Now then, Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a big round of applause to the bride and the groom.
Now, please enjoy the food and your company for a while.
I'm so jealous. Yuki looks so happy.
She would be.
Since she caught Tajima-kun, the most popular guy among our classmates.
Maybe it was true when they said you've got to find a partner while you're a legal apprentice
or you'll miss out on getting married.
Who has time for romance once you become a prosecutor, right?
Any luck with your marriage hunting activities?
No luck at all!
What the heck. You guys were so pumped up.
Speak for yourself, Ririko. How can you break up with your boyfriend of 4 years.
Isn't the biggest fish always the one that gets away?
Hey, don't rub salt into my wound...
Ririko-chan!
So you broke up with your boyfriend!
Kanzo?
- Kanzo? - Yes!
Kanzo Mamoru is here!
Ririko-chan~, you haven't changed at all!
Neither have you.
To think that I get to see Ririko-chan who just broke up with her boyfriend.
This is what I call great timing!
Is this what they call
a reunion that was meant to be!
Oh, please...
Ririko-chan,
You're at the Kounan Branch of the Yokohama District Prosecutors Office, right?
You're well informed, as always.
I'm at the Sendai District Prosecutors Office, but
Ririko-chan's favorite beef tongue*! (*a specialty of Sendai)
It's truly delicious! Why don't you come for a visit sometime?
I'll pass.
Shall I go get you another drink?
- Thanks. - Ours too.
Thanks.
Leave it to me!
Kanzo hasn't changed, has he?
It's like he still has eyes only for Ririko.
Ririko-chan!
He fell in love at first sight with Ririko as soon as we started legal apprenticeship,
and he's been following you around ever since.
Ririko-chan~!
Say, Ririko. With the way things are, why don't you just settle for Kanzo?
Well, it's not like he's ugly or anything, and his credentials are so so too.
If he becomes your husband, he'll treat you like a queen, you know.
I don't hardly think so! No way, no way.
Ririko!
Who is that...?
Misaki?!
Ririko~! I missed you~.
- Long time no see! - Has it been about a year and a half?
That sounds about right.
Junko, Tomomi, how have you guys been?
Good, good!
You caught me by surprise. For a second, I didn't recognize you.
Misaki, you're looking so pretty!
You look totally like a competent attorney.
That's not true. I'm still an underling so
I'm more like a gofer.
Speak for yourselves. Aren't you guys working furiously as prosecutors?
Not hardly, huh?
That's right. A prosecutor's job is unglamorous work, you know.
It's tough for us rookies everywhere, isn't it?
Yeah, right?
Here are your drinks!
- Okay, let's toast. - Thanks.
Thanks!
Then in celebration of our reunion.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Cheers.
Oh my, Misaki-chan!
How have you been?
Misaki said she wanted to see Mom and Dad since it's been a while.
You sure know how to make me happy.
Have a seat, have a seat.
You're an attorney now, aren't you?
That's so cool! You have a boyfriend already, don't you?
No, I don't. I'm too busy with work for that.
Oh, really? In that respect, you're just like Onee-chan.
- Haruko. - This brings back memories.
You were here all the time back when you were in college.
I had dinner here all the time
Thank you for everything you did for me back then!
- Not at all... - That's right!
It's been a while so I have to let Misaki-chan eat some of my tofu!
Never mind, Dad! Look what time it is already.
- Oh my... - It's 9 o'clock.
Misaki-chan, you just stay as long as you want, okay?
You can even spend the night here like you used to.
Thank you.
Come visit us again. Good night~!
- Good night~. - Good night~.
This thing about your family brings back memories too.
Everyone disappears at once at the stroke of 9:00.
I know, right? It's typical at a tofu shop.
How do you like being a prosecutor?
I'm managing somehow with an assistant officer who nags like a sister-in-law.
What about you? Do you like being an attorney?
All I get to do is look up precedents and create documents.
Although I finally get to take on criminal cases as a court-appointed lawyer once in while now.
But it's hard to believe that we really got to be prosecutor and lawyer, huh?
Really, huh?
Are you going to be a prosecutor after all?
A prosecutor's the only one who can fight for the victim, after all.
That's so like you, Ririko!
I'm going to be a lawyer.
I want to be on the side of the powerless people in the world.
That's so like you, Misaki!
Our career paths may be different, but
let's work hard so that we can both be champions of justice.
It's really hard to believe that it's been a year and a half since that time already.
It's been so hectic, time just flew by, didn't it?
- I have a ton of things I want to tell you. - Me too!
Really? What shall I start from. Then...
About love life, right?
So what's up with you, now that you broke up with your boyfriend?
Isn't there anyone you're interested in?
Oh that... There's no one.
I really don't have anything going on...
Why am I with Ohtsuka-san...
What's the matter? See!
You must have something going on after all!
No, there's nothing...supposedly.
Come on, tell me!
No, like I said, there's really nothing going on!
What about yourself, Misaki?
Who, me?
There was a weird pause right now!
Prosecutor. Is something the matter?
Aihara-san, can I ask you something?
What is it?
There's something strange about me.
Well...you are a little odd to start out with.
Yesterday, at a weird time,
Ohtsuka-san's face popped into my mind.
What's more, how do I say, the situation was...
situation was...
- like... - A kiss?
How did you know?
Because...
you were kissing.
What? There's no way I'd...
That time during the joint investigation when we all drank together?
Yes.
That day, you got drunk and fell asleep...
Yuki!
Half asleep, you were kissing
Prosecutor Ohtsuka.
I think he'd remember it clearly.
That's why Ohtsuka-san was behaving so suspiciously!
Ohtsuka-san.
It's nothing.
What should I do? What should I do?
I don't know what you can do now...
I should apologize properly, shouldn't I?
I don't know...
- Oh, Ohtsuka-san, I... - What?
I'm sorry. Uh...
Um...I...have...have...
Have a nice day.
I can't do it~.
Let's do some work first.
Okie doke.
Today we're getting the suspect of the "Hey, it's me" scam, right?
Yes. His role was to receive money directly from the victim.
The so-called runner.
The victim is a resident of Izumi-cho in Nagata Ward,
Hashimoto Shizue-san, 63 years old.
On May 13, at around 2:00 pm,
Hashimoto-san got a phone call from a man calling himself her son
at her home where she lived alone.
Hello, this is Hashimoto.
Hey Mom, it's me.
Is that you...Masashi?
That's right. It's Masashi.
What's wrong, Masashi?
I lost the money I was holding for the company.
If I don't do something, I'm gonna get fired.
How much money did you lose?
2 million yen. I have to bring it back right away.
Mom, you have to help me.
The man fast-talked his way into demanding 2 million yen in cash.
I'm with my supervisor now. I'll let you talk to him, okay?
My name is Tanaka. I'm Masashi-kun's supervisor.
He made her believe his story by having several people
like his supervisor at work take turns talking to her on the phone.
All right. I'll go to the back right away to withdraw the money.
Beware of Hey, It's Me Scam!
Hey, It's Me Scam
However, Hashimoto-san, who suspected that it might be Hey, It's Me scam,
notified the police immediately.
Hello? Is this the police?
Everything will be all right. Just hand this over to him.
He passed the front gate.
When Asada Kento, 21, came to
pick up the money at the appointed time...
He's coming.
The police caught him in the act of attempting to commit fraud.
Oh, thank goodness.
Thanks to the victim's quick thinking, it ended up in a failed attempt.
Yes, that's one consolation.
To think that he was trying to take money from an innocent elderly woman.
I won't let him get away with it.
Aihara-san.
Let's thoroughly interrogate this Asada guy and
catch the whole herd of Hey It's Me scammers with one throw of the rope!
- With one throw of the rope? - Yes!
Asada Kento-san.
You're a student at Tokusei University, correct?
Yes.
On May 13,
working as a runner for a Hey, It's Me scammers' group, you disguised yourself as an office worker
and tried to cheat Hashimoto Shizue-san out of money, didn't you?
You're wrong.
I didn't know it was Hey, It's Me scam.
- You didn't know? - No.
I just... thought of it as a good-paying part-time job.
About a week ago,
when I was studying for my exam near the university...
Are you a college student?
A man in his thirties started talking to me.
I have a good part-time job. Do you want to try it?
A part-time job?
It's a job to go get documents.
I'll give you 30,000 yen each time.
So much?
Usually, time to study was precious
so I didn't have a part-time job.
You didn't think it was Hey, It's Me scam?
No.
What do you know about that man?
- The only thing I know is Sato, his name... - His phone number?
He always contacted me, and it was always from an unknown number.
And so, as soon as you received the money, you were arrested?
Yes.
Although I did it without knowing that it was a scam,
I regret it from the bottom of my heart.
I understand the circumstances.
Uh... that T-shirt...
It's from the 50th anniversary of the Wadatsumi Liner, isn't it?
Yes.
You must be a fan of the railway.
Yes. Prosecutor...I mean Assistant Officer, you too?
Yes.
What about it?
Nothing in particular.
Do you think Asada's speaking the truth?
Well, it does seem that cases are on the rise where
students take part in scams as if they were part-time jobs.
The Hey, It's Me scam techniques are getting increasingly sophisticated every year too.
A lot of times the "caller" who makes the phone calls, and the "runner" who receives the money
don't even know the face or name of the leader who controls the group.
That's to avoid the domino effect of the group getting arrested all the way to the top,
even if the lowliest runner is caught.
It's precisely the sacrificing of the weak to protect oneself.
That's terrible, isn't it?
Takemura-kun.
A lawyer is here to see you.
Mi...Misaki?
Ririko.
Do you guys know each other?
Yes.
This is Tashiro Misaki-san.
She's my college classmate.
Really? So you're Takemura-kun's classmate.
Yes.
Why are you here, Misaki?
I'm defending Asada Kento-san.
You are? You're Asada's lawyer?
When I heard Kounan Branch, I thought perhaps, but
I never imagined you'd be handling the case.
Well, well. What a coincidence.
How nice~. Female classmates are wonderful.
Please make yourself at home.
Oh, that's right.
We have some momiji manju* from Hiroshima. (*sweet cake shaped like a Japanese maple leaf)
Just a minute, okay?
Look at our branch chief, acting so moonstruck.
Seriously. Men, I swear!
Huh?
Ohtsuka-san's different...
- Kimura. - Yes?
Get some tea for her.
Not Ohtsuka-san too!
What can I do for you today?
I'd like you to release Asada-san.
Release...
Asada-san didn't know anything and was just used by the scam group, so
I don't think there's any reason to detain him any longer.
But in case of Hey, It's Me scams, there's a chance they may destroy evidence
by like contacting other group members, so it's difficult to release the suspects.
That's when the suspect's a member of the scam group, right?
Asada-san's just an ordinary college student
who was deceived and just acted once as a runner.
In the first place, he doesn't even know the leader's face or name.
How is he going to contact him?
Whether he was deceived and did it only once or not,
we won't know until we conduct our investigation...
I even met with Asada-san's parents.
They're your average white collar worker family, and
his identity has been confirmed.
Fortunately, the news hasn't been reported by the media yet.
If released now, Asada-san can go back to being an ordinary college student.
We are also taking into consideration the various circumstances of the suspect
as we proceed with the investigation.
However, whether we should release him or not
is something we have yet to decide...
This time, the victim was spared from losing her money, and
Asada-san, who was deceived into taking part in the scam,
can be said to be a victim in a way as well.
Assistant Officer, don't you think so too?
Of course, if he really didn't know anything about it,
it won't be a crime, but
there is no such evidence yet.
Prosecutor, your decision please.
I understand your position as his defense lawyer, but
I'm sorry, I can't release him.
- Listen, Misaki... - I understand.
If you'll excuse me, Prosecutor Takemura.
This is so awkward.
I can't believe Misaki and I have to confront each other
as lawyer and prosecutor of all things.
It's a normal thing for a lawyer to request the release of the suspect.
And it's also a normal thing for a prosecutor to not easily agree to release the suspect.
I know, but...
I don't want things to get awkward with my friend over something like this.
Aihara-san, is something wrong?
It's the list of items Asada had with him when he was arrested.
There's something that caught my attention...
What is that?
- Ticket? - Yes.
This is a ticket for the Iwate Light Rail
that was in operation until 1936.
It's called kouken (train ticket printed on thick paper),
and it's worth a lot of money.
I fail to see what's so valuable about an old ticket like that.
Depending on the condition, some may be even worth 100,000 yen.
100,000 yen?!
There are quite a few people who carry around these premier goods in their wallet
and show them off and look at each other's goods among fellow fans.
I'd say Asada's quite a fan of the railway.
But why would Asada, who's still a student, have such an expensive item?
Looking at his bank account,
there's no indication of any big deposits.
It may be worth looking into it.
Yes. Then...
let's go check out Asada's room.
Aihara-san's being unusually proactive...
- Let's go. - Coming!
I'm Takemura with the Kounan Branch of the Yokohama District Prosecutors Office.
Aihara-san.
- This is work, you know. Work. - But of course.
He's bought "D52" too?
Oh my, a bullhead rail too.
Oh, this is... Oh my God!
He even has a kama no heso!
So? What do you think about all these things in here?
They're all items any mania would desperately want.
They're worth roughly 800,000 yen in all.
800,000 yen?! For things like this?
- Things like this? - No, I mean...
Spending 800,000 yen on railway goods
is quite a luxury for a student, isn't it?
Maybe Asada knew what he was doing after all...
Furthermore, it's said that the going rate for runners is approximately 30,000 per run.
In order to buy all this with that money,
he'd have to be doing it quite often.
Looks like there's a need to probe deeper into Asada's background.
Then where should we start?
- The university! - The university!
Tokusei University
Student Affairs Office
This is the completed course data for Asada Kento-san,
3rd year student at the Commercial Science Dept.
Thank you.
This boy did something, didn't he?
It's currently under investigation.
Yes, I understand.
His first and second year grades aren't that bad, and
he hasn't failed a class either.
The class he's taking now is...
Introduction to Economics.
The class is about to end soon.
This is it.
- Excuse me. - Yes?
I'm Takemura with the Kounan Branch of the Yokohama District Prosecutors Office.
We'd like to talk to you about Asada Kento-san, a student who's taking this class.
Asada Kento?
Asada, Asada... Oh, he was in class today too.
- Today too? - Yes.
Asada Kento
That's impossible...
Asada is... this student.
Actually, I have a lot of students, so I don't remember everyone's face...
But let's see...
he hasn't missed any class since April. He must be a diligent student.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Prosecutor?
- Excuse me! - Yes?
- Can we talk to you? - I said keep your distance.
Were you attending the class in place of Asada-san?
Yes.
Every week at the beginning of the class, I took the attendance card,
wrote Asada's name on it, and
and turned it in at the end of the class.
Then you were taking time out of your schedule every week
to attend a class for him that you weren't even taking?
Why would you do such a thing?
I'm sorry.
He told me he'd pay me 20,000 yen in advance for 1 semester, so
I thought of it as just earning some pocket money...
Did something happen to Asada-kun?
No, nothing in particular.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Asada wasn't an ordinary college student at all.
I'd sure like to tell this truth to
Misaki who's believing Asada.
Prosecutors are prohibited by law to let lawyers know
- the state of the investigation. - I know.
But Misaki was acting like lawyers are correct and prosecutors are wrong...
We're the correct ones, right?
That's a difficult question.
Branch Chief.
Good evening.
Prosecutor or lawyer. Which is correct?
One is right and the other is wrong.
I don't think you can clearly determine who's right or wrong like that.
Prosecutor, lawyer, judge...
They all have they own perspective depending on their position.
Isn't that how it works?
Yes.
But there's one thing I can say for sure.
There is only one truth.
If you just remember that, you'll be fine, Takemura-kun,
Right? Aihara-kun.
That's right, isn't it?
Misaki's trying to defend Asada, her client,
by holding on to her own conviction, isn't she?
What I should do right now as a prosecutor is to
thoroughly investigate what Asada was doing covertly
and reveal the truth.
Tomorrow we're going to see the victim, Hashimoto Shizue-san, right?
Yes. We're also meeting with Asada's parents.
Hopefully, we'll get some clues there.
Then I'll see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
I'm with Tomomi right now. Wanna come join us for a drink?
Ririko-chan, thank you!
For coming to see me before I go back to Sendai tomorrow.
What? To see you?
Why is Kanzo here too?
Kanzo begged me to ask you.
I just couldn't say no.
Look, it's not like he's a bad guy. He's just a little annoying.
Make that extremely!
Here you go, Ririko-chan. For another day of hard work.
To our reunion, cheers.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Oh, that's right... Guess who came to my office today.
- Who? - Is it someone we know?
Not only do you know her...
- Over here, over here! - Is someone else coming?
Misaki...
Ririko.
Oh... It was supposed to be a surprise, but
- was it a bad idea? - Not at all.
Really? That's a relief.
- Something definitely happened. - Did we get them together at a bad time?
You two were the closest among the classmates too.
No matter how close we are, there's no need to see each other twice in a day, right?
That's what I say.
Is Misaki the one who came to your office today?
That's right. I went to ask Misaki to
release the client for the case I'm handling now, but
she turned me down.
You mean Ririko's in charge of that suspect's case too?
That's right.
Wah~! That's awesome!
Friends who studied hard together all this time
are playing an active role in their respective career as prosecutor and lawyer,
and to think that they're handling the same case.
That's inspirational, isn't it!
Isn't it?
It seems Ririko
got even more hardheaded after she became a prosecutor.
I just made the obvious decision as a prosecutor.
By the way, what kind of case is it?
I can't talk about it in detail, but it's Hey, It's Me scam.
I see...
Anyone can make mistakes, right?
I don't know how someone can ruin the life of
a young person with a future just because of one mistake.
Listen, Misaki.
I think it's only natural for a lawyer to believe her client, but
don't you think it wouldn't hurt to investigate a little more?
If he was scamming people on a regular basis,
wouldn't you really be making a terrible mistake?
Then if he really had nothing to do with a scam group,
- what are you going to do? - That's...
Your decision is going to affect his whole life, you know.
Can you take the responsibility?
But I still can't decide until I'm fully convinced.
It's precisely because a person's life is at stake
that I can't make the decision easily.
Ririko, you really haven't changed at all.
Once you entered the workforce, I thought you'd become more flexible.
That's not it! I...
What~! You got into a fight with Misaki-san?
It's not really a fight...
We're both handling the same suspect of a Hey, It's Me scam case, but
we're in a completely opposing position.
Is that right?
You guys were so close too.
Ririko and Misaki-chan were always two of a kind.
- Really? - Yes.
How both of you were stubborn and never gave up.
You're exactly alike when it comes to being obstinate!
Being that you're both inflexible,
you're bound to clash sometimes.
But isn't it precisely because you're alike
that you can understand each other too?
Here.
Thanks.
It's him again... What now?
Everyone has a great smile~!
Won't they release me yet?
I'm doing my best to get you released.
I was really deceived.
Let's gather more evidence to prove that.
Is there anyone else besides your parents who can attest to your qualities
like your lifestyle and diligence?
For example... your friends at the university.
No. I... don't have very many friends.
That can't be true. You must have at least one.
Then...
you can talk to
Kobayashi Takuya who's in my class.
Kobayashi Takuya-san, right?
Please get me out of here as soon as you can.
Sensei, you're the only one I can depend on!
Please.
Neither the victim nor his parents
were able to give us new information, huh?
Prosecutor Takemura, you have a phone call.
Thank you.
Hello. This is Takemura.
Uh... This is Yamakawa. I met you yesterday.
- Oh, that person attending class for? - Yes.
There's a rumor going around campus that Asada-kun was
arrested for Hey, It's Me scam.
Is that true?
Well, uh...I'm not at liberty to talk about it...
Is it considered a crime that I was getting paid for sitting in class for Asada-kun?
Uh... we'll talk about that some other time too. If you'll excuse me.
Did something happen?
It seems there's a rumor going around campus
Tokusei University Asada Arrest
that Asada got arrested.
Ah, is this it?
This incident hasn't been reported by the press yet.
Someone within the university probably started the rumor.
Koyabashi who hangs out with Asada is suspicious too.
"Kobayashi"?
Let's find this student called Kobayashi and talk to him.
The rumor about Asada was true, wasn't it?
Kobayashi-san... why do you think
Asada-san took part in the Hey, It's Me scam?
He must've been lured by the good pay and gave in to temptation.
Does that mean that the Asada-san you know wasn't the kind of person
- who would get involved in crime? - Yes.
He'd never do something like that.
I think he must've done it without knowing anything.
Can you testify that at the prosecutor's office?
Of course.
Thank you!
- I'll contact you again. - Okay.
If you'll excuse me then.
Yes. That's right.
Asada's lawyer was just here asking me all these questions.
Yes.
Yes. Don't worry. I didn't tell her anything.
It doesn't seem like Asada's said anything incriminating either.
Yes. I agree.
I'll let everyone know too.
I'll round them up right away.
If he was scamming people on a regular basis,
wouldn't you really be making a terrible mistake?
Yes. Excuse me.
There's a student by the name of
Kobayashi Takuya-san in the same class as Asada-san.
Kobayashi Takuya-san.
Did this boy do something too?
We're in the process of investigating.
A lawyer came to ask about him earlier too.
- Hello. - Hello. Misaki?
Are you by any chance at Asada's university now?
Oh... yes.
- Right now I'm also... - Ririko.
I may have been wrong.
- Wrong? What do you mean? - I'm sorry...
I can't tell you.
But I can't pretend not to see.
Can't pretend not to see? Misaki, wait a minute.
I'll be okay.
Oh! Sorry, gotta go.
Misaki?
Did something happen to Tashiro-san?
- She said "I'll be okay" - Your call is being forwarded to...
When Misaki says "I'll be okay,"
she's never okay.
- I have to look for her. - Huh? Prosecutor!
Prosecutor! This is a big campus!
You're not going to find her by running around blindly!
Then what should I do?
Uh... for example, when you were on the phone,
did you hear a sound or something that could
- provide a hint for the location? - Sound? Uh...
Oh, come to think of it, I think I heard the sound of drum.
Drum.
It's over there!
Over there!
Hey, is that earlier e-mail true?
Aren't we in trouble if the lawyer came? What did you get asked?
For now, what kind of student was Asada normally,
just stuff like that.
At this rate, I wonder if we'll be investigated too.
We're screwed. I can't believe Asada got arrested...!
It'll be okay. Don't panic.
What if he talks about us?
He ain't that stupid.
- Calm down. - But word's going around
on social media that Asada's been arrested, you know.
What if they mark us too?
But we only did it because he asked us to.
- It wasn't supposed to turn out like this! - Calm down, I said.
Nothing's gonna come out of making a fuss right now.
- That's why I didn't want to do it... - God damn it.
It's all Asada's fault.
- I'm dropping out! - You gotta be kidding.
- What're you talking about... - But...
You're not gonna get away with it.
It's all Asada's fault.
- It's here! - Cheerleaders.
Prosecutor!
No Trespassing
In any case, don't make any weird movement.
Wait for Komiyama-san's instructions.
Komiyama?
Who's there!
- Shit... - Hurry, get outta here!
You're Asada's lawyer...
Were you taking a picture of something?
No...
Let me see your cell phone.
I said let me see it!
Let go!
- Misaki?! - Ririko!
What on earth's going on?
I'm Takemura, a prosecutor with the Yokohama District Prosecutors Office.
Please explain what's going on.
Damn...
Cell phone!
A-Aihara-san!
Hey, you! Give back that cell phone.
Shut up, old man!
Old man?
I'm your elder...
Have some respect!
Aihara-san, you're strong.
Actually, I'm a pro wrestling otaku.
He wasn't just a railway otaku.
- C-cell phone! - Oh, sorry!
So, who is this?
He's Kobayashi Takuya-san.
Kobayashi?!
Thank you very much.
- I'm glad nothing happened to you. - Sorry.
When I heard the students talking about the crime in front of my eyes,
I couldn't just let it go.
Before I knew, it I was inadvertently moving and...
- Shooting the video? - Yes.
You were actually looking for a witness in order to get Asada released, but
you ended up exposing his crime, didn't you?
But...
if that's the truth, I have no choice but to accept it.
Anyway, Misaki, you'd better not behave recklessly anymore.
I beg your pardon, but Prosecutor Takemura's reckless behavior is far worse than this.
Once she decides to do something, she can't see anything else and goes ahead full speed.
I'm constantly being inconvenienced by her.
You don't have to go that far.
Is that how it is?
With all due respect, I believe
it would be better if you refrained from taking dangerous independent action hereafter too.
Since you two seem to be alike being that you're classmates and have a strong sense of justice.
Is he the sister-in-law...
Prosecutor.
Coming.
Your friends confessed to everything.
You called out to these five men and
talked them into joining the Hey, It's Me scam group, didn't you?
No...
- That's...! - You know this man, don't you?
He's a Tokusei University alumni and the leader of the scam group,
Komiyama Shotaro.
They also told us all about your relationship with this man.
The police got an arrest warrant out for Komiyama and they're searching for his whereabouts.
It's a matter of time before he gets arrested.
Are you still going to continue lying that you took part in the scam
unaware of anything?
When Komiyama first called out to you,
just as you said, you probably thought of it as a part-time job.
Then you go to the place I specify and receive the money.
That's all and you get 30,000 yen.
What do you think? Wanna try?
30,000 yen? I'll do it!
You'd go to the specified house of an elderly person living alone,
receive the money, and hand it over to Komiyama.
That's all you had to do and you were able to make some easy money.
You got to liking that, and continued to repeat the crime.
And from some point in time, you drew in your friends too.
You guys formed a group,
split up the roles between callers and runners, and
went on to commit Hey, It's Me scam on a routine basis.
- Please take care of it. - If you'll excuse me.
Even if you were caught, if you say you did it without knowing,
you won't be charged with a serious crime.
Weren't you continuing to commit the crime without giving it much serious thought?
I'll...
have to leave school, won't I?
If I have to leave school,
I won't be able to go work for a decent company anymore!
My life is over!
Even now, do you still think you're a victim!
Naturally, Komiyama's crime as the leader is grave.
But if young guys like you
with a shortsighted way of thinking didn't exist,
Hey It's Me scam will not be carried out!
You cheated money out of innocent elderly people.
Precious money they prepared to help their family.
You're ruining other people's lives too!
Please try to feel
the weight of that crime.
Otherwise, you don't even have the right to atone for the crime.
I'm sorry.
If I may add one more thing...
your life isn't over.
If you atone for your crime properly,
people can always start over.
Prosecutors and lawyers
are here to give you a helping hand with that.
I heard you're continuing to defend Asada.
Yeah.
Even after all the lies he told you?
He did commit the crime, but I'll stay with him until the end.
Because that's what a lawyer's job is.
That's so like you.
But you know...
we have a difficult job, don't we?
I used to think that
I'd like to be the kind of lawyer whose client would say,
"I'm glad I asked you to defend me. Thank you."
But in reality,
there are times you can't get them to trust you,
or asked to do unreasonable things, or
or get betrayed by your client.
To be honest, sometimes I'm not sure if
- I'm suited for this job. - Me too!
Even though I always have the desire to fight for the victims,
sometimes there's nothing I can do because of my limited capabilities too.
And sometimes I just go forward at full speed and cause trouble for people around me.
I always worry if I can make it as a prosecutor like this.
But you know...
Watching Ririko, I thought of it for the first time in a while.
That promise.
Our career paths may be different, but
let's work hard so that we can both be champions of justice.
Thanks, Ririko.
Even if our situations are different, let's continue to be champions of justice.
- Good morning~! - Good morning!
Oh Haruko~. You're starting to look like you know what you're doing.
- Really? Do you think so? - She's still wet behind the ears!
Here, soy milk!
- Work hard again today! - Thanks.
See you later!
- Go safely. - Have a good day.
Good morning!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Oh, Aihara-san. What's wrong?
Ever since those wrestling moves, my body aches all over.
Oh~! Is that right?
Ouch!
- You were quite the hero! - Ouch!
Good morning.
- Good morning... - Good morning.
I had forgotten all about it. I haven't apologized for the kiss yet.
Shouldn't you just forget about it? Apologizing now isn't going to...
Ohtsuka-san!
- W-what is it? - Oh, sorry.
Uh... the other day, I
did something inappropriate to you. I'm sorry!
What, what? What's the matter, Takemura-kun?
- The other day? - What do you mean something inappropriate?
Oh, uh...
I did an outrageous thing to Ohtsuka-san...!
You idiot! About that...never mind already.
- Huh? Outrageous thing? - Branch Chief.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
What? Huh? Ohtsuka-kun and Takemura-kun, did something happen to you two?
- Yes! - No!
Which is it?
Branch Chief!
Uh~ That's right...
Someone gave us mame daifuku (mochi cake with beans) from Tsurukame-do.
- Oh~ sounds good! - Help yourself, everyone!
- All right! - This calls for some tea.
Ohtsuka-san...
The other day, I was half asleep when I kissed you...
Ah! Wait...!
Ohtsuka-kun?
It's nothing...
I don't care about that anymore! Don't ever talk about it again.
You don't care?
Thank God! I thought you'd never let me forget about it!
Come on, you two!
- It's good. - Coming!
- Here. - Thank you!
It's delicious!