I had no idea you took an interest in psychology.
I don't, but I need to take precautions.
A makeshift weapon can be dangerous.
It's enough that it's a weapon.
Thank you for the "B" case.
Public Safety didn't believe me.
You believed me and paid me.
That's all there is to it.
And?
If you mean Seiji Nanatsuki's history, it's clean.
He lost his parents at a young age and was raised by his grandparents.
After the Airport Attack, his goal was to become a police officer.
His record after that is spotless.
And the other matter?
Yes.
For the past few days, dark web arms markets have been buzzing.
They've all started buying up illegal firearms and weapons,
dividing them up, and smuggling them into the country.
How many?
Enough to start a war in Tokyo.
"Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit"
Okay, here's the gist of the case:
Shintaro Eguchi's car suddenly caught fire while he was driving.
Shintaro suffered light burns.
His son Shunsuke, who was riding with him, is unconscious with severe burns.
He's in critical condition.
If you get all sentimental, you'll miss what's important.
I know.
So, what do you mean about this not being an accident?
Three days before the drive, the son's life was insured for 100 million yen.
It still pays 30 million for critical condition.
Is the recipient... his father?
Exactly.
And Shintaro Eguchi also lost two children in an accident two years ago.
You mean that if accidents keep happening, they're not accidents?
That's what you're going to find out, Rookie.
On my own?!
I've got a physical.
You're with him today.
It's a pleasure to work with you!
You can go home, Nanatsuki.
No, I really shouldn't slack off.
Follow me, then.
We'll interview witnesses.
Why again?
Boss's orders.
It's an experiment to see if those two click.
I wonder if he'll be all right.
Nijo's got a sharp tongue.
He has a sense of responsibility, so I think he'll be fine.
There's nothing to worry about.
The rookie's tougher than he looks.
I think you should say praise like that to his face.
Not a chance.
So, where are we going?
First, to the dealership.
I want to ask about our suspect, Shintaro Eguchi.
Three of his children were in accidents, and suspicion falls on him. It's sad.
If he murdered three children, I won't let him get away with it.
We don't know he did.
Yes, it caused quite a bit of trouble for me as well.
How many times have you met Mr. Shintaro Eguchi?
I met him three times.
When he came here,
when I visited his house with the insurance saleswoman,
and when I delivered his car.
Did anything strike you when you met with Mr. Eguchi?
As a matter of fact...
I understand how you feel after losing your children,
but taking out insurance for such a high sum is...
I don't care.
I have my sons' insurance money.
You should use that to improve your life and...
How I use the insurance money is up to me!
I can't relax.
Someone...
Someone is after my family.
Daddy.
Don't worry.
Dad will keep you safe.
That's...
I don't know what to say.
"Insurance, Inc."
Yes, what Mr. Goto told you is correct.
Does the insurance policy apply?
Yes, although an investigation will be required.
I'm told the car that caused the accident is being examined at the factory.
Please send us the data later.
Certainly, sir.
A persecution complex, maybe?
If he was uneasy due to paranoia,
insuring his children's lives would be perfectly natural.
Well, that's true, but...
Please, be quiet. I'm driving.
You'll distract me.
Sorry...
We'd like a word.
"Metropolitan Police Department"
Go away!
Ow, ow, ow!
I told you to leave!
Please, just talk to us! We're just here to talk!
Mr. Eguchi, that attitude will only invite suspicion.
You ought to speak now.
It's true that I lost two children in a car accident
and got insurance money for them.
Yes.
But that was no consolation.
To me, they were...
...my precious children.
Why did you insure Shunsuke?
Because he was important to me.
That's why I insured him.
I felt that if I insured him with their insurance money,
they would be saved.
Is Shunsuke still...?
Unconscious.
He might wake up, or he might stay like this forever.
Is your wife here?
She ran out on me ages ago.
Leaving three kids behind.
Have you claimed the insurance money?
No, not yet.
Ms. Sasaki asked me to wait.
Is that because you're under suspicion?
She said it was unavoidable.
All three of my kids...
Suffering accidents in two years is hard to believe?
He didn't look like a killer...
What do you think, Nijo?
I can't say.
I can't see into people's minds like Ichinose.
I wish we could have gotten him to do the interviewing.
How long do you plan to depend on Ichinose?
You're a full-fledged detective yourself.
That's not what I...
Of course, I sometimes feel the same way.
He always manages to grasp something that we can't.
It's strange, isn't it?
Although he can't escape being called incompetent at everything else.
Really?!
When he fires a gun, he misses every shot.
He has a weak constitution and is slow on his feet.
He's hardly cut out to be a police officer.
Oh, so he doesn't take so many breaks when we're doing legwork just to slack off;
he's actually exhausted.
He'll slack off the moment you take your eye off him.
I'll be careful.
Nanatsuki...
You shouldn't put too much trust in Detective Ichinose.
What?
He's quite capable of sacrificing a partner
to save his own skin.
Um, did that...?
Forget I mentioned it.
Next is the hospital where Shunsuke Eguchi is being treated.
Let's go.
Yes, sir.
Hmm...
Something's off.
What's the matter?
There are two weird parts in the car.
Let me see.
The battery burned up, starting from this part.
Meaning...
An incendiary device?
Which means this is definitely a criminal case.
"Central General Hospital"
Are we going to check on Shunsuke?
No.
We're just going to ask his doctors about his condition and if he shows signs of abuse.
Abuse...
If so, it will establish Shintaro Eguchi's motive.
Some parents do despise their children.
He didn't seem like that kind of person to me...
Would you decide he was the culprit if he did?
N-No, I didn't mean...
A culprit can be anyone.
Regardless of race, sex, age, or any other factor,
crimes are committed and criminals emerge.
The only sure way to identify a criminal is to accumulate evidence.
I'm sorry.
Go check in on Shunsuke.
I'll speak to the doctors.
Right.
This won't do.
Excuse me.
Don't worry.
We'll arrest whoever did this to you.
I mean, I'm just a rookie, but...
Are there any doctors around?
It appears you sprained your ankle when you fell.
Yes!
That's all.
Thank you very much!
I'm glad you're all right.
Toughness is my one strong suit.
The explosion was confined to that room.
Shunsuke has been moved to a different one.
According to Bellemer,
it was made by the same person as the incendiary device.
How could she tell?
The parts they used conformed to the same standards.
Apparently engineers of this type tend to stick to the same parts.
Is that so?
Excuse me.
What is it?
It seems that the two children who died
were not Shintaro Eguchi's children.
What?!
Why didn't you tell us
that the children who died in the accident were not related to you by blood?
I didn't want to believe it.
I didn't realize until after they died.
That's a lie.
I thought it was unnatural the first time I saw it.
Why did you put such obvious distance between yourself and the two children?
They weren't your biological children.
No! I didn't...
I didn't mean to.
You didn't kill them, did you?
I didn't!
Then I'll believe you.
However,
given that the car you were driving wasn't defective,
but had been fitted with an incendiary device,
no one but you could be the culprit.
At the very least,
you're in a position to be taken in for questioning.
I don't know anything!
The battery just caught fire!
I'm telling the truth!
It was not intentional on your part?
That's right!
Are you and your surviving son Shunsuke related by blood?
So... how do things stand?
The manufacturer has finished their inspection.
They'll announce that the car was fitted with an incendiary device soon.
Once they do, we'll have no choice but to make an arrest.
I don't think he did it.
Is that your instinct talking, or just wishful thinking?
I feel like we're overlooking something.
The first accident with the two children...
No, that's not it...
Has Mr. Eguchi gotten reckless with money?
Gambling, for instance?
Nothing that stands out.
His only major purchase since the accident was that car.
It might be... the incendiary device...
What about it?
I was just thinking that nothing in Mr. Eguchi's record seems related to explosives.
True. His record's normal.
A little digging on underground websites is all it takes to find instructions to make a bomb.
That's true, but...
Hmm...
I did a quick analysis on the incendiary device
and it wasn't made by an amateur.
It's pretty intricate, like whoever made it had experience.
You mean like "B"?
Yeah, just like "B"...
Huh?!
"Nurse bribed. Cops leaving."
Stop right there!
You're under arrest for attempted murder and illegal use of explosives.
Hisamichi Goto.
I was able to confirm Shintaro Eguchi's alibi for the "B" case.
He was at work.
His coworkers corroborate it.
Then let's shelve our case against Eguchi for now.
But in that case,
who planted the incendiary device in Shintaro Eguchi's car?
Well, the manufacturer, maybe?
That won't work.
It wouldn't be easy to install something like that while the car was being assembled.
"Approximate Reconstruction" It wouldn't be easy to install something like that while the car was being assembled.
I contacted the manufacturer
and got the data from when the car that had the accident was assembled.
Thanks!
Oh, it looks like there were no problems during assembly.
It was identical to the other cars.
The incendiary device must have been added after it was sold.
But the car was brand new, right?
Could the dealer have installed the device just before delivering the car?
Belle, do you know how long it took the dealer to deliver the car?
Let me see. I'll use security camera footage to confirm its departure time.
And using security cameras near Shintaro Eguchi's apartment,
I'll check when the car got there...
It took about three hours.
Normally, you can do it in about 20 minutes. Like, wazoom!
"Wazoom," huh?
"Wazoom."
I've made a thorough investigation of the dealer.
Hisamichi Goto.
Before taking a job at a car dealership ten years ago,
he was a guard at a chemical plant.
Before that, he was an assistant professor of science and engineering.
I checked with the university.
It seems there was a scandal that was covered up.
What kind of scandal?
A student suffered serious injuries from an experiment under his supervision.
And there was nothing academic about it;
he was mixing liquid explosives, if you can believe it.
Well, that would tend to get you fired.
He took a job as a security guard after that?
And he quit it almost right away.
Could that mean that he only took the job to manufacture explosives?
Belle, can you check whether Hisamichi Goto was at work
on the dates of bombings we think "B" committed?
He was regularly absent from work on days a bombing occurred.
One more thing:
check the bomb used in this case against the ones used in "B's" terrorist attacks.
The part standards... match.
But why would he go after the child twice?
Isn't that too risky?
He probably couldn't stand it.
The fact that the child survived?
The fact that he miscalculated.
Because it was "B" who made that bomb.
Perfectionism.
He couldn't tolerate the fact that someone he thought he'd killed survived.
Well then, everyone,
we're up against a terrorist who tries to murder children.
Don't hold back.
Special 7, move out.
Don't move!
O mighty dragons!
I offer you a life!
Grant me power!
There are no more dragons!
Lies!
Even if there were, they would never help you!
No, they are helping me!
You cling to fanaticism to compensate for your failures in life!
You're just a terrorist!
Nijo!
Don't shoot.
He is the culprit.
Given that he's "B," he's almost guaranteed capital punishment for terrorism.
Shooting him here would only dispense with the formalities.
That's nonsense!
You were caught up in the attack nine years ago, weren't you?!
Don't you hate them?
I...
I'll never forgive terrorism.
But it's not our job to judge crimes!
That's not justice!
Justice...?
Please, Nijo, lower your gun.
A sacrifice!
A miniature bomb?!
When did he...
Um, that was... part of making the arrest.
Shunsuke...
I'm so glad you're alive...!
I really am.
Daddy!
Shunsuke.
"File.04" "Family of Four"
That was pretty showy by your standards.
Was it?
Well, it's not a bad idea to get the tutorial out of the way now.
What do you mean?
I mean that sometimes, doing things that way is called for.
You fed Hisamichi Goto false information through an informant
to manipulate him, right?
It worked perfectly.
Information is a weapon. An expensive one.
In the sense that it can also hurt the one who has it?
Deceit can be just as much a weapon as truth...
It's up to you whether that weapon becomes a peashooter or a missile.
Yes, I know.
So, I know it's sudden, but I'm handing you a weapon.
And the location?
Unknown.
The soldiers haven't been told where they're going to attack.
Probably only the leader knows.
Okay, here's where we're going to attack.
Spread the word.
Even so, an attack on this scale?
It will be nine years ago all over again.
Exactly.
Nine is going to do something big soon.
Can you stop them?
Next time: "The Fifth Seal."