"Thank you." "I'm fixing an extractor fan over there." "Can one of you help me?" "There's a spot that I can't reach." "How about you?" "We can all help you." "I don't need that much help." "But we can all help." "Since I was asked, I'll do it." "Please come with me." "Thank you." "The Atonement" "Episode 2 PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) Extraordinary General Meeting" "Isn't she late?" "Why don't we go and check?" "Oh, my God!" "Listen, Yuka, call the police." "Akiko, tell Emiri chan's Mom." "Sae, you stay here." "I'm going to find a teacher." "Teacher!" "Teacher!" "Teacher!" "Where the hell are the teachers?" "Teacher!" "Teacher!" "Where are you?" "Teacher!" "Ah, I couldn't do anything..." "Maki chan, the police just arrived." "You should remember something about the suspect." "Why don't you tell them?" "And they want to know what you were doing before you came back home from the crime scene." "Maki chan, what's wrong?" "You're smart enough to answer..." " You really don't remember anything?" " No..." "Since you're the classroom leader, everybody said that you should be able to remember something." "I don't remember anything." " How about any characteristics of the suspect?" " No." "So, what did you do until you went back home?" "I don't remember." " You really don't remember?" " Yes." "I'm finished." "Detective, although she seems reliable, she's still only a kid." "I see." "I'm sorry that I've had to ask you so many things." "Maki chan." " Is it true that you won't run for the classroom leader position in the 2nd term?" " Yes." "You've been the leader since last year." "Since you have experience and ability, I think not running is a waste." "It's none of your business." "Welcome." "I was waiting for you." "Emiri will be very happy that you came to her birthday party." "Please come inside." "That's enough." "You four morons just keep repeating that you didn't see the suspect's face." "Because all of you are useless morons the police can't arrest the suspect." "I won't forgive you." "Find the suspect for me." "Otherwise, you'll have to pay!" "Until the crime is solved, I'll never forgive any of you." "You can't escape from your sins." "You better be ready to do what I've asked." "15 years later- ...went to (uchidete) Tago no Ura..." "Incorrect." " Next, Ishimatsu san." " Yes." " When I went to (uchidete) Tago no Ura," " Incorrect again." " Please try again." " I don't know." "Then, sit down." "The correct answer is UCHIIDETE." "You should pronounce IDETE, no DETE." "Please remember it next time." "Yes." " Next, Shimizu san." " Yes." "Swing big!" "Yes!" "Start!" "Start again!" "Straighten yourself up and bow to Master!" "Thank you very much." " See you." " Good night." "Take care." " Shinohara sensei." " Yes." " It's been 6 months since you joined Kendo club." " Yes." "I'm glad that you keep coming to practice." "I didn't think that I was suitable for this kind of martial art." "Well, you're doing very well." "I can push all of the other thoughts out of my mind." "And forget myself for a little while." "You're improving rapidly." " Please keep it up." " Thank you." " Shinohara sensei, can we talk?" " Yes." "We got a complaint from a parent." ""My daughter started crying because Sensei confiscated her favorite hair clip." "Does Sensei have the right to go that far?"" "The Sensei I'm talking about is you, Shinohara sensei." "I confiscated it during my class, and then gave it back to her after." "But for the parent, they felt that you exceeded your authority by doing that." "School regulations only allow black hair clips." "You're right about the rule." "Well, that's not what I meant." "I'm opposed to school girls being too dressed up." "It's just a hair clip." "You don't have to be so strict." "It was really gorgeous and beautiful." "Neither that girl nor her parents understand that dressing like that can seduce men." " Shinohara sensei." " Yes." "Do you have something you're worried about?" "Why do you ask?" "It's written all over your face." "It's nothing." "Did you get another complaint from the Vice-Principal?" "Yes." "That's him." "He doesn't say anything to me, but he will to you since you're a new teacher." "I don't care." "Don't worry." "You have supporters." "Well..." "Don't keep all your problems to yourself." "Thank you." "Good bye." " Sensei." " Yes." "What are you doing?" "Shoot!" "Let's go!" "What happened?" "Don't worry." "Can you tell me what happened?" "If you keep crying, I can't understand what happened." "Why don't you tell me?" "What did those guys do to you?" "Did they bully you?" "I promised not to tell anybody, so please tell me." "If you're silent, I can't understand what happened." "Please tell me everything!" "Since you're in the 6th grade, pull yourself together!" "There's no point in crying!" "Sorry." "Well, may I start?" "On May 12, in the second science room," "It's a fact that there was a little trouble among several students." "Shinohara Sensei happened to be there, and stopped the quarrel." "Although, her response was a little inappropriate, she settled it before it got serious." "That's our conclusion." " Excuse me." " Yes." "Does everybody know what's happening with that girl now?" "She's afraid to go to school because of that severe teacher." "Yes." "We admit we're at fault for that." "We're very cautious about the issue of bullying at school on a day-to-day basis." "So, she intentionally reacted excessively." "Wait!" "Don't change the subject." "What we're discussing right now is why she received severe treatment from her teacher, who is supposed to help her speak." " Wait." " What about the severe treatment?" " Silence!" "We really don't know how to apologize to her." "We'll see to it that it'll never happen again." "Everybody, please apologize to them." "Wait a second!" "It seems like Shinohara sensei prevented it from occurring." "The boys who escaped are bad." "They're the cause of her absence from school." "But she was scared that if she told the truth, she'd be bullied again." "That's why she's using Shinohara sensei as an excuse." "When there's trouble, you always blame the teachers." "But there are misbehaving kids too." "Because we leave matters like this unresolved, they're becoming spoiled." "We should take those 3 boys and make them promise not to bully anybody anymore." "And they should also apologize to Shinohara sensei." "Am I wrong?" " Good bye, Sensei." " Good bye." "Hey, you touched the car." "Dodge the car." "You touched it again." "Tanabe sensei." "Ah, Shinohara sensei." "Thank you for attending the meeting." "I have to thank you." "Because of your speech I can regain my confidence." " Hey, take this." " Thank you." "That's a matter of course." "Thank you." "I'll do it in my own way." "See you tomorrow." "I'm going home too." " See you!" " Good bye." " Are there any reasons?" " What?" "What's the reason that you to keep such tight control of your students?" "I'm not sure." "Are you as hard on yourself?" "Doesn't that make you tired?" "I've been worried if I was right since I was a kid." "However, I have no internal sense of what justice is." "So I've tried to find it outside of myself." "I see." "I wish I had somebody who could have told me what a justice was." "It's difficult." "I know." "So, I want to be that kind of an adult." " Is this the reason you became a teacher?" " Yes." "You'll have many difficulties in future." "Asako san." "Well..." "I'm Shinohara Maki." "Maki chan." "I see." "Long time no see you." "It's been 15 years." "Did you bother to come here for Emiri?" "Yes." "It's my first visit." "I've been thinking of visiting her for a long time." "I remember it as if it were yesterday." "Emiri was playing with you guys happily." "And I brought cakes." "Everybody was very excited." "All of cakes were gone in the blink of an eye." "It was delicious...that berry tart." "Right, that berry tart." "Asako san, I've never forgotten..." "About a promise that I made 15 years ago." "I promised you that I would atone for my sin." "I'll fulfill that promise in my own way." "Alright." "Call me when you're ready." "I will." "I'll wait for that." "See you." "That's not vertical." "Please try again." "Don't just draw the line, do it carefully." "Ichikawa kun, well done." "You can go back to your seat." "Minami kun, try again." "Takei san, it's still not vertical." "Try again." "Those morons are too noisy." "They make noise day after day!" "5,6,7,8," "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8," "5,6,7,8," "And your right arm..." "Sensei, when you saw him, where were you?" "I was at the poolside." "The poolside?" "Excuse me, are all of the kids safe?" "Don't worry, everybody is fine." "Shinohara sensei, you're very brave." "Thank you." "Shinohara sensei, are you alright?" "I'm fine." "I heard that you repelled the attacker." " I tried to protect my students." " Thank you." "We hereby give you a letter of appreciation regarding your acts of courage." "From all of the teachers and students." "I'm incredibly sorry..." "Check this." " To Shinohara sensei, when that man attacked kids at the poolside, Shinohara sensei was very brave and saved the kids." "By Lime" " We thank her for her acts of courage." "By Maimai" " Shinohara sensei is an ideal teacher." "By Hassensu" "And the other teacher." "June 6, Tanabe sensei" " Tanabe sensei tried to escape before the students." "As a teacher, is that right?" "By Lime" " Chicken Tanabe." "By Icchan" " Tanabe ran away." "By Hajime san" " Tanabe, is such a loser." "By Ousu" "It seems that he has no choice but to be suspended from school for a while." "Ah, Chicken Tanabe." "Did he walk off the job?" "Chicken Tanabe lost his popularity." "Asako san, I was happy to see you the other day." "I have one thing to tell you." "I encountered an incident." ""The incident at Miyamiyama elementary school"," "Well, this may not have been broadcasted in your area." "The highly praised teacher that repelling the attacker is me." "I can't really remember what gave me the courage to do it." "But I think it has something to do with our promise." " I'd like to tell you all about the incident in the near future." " How's that?" "Please consider it." "I'll get in touch with you." "Shinohara sensei." "Tanabe sensei." "I'm sorry to have come out during my suspension." "I was worrying about you." "Don't give me your sympathy." "Anyway, you won this time." "I'm a total loser." "It can't be helped." "In fact, I was a coward." "Don't say that." "You saw how I reacted." "Shinohara sensei, you have the right to blame me." "But I can't forgive the Vice-Principal." "Do you know who's behind those slanderous messages?" "It's the Vice-Principal." "What?" "He was jealous of my popularity among students." "Well, my popularity was very fragile, anyway." "I just want to punch him once." "That's why I'm here." "No..." "I'll punch him, make myself feel better, and resign from the school." "Please reconsider it one more time." "I envy you." "Shinohara sensei, you haven't changed at all." "You made me lose my energy." "I'm going back home for today." "But be careful with the Vice-Principal." "I'm sure that he'll stand in your way next, since you're the most popular teacher right now." "Hey, I've heard that the attacker is still unconscious." "He seemed to be dead when he was taken to the hospital in the ambulance." "Katsunori, you saw him attacked by Shinohara sensei, right?" "Yes, I thought she'd kill that man." "Really?" "!" "It'd be unpleasant, if I say so..." "But I think Shinohara sensei went too far." "It's called, "Excessive Self-Defense"." "Really?" "!" "That's it!" "Mari!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Are you all right?" " Have you checked the internet?" " No." "Then, check this." "All of the messages are written by parents." " Poor students." " Don't hurt your students!" " Shinohara beat students." " There're no decent teachers any more." "I see." "Haven't you understood the situation yet?" "The issue is how much your violent behavior shocked students." "Yes." "Check this too." "This is done by a student." ""She hit his head over and over with a solid stick." "Her face was too dreadful to forget."" "What should we do, Shinohara sensei?" " Anyway, we should hold an Extraordinary General Meeting and apologize to the parents." " Yes." "Shinohara sensei, I'll let you explain this situation." "It's a matter of course." "Do you understand?" "What do I have to explain?" "Why you did such a thing." "Such a thing?" "It's about your violent behavior at the poolside." "Wasn't that your performance?" "Anyway, you can say that you did that unconsciously to protect the students." "For the students..." "I thought that I wanted to protect them, but maybe not." "What do you mean?" "I probably had a different reason." "Finally, I realized it." "What are you talking about?" "Please hold a General Meeting." "I'll tell the truth there." "Asako san, there'll be an Extraordinary General Meeting at my school next Saturday." "If possible, can you attend it too?" "I'll explain about that incident." "I'll do it for the parents, but also for Asako san too." "I'll tell you everything there." "Please attend it." "Mom, do you know where my glove is?" "It's beside the sofa." "Where?" "Here it is." "Come straight home as soon as practice finishes!" " I'm going!" " Have fun!" "Well, all of teachers want to apologize deeply to you about the scandal that happened recently at the poolside." "I'm very sorry that we've troubled you." "So that we lose no more time, Shinohara will explain her actions." "At that time, it's true that I beat up the attacker." "But I have to take back my first explanation that I did it to protect the students." "I had a specific reason to attack him, and I was very calm while doing it." "First of all, I want to tell you that you're completely wrong to criticize Tanabe sensei." "It was too dangerous for him to fight defenseless against an attacker." "In fact, Maruyama sensei was injured." "When Tanabe sensei saw that he jumped into the pool." "That was natural..." "Then, why did I stay at the poolside?" "Because I have a specific reason." "I'll tell you what that is." "It was 15 years ago, when I was an elementary school student..." "I encountered a murder incident." "One of my best friends was raped and murdered." "The suspect still hasn't been arrested after all this time." "I was with her until just before the incident." "And I saw the suspect momentarily." "Why wasn't I able to do something more?" "If I had changed my actions, wouldn't I have been able to prevent her death?" "I've regretted it deeply ever since." "And I still do." "I became a teacher." "I set my mind on stopping a crime if a stranger ever tried to hurt one of my students, just like 15 years ago." "What a coincidence!" "The chance for me to be able to conquer the remorse from my past." "I behaved like that without hesitation." "That's why it's not quite right to say that it was to protect the students." "For myself, for my best friend who was murdered 15 years ago, and for keeping my promise to her mother, I beat up the attacker." "I'm ready to resign today." "And please accept my apologies for the trouble this matter has caused you." "Thank you for coming." "It seems that you like drawing the line in your own way." "Yes." "Then, you don't have to resign." "Why don't you keep your career?" "I can't." "You're the kind of person that's needed in order not to prevent the sacrifice of kids like Emiri." "Isn't that your dream?" "I'm not entitled to be happy." "That's my endless atonement." "Ah, I feel good." "That serves you right." "Maki chan!" "Are you all right?" "I'll call 911." "Don't." "Asako san," "I have one more thing to apologize to you about." " I actually remember the suspect's face." " What?" "Very clearly." "But I couldn't say so at that time." "Please forgive me." "What kind of man?" "Tell me!" "He is here right now." "Right, he looks like somebody..." "Who..." "Ah, but how come?" "It can't be..." "Looks like whom?" "It's no good." "I'm getting confused." "I don't know why but Emiri chan's face is all I can see." "I'm sorry." "It's too late." "Everything is gone now." "I'm really sorry." "Maki chan?" "Maki chan." "Maki chan!"