Hasumi Kyoko made a comeback as a lawyer after 16 years.
Her life was dropped into the pits when her husband, the former head of
Special Investigation Department, was arrested for bribery and had an adultery scandal.
In return for receiving bribes from Tomioka Seikou...
I deny.
A battle where only one person will be formally employed.
She confronts the adverse circumstances that come one after another with all her might.
Hasumi Kyoko
Lawyer
I have never used my position as a prosecutor to accept money and
I have never granted special favours in return.
Tomioka Seikou said that bribes were sent.
However, I acknowledge that
I had an improper relationship with a certain woman.
Ayaka, you're going to be late.
- Good morning. - Morning, your breakfast is ready.
Mom, I need a bento today too.
What? Isn't it a day for school meals?
Hasumi Ayaka
Kyoko's daughter
That's from tomorrow.
What...?
Hasumi Hayato
Kyoko's son
It's fine. I'll buy bread. Mom, it's almost time.
I'll be ready soon.
- Ayaka, eat your breakfast. - Okay.
- What are you doing? - It's fine, isn't it?
Hey, I don't want that sausage.
What's wrong?
When you have that expression while eating something sweet,
it means something is up.
Kamiyama Yoshie
Lawyer
I remembered something.
From the other day.
When you were drunk last time, you said that there's a woman you can't forget.
Surely she isn't Hasumi-sensei?
Tada Masahiro
Lawyer
I already told you that it's not true.
That was over 15 years ago.
Do I look so naive?
You're right. She's married after all.
You don't look like a fool who will spoil your career with an adultery scandal.
Tada Masahiro did his legal apprenticeship with your wife at the same time.
He's single now and doesn't seem to have a partner.
Hasumi Soichiro
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Special Investigation Department former head
- How's his ability as a lawyer? - He's very capable.
Mainly focusing on corporate defence,
Hayashi Mikio
Soichiro's lawyer
he was headhunted 5 years ago by Kamiyama Yoshie,
joined the current law firm
and became a managing partner 2 years ago.
Anyway, don't let your personal feelings interfere with hiring.
My top priority is also the firm's management, after all.
Thank you for your continued patronage. Your shirt and jacket are ready.
- Hello? - Thank you.
What!?
What did you say!?
Madoka Michiru
Paralegal
Isn't this strange?
Kamiyama-sensei and Tada-sensei have been in there for ages.
- I wonder if there's a difficult case? - Who knows?
Hasumi-sensei, you're really a shrewd wife, aren't you?
I bet you don't have the habit of
Asahi Kotaro
Lawyer
meddling in other people's affairs.
That's not good.
Lawyers need to use our eyes and ears to gather information.
The employee's position...
I won't hand it over.
- Daisuke-sensei! - Oh, Rinko. How are you?
You've become pretty. Have you gotten a man?
That's sexual harassment. Daisuke-sensei is here.
Kamiyama Daisuke
Kamiyama & Tada Law Firm Honorary Advisor
Daisuke-sensei, did you go travelling?
- Cruised around the world on a luxury liner. - Wow.
- It's been a while. - Well, but it's to acquire clients.
- I got many souvenirs. - Wow!
- There are many types. - I see. So that's why...
- Who is he? - You don't know?
This firm's honorary advisor, Kamiyama Daisuke.
- Kamiyama-sensei's father. - Hey, we've been waiting.
Do you want this? Cattle gallstone.
- It's good for menopause. - No thanks.
That father and daughter seem to be on bad terms.
Please don't fight today.
Oh, right. This is a charm to win trials.
- You need this, don't you? - What?
May I introduce myself?
I'm Asahi.
Your defence of an IP infringement case in Supreme Court in 1989
- truly impressed me. - That guy really doesn't hold back.
- Since he's cute, I forgive him. - I prefer Tada-sensei.
- You like that type? - The best of lawyers, representing Japan.
You're the other newcomer?
I'm Hasumi. I look forward to working with you.
Oh, um... For you,
a Chinese perfume, said to contain the soul of a Ming dynasty poet.
Don't believe him. You can buy something like this at Ameyoko*.
(*an open-air market in Tokyo)
So who will defend me?
Defend?
Let's talk over there.
There's no need to hide. They will find out anyway.
Oh, thank you.
Two months ago, he got into an accident from drink-driving.
drink-driving
He crashed into a notice board resulting in property damage.
property damage
Welcome. There are available seats.
He rejected a breathalyser test at the scene and even resisted the police so
the charge of interference of public duties was added.
interference of public duties
Ouch! Ouch!
Isn't this blowing up?
It seems the lawyers he hired were useless so he fired them
and came to us to defend him. The trial is tomorrow.
Trial? Normally, a summary proceeding will suffice.
Because he pleads not guilty.
I plead guilty to property damage, but the others are false charges.
False charges? But you drank, didn't you?
drink-driving
property damage
interference of public duties
Four glasses of Japanese rice wine. But that was after the accident.
4 glasses of Japanese rice wine
property damage
4 glasses of Japanese rice wine
I learned something!
There's no way that far-fetched argument will work in court.
Isn't such an excuse embarrassing for a lawyer?
Why do you decide that it's a far-fetched argument?
If the client says that he's innocent, then the lawyer will defend his innocence.
Yes, yes. Then, do whatever you please.
Well, in any case, our firm will represent you.
Um... you.
I want you to represent me.
What? A newcomer can't handle such an absurd trial.
A novice is better. You don't have to think of anything.
Just defend me exactly what I tell you.
Do you want this? Reindeer horn.
- You'll be sued by Santa Claus. - Um, can you tell us
the details of the accident once again?
When I was about to drink herbal tea from this flask, my hand shook
and then, I crashed into the notice board.
Why did you drink alcohol after that?
I was shaken up.
I wanted to calm myself with alcohol.
I understand. Then, let's go through our defence arguments.
No need. I'll tell her what to say in court.
Wait... Daisuke-sensei.
Please let me reconfirm it.
You really didn't drink any alcohol before the accident?
Whether I drank or not,
if I say that I didn't,
then I didn't.
Argue that.
#2 Is This Man, Guilty or Innocent?
Anyway, just argue exactly what we've discussed.
- Hey. - Yes.
Tokaji Ryota
Tokyo District Public Prosecutor
- Please go first. - Okay.
I wonder if he's a former prosecutor colleague?
Madoka worked at the Public Prosecutors Office.
- Don't call me at such a place. - Oh, sorry.
I need to ask you for information again.
Excuse me.
Are you Hasumi-san?
Yes.
As I thought.
Um, I'm Wakisaka from Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.
Wakisaka Hiromichi
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Special Investigation Department Head
Your husband's successor...
I'm the head of Special Investigation Department.
Things must be tough for you.
Um, I've also told your husband.
That as long as he admits to his crimes,
he can be released from detention at once.
He can go back to his family.
I've left my husband's matter to his lawyer.
- Sorry, the trial will start soon. - For this trial...
Our Yoshimura will be your opponent.
Yoshimura Yusuke
Prosecutor
It took some time to console him.
Actually, he was dismissed from Special Investigation Department by Hasumi-san.
Your husband is a frightening person.
For his own objectives,
he will calmly cut off his subordinates like removing fleas.
Well, well...
Hasumi-kun will surely turn over a new leaf for his family.
Since involving his kids in this will be pitiful.
If you say anything further, we will protest to the bar association.
You seem to be cautious of my husband,
but you've never truly angered a woman before, have you?
If my husband is guilty, then prosecute him.
Just don't use my children for your tactics.
Let's go.
By the way, have you received any necklaces or rings
from your husband in the past year?
Tomioka Seikou said that bribes in the form of
expensive jewellery were sent to your husband.
That's enough. If you want to ask about the case any further,
please follow the formal procedures.
Please do your best for the trial.
What's with that guy? Shall we protest to the bar association?
Sorry, it's fine. Let's go. The trial is going to start.
If he doesn't make him confess, the higher-ups will hold him liable
so Wakisaka-san is desperate too.
Sasaki Tatsuya
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Special Investigation Department
[Courthouse]
Let's talk over there. There.
- Isn't this your car? - Ouch.
If you resist, I will put the handcuffs back on you.
Let go, brat. I said, let go.
Ouch! Ouch!
You're arrested for interference of public duties.
He's completely drunk.
No matter how you look at this, he drank before the accident.
Okay, please get into the car. Quick, get in.
I received a report of the accident and
went to the scene, but the driver was not there.
Makihara Tetsuya
Police officer
I found him drinking alcohol at a nearby restaurant and
when I took him outside, he refused to take a breathalyser test and resisted
so I arrested him for interference of public duties.
- How was the defendant? - He was clearly drunk.
It looked like he was trying to cover up that he drank
before the accident by drinking again after that.
The test at the police station showed a value twice the standard limit.
No further questions.
Sone Setsuko
Judge
Counsel, you may begin the cross-examination.
First, regarding the interference of public duties,
as his defence counsel, we think that we will not fight it.
- As for the drink-driving... - No.
I plead not guilty to interference of public duties.
What?
Ask that brat what he did to me in the shop.
What's going on?
- What are they doing? - Defendant.
Please do not speak without permission.
- Please behave appropriately in my court. - Sorry.
Um, witness, what did you do to the defendant in the shop?
He was drinking and wouldn't stand so
- I took him outside to warn him. - Is that all?
- Your Honour, may I? - Please be quiet.
- What is this? - There's evidence in that video.
- Please act properly! - Evidence?
If you speak again, I will make you leave the court!
I will leave the rest to my lawyer.
Think about it yourself.
- Don't fold your arms. - The judge is extremely angry.
Counsel, please continue!
Evidence in the video?
Go back to the start. Limit the argument to drink-driving.
To refresh the witness' memory,
may I show the video of prosecution exhibit no. 7 again?
It's hopeless~
- Isn't this your car? - Ouch.
If you resist, I will put the handcuffs back on you.
Let go, brat. I said, let go.
Ouch! Ouch!
You're arrested for interference of public duties.
Okay, get into the car. Get in.
Counsel, that's enough. Please state your question.
May I see it once more?
Your Honour, how much longer do we have to play along with this farce?
Look, how pitiful.
He has a cold that won't go away and feels terrible.
Counsel, please clarify your objective.
Stop this already.
- Counsel, if you have no questions... - I will continue.
Your Honour, this video is not valid evidence.
Excuse me? What are you saying?
In the video, the witness said, "I will put the handcuffs back on you."
It implies that you had handcuffed him previously, right?
- Your Honour! - I did.
According to the Police Duties Execution Act,
in a dangerous situation where a drunk person resists,
we are allowed to put handcuffs on and secure the person.
But just now, witness, you testified
that the defendant was drinking and wouldn't stand.
Just because he wouldn't stand, was it necessary to secure the defendant?
Please answer the question.
Did the defendant harm you or a third person,
act violently or damage property in the shop?
No...
Regarding illegal arrests...
Please sit down. If you speak again, I will step down from your defence.
This is only a property damage accident in which the defendant
had clearly been illegally arrested and taken away.
This video was taken after an illegal arrest and
under the Exclusionary Rule of illegally obtained evidence,
should be rejected as evidence.
Therefore, the interference of public duties that the prosecutor insists
is lacking in substantiation.
As a representative of the prosecution,
I will like to remove the charge of
interference of public duties.
- Well done. - Well? Wasn't it exciting?
- Please tell me from the beginning. - But!
It doesn't change the fact that
the breathalyser test at the police station showed a value
twice the standard limit.
I retain the charge of drink-driving.
In line with this, I ask to add a witness to provide testimony.
Arguments: interference of public duties drink-driving
The defendant insisted that he only drank after the accident, but
before that,
you met with the defendant at a party by Chamber of Commerce, right?
Miura Hideo
Miura Foods, President
Then, please tell us what you saw there.
The defendant drank Japanese rice wine.
I think he drank 6 glasses.
He said you drank Japanese rice wine. What's going on?
I didn't. That witness committed perjury.
- Why would he do that? - He holds a grudge.
Many years ago, I sued his company for violation of human rights
and got a large amount of compensation from him.
Wait a minute. During the previous witness application,
you said that you didn't know that witness, right?
- You even saw the name, didn't you? - I recalled when I saw his face.
I've handled tens of cases of brats.
There's no way I can remember every name.
I'll go and take the files.
Is this also a strategy to make the trial exciting?
- It was certainly fun. - There's no need to be fun.
What will we do if we lose?
If that happens, Yoshie will happily force me out.
She hates me, after all.
- What? - Well, in any case...
- In any case... - What's wrong?
Do you feel unwell?
No, the Tibetan butter tea that I drank this morning affected me.
What?
- What's the matter? - I'm going to vomit.
What? Vomit?
No way!
The witness manages a company called Miura Foods in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Indeed, he paid the compensation for the lawsuit 3 years ago.
- I see. - Like what Daisuke-sensei said,
it's highly possible that he committed perjury due to a grudge.
Do as you like. I told you to handle this yourself, didn't I?
If the witness perjured against him, he deserves it.
I bet he must have used forceful methods again to win anyway.
I will argue for malicious intent of a breach of trust.
I want to bring this to a settlement so can you help to prepare?
Got it.
- I'm glad that you're helping me. - It's my job.
Shall we go for a meal today?
Do you think we have anything in common?
Because we don't, I want to find out.
Ah! How nice~
Hey, wait. Wait a minute.
Can you help me on one more matter?
No, I still have Daisuke-sensei's case.
Oh, Daisuke-sensei's case. How is it?
- Why do you ask? - Hasumi-sensei and I are competing.
Only the person who produces results will be employed.
When she was put in charge of Daisuke-sensei's case, I thought it was bad for me,
but in the end, I was lucky after all.
Well, there's no way she can win such an absurd case.
If you lose, you will have to leave the firm.
There are many clients who still come to only me.
Well, of course.
Even if you kill people, you will still protect your clients.
Oh? Are you making dinner?
- Welcome home. - Thank you.
Looks delicious.
Shall I make the soup?
You can use the leftover pork soup from yesterday.
You're right.
I will make dinner so Mom, you can work overtime.
Is that okay? You have club activities, don't you?
Oh, I've quit.
What?
Our soccer club is weak. It's boring.
- Mom, won't you get a divorce? - What?
You've found a job and I can work part-time too.
Do you think I should divorce?
He's the one who broke up our family.
You don't have to worry about us.
Divorce isn't unusual either.
- I'm home~ - Welcome back. How was cram school?
- I made new friends! - Hooray!
I'm glad~
- You're hungry, aren't you? - I am.
- Go and wash your hands. - Okay. Looks delicious.
I want to eat soon.
The clothes that you changed out of are lying everywhere.
It's been 15 years since we got married, right?
Put it on. Put it on.
Will you put it on?
Pretty. Look at that face.
Your face is red.
Have you received any necklaces or rings
from your husband in the past year?
Tomioka Seikou said that bribes in the form of
expensive jewellery were sent to your husband.
Tokyo Detention House
I need to ask you something.
You were arrested because
there was evidence of bribes from Tomioka Seikou, right?
That was made up.
What about jewellery?
What?
Did you receive any expensive jewellery instead of bribes?
I did.
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Did you receive any expensive jewellery instead of bribes?
I did.
Tomioka Seikou sent a pearl brooch for Mother's birthday.
But I returned it immediately.
As I didn't want Mother to feel the responsibility,
I didn't tell you this either.
- Is that all? - What?
Did you receive other jewellery?
No.
- Really? - Why are you asking this?
No particular reason...
How is the new law firm?
I'm being treated kindly.
You shouldn't trust others easily.
Since you don't know what ulterior motives they have,
it's better to exercise caution.
That's all right. No thanks to you, I can't trust people now.
- Listen to me seriously. - I don't want to.
Ulterior motives and caution?
- Don't say that with your standard. - I'm just worried for you.
You haven't gone out to work for 16 years.
You're right.
I only knew when I came out to work.
What kind of a person you were outside.
What do you mean?
There are people who said that it's better not to trust you.
Do you think that I accepted bribes?
You should know most that I'm not such a person.
I thought that you're someone who wouldn't commit adultery.
It would be better if it were the other case.
That you gave in to temptation and accepted bribes,
but didn't cheat on me.
If you were to say that, I could still trust the you that I had been watching.
Now, Hayato is giving priority to the family over his beloved soccer.
I want to tell Ayaka that her father is innocent and
we can overcome this as a family, but I just can't tell her.
I won't lie to you anymore.
If you still can't believe me...
There's nothing I can do.
I've finished.
It's time for interrogation. Come out.
[Public Prosecutors Office]
I will start the camera.
Before that, go and buy some drinks.
For two people.
Okay.
Is this okay?
Ensnaring the suspect when they're alone before the camera starts
is a tactic that you taught me, Hasumi-san.
I use it often.
Sorry to do this during your mealtime. It's Wakisaka's harassment.
Don't worry about it. More importantly,
can you crush Tomioka's testimony?
Please give me some more time.
- What's wrong? - Tomioka Seikou went bankrupt.
Bankrupt? Why at this timing?
I'm looking into that now.
- Hurry, we don't have much time. - Okay.
And one more thing.
Wakisaka met with your wife
and put ideas about you into her head.
All right, thanks for waiting~
You must be thirsty. Here.
- Sorry to bother you. - No, not at all.
I use this method often too.
Building a relationship of trust with a suspect...
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Nowadays, people can easily be betrayed by subordinates they trusted after all.
Say, Hasumi. Do you remember Yoshimura-kun?
Although you took great care of him,
he totally betrayed you and now, he's trouncing your wife in court.
You're well-informed.
Don't let your wife suffer too much.
The more stubborn you are, the worse your wife's position will be.
Continue.
- The party on 21st September? - Yes.
Yes, Kamiyama Daisuke-sensei attended it.
May we talk to the staff in charge of the venue?
We will like to find out whether Kamiyama drank alcohol.
The hotel's staff was left in charge of the drinks so
we don't know the details.
Then, can you introduce us to other attendees of the party?
- No, that's a little... - This is important.
Please discuss with the higher-ups.
Please give me a minute.
- Matsubara-san, sorry to bother you. - What's wrong?
Hey... you can't do this.
It's hopeless to wait here. We have to find out ourselves.
But...
I found something good.
What? What did you find?
This is the entry and exit record of the party.
You entered at 7.16 pm and left at 7.26 pm.
Daisuke-sensei, you were at the party for only 10 minutes.
Drinking 6 glasses of alcohol in 10 minutes is unnatural so
it's highly possible that the witness was lying.
I already told you, didn't I?
The prosecutor eagerly accepted that witness and didn't verify it properly.
If you left the party after 10 minutes,
what did you do for 1.5 hours before that accident occurred?
We need to prove that you didn't drink alcohol in the 1.5 hours
so please tell me.
If you met anyone, we can ask him or her to be your witness.
I didn't meet anyone. I just drove around randomly in my car.
- Where did you drive to? - I can't remember.
- Why are you covering it up? - You're persistent.
I told you, I don't remember.
Are you okay?
Are you trying to force me out of here like this?
What?
I bet Yoshie and that brat Tada are secretly discussing that somewhere.
No, Tada-sensei has a meeting with his clients now...
- Look into Miura Foods. - What?
I recalled when I saw the witness' face.
He holds a grudge.
- Many years ago... - Many years ago...
- I sued for violation of human rights... - A large amount of compensation...
I got a large amount of compensation from him.
You can find out immediately if you check the files. Get it?
Oh...
Ah, sorry about yesterday.
I was hungry so I was a little irritated.
Not at all...
Well, um... come in.
You can come in from here.
Excuse me for disturbing.
What do you want today? You have something to say?
You left this behind.
This isn't reindeer horn,
but donepezil.
Are you okay?
My husband's father took the same pill.
Medicine for vascular dementia.
Rubbish. What are you saying?
This medicine has the side effects
of lightheadedness and nausea.
You took this medicine, had an accident and
then deliberately drank to cover up your dementia, right?
But the alcohol and medicine interacted strongly
and made you terribly drunk.
That's enough.
This medicine speeds up the effect of alcohol in the body
so the test at the police station showed a high value...
- I said, that's enough. - Your medicine's influence can be your defence.
But if you continue to hide this, it's hopeless.
Even if we make this public and I'm judged to be innocent,
as a lawyer, it's a death sentence.
Sometimes, lawyers are a trade that can mess up people's lives.
There are many things that I have sacrificed too.
These people...
As a partner for these people to vent their bitterness on,
I have to continue my work.
You will decide how to put an end to this.
I will never let others pity me.
I'm your client.
Don't forget that we're bound by attorney-client privilege.
You can't breathe a word of this in court or to anyone.
To Yoshie, too.
Can you take a look?
The problem is the gap of 1.5 hours after he left the party
and before the accident occurred.
I'm looking into Daisuke-sensei's actions in that interval.
If we can find someone who can testify that he didn't drink,
we might win this case.
Got it. But wait...
You're really bad at hiding your uneasiness out of court.
What?
When Kamiyama-sensei has something on her mind, she will eat sweet food.
Hasumi-sensei, you will speak unusually fast and won't look at people's faces.
Like now.
What happened?
Did Daisuke-sensei say something?
Sorry, I'm bound by attorney-client privilege.
Did he perhaps... forbid you to say something?
And that will influence whether you win or lose the trial?
If you hide facts that will affect victory or defeat,
we can't advise you.
Don't you want to win?
Daisuke-sensei is our honorary advisor.
The result of this trial will affect the firm's management.
Shouldn't you be producing results here?
I think so too.
Sorry, he's my client.
Then, please call me when you've found a way to win.
I will help you on the other matter.
What? Didn't you say that you have Daisuke-sensei's case?
That case will be stuck for some time due to attorney-client privilege.
It seems that she won't use the information to win.
What?
I just recalled that Hasumi, you're such a lawyer.
So can you find out what he did in the interval?
This is the party venue and this is the site of the accident.
From the security camera at the party venue's car park,
I know that Daisuke-sensei's car had gone in this direction.
Then, he went past a security camera nearby and
- drove until here. - Wait a minute.
Are you going to examine the security cameras along all these routes?
There are roads without security cameras and
even for those that have, they might not show us the footage.
We won't make it in time for the trial, right?
But... I will think of a way.
As I thought, you're really strong, Hasumi.
I just remembered.
That a lawyer's job is to protect the client's pride.
Then, I will report on this case again.
Okay...
- Say... - Yes?
- What happened after that? - What?
The matter with that prosecutor, Wakisaka.
Nothing in particular after that.
How are you doing with your husband now?
Well...
If you have anything on your mind, you can consult me.
Even if I tell you, it's nothing interesting.
Then, I'll go back.
- Thanks for your hard work. - Thanks for your hard work.
I came here because
I thought that this is a firm where I could compete with my effort.
So if I lose to Hasumi-sensei in ability, I won't complain.
What? Did something happen?
Tada-sensei has special feelings for Hasumi-sensei, doesn't he?
It's all right.
- He won't let personal feelings interfere... - But in reality...
I don't think he can make judgments calmly.
Now, he's allowing Hasumi-sensei
to do something that is disadvantageous to the firm.
[Withheld number]
- Coffee please. - Yes, sir.
It's been a while. I'm Sasaki.
I wanted to visit you earlier.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused by my husband.
He's not inconveniencing me.
I'm your husband's ally.
Ally?
Due to my position, I'm interrogating under Wakisaka's orders,
but I'm proceeding with Hasumi-san's intentions.
Please keep our meeting today a secret.
Thank you for waiting.
Thanks.
Your husband is worried about you.
If there's anything, please let me know.
Tomioka Seikou went bankrupt?
- Can you look into the details? - Got it.
Well... I guess they would go bankrupt.
The president himself said that he sent you bribes after all.
But... did he have to do so much
to put those false accusations on you?
Hasumi-san, there are too many things
that we don't know about this case.
Did my husband...
accept bribes?
I... can't tell you.
From my experience, this kind of situation usually
involves politics in the background.
You think too much.
Well, if you say that you're innocent,
then I will defend your innocence.
Please do.
If Wakisaka does anything to you,
please let me know.
Look! I made meat and potatoes into omelettes.
Looks delicious!
Hasumi-sensei, do you have a moment?
Sure.
What's this attorney-client privilege?
I don't know what my father said to you,
but use the information for his defence.
But... that's a lawyer's duty.
Do you intend to lose the trial?
- This will affect the firm's reputation. - I will think of a way to win.
What on earth are you hiding?
Sorry, I can't say.
Since it's him, I bet he said something good, but
- you don't have to bother about that. - I can't do this.
- Just tell me already! - Sorry.
I will decide!
I'm sorry...
You've been deceived by him.
- After all, he's a murderer. - What?
My mother was killed by him.
She endured all the time,
never had anything pleasant,
and in the end, she was killed.
She became his sacrifice.
In any case, make winning your top priority.
If you lose, this will affect your hiring too.
Hey.
You see, Kamiyama-sensei
originally aimed to be a lawyer due to Daisuke-sensei's influence.
But when they worked together,
she couldn't accept Daisuke-sensei's methods.
Wait a minute. You should add the honey first.
What methods?
Even if he knows that his client is guilty,
he will defend the client to be innocent.
No matter what crime it is.
Long ago,
because of medical malpractice at a university hospital,
there was a medical trial for a patient's death.
Due to Daisuke-sensei's defence,
the doctor who performed the surgery was judged to have no responsibility.
Well, but the public was not convinced.
There were many people who went to
Daisuke-sensei's house and harassed his family.
The situation was terrible.
But Daisuke-sensei gave priority to work,
didn't go home and just left his family to themselves.
His wife bore the brunt of it all.
She fell ill from exhaustion.
Then... she passed away.
It's been around 20 years since then.
It will taste better if you add ice cream.
Well, but it's difficult.
Their personalities are totally different too.
But both of them like sweet food.
What? Daisuke-sensei dislikes sweet food.
What? But...
Then, what was that...?
The trial is almost here so we came to confirm the oral arguments.
First, in order to impeach the credibility of the testimony
that you drank at the party,
we will submit Miura Foods' lawsuit as evidence. Please check.
Sorry, may I use your washroom?
- It's over there to the right. - Thank you.
Hey, what are you doing? I told you it's on the right.
Sorry, I'll go now.
This...
Madoka-san, good morning.
Please look at this.
I want to look into this. Can you help me?
- Sure. - You surprised me.
You need help, don't you?
- Let's help each other. - What's your real intention?
If you win the trial and only I did nothing, it would be troubling.
You told Kamiyama-sensei about the attorney-client privilege, right?
Well, of course. There's only one position so
it's only polite to do my best.
- You're terrible. - Oh well.
Please help. Let's divide this among us.
First, I want to check with the shops along this route.
- Then, I will make a list. - Can you?
- Piece of cake. - Oh, thank you.
- Excuse me. - Welcome.
- I will like to ask you something. - Well... I don't know.
If you remember anything, please contact this number...
- Did this man come here? - I'm not sure...
- Do you come here often? - I can't hear you.
I don't know.
Then, let's check this route next...
I haven't seen him.
I understand. Thank you.
What do you want today?
Sorry for doing this without permission.
This is your wife's item, right?
At first, I thought that your wife kept
the clippings of the shops she wanted to go to.
But... I was wrong.
From here to the pages behind,
are the shops that she wanted to go with you, Daisuke-sensei.
Many shops that even you, who dislike sweet food, can go to.
The day of the accident was
your wife's death anniversary, right?
Did you perhaps go to this shop
on your wife's death anniversary?
Even if I deny, you've already looked into it.
We searched for these shops that you could have passed by on the route
on the day of the accident.
We went around asking the shops that matched and
found the shop that you went to on that day.
The shop staff seems willing to be our witness.
Madoka-san has also verified with
the police about what happened there.
For uncovering the memories that you cherish,
I apologise for my insensitivity.
Lawyers are such people, after all.
They will do whatever it takes to win.
I was like that too.
I will submit Miura Foods' lawsuit and the matter that
you were at the party for only 10 minutes as evidence.
Moreover, if I talk about what happened at that shop,
I can prove that you're innocent
without disclosing your dementia.
But if you don't like this, I won't do it.
I won't tell Kamiyama-sensei either.
It's just that...
As your lawyer,
I want to prove your innocence.
Sorry. I will let you decide.
[Courthouse]
The court is now in session.
Your Honour, please allow me to add a new witness
to provide testimony today.
You can't. I wasn't informed! Give me a break.
Are you going to make us play along with your farce again?
The point of the testimony is stated in the request report
for questioning that I just submitted.
This is an important witness who can prove the defendant's innocence.
He can only be here today because of work so please...
Objection! We need time to at least review whether this is necessary.
As the judge,
I think this interrogation is necessary for the trial.
Prosecutor, a chance for cross-examination will be
adjusted and provided next time as necessary.
Is this fine with you?
I will let the court decide.
I run a taiyaki shop at Asakusabashi.
Takai Akira
Taiyaki shop owner
Please be seated quickly. Stop handing out those flyers!
When did the defendant go to your shop?
Examination of defence witness
Around 8 pm on 21st September.
The day when the defendant caused the accident.
It's quite a while back. Why do you remember?
There were many orders and the queue was very long...
It was a busy day, but he insisted on ordering cheese...
Thank you.
He waited for quite a long time.
It's fine.
You have cheese that's not sweet, right? Give me that.
Yes, sir. The red bean one comes first so please wait over there.
I remember because I made him wait until the shop was about to close.
Did he look like he drank?
No, he didn't smell of alcohol.
What did the defendant do after he bought the taiyaki from your shop?
He was eating in the car.
When I happened to look, he seemed unwell so
I wanted to go to him, but the police came.
The police came?
What did the police do?
The policeman questioned him.
Excuse me, please open the window.
Please open.
What's wrong? Are you okay?
Please blow into this.
This is strange...
Hey, wait!
The seatbelt is stuck!
You're the one who
questioned the defendant, right?
Cross-examination of prosecution witness
Wait a minute.
You said you want to ask
about drink-driving again so
you requested the witness.
This is different from what you said.
Your Honour, I only said that I want to ask about the day's events.
Is there a problem with asking what happened before the accident?
The court has no problem with that.
The witness shall answer the question.
This is your idea, isn't it?
Look at that prosecutor's face. Serves him right.
Yes, I questioned him.
He looked strange in the car so I called him.
Did you perform a preliminary breathalyser test on him?
Yes, I did.
I see no record of that test result in the evidence. Why is that?
Because the machine was malfunctioning.
The defendant was dizzy and
looked obviously drunk,
but the machine did not react.
What exactly do you mean by it did not react?
The measured value was zero.
Isn't the value zero because he didn't drink?
But when I went to my car to take a new machine, he drove away.
If he didn't drink, why did he refuse to take the test?
Your Honour, just because the value was zero,
he concluded that the machine was broken and
did not submit the official test result as evidence.
Isn't that strange?
You deliberately failed to submit the test result
as you want to charge him for drink-driving, right?
Objection! This question is insulting the witness...
I did submit it to the prosecution as evidence!
Which means, the prosecutor removed it from the evidence, right?
Can I have a minute? Just to confirm,
prosecutor, is that a fact?
- No, that's... - He definitely drank!
- By the way, how's your hay fever? - What?
Last time, you were using a nasal spray like this.
He has a cold that won't go away and feels terrible.
From what we found out, you didn't have a cold,
but a hay fever that developed from the end of summer to autumn.
You had a stuffy nose and couldn't smell alcohol.
Didn't you just make a judgment based on the defendant's appearance?
- As expected of her. - This one isn't from me.
No further questions.
Thank you.
I didn't notice the nasal spray myself.
It got really exciting~
You had fun, didn't you?
Yes.
I remembered a little about my senses from the past.
To be honest, I thought that
I would give up if you found that taiyaki shop.
- Really? - Yeah.
The best argument
takes precedence over anything else.
Please return your driving licence soon.
Yeah, I know.
And can you...
tell Kamiyama-sensei about your illness someday?
Forgive me if I'm wrong.
I thought that you hid your dementia as
you didn't want Kamiyama-sensei to worry about you.
I'm also responsible for Mother's loneliness.
I actually knew that.
As a lawyer, I fought desperately,
but although I'm her only daughter, I didn't visit Mother.
If I blame you,
I can gloss over my own regrets.
Mother never had anything pleasant in her life.
It was tough to always think so,
but she actually had fun times too.
[When Daisuke-san retires]
- Yoshie. - Yes?
I have something to tell you.
I won the drink-driving trial!
Ayaka
Hayato
I heard that Daisuke-sensei is retiring.
- Right. - Oh, yes.
- You missed out something in your report. - Really?
I'm the one who found that taiyaki shop.
I've already reported it to Kamiyama-sensei, but that was close.
Well, see you. I'm going to meet a client.
Have a safe trip.
- What did you plan to do? - Yes?
If Daisuke-sensei had told you not to talk about the taiyaki shop.
I will think of another way.
You unexpectedly have guts.
Kamiyama-sensei!
Daisuke-sensei's clients contacted us.
Oh, my clients said that they want to come with me.
They just won't listen.
What do you mean, they're going with you? Didn't you say you're retiring?
I didn't say that I'm retiring. I said that I'm leaving the firm.
I'm going independent to start a new firm.
What!? But don't you have dementia?
- You can't be a lawyer! - It's still at the initial stage.
Deterioration of vascular dementia can be prevented by medicine.
Well, I'll gather a team of outstanding lawyers to back me up so it will be fine.
Who said it will be fine? Wait...
All right.
Congrats on your first victory.
Any thoughts?
I'm glad that I made a comeback
as a lawyer.
Ah! Sorry.
Ha ha, excuse me.
You received bribes from Tomioka Seikou, didn't you?
There's a transfer record from Tomioka Seikou in your bank account.
You can't talk your way out of this anymore, huh?
You really want to force me out from the Prosecutors Office.
I felt sorry for you.
That I, your junior,
was always overtaking you.
Let me tell you something.
While you're putting up a fruitless struggle,
it seems that your wife already
has a man who can protect her.
Behaving like a knight, he was sticking close to her
and staring at me.
If you don't go back quickly,
she will be taken from you, you know?
Do you mean a record of this purchase?
Can you reissue the receipt? I lost it.
The person who bought it needs to come in person.
Who is on the record? I think it should be my husband.
This is personal information so I am unable to tell you.
Is it Tomioka Seikou?
There's something that
I want you to do.