what the others do?
That's right...
That itself is one of the special characteristics of dissociative personality disorder.
By making the other personalities have negative experiences or feelings...
...she's able to protect herself.
We were able to make the arrest because of your help.
Thank you.
That's it.
Oh, um...!
Yes, what is it?
Um, well...
Yes?
It's nothing.
No, if there's something bothering you, I'll listen.
You can't just stop mid-sentence like that. Come on, spit it out, Sensei!
Hey, Sensei!
I don't get it. Why's this person getting so much support?
She has multiple personalities. It's hard to prove if she was responsible for her actions or not.
But a murderer's a murderer, for crying out loud.
What?
Something still bothering you about this?
Akiyoshi Kanako-san's future...
...lies either in heaven...
...or hell. Doesn't it?
Depending on whether she has multiple personalities...
...or not.
Tsukumo-san!
What did you think about the results of Akiyoshi Kanako's psychological exam?
During the report, I thought it was a classic case of multiple personalities, but...
But, she's not there.
The girl I saw isn't in there.
When I saw her at the scene of the first murder, she was more...
How can I explain it?
She had this sophisticated lady-ish vibe to her...
What I mean is...
I think these 3 personalities are an act...
...and the one I saw is, I guess, the "real" her.
There was blood all over my body...
Listen to this...
Mostly, I was the one who entertained Aoyama.
I killed them.
If I hadn't, Kanako would've been imprisoned down there forever.
It's just my imagination, isn't it?
I...
- I'm sorry for bothering you. - I...
- Wait a sec... - Huh?
That's why Kanako had to go home alone...
Would it be possible for me to meet her?
- Yes. - Okay.
Who was the first person to say "multiple personalities?"
I still believe it's true.
Then what are we doing this for? It came out during the psychological exam!
It's to erase any doubt of her multiple personality disorder.
I'm sorry for barging in here without introducing myself.
I'm Tsukumo, a neuroscientist.
It's written 9-10-9 in kanji numerals, and pronounced "Tsukumo."
I'm his assistant, Yuri Kazune.
A neuroscientist?
Yes.
I'm actually studying your brain.
Is something wrong with it?
Oh no, nothing of the sort.
I was just hoping I'd find something useful to treat your multiple personality disorder...
Treat?
In the future, I believe that the other two personalities, Shunsuke and Shouko...
...will eventually be integrated into one person, you.
You can do that?
Probably.
Don't be ridiculous.
What?
Tsukumo-san!
What, what? Hey!
Yuri-san, hey--
Tanbara-san! Hayashida-san!
Are you Shunsuke-kun?
Do you have any idea how hard I've worked for Kanako?
Huh? Hey!
- What are you doing? Hey! - Stop!
Let him go now! Let him go!
What are you doing? Let go!
I shouldered that burden for her!
- Stop that! Hey! - In order to protect her!
You really think I'll let that happen?
Let me go! Let go!
Stop it!
She's been Shunsuke ever since then.
I wonder if he's trying so hard because he thinks he'll be erased...
What are the results of the fMRI?
Oh.
Oh, um, could you...
- Would you mind moving a bit? - H-hey...
- Hey, move it. - Why are you spinning me?
Did you really need to move from here to there? Oh, I'm dizzy...
Man, I'm dizzy.
The functions of the hippocampus, which controls memory, are slightly lowered, but...
This is a pattern often seen in those afflicted with dissociative personality disorder.
But, it's also possible to have these kinds of results if she doesn't have it.
Which means?
We can't make a determination either way.
Is there any other way to diagnose her?
There haven't been any fMRI studies on brain activity of those who've changed personalities.
Also, a definitive, "a brain with multiple personalities looks like this," hasn't been found yet.
What is that?
- Sorry. - I'm not saying it's your fault...
Maybe...maybe I really was mistaken...
Tsukumo-san!
Would you mind coming over here for a bit?
Sure.
Yes?
I rewatched that video of Akiyoshi Kanako.
Please play it.
Hey.
Just as you noticed...
For a second, she looks right at the camera.
What's so special about that?
That video was shot continuously on the first day, and in that situation...
...the main personality, Kanako, shouldn't have known where the camera was.
S-so... that means?
It means the main personality, Kanako...
...knew information told to another personality, that she supposedly couldn't have known.
I see...
It could just be a simple coincidence...
But we can't just ignore it.
Nanba-san...
Why do you say that, Nanba-san?
I'm prepared to face criticism, but...
I don't think the results from the psychological exam are right.
I hate playing detective.
But, I also hate being deceived by something like this.
The victims' families won't accept this either.
Am I wrong?
I'll go search for it.
A way to prove if she's innocent or guilty...
That's why Kanako had no choice but to go home alone.
I...
I killed them.
If I hadn't done something, Kanako would've been imprisoned down there forever.
You really think I'd let that happen?
I love the blue sky!
When I woke up...
There was a dead body...
And when I looked closely...
...I saw it was Matsushita-sensei...
Are you Shunsuke-san?
Why're you here?
I'd like to show you something.
Here is fine.
That door over there, the one with the red...
That red door is connected to the Isolation Ward.
Red...
The isolation ward is where...
...patients with a high capacity for violence are housed.
It's likely that, as long as you exist...
...Kanako-san will have to spend her entire life behind that door.
And, the other door...
This blue door...
That door is connected to the General Ward.
Blue.
What's on the other side of that door is connected to the outside world, to freedom.
But...
If you don't disappear, Kanako-san can never pass through that door.
She won't be able to see the blue sky...
The best thing that you can do for Kanako-san...
...that would be to kill yourself, wouldn't it?
So that's what this was all about?
Don't say selfish things like that.
What?
Let him go! Stop that!
- You quit trying to wreck things! - Let go!
Let go! Let me go!
- Calm down! - Let go!
Good morning.
You're Kanako-san right now, correct?
Yes...
Why are you here today?
Would you like to go outside and get a breath of fresh air?
What?
You finally escape that horrible basement, only to get locked up again here...you must hate it, right?
But, if I did that, then...
It'll be fine.
If you're caught, I'll be sure to tell them that I let you out.
Really?
Really.
Then...
I'll wait for you in the General Ward lobby in 10 minutes.
Um, at the end of the hallway, there is a door that connects to the General Ward.
Choose the "General Ward," okay?
Please be careful not to make a mistake.
Also, try not to get caught.
I'll leave the door unlocked.
Oh, and...
I'll leave this door unlocked too.
Which do you think she really is, Sensei?
I still don't know.
That's why I'm forced to do something this cruel.
This really is pretty cruel.
If she comes...
She'll definitely come down these stairs.
Sensei...
The truth is, you don't want her to come, do you?
Tanbara-san...
Hm?
No matter how painful the truth is...
It's better to know it than to leave it hidden, right?
Tsukumo-san!
This is Tanbara-san, a detective.
Is he here because a person named "Shunsuke" might appear and start going crazy...
No he won't.
The person named "Shunsuke" will never appear again.
Actually, that person never existed to start with, right?
Because...
You don't have multiple personalities.
Um...
What?
If you actually had multiple personality disorder...
Right now...
You wouldn't be here.
What do you mean?
You...
You arrived here because of a preconceived notion.
Preconceived notion?
Yes.
I told Shunsuke-kun...
...some special information.
Even though you went back to yourself, the main personality...
...you acted upon that information.
A few minutes ago, you...
...went through that blue door...
...and arrived in the lobby, right?
That's correct, isn't it?
Then...
...would you mind reading the name plate on the door?
Go ahead.
Isolation Ward...
General Ward...
The name plates for the Isolation Ward and the General Ward...
...I switched them.
So, if you really had multiple personalities, and read the name plates on the doors...
...you should've ended up in the Isolation Ward.
But, you arrived in the General Ward, didn't you?
Why was that?
Because you didn't read the name plates.
Why didn't you read them?
Because you already knew the blue door connected to the General Ward.
The human brain...
...depending on the situation...
...has a tendency to make decisions based on color, rather than on shapes or words.
Because you knew the blue door connected to the General Ward...
You didn't read the words on the door. Instead, you decided by color.
On the other side of the red door is imprisonment.
On the other side of the blue door is freedom.
But, this is...
...something I deliberately only told Shunsuke-kun beforehand...
That's how I set the "preconceived notion."
That red door is connected to the Isolation Ward.
Red...
That blue door is connected to the General Ward.
Blue...
But, you...
...acted according to a preconceived notion only Shunsuke-san should've had.
Isn't that strange?
You shouldn't remember anything that Shunsuke-san experienced, right?
Why did it happen?
There is only one answer.
You are...
...only acting like you have multiple personalities.
That's why.
When did you notice?
When I saw you glance up at the security camera during the evaluation.
But...
I didn't have any proof until just now.
Until you...
...came into the lobby.
Why would you do something like this?
You could've just escaped from there, couldn't you?
Why...
Why did you have kill those people?
Originally, I only intended to escape...
The sky was so beautiful...
The sky I hadn't seen in 15 years...
It was so blue...
And beautiful...
Those people stole it from me.
And I couldn't forgive them for that.
I...
...guess there is something wrong with me, after all.
But...
If that's so, I'm happy.
I've always wanted...
...to finally go crazy.
Go ahead.
I'm used to being imprisoned.
Wait. Just for a moment.
You're a lot like Akiyoshi Kanako-san, Tsukumo-san.
I'd never get that disabled.
You're exactly the same!
You put up an act all the time to fool people...
...and hide your true self.
Do you want to be Namikoshi-san's assistant then?
No.
I'm going to pursue neuroscience.
I'll study, properly.
Really?
America?
A paper you wrote is getting a lot of attention over there.
There's an offer for you, if you choose to take it...
But... America?
Please consider it.
America?
This could be a challenge directed to all of us...
[A mysterious invitation in an act of explosive terrorism]
Maybe you haven't eaten enough sweets?
[A trap that challenges neuroscience, in the moments before death]
...executed?
Call everyone out! Emergency deployment!
No matter what, we have to find Ozaki within 48 hours!
The pride of IPS is at stake.
We found something unbelievable!
The culprit...
Please don't play around!
Smile!
The possibility for a third and fourth case has risen...
He was abducted!
Please become the suspect's brain.
Me? A brain?
He thinks he got away because of the other day..