"The water looks nice and cool." "She's missing a hand!" "You there!" "Excuse me!" "Listen!" "Excuse me!" "She has no hand." "No way!" "Here's a policeman." "is something wrong?" "Look!" "It's frightening." "What's the trouble?" "Not me." "Her!" "is she dead?" "Everyone, get back." "Get back." "This is patrol reporting a possibly drowned victim." "Scene of the crime is Ikoi-no-sato Park, Mishigaoka." "A murder in this quiet neighborhood... has left the residents and the police stunned." "Look at all these curious onlookers!" "It's so hot." "The body was found by a couple of housewives." "It seems the body was left there sometime before dawn." "The park with its flowing water garden... was built five years ago for the residents in the area." "The park is usually filled with families..." "The victim is a young woman, as in the murder... that happened two months ago, close by in..." "Sekinogawa." "Detective." "She was just sitting here." "The police believe the two murders may be connected." "Back to you, studio." "You're late." "Where's Dad?" "He had to be at the airport by 7:" "OO so he left before 5:" "OO." "He's going to Paris." "How come he always gets to go!" "It's not a pleasure trip." "Yui Nagasaka, who was found dead yesterday... had her left hand cut o_ at the wrist." "Itsuki." "Did you go out this morning?" "I went for a walk." "Unbelievable." "That's an amully strange time for a walk." "Are you a zombie?" "Want toast?" "No, I'm already late." "Where did you go?" "Good morning." "The victims died of cardiac arrest... caused by intravenous injection of potassium chloride." "So, where did you go?" "You aren't telling me?" "You'll be late." "Gosh, I'd better go." "Have a nice day!" "Hey, wait!" "Don't go anywhere secluded." "Stay with friends." "I'll be ok." "Why did the murderer leave the body where it would be found?" "I think we can say that the murderer has... strong desires to be recognized publicly." "He's exhibiting what he considers to be pieces of art." "As you know, he displayed the two victims... in beautiful poses, as if they were alive." "You're saying the murderer has aesthetic sensibility." "I think we can say that." "But then, his artistic sense is far from normal." "The police seem convinced that the two women were killed... by the same person, but..." "Hey, Kamiyama." "You're late." "Hurry." "I went to sleep this morning and couldn't get up." "What were you doing?" "Notice about the murder in Mishigaoka" "As you know, there was a murder... in our neighborhood yesterday." "For real?" "Be quiet!" "Quiet!" "There was a similar case two months ago." "I want you to be careful." "If you see anyone suspicious, report it right away." "Especially girls." "The victims have been girls, so be careful." "Be careful." "Be careful." "Be careful." "Be careful." "Stop it, guys." "Put the notice away." "Get out your textbooks." "See ya!" "Hey, great." "Have fun." "Wanna go out?" "Mail me." "Here you are." "Can I get your mail address?" "I don't have a cell phone." "Sorry." "Hey." "Tell me, how do you put on that happy face?" ""All I Saw Were Dead Bodies" by Megumi" "I've been looking for this." ""Works of H. P. Lovecraft" Volume 8" "Have you read it?" "Give me your thoughts on it." "You two." "Go home unless you have work to do." "We will." "Does anyone else know about your "hobby"?" "About the hand-cutting murders." "I'm thinking about looking into it." "See you tomorrow." "Potassium chloride." "It's easily accessible." "Hey, look." "Pictures of the victims." "Welcome." "This is my usual seat." "The usual." "Co_ee for me." "Sure." "Are you a regular?" "Only the strangest people come here." "You'd fit right in." "I got mail." "Neither of the victims were sexually assaulted." "So?" "The murderer is an artist." "He kills them beautifully and exhibits them beautifully." "He collects their hands as a record of his work." "It's so touching." "I don't think the police will catch him." "Normal people couldn't ever understand his motives." "But you can?" "This is Mie Ando." "This is Yui Nagasaka." "They look alike." "Beautiful with long hair." "And cheerful." "Picky guy." "You look like them." "Are you making fun of me?" "No." "Here you are." "Can I borrow this?" ""Theory of Murder" by Fuboku Kosakai" "You don't have a cell phone?" "There's no one to call." "Oh." "Do you want one?" ""MORINO" "No fliers!"" "The murderer stood right here." "is this your first time here?" "No." "Me neither." "He brought the body all the way out here to exhibit it." "The victim was... this girl." "Mie Ando, a 19-year old college student." "Her left hand was cut o_ from the wrist." "The second case." "Yui Nagasaka, a 19-year old student." "Her left hand was cut o_ from the wrist." "Hey." "Do me a favor." "Lie down there for me." "Right there." "Lie down." "Yes, right there." "Lie down." "Are you going out with Morino?" "Why do you ask?" "It's nothing to hide." "We saw you two together." "Oh, I met her accidentally." "I don't buy that." "She doesn't talk to us, except for yes or no." "She tried to kill herself back in junior high." "For real?" "She cut her wrist." "That would hurt." "She is kinda gloomy." "She never laughs." "Really weird." "But you like her, huh?" "Well, she's cute." "That's for sure." ""Hand-Cutting Murders Possibly Related"" ""Motive Unclear." "No sign of sexual assault."" ""The killer is enjoying his game."" "Hey, Yuka." "Yuka." "Yuka." "Wait up, Yuka." "You're late." "Sorry." "This makes three." "The victim is another pretty girl." "Pretty, eh?" "Ah, wait." "That's the mother of the girl who found the body, Mrs. Kamiyama." "Would you call her over?" "Your sister?" "Her name is Sakura." "She has a talent I envy." "Envy?" "She finds dead bodies." "When she was little, she found dead cats and dogs." "When she was 7, she found one run over by a truck." "She went to wake up grandpa and found him dead." "Then two years ago, a student who hung herself at school." "A classmate everyone bullied." "She's lucky." "You have sisters?" "Any sisters?" "A younger sister." "Oh." "What's her name?" "Yu." "Yu, meaning the evening." "Yu Morino." "Here." "What's the number?" "You push this button... and this, and there it is." "O90-771 -0804" "Here you are." "Hey, owner." "Why are you so nice to me?" "Why don't you tell me about your little sister." "Oh, it's raining?" "Yeah, all of a sudden." "Sorry." "Darn." "Yu and I were... the exact opposites." "I once fed bleach to the dog that Yu was really fond of." "But she just tended to the dog writhing in pain." "She knew I had done it." "She didn't blame you?" "Not at all." "What happened then?" "It was my second grade summer vacation." "Back then, we loved to play hanging." "We would get two ropes." "One to support our weight... and one to hang ourselves." "Take away the stool, and we looked like hanged bodies." "It was an accident." "Can I have the usual?" "Oh, sorry." "You're all wet?" "It's not too bad." "The usual, right?" "Yu was playing suicide by herself." "But..." "Yu was... stupid to the end!" "The first dead body... I saw was hers." "You look pale." "Are you all right?" "April 18th" "Met Mie Ando at a game center." "Aged 19." "Told her I'd buy her some clothes and she came with me." "Took her to my room, gave her drugged juice." "When she awoke and found herself a captive... her face contorted with horror." "Not at all pretty." "I wanted to make her pretty again." "This is interesting." "Look here." "He'd checked out the best places to exhibit the bodies." "There are places he hasn't used yet." "Where did you find this?" "I can't tell you." "But I'm sure it belongs to the murderer." "Someone could've written it out of imagination." "It's the real thing." "June 30th" "Met Nanami Mizuguchi in a co_ee shop at the station." "Asked her to go for a drive." "Put her to sleep and took her to the dismantling room." "I work on her and display her on Mt." "Kubinashi." "The fourth victim... that no one knows about." "What a dumb map." "Could be the wrong mountain." "Further still?" "Should be around... lt's too bad." "We may not be able to see this murderer at work anymore." "How come?" "The notebook." "If it's turned in to the police, it's over." "If I were him, I'd be cautious." "That's true." "You want to turn it in?" "When do you think they'll find..." "Nanami Mizuguchi." "She may never be found." "I'm keeping the notebook." "If there is a fifth victim, it's our fault." "Wouldn't that be a shame." "The area of "S" bounded by two parabolas... can be calculated easily with this formula." "Memorize it, all right?" "It'll be in the test!" "The point is to use equations... that enable rapid calculation." "You got that?" "Did you get that?" "Not going home yet?" "Nah..." "See ya." "See ya." "Awake now?" "Would you come with me?" "I can't sleep at all." "is that... going to help?" "When I get insomnia... I wind a rope around my neck." "But notjust any rope." "There are so many." "Here's one I'd like to use... to strangle someone." "If you ever committed suicide... I thought you'd cut your wrist." "It's not for suicide." "Hey, big brother!" "My sister, Sakura." "This is Morino, a classmate." "Hi!" "What?" "Mom asked me to buy dog food and to walk Yuka." "See you." "Hey." "Let's go see." "We can't get in." "Sure we can." "This way." "How come you know so much?" "You like standing in the spots where people died." "Same as you." "Not really." "is that so?" "I wonder where." "I should've brought Yuka." "I don't like dogs." "I guessed as much." "What do you know about me?" "Nothing." "The di_erence bemeen me and you..." "What are you doing here?" "How did you get in?" "Get out, now." "Yes sir. I'm sorry." "What?" "Did you see the news?" "No." "There's a special investigation team." "The police are convinced the murders are by the same person." "Really." "Who's that?" "Sakura." "Take care of Yuka first." "Okay." "Can I hang up?" "The di_erence bemeen me and you." "It may be the same di_erence bemeen those who kill... and those who are killed." "You're not going for a walk again, are you?" "Glad you're home." "It's scary nowadays." "Yeah." "One... two... three... four.." "five... six.. ." "seven." "Did you wait long?" "I didn't recognize you." "Two guys tried to pick me up." "Good for you." "Not really." "You look really di_erent." "Thank you." "Queen Mary tea, please." "Pardon?" "That's what I feel like having." "You look familiar." "Don't we look alike?" "Nanami Mizuguchi." "You're playing her today?" "Don't I look cheerful?" "Hi!" "Can I see that notebook?" "Sure." "Why are you doing this?" "It's dangerous." "is it dangerous?" "If the murderer saw you, you may be his next victim." "You said there'd be no more murders." "You're just like him." "What do you mean?" "You like dangerous games." "Hello?" "Who's this?" "I know who you are, Morino." "My name is Nanami." ""To Yoru Morino"" ""Playing Suicide Fatal for 8-year-old Girl"" "Good morning." "What was that about?" "What are you talking about?" "The cell phone." "Who called you?" "I told you before." "There are those who kill and those who are killed." "Which are you?" "Don't ever talk to me again." ""Notice about the murder in Mishigaoka"" "Merchants in England and other parts of Europe... exported ammunition and goods to Africa in exchange for slaves." "Slaves were shipped to America and sold to plantation owners." "This trans-Atlantic trade is called the triangular trade." "The triangular trade was..." "Are you going home early?" "Gotta look for a dead body." "He's hilarious!" "Kamiyama, You got answers?" "He went home early." "Ok then, you go to the board." "For real?" "For real." "He had checked out the best places to exhibit the bodies." "There are places he hasn't used yet." "is it raining?" "Yeah, all of a sudden." "What can I get you?" "Iced co_ee, please." "Your usual seat is open." "I'm fine here." "Has Morino been here?" "Not in the last few days." "You leaving?" "Thanks and so long." "Take care!" "He's going abroad." "Where?" "He didn't say." "Somewhere in Asia." "Some countries don't have extradition treaties with Japan." "Talking like that makes you... sound like the police." "How long have you had this shop?" "Now a tax examiner?" "It's been about five years." "I'm honest about declaring profits." "It's cold." "I would imagine so." "No doubt a friend of Morino's." "You're strange." "is she still alive?" "She found it here." "Why do you think it's mine?" "It was raining the day she found it." "You went out in it." "You knew you'd lost the notebook... but the news said nothing about Mizuguchi." "Which meant that no one had read the notebook." "You knew... the notebook was written in a water-based ink pen." "Even if someone had found it, the rain would have made the notes illegible." "Right?" "If anyone saw a notebook like this... they would've run to the police." "Normal people, anyway." "But then Mizuguchi, the girl you killed reappeared." "That shook you." "You got one thing wrong." "I wasn't shaken at all." "I just didn't want anyone... to get in the way of my work." "I totally understand." "Here, you can have it back." "Why not take it to the police?" "Why should I?" "You can find Morino... upstairs." "Everyone, rise." "Bow." "is everyone here?" "Yoru Morino, absent." "Again without permission." "Those amul murder cases haven't been solved." "If you're going to be absent, contact the school." "Ok, shall we start." "How's your insomnia?" "Kamiyama?" "He isn't coming back." "Why... did you save me?" "I wanted to hear the rest of the story about your older sister from you, Yu Morino." "Isn't that the red rope you were looking for?" "The red rope that was used to tie the dog at home... the rope that killed Yoru." "You knew?" "I couldn't imagine Yoru growing up to cut her wrist." "But I thought... what if it were Yoru that died?" "The idea occurred to me... when I found out you were mins in old newspaper articles." "Your older sister was a bully." "So during one of your games... you cut her lifeline and changed clothes with her." "You were identical mins." "You thought no one would ever know." "It's as you say." "I am the younger sister." "The one that was bullied... the one that always cried." "But I didn't kill my older sister." "It really was an accident." "It was her turn to play dead and that's when... the rope suddenly snapped." "I did my best to hold her up." "But then... she reproached me." "Can't you do better!" "Stupid!" "When I heard those words... all the strength drained from my arms." "Must have been hard... keeping your secret for nine years." "Yu..." "Ever since I went home as Yoru..." "Yu lost everything." "Home and... even her name." "You know... I had a feeling." "I felt that the first person... to call me by my name would be you."