"How are you, Adachi san?" "I haven't seen you for a long time." "I'm sorry I had to ask you to come here so suddenly." "No problem." "As I mentioned on the phone..." "Takano Akiko really wants to talk to you." "All right." "Please come this way." "Have you seen Takano recently?" "No, it's been 15 years already." "Since that incident?" "Yes." "I see." "Well, this town seems to have murder cases in fits and starts, doesn't it?" "I'm not going with you, but your whole conversation will be recorded." "Please be aware of that." "Asako san." "Long time no see." "Do you remember me?" "Of course." "You've grown up quite a bit." "I fulfilled our promise." "I see." "So, have I atoned for my sin?" "I guess so." "I want you to know what I did." "Even though I told the police, they didn't understand." "The Atonement" "Please have a seat." "Episode 3 Brother bear and Sister bear" "I'm listening." "Where should I start?" "From beginning..." "All of it." "Beginning..." "I was a bear." "You know, like the animal, right?" "Everybody always told me that I looked like a bear." "And since I was a bear I thought that I shouldn't act like a human." "There should have been a way to live as a bear." "I always thought about that every day." "And then that day 15 years ago... my Aunt Yoko visited us after a long absence and gave me a present." "15 years ago" "This is for you, Akiko chan!" "Isn't this cute?" "I bought this in Tokyo." "Are you sure it's OK to give her such an expensive dress?" "No problem!" "Akiko chan, you want to dress up sometimes, don't you?" "You better not get that dress dirty!" "And you had better behave yourself when you wear it." "If you don't we'll all be laughed at..." "That dress is really cute..." "It's from Tinker Bell isn't it?" "I like that brand too.." "And then Emiri chan was murdered..." "You remember that I went to your home to tell you about her murder, don't you?" "Yes." "What's wrong, Akiko chan?" "!" "Emiri chan is dead." "What?" "Emiri chan is dead." "What the hell are you talking about?" "Emiri!" "Are you hiding?" "Stop fooling around!" "Listen!" "I'm telling the truth." "Emiri chan died at school." "Why does it have to be Emiri?" "!" "Where's Emiri?" "!" "Are you her Mom?" "We'll explain to you what happened." "Please wait." "Emiri!" "Akiko." "Are you all right?" "We got a phone call from the school about an incident, and we were looking for you." "Brother." "Your nose is bleeding." "My cute dress..." "Don't worry about that." "Use this." "Now, it's clean." "There, there." "I met with misfortune because I wore a dress that was too good for me." "I really regretted it." "A bear should have lived as a bear." "What happened to that dress that Aunt Yoko gave you?" "I tossed it out, since there was blood all over that I couldn't remove." "I see." "Heaven punished her for wearing a dress that was too good for her." "I don't think so..." "But, it'll be trouble if she gets a taste for luxurious things." "Is it possible that the suspect was aiming for Akiko first?" "What?" "Her dress was every bit as cute, wasn't it?" "But when the suspect reached Akiko he saw Emiri chan, a much cuter girl..." "No way!" "Emiri chan died instead of Akiko!" "Don't say such a stupid thing!" "But the fact that a rich looking girl like Emiri was playing with an ordinary girl like Akiko wasn't normal." "I absolutely won't forgive any of 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." "Hello, this is the Takano residence." "Ah, Koji?" "It's been a while." "Really?" "What?" "Marriage?" "!" "Have you already gotten married?" "Are you kidding?" "!" "You didn't tell us!" "Yes, I understand..." "What?" "You're bringing your wife too?" "It's so unexpected." "Listen, Akiko." "Please behave yourself today." "Please be sociable." "Don't stay in your room!" "I got it." "Even though she's his wife she's a stranger." "Don't make me feel ashamed!" "I got it." "Akiko, can you go do the grocery shopping?" "All right." "Hey, they arrived." "Welcome home." "I'm home." "Ah..." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Haruka." "And who is that girl?" "She is Wakaba, my stepdaughter." "Isn't she cute?" "Wakaba, say hello." "Nice to meet you." "Ah, nice to meet you too." "Please come inside." "So, Koji, how long are you staying here?" "For a while." "Don't worry." "We don't plan to live here forever." "Really?" "Yeah, of course it's impossible." "It's very small and dirty." "How about your work?" "I'll start an IT business soon." "What?" "I found a vacant warehouse at Hirata town." "I'll rent it." "It also serves as a residence." "Ah, Akiko chan, if you have a free time, please help us." "Please!" "Thank you." "As usual, I asked for a free sample." "He's very kind to open it for me." "I didn't expect this." "Ah, I smell plum." "You wrapped it with Shiso leaf didn't you?" "Akiko, Akiko." "Are you there?" "Please open the door." "We're sorry to bother you suddenly." "But I'm glad to see you again." "Thank you." "I'm home." "Welcome back." "Good bye." "Take care." "You're attacked, attacked!" "Hello." "Welcome." "Wakaba chan, didn't you go to school today?" "It seems she doesn't want to go." "Really?" "She can't get used to going to a rural school." "I see." "How about Haruka san?" "She went to Tokyo." "She has something to take care of for a few days." "What's something?" "I don't know." "Doesn't she mind leaving her husband and daughter?" "I can't understand what wives are thinking these days." "Anyway, can I talk to Dad?" "Isn't he at the home office?" "It's just 3 million yen." "It's nothing for you, right?" "But it's impossible for me to co-sign this." "You're not co-signing." "Look, I have my co-signer's name here." "Can you seal here?" "It has to be your legal seal." "I'll be back." "Akiko, please open the door." "I'm talking seriously about business with Dad." "Can you take care of Wakaba?" "What?" "Wakaba, go inside." "Please." "Wakaba chan, do you want to do jump rope?" "Jump rope?" "Yes." "I have a rope." "And this is double jump." "Wakaba chan, why don't you try it?" "All right." "It's too difficult." "If you practice more, you'll be able to do it." "Akiko chan, can you do that again?" "Sure." "After that time, Wakaba and I confided in each other little by little." "But please believe me!" "I didn't try to act above my position at that time." "Takano san." "Akiko, can you stay the night?" "Is Haruka san gone again?" "Yes, she's gone to Tokyo for 2 days." "I'm extremely busy and can't take care of Wakaba." "All right." "Thank you." "Brother, you've changed since you went to Tokyo." "I should have, since that was the purpose." "I'd feel bad if I hadn't changed." "Akiko, you shouldn't have to change." "Really?" "You can be just as you are." "If our parents die, I'll look after you." "Haruka is a stranger after all, and Wakaba isn't my own child." "You're my only family member other than our parents." "Akiko chan." "Welcome back." "Why are you here?" "I'll stay the night with you." "Yeah!" "This is my company." "I trade various things through the Internet." "The space where we live is over there." "Do as you like." "Akiko chan, come this way." "Akiko chan, let's do jump rope." "All right." "Here it is." "Look!" "Cool!" "You're finally able to do the double jump." "Yes, I practiced very hard." "Akiko chan, you're awesome!" "Ah, I see." "But I don't think we can sell that well." "It's not really popular, and the price isn't reasonable." "I don't like to work inefficiently." "Right." "No way, I can't take 10 of them!" "4?" "All right, you can send us." "Akiko chan, Akiko chan," "What's wrong, Wakaba chan?" "Is it alright if I sleep with you?" "No problem." "Are you afraid of something?" "Don't worry." "I'm with you." "Akiko san!" "Do you like this?" "This is for you." "It suits you." "Haruka san, Akiko can't wear that kind of clothes." "Come on, why not?" "!" "She hasn't been good with fashionable clothes since she was little." "Mother, I'm sorry to contradict you, but..." "The more you say things like that, the weaker Akiko chan becomes." "Then, she can't break out of her shell." "Really?" "When you get older Akiko chan will have to head out into society on her own one day." "Things like that are too difficult for me to understand..." "On top of that, Akiko chan is a lady." "She has the right to dress up, find a boyfriend, and go to a date." "Akiko, do as you please." "But whatever may happen, I don't care..." "It suits you." "Wow, you're very cute." "Wakaba, isn't Akiko chan beautiful?" "All right, why don't you go shopping?" "Check these shoes out, so shiny!" "They're for you." "I'll bring Wakaba chan's shoes." "Let's go!" "This is cute." "This heart pattern is cute too." "I owed you from last time." "Akiko chan, what's wrong?" "Nothing." "Why don't we go home?" "All right." "Are you Akiko?" "You look like different." "What happened to your clothes?" "You're suddenly cuter." "Wakaba, can you buy 3 cans of juice?" "Yes." "Wakaba will become a sexy lady one day." "Ah, I want coffee instead." "What's wrong?" "Do you want coffee too?" "You really are cute today." "You?" "re not a bear anymore." "What's wrong?" "Oh, please." "I don't mean that." "Let's go." "Wakaba is finally getting used to going to her rural school." "I'm glad to hear that." "At one stage, I worried that she may have refused to go to school." "Don't worry." "Kids have an ability to adapt to new environments." "It seems so." "What?" "Akiko chan, are you wearing those clothes again?" "The dress that Haruka san gave her really doesn't suit her after all." "Nothing of the sort." "She said so." "There're so many more lovely dresses." "I like these clothes, since I'm a bear." "What?" "A bear should look like a bear." "If a bear looks like a human being, a bear will be punished." "I want to be a bear." "That's the best choice." "Don't you think she's a moron?" "Hello!" "Akiko chan, I don't want to go home." "Akiko chan." "Hey, Wakaba." "Let's go home." "I don't want to go home." "Akiko chan, please help me." "Wakaba, where are you?" "I know you're here." "Akiko chan, please help me." "Wakaba, hey!" "Akiko chan." "Let's go home." "Akiko chan." "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "What should I do?" "At that time, I thought that I was doing something beyond my position." "It'd end up the same as Emiri chan's incident." "So, I returned to home." "But if the same thing happened, I was ready to save Emiri chan from a bad man." "I was keeping that in mind." "He's coming." "Beat him!" "He escaped." "I'm tired." "Let's have a break." "Akiko, can you go to Koji's house?" "I have to deliver Wakaba chan's gym uniform." "All right." "There, there..." "You're so cute." "Hey!" "Hey, what are you doing?" "Koji?" "Koji?" "Koji?" "Koji?" "Open your eyes, Koji!" "Koji!" "Koji!" "Hello, please come immediately!" "My husband is dying." "Yes." "He seemed to be chocked." "Yes." "It's 3-5 Hirata Town, Takano residence." "Yes." "Please come now!" "Get out!" "Koji, Koji!" "Is that your atonement?" "Yes." "You keep saying that everything you've done was for Emiri." "But you're wrong." "What?" "You wanted to escape from your Mom who controlled you, and you wanted revenge on your brother who left you and found happiness." "You used our promise as an excuse, didn't you?" "Was I wrong?" "If you're happy right now, you did the right thing." "I envy you." "You should know..." "The suspect who murdered Emiri hasn't been arrested yet." "After 15 years, there's not a single piece of evidence." "I've felt despair down to my bones." "You fulfilled your wish." "Then, what should I do now?" "I also want to strangle the suspect to death." "Akiko chan." "You?" "re totally selfish aren't you..." "You think that you've made atonement for Emiri and you're freed from the nightmare." "Do you think that you saved me from despair only for a moment by sharing your happiness?" "That's bullshit!" "That won't make any difference." "I won't forgive you anyway." "Asako san," "I'll be executed, right?" "Would you write a petition so that I can be executed?" "Please." "A captured bear is always shot dead." "Haven't you seen that on TV?" "It's not good for you to keep a bear alive any more." "Why don't you shoot me now?" "!" "Takano san!" "Calm down!" "Takano san!" "Asako san!" "Asako san!" "Asako san!" "Please kill me, Asako san!" "Asako san!" "Asako san!" "Calm down, Takano san!" "Calm down, Takano san!"