" December 1968" "Investigation of the 300-million yen robbery which occurred 45 years ago on December 10, 1968, ran into extreme difficulty." "The investigation headquarters created a wanted poster based on the testimony of the bank employees who were robbed." "It was what's come to be known as the man in the photo montage." "It hasn't been disseminated yet, but that's a fake photo composed of deceased people's faces." "If, in the worst case, should you get arrested, our existence will be endangered as well." "We've told your father everything." "You'll have to commit suicide." "The 300-million yen robbery remains unsolved to this day." " November 14, 2013" "Unidentified human remains?" "Yes." "Local residents who were picking wild edible plants found the remains of a portion of the hand." "Also, an empty duralumin case was buried near the body." "Duralumin case?" "I wonder if money was in there." "Human remains... duralumin case." "Money... 300 million yen." " You can come in now." " Okay, thanks." "Cause of death is most likely brain contusion due to skull fracture." "That duralumin case might be the weapon." "There's what appears to be bloodstain on it." "Does that mean it's murder?" "From the shape of the pelvis, it's a male." "From the sutures of the skull, he was in his mid-thirties." "From the condition of the skeletonization, he's been dead approximately... 45 years." "No, I'd say 10 years at the most." "Oh, 10 years?" "Seike-san, what was that about 45 years?" "Oh, it's nothing." "Dead for 10 years..." "It's been 10 years, huh?" "Don't come back anymore, Takamiya." "Thank you for everything." "Congratulations." "Welcome back." "No matter how many times you come, I have nothing to tell you." "Do you know?" "The remains of a body that was recently found in our prefecture." "Near that, an empty duralumin case was uncovered, I heard." "For this plan, I need Takamiya-chan to play a part too." "Plan?" "Although someone else will be the protagonist." "I'm Echigo with the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office." "Sawatari Kazunari-san." "I will be interrogating you thoroughly in regards to your past crimes." "Please prepare yourself." "The protagonist..." "The protagonist is..." "From the driver's license, the remains have been identified as" "Takanashiyama Corpse Abandonment Investigation HQ" "Haitani Ryuji-san, who disappeared 10 years ago." "Also, from the DNA on clothing we borrowed from Haitani-san's family and the DNA of the blood that was found on the duralumin case at the scene matched, it is believed that 10 years ago, someone struck Haitani-san" "on the head with the duralumin case and killed him." "The victim was a freelance journalist." "But according to his colleagues back then, he was a so-called blackmailer who extorted money by threatening to expose scandals." "Right before he disappeared 10 years ago, he was heard saying that he was expecting to get 50 million yen soon." "50 million yen..." "The content of the case was probably that 50 million yen." "The reason being that upon investigating the origin of the duralumin case, we found out it had been robbed 10 years ago." "Robbed..." "On October 8, 2003, at a pachinko parlor in Shin Sugimoto-cho, a duralumin case containing the store's proceeds of approximately 50 million yen was robbed by a man wearing a ski mask." "The culprit was a former member of a large gang conglomerate, Akaba-gumi," "Takamiya Kenta." "Takamiya turned himself in 2 days after the robbery." "At the first trial, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and subsequently expelled from Akaba-gumi." "A blackmailer and a robber..." " Which means?" " This is just a speculation, but if Takamiya was the one Haitani Ryuji was blackmailing for 50 million yen," "Takamiya didn't give Haitani the 50 million yen that he robbed, but killed him instead." "Tsubokura-kun, have you contacted the prison?" "Yes, however," "Takamiya finished serving his 10-year sentence and was released this morning." "This morning?" "What's Takamiya's forwarding address?" "It's listed as a small factory in Ishikawa-cho, but I doubt he'll be there..." "Each team is to proceed with the search for the former Akaba-gumi member," "Takamiya Kenta, as the person of interest in the murder of Haitani Ryuji." "Excuse me." "I have one more thing to report." "According to the prison guard, recently, there was a man who came to visit Takamiya frequently." "Was that someone from Akaba-gumi?" "Well, it's... him again." "Again..." "The human remains found the other day in the mountain of Takanashiyama has been identified as Haitani Ryuji-san, a freelance journalist." "The police is..." "The police must be frantically searching for" "Takamiya-chan right around now." "As the suspect in the murder of Haitani." "I didn't kill him." "Then what did you do with the 50 million you stole?" "Like I told the police..." "You spent it all on booze, gambling, and women?" "Should I believe that too?" "Come on." "Who did you give it to?" "The guy you gave that 50 million to... isn't he the one who killed Haitani?" "In any case, that money's what you're after, right?" "But I can't give you what I don't have." "You don't get it, do you?" "What is that?" "What I'm after goes a lot deeper." "Sawatari didn't say a word, did he?" "But it's not like we didn't gain anything." "It's just my gut feeling, but he's hiding something else besides the series of crime." "Something that goes much deeper." "And so, they're suspecting me again, huh?" "Why were you visiting Takamiya Kenta, a former member of Akaba-gumi?" "Well... it's a long story." "He's now a person of interest in the murder case of Haitani Ryuji." "That's just something the police arbitrarily decided, right?" "Are you saying that someone else is the murderer?" "Isn't finding that out" "Seike-san's job?" "Then what is Kurokouchi-san's job?" "Well... to become friends with that guy, maybe?" "Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office Criminal Department Chief, Echigo Yataro." "He's handling Sawatari's current case." "Sawatari-san..." "Good evening~." "You're Prosecutor Echigo with the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, right?" "I'm Kurokouchi with Prefectural Police Second Division." " This is" " Seike with First Division." "What can I do for you?" "Just between us," "I was wondering if you could give us information on Sawatari Sensei." "I can assure you I'm tight-lipped." " There's nothing I can tell you." " Even if you're offered 50 million again?" "50 million?" "You know this person well, don't you?" "A popular IT figure who was recently called upon to be the Prime Minister's private ad hoc adviser, Ayakawa Shinnosuke-san." "It hasn't been made public, but 10 years ago, when you were at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors" "Office, Special Investigation Department, you ran him down for window-dressing accounts, didn't you?" "But for some reason, the prosecution backed off at the last minute." "That's because in exchange for letting the window-dressing slide, you accepted a bribe of 50 million from Ayakawa." "I've heard that rumor, you know." "I don't recall doing anything like that." "Excuse me." "Then what about this?" "You know who the final recipient was of the 50 million Takamiya stole 10 years ago, don't you?" "He was released this morning." "Takamiya Kenta, former member of Akaba-gumi." "I'm not obligated to answer that question." "Kurokouchi-san, are you saying that the final recipient of the 50 million yen that Takamiya-san stole was Echigo-san?" "Probably." "Wait a minute." "There's Haitani-san who was extorting 50 million yen, and" "Takamiya-san who robbed 50 million yen." "In the meantime, there's Echigo-san who took a bribe of 50 million yen, and" "Ayakawa-san who bribed him." "Are these 50 million yen all the same?" "Yes." "Cor~rect." "But how are these four men connected?" "Don't make it so complicated." "Basically, it's just a matter of who the 50 million yen Takamiya stole went through before it reached its final destination, Prosecutor Echigo." "The only question is, who was it that Haitani was blackmailing." "Anyway, once we find out who killed Haitani, we'll find the connection." "Then, say you find the murderer." "Say I find the murderer?" "And everything falls into place, what are you planning to do to Echigo-san?" "You're curious too, aren't you?" "About the people who had this." "X F 2 2 7 0 0 1 A" "The 500 yen bill that disappeared with the 300 million yen robber." "Is it the Sakura Fubuki Association?" "The only person who can draw that out from Sawatari is Prosecutor Echigo who's the closest person to him right now." "I hope you find Haitani's murderer soon." "Takamiya was released?" "!" "Whatever you do, don't get in touch with Takamiya." "There's also the matter of Haitani whose remains were recently found." "All right." "Hello." "Chairman, you have a call from a Takamiya-san." "What is this?" "I'd like a re-evaluation done on the handgun that was used in the murder of" "Detectives Goto and Shima, and the Touyama Family." "But first, you'll have to answer my questions." "Chief." "Ayakawa Shinnosuke?" "!" "Yes." "Upon further investigation of Haitani by Assistant Inspector Seike, we found out that the person Haitani was blackmailing 10 years ago wasn't Takamiya, but the chairman of an IT company Tenlike," "Ayakawa Shinnosuke." "Isn't Ayakawa one of the private advisers to the Prime Minister?" "This could get ugly." "Actually, the information used to blackmail may make things even worse." " What?" " Isn't that right, Hotei-kun?" "Yes." "The information Haitani was using to blackmail apparently had to do with Ayakawa's habit of raping prostitutes." "In addition, upon re-investigating Takamiya's background, we learned that he spent his early childhood at an orphanage, and we found Ayakawa's name there too." "Then Takamiya and Ayakawa are..." "Childhood friends." "From this, we believe that 10 years ago, Takamiya robbed 50 million from the cash transport vehicle and gave it to Ayakawa who was being blackmailed by Haitani." " Which means..." " The one who murdered Haitani may be" " Ayakawa..." " Yeah, but wait." "Wouldn't a person in Ayakawa's capacity be able to come up with 50 million on his own?" "That's the thing." "Window-dressing accounts?" "From Takamiya to Ayakawa." "From Ayakawa to Echigo went the 50 million." "Connection found." "You look like a guy moping over an ex-girlfriend." "Aren't you gonna see Ayakawa?" "It's been 10 years, right?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "You're so straight~." "Could it be that you don't remember me?" "Mako-chan, if you're so inclined I can introduce you to my boss." "You know, at that place." "Ah, Public Security Bureau?" "Yes, in charge of general affairs." "I'm Takahashi." "Is that right." "Mako-chan got into an accident here." "There's something I want you to have." "It's data in regards to the 300-million yen robbery." "Excuse me, Takahashi-san." "May I ask you a strange question?" "Certainly." "Yakushiji-san didn't happen to leave something in your care, did he?" "What can that be about?" "Oh, it's nothing." "Please forget about it." "Oh, now that you mention it, he was saying there was something he wanted to tell me." "What was that?" "Something about an association, as I recall." "An association?" "I'm sorry." "I can't seem to recall after all." "Excuse me." "Hello~" "I found the connection." "The Haitani murder was committed by the company Tenlike's chairman, Ayakawa-san, wasn't it?" "So when's he getting arrested?" "The thing is, since we have no evidence in addition to the fact that Ayakawa-san's a private adviser to the Prime Minister, it's taking some time." "Yeah, I imagine it would." "And the blackmailed secret?" "We know what it was." "All right." "Then... tomorrow." "Tomorrow..." "I'm sorry for the interruption." "You know, about this association Mako-chan was talking about..." "It's okay, Never mind, if you don't know about it." "That aside, Takahashi-san, how about a drink somewhere?" "That's a good idea." "It looks like Kurokouchi's getting ready to make a move on the Haitani case." "Tell them to continue the surveillance." "Surveillance is ongoing." "I'll let you know if there's any movement." "In 1984, upon graduating from Tokyo University Law Department, joined the National Police Agency." "After holding various positions, including Public Security Investigator, in 2005, with "Creating Communities with Zero Crime Rate" as your campaign pledge, ran in the Kanagawa Prefecture gubernatorial election, and won." "If the series of crime weren't exposed, you could've remained a great politician." "Why don't we call it a day for today?" "I'm the one who will decide that." "By tomorrow, circumstances will change." "Which means?" "You have a call from Takamiya-san again." " Tell him I'm not here." " I can report him to the police if..." "Don't call the police!" "Hello." "Send one over tonight." "To the usual room." "Why don't you ask him directly?" "You've been wondering, haven't you?" "If you weren't deceived by Ayakawa 10 years ago." "Otherwise, there's no reason for Haitani to be killed." "Ah~ For crying out loud." "Why are you covering up for Ayakawa?" "Because he's like a kid brother who grew up at the same orphanage?" "Did he come crying to you that he'd lose his current status if his relationship with you was exposed to the world?" "10 years ago, that's what Ayakawa did." "I don't care about me, but if it gets known I have connections with yakuza, the company image will suffer." "So 50 million." "If I give Haitani 50 million, he said he won't say anything about you." "But the company's in financial crisis right now and I don't have the money." "So you, being the devoted brother, robbed the cash transport vehicle for Ayakawa's sake." "But Ayakawa didn't give that money to Haitani." "And he ended up killing him." "Now then, what did he use that 50 million for?" "It was used to bribe the Special Investigation" "Department of the Public Prosecutors Office." "You get the picture now, don't you?" "Ayakawa never intend to give the money to Haitani." "You were used by him." "Won't you testify that you gave the money to Ayakawa?" "Then we can arrest Ayakawa." "And we can find the person who eventually pocketed the 50 million you stole." "How Shinnosuke spends the money is up to him." "Then do you know what secret Haitani actually threatened to expose to blackmail Ayakawa?" "Nii-chan..." " Please, wait!" " Police." "Stay there." "Help me..." "Help... help..." "We're the police." "You're okay now." "The real secret Haitani was using to blackmail him wasn't his relationship with you, but his habit of raping." "That's not it, Nii-chan..." "What's not it, you murderer!" "You want me to teach you what other people's pain feels like?" "Kurokouchi-san." "Forget it." "I'll testify that I gave him the 50 million." "Really?" "Shinnosuke." "You've got to wipe your own butt." "You meant a lot to me." "Seike-san, contact First Division." "And take the girl and Takamiya to the Station." "What are you going to do, Kurokouchi-san?" "I'm staying here with him to preserve the crime scene." "All right." "You're gonna get at least 20 years for murder." "Say... you wanna make a deal?" "Let's-make-a-deal." "A car is coming this way." "At this moment, suspect Ayakawa Shinnosuke is entering the police station." "You..." "I finally managed to get to the protagonist of this case." "I didn't mean to kill Haitani." "While we were shoving each other, he slipped and fell and hit his head on the duralumin case." "The head wound probably happened at that time." "You're saying you had no murderous intent?" "I didn't mean to kill him." "While we were shoving each other, he slipped and fell..." "That would be involuntary manslaughter." "It's true the incident happened 10 years ago and there's no witness." "It might be difficult to charge him with murder." "Involuntary manslaughter?" " While we were shoving each other, he..." " But still, doesn't he sound like he's reading from a script or something?" " The head wound..." " Script?" "I, Ayakawa Shinnosuke, 10 years ago, in order to cover up the window-dressing of company accounts, offered a bribe of 50 million yen to Prosecutor Echigo, who was with the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo" "District Public Prosecutors Office at the time." "What I do with this is entirely up to you." "Are you talking about Sawatari's case?" "Cor~rect." "Sawatari is involved in a criminal organization." "Find out the whole story behind it." "Criminal organization..." "You no longer have the right to refuse or fail, nor do you have a choice." "Well... it just goes to show you that people aren't perfect." "But if the evil isn't exposed, the good can persevere." "Hello." "Kurokouchi~." "You gave Ayakawa-san the idea, didn't you?" "Did you already set up something for Echigo-san too?" "Did I~?" "But I think you'll soon find out." "The whole story behind the 300 million yen and Sakura Fubuki Association." "The whole story?" "Finally." "Can you have the administrative official leave?" "Why?" "I'll tell you everything." "I'm sorry, but please leave." "Please turn off the recorder." "You have one more, don't you?" "Are you happy now?" "Then first, 8 years ago..." "I'll tell you what you want to know the most." "About a certain organization I'm involved in." "It's slightly misleading to call it a criminal organization." "That's because this organization was formed by police officers and former police officers." " Po..." " Police is inherently built on order, and things like false accusations should never be allowed to happen." "But should crimes or mistakes occur within the organization, the authority of the police itself would be lost and the nation may fall into disorder." "However, people will always make mistakes." "Then what do we do about those mistakes?" "There's nothing we can do but smother them." "What do we do to smother them?" "There are times we may have to resort to illegal methods." "The mutual aid society within the police that takes on those jobs secretly." "That's" "the Sakura Fubuki Association." "Sakura Fubuki?" "It's a silly name, isn't it?" "Detectives Goto and Shima who I supposedly killed were members of this Sakura Fubuki Association too." "We have no intention whatsoever of justifying ourselves." "But since I'm telling you all this," "I want you to understand." "Be it the Shimoyama Incident, the Teigin Incident, or the Kusaka Jiro Incident, all unsolved cases have a reason as to why they're unsolved." "They had to remain unsolved for the sake of the people and the nation." "If the perpetrators are exposed, the dignity of our nation will be ruined." "Such was the case too of the 300-million yen robbery that occurred 45 years ago on December 10, 1968." "The 300-million yen robbery too?" "At that time, the police promptly identified the perpetrator." "However, they ran into one big problem." "That 300-million yen robbery was committed by a family member of the police." "We've told your father everything." "You'll have to commit suicide." "A group of police officers who found that out immediately worked on a plan to cover it up." "A bigger problem than that was the disposal of 300 million yen in cash." "Apparently, there were suggestions to dispose by burning them." "But authorities from Public Security Bureau were involved with the cover-up at the time and came up with a suggestion." "A group of police officers who wanted to permanently seal up the 3 million yen in cash and the truth behind it." "And the Public Security Bureau." "When those two came together, the use for the 300 million yen was determined and" "Sakura Fubuki Association was born." "That is the whole story of the association." "Why are you telling me all this?" "10 years ago, when you were displaying your sharp skills as Special" "Investigator in the Public Prosecutors Office, you followed your superior's order to smother the window-dressing of accounts at Ayakawa Shinnosuke's company, Tenlike, and in return, you accepted a bribe of 50 million yen, didn't you?" "Speaking of smothering information, we're two peas in a pod." "My demand is as stated before." "Re-evaluation of the evidence?" "Now that you know about Sakura Fubuki Association, you no longer have a choice in the matter." "In exchange," "I'll help you smother the truth." "The problem is that detective, right?" "Well?" "How did it go," "Echigo-chan." "Hello." "Kurokouchi." "This is Takahashi from General Affairs." "Ah... good to hear from you again." "Did something happen?" "I was wondering if you'd like to go out for a drink again." "Sounds good." "When shall we go?" "I can go any time." "Whenever it's convenient for you." "Yes." "Then Kurokouchi-san, I'll see you later." "How's it going, Sugi-san." " Are we executing the plan?" " Yes." "That's why I just called him out." "He's looking at that photo montage again." "But the culprit's someone else and" " he committed suicide, right?" " Yes." "That's what I heard too." "Did" "S-Sawatari do this too?" "This drama is based on a hypothesis."