- Cheers~! - Cheers.
Isn't this the first time that just the three of us are having a drink together?
Yes! It's kinda nice, isn't it?
Well, it's okay once in a while. Once in a while.
Seriously, Ohtsuka-san! You always have to have the last word.
You'd better fix that tsundere (hot and cold) character of yours.
Huh? When was I ever affectionate? If there's no dere
- I can't be tsundere. - You always have a comeback for everything.
- In the first place, you're always... - You know,
you guys seem to have opened up to each other ever since that joint investigation.
Did anything happen?
- No. - What? Really ?
I can only think that something happened.
This tofu salad is delicious.
- Tokunaga-san, have a taste. - Let's see.
You're right, it's good.
- Oh, you too, Ohtsuka-san... - Tofu's the same anywhere.
- Ah, okay. You're really clueless. - Excuse me?
Depending on the soybean variety, the taste and texture of tofu are completely different.
Spoken like a true daughter of a tofu shop.
My baby food was tofu, you know.
Baby food, huh?
- What's that faraway look for? - Oh, uh...
I was just thinking about the day my daughter ate baby food for the first time.
How old did you say you daughter is?
She'll be 5.
My daughter's birthday's coming up soon.
Oh! Happy birthday.
Thank you...
...but why do you look so down?
Don't ask.
Don't mention that subject, Kimura-kun!
His divorced wife remarried, and that ex-wife
told him they're celebrating her birthday with her new dad.
- You're totally mentioning it. - Why are you mentioning it...
- Your daughter's 6, right? - Yeah.
Who does she look like? Aihara-san? Or your ex-wife?
She looks...just like you.
Oh, yeah? Really? I'm happy to hear that.
You know how they say girls will grow up to be pretty
- if they look like their father. - They do, don't they...
Right?! I'm sure she's going to be pretty.
- She's so cute! - How cute!
It's a good thing she looks like her mother.
- Right? - You idiot!
There's no doubt she looks like me. You don't even know what my ex-wife looks like.
- What's her name? - Mina.
Written "beautiful greens," and read "Mina."
I named her. Good name, huh?
I sure miss her~.
This was at Shichi-Go-San (festival for 7, 5, 3 year old children).
And this was at the entrance ceremony for kindergarten. Isn't she cute?
And this was for no special occasion.
- But she's cute, isn't she~? - Children, huh?
I can't picture myself with a child.
A child?
A child got hurt at a preschool and the father filed a claim with the police.
The victim is...
a 5-year old boy?
The child who suffered the injury has recovered and has since been discharged from the hospital.
And so, I'd like you to interview him to find out what really happened.
A forensic interview?
It's extremely difficult to obtain
accurate information from a young child regarding an incident.
Furthermore, we're only allowed to talk one-on-one once.
I thought it would be best to ask a woman like you.
- Will you do it? - Yes, of course.
Aihara-kun, I'm counting on you for your support too.
The accident occurred on May 14,
before 8:00 pm.
Akane-chan, that's very good.
During extended-hour childcare at
Tsubaki-dai Preschool in Minami Ward, a 5-year old preschooler, Komine Hironao-kun,
slipped out of the classroom.
When Mizuta Saki-san, the preschool teacher, noticed that
he wasn't there and went looking for him...
Hironao-kun?
She found Hironao-kun on the ground under the playset in the playground.
She called 911 immediately, and
and he was transported to the hospital.
"Diagnosis was concussion and contusion over the whole body.
Including detailed examination, he was hospitalized for 4 days."
What was the preschool doing?!
- Aihara-san, you're too close. - What about Hironao-kun?
Let's see... "It is believed that
he climbed the playset by himself and lost his footing and fell, but the preschool is claiming that
there was no problem with their policy, and the accident was unforeseeable."
It seems the father wasn't convinced with the preschool's explanation and
filed a claim with the police.
A 5-year old child got injured badly enough to be hospitalized...
Oh, the poor child.
This could be failure to exercise proper supervision on the preschool's part.
- Excuse me... Aihara-san? - Yes?
You're always telling me,
"Remain calm, cool, and collected at all times, and don't be influenced by preconceived ideas."
That's because...
Yes, you're right.
Anyway, let's hear the story from the father,
Komine Yuichi-san, who filed this claim.
- Come in. - Excuse us.
Can you tell us in detail what happened on the day of the accident
and how you came to file the claim?
That day I was late because of work and
I was rushing to pick him up.
I'm sorry. I'm on my way now...
- Is this Komine-san? - Yes.
Hironao-kun got hurt and he's being taken to the hospital...
Hironao!
Sensei, is Hironao all right?
He looks like he hit his head. We'll be running some tests.
Principal, what happened?
Hironao-kun sneaked out of class on his own.
It seems he climbed the playset on the playground and
accidentally fell off of it.
What do you mean "on his own"...
Are you saying that it's Hironao's fault that he got hurt?
We try to be as careful as possible to
watch over Hironao-kun
as well as the other children.
It sounded to me like they were saying
this happened through no fault of theirs.
But... no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't accept it.
Because it's impossible.
What do you mean impossible?
My boy is afraid of heights.
I find it hard to believe that he climbed
such a tall playset all by himself.
It certainly does look difficult for a 5-year old to climb it.
I would think he had to muster quite a bit of courage to climb high enough
to get hurt when he fell.
What is Hironao-kun saying?
I asked, but he won't answer me.
I'm sure something happened.
- "Something"? - Yes.
This isn't the only time.
He frequently came home with injuries prior to this incident too.
- Injuries? - Is that true?
They're all minor injuries, but the only explanation I get
from the preschool is that children often get hurt when playing.
Are you perhaps thinking that there's a possibility of physical abuse?
I don't know.
But I wanted to get that matter clarified.
And that's why you filed a claim?
How is Hironao-kun doing now?
He's fine now, thank you.
My mother is here from my hometown and she's taking care of him now.
- Your mother? - Yes.
I was divorced a year ago and I got custody of him.
I'd like to talk directly to Hironao-kun tomorrow.
Conversing with a child to elicit information about an incident or accident in which the child was involved
is called forensic interview.
Since the prosecutor will be conducting the interview alone,
even you, the father, will not be allowed to sit in, but
will that be all right?
Yes.
I entrust you with this matter.
Looks like we'd better go take a look at the playset Hironao-kun fell from.
We also need to talk to the people from the preschool.
Aihara-san?
If, like Komine-san said,
there was physical abuse...
I won't forgive them.
Yes... that's right.
Let's head out to Tsubaki-dai Preschool.
Wow~! They're so full of energy!
- This must be it. - Hironao-kun was found
on the ground here.
Which means he fell off this playset like they said.
Who are you, Oba-chan (older lady)? What are you doing?
Oba-chan?
Oh? I don't see any Oba-chan.
Oba-chan!
I'm Onee-san (young lady). Onee-san.
- Let's play ball tag! - Ball tag?
When it comes to ball tag, this Oji-san is real good at it.
What kind of gibberish are you talking?
No. This Oji-san has a scary face.
Oba-chan, you're "it"!
Oba-chan, hurry up~!
Oh, good heavens. Aihara-san, hold on to this for me please.
Wait up!
Hey, wait up!
Are you from the Yokohama District Prosecutors Office?
Yes.
- Are you the prosecutor? - No, the prosecutor is...
over there.
Oxygen... I need oxygen...
I'm the principal, Segawa.
Prosecutor, is there a chance that
this preschool will be penalized?
Uh... that's what we're here to investigate.
The other parents are concerned too after finding out about the accident.
They're worried what they'll do if the preschool should close down.
Can you tell us what happened on the day of the accident?
Yes.
That day, there were 32 children in the classroom, and
Mizuta Sensei and I were watching over them.
Do you usually have that many children in extended-hour childcare?
Yes.
That must be tough.
I feel terribly sorry to
Hironao-kun and his father that
such an accident happened.
To protect not only the children's safety, but to protect their future.
That is the motto of mine as well as this preschool.
We plan on doing whatever we can
to prevent accidents like this from happening again.
Preschool Motto Create the safety and future of the children by protecting them Tsubaki-dai Preschool
Hironao-kun is a very sweet, good boy.
I can't believe something like that happened to him.
Mizuta Sensei, it was you who realized that
Hironao-kun was missing, right?
Yes.
If only I had been more careful...
I'm really sorry!
This is a tough one!
I can understand the preschool's position too.
Or more precisely, I just played with them for a little while back there, but
children are really full of energy and they seem uncontrollable.
Come to think of it, I used to come home with injuries all the time when I was a kid too.
Do you think Komine-san's overreacting when he talks about physical abuse?
I don't know.
The principal kept on repeating that it was an accident.
I can't determine if it was accident or negligence.
What we can hear from Hironao-kun tomorrow.
I believe that will be the key.
I think so too. I'll do my best tomorrow.
- Good bye, Principal. - Good bye now.
Thanks for your hard work.
Maybe I'll stop by for a drink...
Oh?
Aihara-san, hold on to this for me please.
When they were playing ball tag...
- You're early today. - Yeah.
Today we're having your favorite tofu croquette.
All right!
- Are you still open? - We sure are!
Hello.
This is my fiancé, Goto Koichi-san.
Ko-chan!
Hey. What are you doing here?
I came to buy tofu.
You should've told me you were coming.
I was in the area to stock up on some things, so I thought I'd stop by.
- Oh yeah? Thanks. - Goto-san, I'm glad to see you.
- Good evening. - What, what, what...?
- Are you still going out with him? - Of course.
We just postponed our marriage.
He said he was stocking up. What does he do?
- He works at a cafe by the station. - Cafe?
He cooks in the kitchen of the cafe.
Father, I'll be on my way.
Hey, wait a minute.
Did you just call me "Father"?
Like I said before,
I never agreed to let you and Haruko succeed this shop!
Yes. I understand that.
- Now then... - Thanks.
- Ouch. - I swear!
He just came to buy tofu!
I can't believe it! I'm gonna go see him off.
- He looks to be an earnest good guy. - Shut up.
You're the one who should shut up!
- Excuse me... - What! Get off my back!!
It's a customer...!
- Welcome... - Welcome.
Don't mind Dad. He's so bullheaded.
Don't worry about it.
There aren't any parents who don't care about their kids.
I got to know even more how much he treasures you.
And that must be why
Haru-chan grew up to be such a sweet girl.
Sorry!
Sorry, sorry!
I'm starving!
Good evening.
Green peas, huh?
Why are you here, Aihara-san...
I came to deliver your cell phone when our father invited me to stay for dinner.
I'm sorry. So that's what happened.
- Come on, let's drink, Aihara-san. - Dad.
Don't hold Aihara-san back. He's a busy man.
He's not busy. He says no one's waiting for him at home.
You already talked about that?
Thank you for always taking care of Ririko.
No, no. I'm not doing much.
I bet she's giving you a hard time because she's so inflexible, isn't she?
Can you understand what it's like?
- Of course we can. - Hey, you two!
Just relax. Meals taste better when you eat with a lot of people anyway.
Please make yourself at home and eat a lot.
No, no. Really, please don't mind me.
Cheers!
This is delicious!
- I can't stop eating. - ...thank you.
- Here, have another glass. - Oh, thank you.
Is he the one who acts like a sister-in-law?
It's nice, isn't it?
Sitting down at the table like this with the family.
Have you seen your daughter lately?
No, I haven't.
Or rather...
I'm deliberately trying not to see her.
Oh, why?
Actually, my ex-wife married again.
My daughter has a new daddy there now.
If I think about Mina,
I think it might be better if I don't see her too often.
I can tell you really cherish Mina-chan.
Her 7th birthday's coming up soon.
I wanted to at least give her a present so
I tried to call my ex-wife, but
she didn't answer...
I'm sorry for making you listen to my embarrassing story.
Not at all... Daughters are, you know,
incredibly cute when they're little.
"When they're little"?
When they grow up, they act like they know it all and
cause their parents to worry.
Look at Ririko. She broke up with her boyfriend she was dating for 4 years.
- Will you forget about that already! - And this one here.
She brings her boyfriend home out of the blue and
tells me they're going to succeed the tofu shop together.
That was after we thought about it seriously.
But you know, it's okay.
They can live however they like, as long as they don't cause trouble for other people.
I want them to find peace and happiness, no matter how modest it is.
That's all.
You're getting quite drunk, Dad.
I'm not drunk!
When Ririko was born and when Haruko was born,
your dad was crying first even before you two cried.
Be quiet!
What's the matter?
It's my ex-wife.
She said I can see Mina tomorrow!
That's great!
- Congratulations! - Thank you.
What shall I get for her present?
- It's a celebration. Let's drink! - Thank you.
A present, huh?
Sorry I stayed so late.
No, we should be sorry that Dad forced you to stay.
But I'm happy for you.
That you'll get to see Mina-chan tomorrow.
Prosecutor, I wish you luck at tomorrow's forensic interview.
Thank you. Good night.
Forensic Interview
"During the interview, let the child finish his story without interrupting him."
All right.
Excuse me.
Who are those people?
Police detective and child welfare officer.
There's a rule that only one person can talk to the child, right?
They check how the interview is going by watching the monitor.
I see. It's quite a big deal, isn't it?
"Keep it short, and proceed pragmatically.
Do not lead the conversation, do not give any information."
Are you all right?
If you're nervous, it gets passed on to the child and
you won't be able to get an accurate account.
Please try to create a relaxed atmosphere.
Okay.
Hi~ Hironao-kun.
Prosecutor Takemura, they're here.
Hi~ Hironao-kun.
My name is Takemura Ririko.
Hi~.
Calm down.
My job is to listen to Hironao-kun's story.
When I ask you a question,
please tell me what really happened.
If you're not sure, please answer "I'm not sure," and if you don't know, please answer "I don't know.
All right?
Who did you come with today?
Dad.
Dad! Yes, that's right.
How did you get here with your dad?
Train.
Then tell me a little bit about you.
What do you like to do?
Draw pictures.
Draw pictures? Oh... nice!
What kind of pictures do you draw?
Things like friends and...
teachers and...
trains.
I'd sure like to see your drawings.
That's it, you're doing great.
What else do you like to do besides draw?
- Sing. - Do you sing at preschool too?
- With everyone. - That sounds like fun.
Do you like preschool?
Say, did anyone ever do
anything unpleasant to you at preschool?
No.
Really? Then
can I ask you about the time you got hurt at preschool?
When you were waiting for your dad in the classroom,
what were you playing with?
- I wasn't playing. - How come?
Because I went outside.
What were you doing outside?
I climbed the castle.
By castle you mean... the playset that's outside the preschool?
I climbed it and...
then...
I fell.
Wow, that's a cool train.
I'm jealous.
I'm sorry.
I thought he was scared of heights, but...
I guess it was my misunderstanding.
After I divorced my wife, I thought I was, in my own way,
looking after him to the best of my ability.
But... with work keeping me busy, perhaps I wasn't
making enough time to be with him.
I thought I knew him, but
I didn't know him at all.
I'm...not qualified to be a father.
Please don't be so hard on yourself.
I'm thinking about withdrawing the claim.
I kinda felt sorry for Komine-san.
But now we know for sure that Hironao-kun's injury was just an accident
and not caused by any physical abuse.
Tsubaki-dai Preschool
I'm terribly sorry!
Please raise your head.
I'm planning to withdraw the claim.
I'm terribly sorry for making a fuss all by myself.
It's all right.
The important thing is that Hironao-kun didn't suffer any
serious injuries.
All the employees and I are planning to pay attention to each and every preschooler
even more so than before.
- If you'll excuse me. - Good bye.
See?
I told you everything will work out if you do as I say.
Ms. Principal! Let's play together!
Okay, let's play together.
Okay, be careful now. Look forward.
What shall we do?
Then Red Light, Green Light!
I can't stop thinking about it...
Is something still bothering you?
Yes.
What was the deal about Hironao-kun coming home from preschool
with injuries all the time.
That's certainly a puzzle.
What's going on here...
Just as I thought.
- What's wrong? - Look...
This is the record of the ambulance that transported Hironao-kun to the hospital.
It says here that Ihara Hideto is the person who rode with him, right?
This person is the father of a preschooler by the name of Ihara Shun.
Why was another preschooler's father
- riding on the ambulance? - That's what I'm wondering too.
The principal and Mizuta Sensei was at the preschool that day, so
- one of them should've accompanied him. - That's right.
Let me ask directly.
Excuse me. I'm with the Yokohama District...
On May 14, when Komine Hironao-kun...
Yes. I see. Thank you very much.
That night of the accident,
- the principal wasn't at the preschool. - What?
According to Ihara-san, Mizuta Sensei was there by herself and
he was asked to accompany the child to the hospital.
Which means... the principal was lying.
Mizuta Sensei and I were watching them.
Does that mean they didn't have adequate childcare supervision that night?
Yes.
It's possible that that led to Hironao-kun's accident.
What can you possibly want from me?
I already heard from Komine-san.
He's going to withdraw the claim, isn't he?
Yes. However,
he hasn't withdrawn it yet.
Segawa-san, on the day
Hironao-kun fell off the playset and got hurt,
you were watching the children with Mizuta Sensei.
- That's what you said, right? - Yes.
Isn't that a lie?
The truth is on that day,
Mizuta Sensei was the only one who was there during extended-hour childcare.
This is in violation of Standards for Establishment of
Licensed Daycare Center which prescribes that two or more childcare workers shall be present
regardless of the number of children in care.
It's true that
I had an urgent business to attend to and wasn't at the preschool at night.
I'll own up to it.
We'll be extra careful to make sure this doesn't happen again.
But... just because I was at the preschool
doesn't necessarily mean that Hironao-kun's accident could have been prevented, right?
- That's... - Prosecutor.
Do you have children?
No, I don't.
Then it can't be helped if you don't know, but
small children's behavior is unpredictable.
No matter how careful we are, and no matter how many childcare workers are there,
it's impossible to prevent
100% of the accidents that result in injuries.
Or... can you clearly prove that the preschool was responsible
for the accident?
That's...
That was an unpredictable accident that just happened.
This is definitely a tough case.
It would be impossible to prove the preschool's negligence
in regards to the child's accident.
Recurrence prevention training from a Government agency is about all they'll get, and
you wouldn't be able to build a case against them.
I supposed you're right...
Do I have no choice but to give up after all?
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This...
Looks like Hironao-kun forgot it.
He might be looking for it now, huh?
Home
Hello. Did something happen?
Ririko, write down what I'm about to tell you.
Just a minute.
- Okay. - 1. Makeup set.
2. Toy camera.
3. Princess dress.
What's this?
It's the ranking of what elementary school age girls want.
- Huh? - They had it on TV earlier.
My vote is for No. 1, makeup set.
I cast my vote for the princess dress.
...or so they say. Let Aihara-san know immediately.
Huh? Is that why you called?
That's right! Aihara-san's meeting Mina-chan today, right?
Oh~ You're right! Got it.
I'll let him know. Thanks. Bye.
Aihara-san, can I ask you to
deliver that forgotten item to Komine-san's house?
Oh... sure.
After that, you can go straight home.
You're going to see Mina-chan today, aren't you?
Please go buy a present and go see her.
I was told that this is the ranking of what elementary school age girls want.
Thank you.
- I'm sorry to trouble you. - I'm sorry to trouble.
That's right! I have some kibi dango (Japanese confection). Let me get it for you.
Oh, no. That's okay...
Don't worry about it. We have a lot!
- Just a minute, okay? - It's okay, it's okay.
Thank you...
Hironao-kun. Here.
Do you like the Sunrise*? (*main sleeper train in Japan)
It's cool, huh? I like it a lot too.
Did you ever ride it?
Seriously? Really~.
Did you ride it with your dad?
During summer vacation.
Is that right? I'm jealous.
Did you see it undock at Okayama Station?
You're so lucky~!
Are there any other trains that you like?
Oh, a sketchbook?
Thunderbird!
- Panda Kuroshio. - Panda Kuroshio.
- Doctor Yellow! - Doctor Yellow!
You're a good artist~.
My friends.
At preschool?
This is...
- Prosecutor! - Aihara-san,
what are you doing, in such a rush?
It may not have been just that day that there was a problem with
Tsubaki-dai Preschool's childcare system.
- What, what? What happened? - Take a look at this.
They're scenes of the preschool that Hironao-kun drew.
Only one adult is drawn in all the pictures.
- You're right. - Is something wrong with that?
There was a shortage of childcare providers at Tsubaki-dai Preschool
on a daily basis?!
That may be the reason why Hironao-kun came home frequently
with injuries.
Compared to the number of preschoolers, there weren't enough childcare providers.
- That's why they couldn't keep an eye an them all. - Yes.
So that's what happened.
Wait. But then,
all the other preschoolers should be in the same situation, right?
Why didn't the other parents say anything?
That's a difficult thing for them to do.
How come?
The parents who are leaving their kids
are in the position of asking to have their kids are cared for, so
they don't want to get into a dispute with daycare centers if they can help it.
Then even if they think there's a problem,
they feel compelled to accept the situation?
Although I can't say for sure.
Fraudulent receipt of subsidies.
That might be it.
The number of children a licensed childcare center can accept
is determined by the number of childcare providers they have, and
it also determines the amount of subsidy they get from the City.
There's a possibility that the preschool padded the number of
childcare workers in their application, and was receiving subsidies illegally.
It was for money?
If so, I can't forgive them.
It might be worth investigating.
But we don't know for sure if they were receiving subsidies illegally, right?
That's why we're going to investigate that.
As a father with a child myself, I can't let this slide.
Let's do it.
Knowing what we know, I can't turn a blind eye.
- I know, right? - Then let's do it!
- Prosecutor Ohtsuka! - Okay, I'll do it.
All right!
With that being decided, it's clear what we need to do.
We're going to interview the childcare workers at Tsubaki-dai Preschool and
obtain evidence that they were receiving subsidies illegally.
I think we should talk to the parents as well.
Yes, you're right.
Aihara-san, weren't you supposed to meet Mina-chan?
I told her I couldn't make it today.
It's all right. This is what I need to do right now.
- I'll go to the bank they do business with. - Please.
We're going to be busy tomorrow!
Excuse me, there's something I'd like to ask you about the preschool...
I'm sorry. I'm in a hurry.
Seeing that she avoided us, she must be hiding something.
We shall persevere.
Sorry to bother you so early in the morning.
You're Murota-san who works at Tsubaki-dai Preschool?
Please speak the truth for the children's sake too.
Is this Takaishi Takuma-kun's mother?
- I'm Takemura with the Yokohama District... - I went to Yotsuba Bank.
I'd like to talk to you about Tsubaki-dai Preschool.
Anything that bothers me at our preschool?
It can be anything.
Won't you tell us about it?
Actually, even when the children come home with injuries...
I just came back from City Hall.
- Here's Tsubaki-dai Preschool's Employment Status Table. - Thank you.
Take a look at this.
The number of childcare workers on the payroll...
I don't have anything else to tell you.
Did the principal tell you
not to say anything?
Why did you decide to be a preschool teacher?
Isn't it because you like children?
Won't you cooperate with us?
So that no more unfortunate accidents occur in the future.
Come in.
How many times do I have to talk to you? I wish you'd stop this.
I'm sorry.
The reason we asked you to come today
isn't in regards to Hironao-kun's injury.
Then what is it?
When the accident occurred at the preschool,
you said you just happened to be away, didn't you?
- I admitted to that, didn't I? - However,
is it true that you just happened to be away?
What are you trying to say?
Isn't it a fact that at your preschool, you don't have enough preschool teachers
compared to the number of preschoolers?
This is the employment status table that
Tsukuba-dai Preschool submitted when you applied for
subsidies from the City.
According to this, there's a total of 28 full time and
part-time preschool teachers on your payroll.
However,
in actuality, there are only 23, right?
That's not true. We make sure that...
This is Tsubaki-dai Preschool's
real employee roster.
Where did you get a thing like that...
We borrowed it from Mizuta-san.
She was aware of the preschool's illegal practices
and said she was troubled for a long time.
She wondered if it's okay to leave things as it is.
She agonized and wavered, and
and finally decided to speak the truth.
Your act of illegally receiving subsidies from the City
corresponds to fraud.
Do you admit to it?
I did it for the children's sake.
It's all for the children's sake.
The more childcare workers I report,
the more children we can take in.
Prosecutor.
Do you know how many people are having difficulties because they want to
enroll their children in preschool but can't?
The parents are all grateful to me!
I started Tsubaki-dai Preschool
for the children's sake.
- For the sake of the children's future. - Please stop that nonsense!
Have you ever thought about
the feelings of the fathers and mothers
when they leave their children in the care of
your preschool?
They all want to be with children all the time if they could.
But they have to work for the children's sake too.
That's why they say, "I'm sorry for making you feel lonely" in their heart, and
working hard every day.
Even if they question the Preschool's policies,
when they think about the possibility that their kids might get kicked out of the preschool they finally got in,
they had to keep quiet and endure.
Such earnest thoughts of the parents...
have you ever thought about them?
"For the children's sake."
Don't try to deceive us with words like that.
You were
lining your own pockets by receiving illegal subsidies.
And because of that,
the children... and their parents were hurt.
Please face up squarely to that fact.
I'm sorry.
I spoke out of line.
Principal Segawa will probably be charged with
fraudulent receipt of subsidies.
What will happen to the preschool?
We don't know yet, but
the City is starting to take steps to carry on the operation.
I think you'd be able to leave Hironao-kun without any worries.
Thank you.
From now on, I'll work even harder so that
I can qualify to be a father and
get my son to acknowledge me, right?
Although I'm not confident I can...
I don't think you need to worry about that.
Because Hironao-kun loves his father very much.
How can you tell?
The other day, when I went to return his sketchbook,
he told me.
Here you go. Thank you.
Well, Hironao-kun,
from now on, you'd better be careful when you climb the castle, okay?
Actually, I'm
scared of climbing the castle.
He said he still doesn't like high places.
Then why did he climb so high?
That's because...
he wanted to see his father coming to pick him up.
He said he secretly climbed that playset all the time.
Actually, he was really scared...
But still, he climbed with all his might.
Because if he worked hard and climbed all the way to the top,
he could see his beloved dad
coming to pick him up, he said.
Dad!
So that's what he was doing.
I think Hironao-kun
knows that you love him very much.
You're definitely not unqualified as a father.
The train is leaving~.
Awesome~!
Yokohama Kounan Branch Office~.
Branch Chief!
Dad!
Hironao.
Thank you for everything.
Take care.
- Good job. - Oh...not at all.
I didn't do it by myself.
You're already busy as it is... You guys are really something else.
You're a good team.
Now it's Aihara-san's turn.
That feeling that you cherish someone
has to be conveyed properly.
Mina-chan.
Mina...have you been doing well?
Oh, yeah?
Wow! This is awesome!
Do you like it?
Thank you! I love it!
I'm glad.
Is your new daddy nice to you?
Yes. He's nice!
Oh, yeah?
I'm sorry.
When you have two daddies, it gets kinda...confusing, doesn't it?
Not at all! I get more toys
when I have two daddies!
You don't miss a trick, do you?
After all, you're my daddy, right?
Mina!
That hurts~.
Sorry.
I love you~!
"She really liked the present.
Thank you for the suggestion."
Hey! Look at this!
I'm so happy for Aihara-san!
Okay, let's take a picture and send it to him too.
That doesn't make any sense.
Who cares? Let's send it!
- Just Dad... - Me?
- Video, video... - It's a video~.