"December 10, 1968 Fuchu City, Tokyo" "Hey you!" "The 300-million yen!" "45 years ago, on December 10, 1968, a man disguised as a police officer carried out a heist that would leave a mark in the crime history of the Showa era." "The 300-million yen robbery remains unsolved to this day." "Even when we call to him, no one comes out." "He's really creepy." "No wonder we're getting complaints." "I can't even hear the intercom." "Huh?" "What did you say?" "This is getting us nowhere, so..." "I'm kicking the door in!" "What's the world coming to~." "There was no need for Goda-san to commit suicide." "When you die, it's all over." "What if someone didn't want Goda Sensei alive?" "Are you saying he didn't commit suicide?" "I don't know~." "You." "What's your name?" "Porisu (Police)..." "I mean, Hori ssu (it's Hori)." "Let's see..." "Hori-san." "Listen." "You're bothering your neighbors." "Oh, I have to get ready for duty~" "Meditate?" "That cap you're wearing, is that real?" "Hey... cut that out!" "I'm calling for reinforcement!" "The statute of limitations for bribery expires today." "Hmph." "After extorting me all that time." "Hello." "Kurokouchi." "Aniki (Bro), policemen are picking on me." " I need your help." " Get that guy on the phone." "Hello?" "Who is this?" "I'm Kurokouchi with Kanagawa Prefectural Police, Second Division." "Ku-kuro..." "The blond kid there... he's my precious partner." "Try prying him any further and" "I'll kill ya." "Please excuse my ignorance!" " Let's go." " But we haven't done anything..." "Never mind!" "We don't want to mess with Kurokouchi." "How come?" "Are you sure you really haven't murdered anyone?" "Of course I'm sure." "I'm not Governor Sawatari." "According to Goda Sensei's last testament," " Kanagawa Police HQ - 8 years ago, Sawatari Sensei, on top of inducing a high school girl, Kanemoto Mami, to engage in sex, you strangled her to death." "Furthermore, 6 months later, you hired someone to kill Touyama Soji-san, the web designer who found out your secret, and his family." "It's a matter of time before Hashimoto Sensei, who is written here as accomplice in the series of crime, will confess." "Is that so?" "I'm innocent!" "Now, now, Hashimoto Sensei." "Please calm down." "If you insist on being like this, will Goda" "Sensei, who wrote this as his last testament, be able to rest in peace?" "There's one week left before Sawatari's detention period is up." "The question is, will Hashimoto confess by then." "If I talk, I'll get killed." "If I talk, I'm sure" "I'll meet the same fate as Goda." "Get killed?" "By whom?" "Hashimoto Sensei, are you all right?" " Sensei." " What's wrong?" "Quick, take Sensei to the infirmary." " Are you all right?" " Notify the infirmary." "Go!" "Hang in there!" "Excuse me~." "It's been confirmed that Goda-san committed suicide, right?" "You haven't heard yet?" " You received an anonymous letter?" " Yes." "This morning, we received this anonymous letter addressed to me." ""Assemblyman Goda didn't commit suicide."" ""He was murdered by Inspector Kurokouchi"?" "It's probably a prank directed at the police." "Governor." "To tell you the truth, we learned from the test results that the rope mark left on Mr. Goda's neck was unnatural." "Which means, in short..." "In short, it means there's a possibility that Mr. Goda was murdered." "Wha~at?" "And so I'm suspected again?" "When Goda-san died, you were at the scene, weren't you?" "Oh, no~ Did I get found out?" "Listen." "Isn't Sawatari the one who's glad that Goda, who knows the truth, is dead?" "Besides, I don't have the technique to make murder look like suicide." "It's not like I'm that guy." "Who is that guy?" "Actually, just between us, there's a rumor that a purveyor to a VIP who contracts to kill is hiding somewhere in this prefecture." "Purveyor to a VIP..." "In the past 2 years, whenever a scandal surfaced, people conveniently died." "What's more, on the face of it, they all committed suicide by hanging." "Wasn't anything found at the scene that could be traced from DNA like fingerprints or strands of hair?" "Not a thing." "Well, if a professional did it, it wouldn't be surprising if he shaved his whole body." "Maybe he's the one who killed Goda too." "Wait a minute." "If Goda's murder was directed by Sawatari," "Hashimoto Sensei is in danger too." "Cuz he's now the last living witness who got Sawatari arrested, right?" "Hashimoto Sensei, that is." "Uh..." "Hashimoto-san fell ill and was sent home to recuperate." "Accha~" "I'm home." "Why..." "Welcome home~." "Good evening." "Cause of death is asphyxiation due to pressure on the neck area." "I'm pretty sure it was suicide." "Would a man who was just hollering he didn't want to die go and kill himself?" "Isn't it too soon to conclude that it's a suicide?" "Chief!" "I just happened to hear the news about Mr. Hashimoto when I was leaving my house, so I decided to stop by." " Shouldn't we call the Section Chief..." " I know, huh?" "Team Leader!" " Ch-Chief." " Good morning." " Well?" " Ah, yes." "Last night at around 10:00, a neighbor witnessed a patrolling policeman." "But there were no policemen in the area at that time." "Yes, exactly." "What's going on?" "If this was murder, the culprit committed the crime disguised as a police officer." "Or, it's possible he was a real police officer." "Ku (9)-ro (6)-k[g]ou (5)-[i]chi (1)" "Who was the culprit of the 300-million yen robbery?" "What are you talking about?" "In regards to the cause of death of Assemblyman" "Hashimoto and his family who died last night, it was noted in forensic autopsy that all three of them had rope marks on their neck - two grooves in the shape of a V." "Furthermore, similar grooves were noted on the neck of Assemblyman Goda, who was found dead hanging the other day." "In other words, in all these cases, there's a strong possibility that someone strangled them and made it look like suicide." "From this method, we believe they were all killed by the same person." "Goda-san didn't commit suicide either?" "There's a rumor that a purveyor to a VIP who contracts to kill is hiding somewhere in this prefecture." "What's more, on the face of it, they all committed suicide by hanging." "Killed by the same person..." "In addition, a suspicious man believed to be dressed as a policeman was witnessed near the scene." "Therefore, we will proceed with the investigation of this case as a homicide, along with the re-investigation of Mr. Goda's case." "Now then, Chief, please." "This time, since Governor Tamiya requested it as well," "I will take charge of the investigation as a special case." "As a start, investigate into the suspicious individual witnessed in the area of the crime scene." "You shouldn't fight, you know." "I'll have to arrest bad boys." "Hey, what's going on?" "What are you?" "Ah, police (porisu)?" "Actually, I'm Hori (Hori ssu)." "I'm calling a real policeman." "I..." "I'm a real policeman too!" "So, the police are looking for that so-called fake police officer?" "Or, he could possibly be a real police officer." "Am I suspected again because of the anonymous letter the Governor got?" "You're well informed." "But the perpetrator is someone else." "Is that the purveyor to the VIP you were talking about the other day?" "Incidentally, they're all unsolved cases that you love." "Will you tell me about them?" "You want it, huh?" "For starters, the first suspicious death within the prefecture occurred 2 years ago on April 2nd." "2 years ago, April 2nd." "April 2, 2011." "An assemblyman, who accepted a bribe in connection with a fish market relocation dispute, hanged himself in a hotel room where he was staying." "Cor~rect." "The next one occurred 3 months later." "Drug scandal of a tycoon." "July 15, 2011." "A tabloid reporter, who got the scoop on the tycoon's drug scandal, and his wife hanged themselves at their condo." "Once again, cor~rect." "Then what about January of this year, proposed airport site?" "January 25, 2013." "An elderly couple, the sole opposition to the land purchase for the proposed airport site, hanged themselves at their home." "For the third time, cor~rect." "Did you know that all of those people had V-shaped rope marks on their neck?" "Which means..." "They're the same as the two current cases." "What's more, what if a policeman was witnessed near all the scenes at the time of the crime." "They were all committed by the same person as this time." "Aniki..." "Aniki." "Aniki..." "Aniki..." "Aniki..." "Ah~ I feel refreshed." "My skin feels smooth as silk." "Why do you think the suspect's dressing like a policeman?" "I wonder why." "I can't give out information that easily." "After all, everyone suspects me, right?" "Right?" "Thank you for your tireless effort observing me all the time," "Gentlemen of the Administrative Police Service Department." "Hello." "Witnessed?" "I see." "If you like, you want a hand?" "In exchange for helping to capture the suspect, I'm asking you to please give me any information First Division has." "Understand?" "I cannot leak investigation data." "A suspicious individual, dressed as police, identifying himself as Hori, was seen at a park under our jurisdiction." "You leaked~." "It's not safe there." "Get out right away." "Aniki." "Even an interrogation has this thing called a VIP treatment." "I never heard of such a..." "I'll watch him for you, so go buy him a Cinnabon or something." "Hello~." "Did you lose some weight, Governor?" "Oh, I guess it's former Governor now." "Actually, there's something I forgot ask you the other day." "If you tell me the perpetrator and the whereabouts of the cash from the 300-million yen robbery that occurred in Fuchu 45 years ago," "I can have your charges dropped." "How much would you be willing to pay for this piece of evidence?" "That 300 million yen from 45 years ago, is it worth about a billion yen today?" "Have you already spent quite a bit already?" "Goto and Detective Shima... you killed them with this, didn't you?" "Did I?" "Then how's this?" "The one who killed Goda Sensei and Hashimoto Sensei is him, right?" "Team Leader..." "Take a look at this." "A rope with grooves matching those found on the late Assemblymen Goda and Hashimoto were found in the apartment of this man called Hori, but the suspect hasn't been found yet." "I see." "So he hasn't been found yet." "However, we found an important clue that may lead us to the suspect." "Which is?" "Two days ago, when the police questioned this man called Hori, he got on his cell phone and sought help from a police detective." "A detective with the Prefectural Police?" "It's regrettable." "Yes... yes." "I understand." "This suspicious individual Hori had escaped by the time they got there." "Dang~." "That's too bad." "Yes... yes." "Seike-san." "Yes, we're in the lobby right now." "Hey, hey." "Who have you been talking to all this time?" "Kurokouchi-san, you know this suspicious individual by the name of Hori, don't you?" "What is this?" "What's going on?" "I'm sorry." "Wait!" "Seike~." "Inspector Kurokouchi." "You're under suspicion for conspiring the murder of" "Mr. Goda, along with Mr. Hashimoto and his family." "Please come with us for voluntary questioning." "Accha~." "Seike-chan." "Look for a rule." "Rule?" " All that's left now is the suspect?" " Yes." "The rope found in Hori's apartment matched perfectly with the rope used to hang Assemblymen Goda and Hashimoto." "Furthermore, his resident's card was forged, and we believe his name, Hori, is an alias as well." "Rule..." "Rule." "Therefore, we've come to the conclusion that this man is the murder suspect." "Starting tomorrow, track down the suspect, focusing on the area around his apartment." "Excuse me." "Did Kurokouchi, who's believed to be the accomplice, confess his relationship to the suspect?" "Unfortunately, Kurokouchi-kun is exercising his right to remain silent." "Come on, Kurokouchi-kun." "Please say something." "Why are you, Division Chief, conducting the interrogation?" "Kurokouchi." "After all, I am your supervisor at the moment." "Excuse me~." "Excuse me..." "What are you doing?" "Oh, this?" "It's the carry-the-jizo-on-your-back technique." "When you put a rope around someone's neck and carry him on your back like this, he's weighed down by his own weight, and the more he struggles, the more the rope digs into his neck." "Carry-the-jizo-on-your-back..." "When they examined assemblyman Hashimoto, apparently, one of his buttons on his shirt was missing." "That's not my line of work, so I was going to leave it alone, but Kurokouchi bugged me so much," "I asked one of the investigators to go back to the crime scene and take a look." "When he did, he found one button under the sideboard, not where the body was found hanging." "That's when the murder method clicked in my mind." "I reported that to the top, you know." "Apparently, you guys didn't receive word." "Does this footprint belong to the suspect?" "Yup." "Estimated height, 175-180 cm." "By the way, why are you here today?" "To do a little checking on a rule..." "Between 2005 and 2007, three suspicious deaths in Fukuoka." "Say..." "Did you notice something?" "This is the rule." "When I checked suspicious deaths nation-wide, specifically by hanging, there were 3 cases in Fukuoka between 2005-2007," "6 cases in Osaka Prefecture between 2008 and 2010, 4 cases in Kanagawa Prefecture from 2011." "In all these cases, the murder method is believed to have been the same as our current case." "Um... in other words, could it be that this suspect as been committing crimes repeatedly since 8 years ago based on a certain fixed rule?" "Ah, the location is changing every 3 years, isn't it?" "Yes." "For example, government officials often get transferred every 3 years." "Government officials?" "Seike, are you trying to say that the serial murderer is among career bureaucrats?" "I don't have any decisive evidence yet to go that far..." "If that's the case, don't say things that make it sounds like you're suspecting one of your own." "It's not me!" "Then just to be sure, I'll order an internal investigation." "All of you, please continue to look for the suspect who calls himself Hori." "Good job figuring this out." "But you know... it's good we're getting closer to the truth, but you were too fearless, showing this to Headquarters Chief." "What do you mean?" "Anyway, if the suspect's arrested now," "I won't have to be hiding out at a place like this anymore." "Kurokouchi-san, did you get caught on purpose?" "Because, you know, if Sawatari gave orders to have Goda and Hashimoto killed," "I'd be in danger too since I exposed the incident from 8 years ago, right?" "Or, he could possibly be a real police officer." "That must mean... you're the one who sent the anonymous letter?" "Spot on, cor~rect." "Because I'll be safe in here." "The truth is, I was keeping in touch with Hori to get concrete evidence that he was the murderer." "Besides, I wanted more information." "More information?" "Anyway, you're in the same boat in that you know a lot too, so until he's arrested, you'd better be careful." "They say murderers are most dangerous when they're being captured." "I want you to kill this person, making it look like an accident or suicide." "Finally, he's acknowledging me." "I'll do my best, okay?" "Yes?" "This is Seike." "I'm here for a round visit." "Excuse me for bothering you so late at night." "So, excuse me." "Please wait while I get ready." "Estimated height, 175-180 cm." "I'm Hori." "Carry-the-jizo-on-your-back..." "You're too weak to be a police officer." "I'm way more like a policeman than you." "Aniki... why are you here?" "To arrest you, what else?" "Did you set me up?" "Damn you!" "There's no way you can beat me in your birthday suit." "Right, Seike-san?" "Was it not possible for you to come a little sooner?" "I couldn't catch him in the act then, could I?" "Kurokouchi-kun, I'm really not supposed to give you food or drink, but... huh?" "Since this is voluntary questioning, I'm going home." "Kurokouchi." "You're asking for trouble." "Is he the one who killed Mr. Goda and the Hashimoto Family?" "Yes." "Hori, as he calls himself." "More than likely, he's also responsible for the past crimes Seike-san was talking about." "And so, can I assume" "I'm found innocent and released?" "Is he the man who attacked Seike-kun?" "I guess he's just a good-for-nothing hit man." "Isn't he, though?" "His parents will surely grieve if they see him like this." "Stop." "Don't do it." "I had no choice." "Suspect dead." "Way to go~." "But it ain't over yet." "The time to strike has come." "It must be about time." "What do you mean the time to strike has come?" "All I wanted to know was the real culprit who manipulated the man who called himself Hori." "By real culprit, you mean" "Sawatari-san?" "Seike-san, why did you decide to be a police officer?" "I'm not sure I understand what you mean..." "Why did you?" "I wanted to be a police officer like my father." "I think that's how Hori felt too." "Well, let's go slay the real ogre, shall we?" "Although I don't have any rice cakes." "You know... crime doesn't pay, does it?" "Chief Dojima." "What is this, both of you?" "We found out." "Hori's real identity and the identity of the individual who engaged Hori to kill Seike-san." "Who is that?" "That suspect is your son, isn't he?" "His real name is Dojima Takeshi." "Age 27, originally from Hyogo Prefecture." "When he was 10, his mother died from an illness." "After that, his father raised him single-handedly." "While in high school, he aspired to be a police officer, but failed." "Because of that, he became socially withdrawn." "He fought with his father, and ran away from home when he was 19, right?" "Chief." "Remember how that kid instinctively reached for a gun when you talked about him like he was an idiot?" "I was sure he was going to shoot you, but he pointed the gun at Seike-san." "Wasn't that because it was the first time you asked him to do something, and he wanted to carry it out no matter what?" "He erred in the path he chose, but still, he wanted you to acknowledge him." "Until the very end." "It's now the end." "I hadn't seen him at all since he ran away from home." "When did you realize that your son was involved in criminal activity?" "The day Goda was killed," "I got a call from him." "It's because, Father, you haven't realized at all." "That's why I decided to report to you each time." "I've been chasing you ever since I can remember." "For a long, long, long time." "But now, we're accomplices, aren't we?" "Father." "When Hashimoto died too..." "It's me." "I did it again." "Not only did you close your eyes to his murders, but you directed him to kill Seike-san, who was starting to realize something." "It all started with the anonymous letter that was delivered to Governor Tamiya." "The intent of the letter was to turn Kurokouchi-kun in, but at the same time, it proved Goda's death wasn't suicide." "In other words, you tried to protect you son by making him kill me because I was getting closer to the truth..." "That's not the reason." "What he wanted to protect wasn't his son but his position as Prefectural Police Chief." "That's why he tried to kill you before his relationship to his son was exposed." "That wasn't a smart move," "Chief Dojima." "Are you going to arrest me?" "We cannot let it pass." "'Scuse me for a minute." "Of course, it depends on your cooperation." "So, the person who directed your son to kill Goda and Hashimoto is Sawatari, right?" "I'd appreciate it if you could prove that." "Why are you so obsessed with him?" "Talk about a fake policeman, the culprit of the 300-million yen robbery was a fake policeman, too, wasn't he?" "Oh~?" "You must know something about it too, huh?" " I'm calling Headquarters." " Wait." "Wait, wait." "You've got it wrong." "This is part of my plan too." "Truth is, I'm almost one step closer to the truth behind the 300-million yen robbery." "If I can get to the bottom of it, it's a matter of great importance that involves your father too." "What is it that involves my father?" "That's what I'm trying to find out right now..." "Accha~" "Was this... part of your plan too?" "No..." "I'd say it's according to Sawatari's plan." "That this happened." "Kurokouchi!" "Kurokouchi!" "Who would've thought the Chief was the suspect's father..." "I know." "At any rate, this case has closed with the death of the suspect." "Sawatari was just released." "The monster has been set free, huh?" "We understand charges against you were dropped due to insufficient evidence." "Yes, however, it's not that my suspicions have been cleared." "Therefore, I plan to pursue this matter with the Prefectural Police in the future." "Did you know that Chief Dojima of the Prefectural Police committed suicide?" "It's a big loss for us." "I also heard this rumor." "That two investigators from the Prefectural Police have gone missing after turning in their leave request." "I might get killed~." "Since they all ended up dead." "Everyone who got involved with this man." "Now, now..." "I believe Inspector Kurokouchi of the Prefectural Police knows a lot more about that matter." "Looks like I got too close too." "This drama is based on a hypothesis."