"Smiling Garden. a refuge for troubled fathers and mothers." "has another job too... They've consulted an attorney about suing the nursery school." "right!" "What's with a lawsuit?" "There must be some reason." "Reason?" "This is boss Momo Igumi's lover." "you guys!" "? those guys got hold of him." "Hitoshi!" "Son of a bitch!" "172.4)}This drama is about the detective work the Director Teacher does in order to protect the children and Smiling Garden. 100 thousand yen?" "entering paradise." "Director... please get up." "Oh..." "Sayoko san." "Sayoko san." "Only the time it takes for 1 cup of ramen." "What are you saying?" "You're former son is here." "I don't have a former son." "but...." "Hi." "take your time." "I'll come work here." "What?" "That's no good now is it!" "I have no place to go." "Go back to Kanezawa." "No..." "I think it's better I'm apart from my sister." "I want to work with you." "What?" "The place where there's a man my dead mother liked. no way!" "I wasn't nodding approval!" "Why are you here now?" "I need to sleep!" "What's that? you people!" "Please leave!" "Hey!" "What's going on!" "?" "Encho Sensei!" "we're just showing our guest the property." "These gentlemen are interested in renting this space." "The deadline is still 3 days." "You're frightening the children." "Anyway you can't pay can you?" "I'll pay!" "sir." "let's go." "Hey let's go." "Yea." "I'm anxious to see you sink in the ocean." "right?" "from those people!" "?" "You're kidding?" "You borrowed money from that guy?" "it's OK!" "Good!" "Everyone is OK!" "Encho Sensei chased them away!" "drawing pictures time!" "let's go draw! a job." "will interest Hana chan." "a shocking client you know." "be right there." "leave soon." "Where's he going?" "Going to earn some money." "For these children's smiling faces. that has requested the services of this competent detective agency..." "It's alright to clearly say I'm his mistress." "You'd just like to have the young people in the apartment below is that right?" "That is all I want." "And I would like the famous" "Hanasaki Shinichiro san to do it. OK." "100 thousand." "Hana chan..." "Alright." "right?" "It's difficult for Encho Sensei too." "I'll pay." "Tonight please." "Thank you so much!" "right?" "Yea... that picture is good." "it's all blank here." "Want it more balanced?" "isn't this Niichan's picture good." "thinking about how to properly arrange it." "Ouch." "what's wrong?" "you've got yourself a paper cut." "I'll put on a band aid." "Yuto." "you still haven't left." "I'll go but." "so cute." "the smiling Garden." "Well that's true. so he doesn't lose this nursery." "Thanks for waiting." "Here." "I'll come back." "We'll be happy to serve you." "Thank you so much." "right?" "I'm not good at arranging." "The other person is out on a delivery." "You're welcome to wait till they get back." "Oh for that person?" "right?" "right?" "That person's no longer here." "Is that right?" "that'll be fine." "Yes." "How much?" "That'll be 4000 yen." "You...." "Didn't you once work at Cabaret club in Nichome?" "thanks." "Thank you so much." "Thank you so much." "I'm back." "Welcome back." "Sorry I'm late." "yes." "Is he doing well at the nursery school?" "What do you mean?" "they'll get damaged." "but." "They're important flowers." "Lilies." "All flowers are the same." "Because we are a flower shop." "Hey now." "I'm back." "Oh Hitoshi?" "He give up and leave?" "said he was just going out... he is gone but." "Whatever." "but" "Is Yuto OK?" "Cut his finger?" "Just a small paper cut." "he's OK." "Right." "but but Yuto kun's mother is really mild. right." "Maybe." "Is everyone happy?" "you draw really good." "or a hill?" "Is this your mom?" "a white flower?" "isn't that a lily?" "Very good!" "sorry." "he drew a picture today." "Was it fun?" "Not really." "good evening." "Good evening." "Yuto kun cut his finger on a piece of paper when he was drawing." "so there shouldn't be any problem." "you OK?" "Did it hurt?" "We are really sorry." "drew this picture today." "Very good." "excuse us." "Be careful." "Take care." "Thank you." "It was delicious." "well ah... you think?" "Yes." "Well maybe." "Can you get some sleep tonight?" "Impossible." "There's some young chaps making noise in the middle of the night." "It's my job to stop them." "to do such a job?" "The lover of the boss of the gang called Momo Igumi." "those guys again?" "I need to get going." "It was good!" "I'm going!" "what with your butt?" "Just a little." "Right." "done." "just." "I never noticed this." "Where did you get this owie?" "It's not an owie." "But it's a bruise." "The nursery school?" "Don't know." "Yuto!" "you knitting." "Just knitting some gloves for Yuto." "You don't have to be so domestic." "if you grew your hair long again?" "What?" "Well it looks good on you." "and if you wore makeup too?" "it's not necessary as Yuto's mother." "but." "I won't push it." "Oh sorry." "Keiko san.... hey that wasn't my...." "That wasn't what I was thinking." "so I brought you some provisions." "so great!" "Thank you so much." "It doesn't seem they're coming today." "Yea." "I have warned them over and over." "But it seemed totally ineffective." "they don't take me seriously." "Yea." "It's getting cold." "That's right." "Stand guard in my house? Right here... is fine." "Diligent." "I suppose that's why even the gangsters take their hats off to you." "Hana chan of the gang unit." "counting on you." "Yes!" "thank you so much." "Good! what should I do?" "I have to make a payment." "Alright." "I hope they come." "No way?" "Hey... what is this?" "a little baby?" "Abandoned child." "What?" "Call the police immediately." "Because I'm taking it to Nami Sensei." "Y..yes." "Hey isn't it time to take him to preschool?" "about his injury yesterday." "he has today off." "The injury is no big deal." "What about the store?" "I can't." "Because Yuto is most important." "I want to go to Smiling Garden." "OK?" "It's good that it's safe however..." "it's unconscionable." "Abandoning a baby in a cardboard box. makes me even more angry." "I just say it like it is." "Anyway..." "We have to decide on a shelter to take the baby in." "And I want to ask you a little more about the circumstances when you found the baby..." "Yes." "right?" "Not quite!" "Thank you so much." "Thank you for your consideration." "Thanks." "Come in." "How is the baby?" "It's safe." "That's good." "I thought my heart would stop." "who were those women?" "Mothers hoping to enroll their children in preschool." "Hitoshi kun." "Hitoshi ?" "Yesterday it seemed he went out and did some sales." "Cabarets." "Cabarets?" "What are you talking about?" "it's definitely a good place." "There has to be many mothers with children that need a place to take them." "am I hired?" "No way!" "management will get easier." "Hitoshi kun is good at drawing pictures." "He said he's a picture book maniac." "Wait now?" "I am begging. working in a nursery school is not that easy of a job." "go home!" "I need some sleep now." "Hey but..." "Mugiko." "Who?" "Director's ex-wife." "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "someone came in to our office for some counsel." "Office?" "His ex-wife is an attorney." "I'm Saotome Mugiko." "what is it?" "The person that came in is the mother of a child they said the child is being abused." "This has something to do with us?" "why would I have come here?" "right?" "Director..." "Yuto kun didn't come in today." "What's going on?" "She thinks the pre-school just reported the finger cut to hide the abuse." "Therefore she consulted an attorney saying she wants to sue that pre-school." "we were hiding it?" "We wouldn't do anything like that would we?" "Right." "Then this Yuto... is he OK?" "he was quite lively." "I just came to tell you that." "I don't know." "Hey!" "Director..." "I'll try visiting Yuto's house." "Hello." "What is it?" "how is Yuto kun?" "Because I have nothing to talk about. however." "I understand." "Please excuse me." "What?" "What?" "The just canceled their enrollment." "They've almost all cancelled..." "Why did this happen all of a sudden?" "wait...." "Yuto." "Shall we go out for dinner tonight?" "With papa too..." "You can have anything you like." "what else...." "Well... What is it?" "Director." "Yuto's mother is not what you think. she told them it was a horrible place. they said she is not Yuto's real mother." "You... what are you saying?" "I was asking the customers who were canceling their enrollment." "but that salesperson was that? she became his second wife." "it's his second mother?" "She seemed like a good mother. it'll be unbelievable." "There must be some reason." "Reason?" "right?" "Not like that at all." "there has to be a reason." "Something that unbalanced her heart." "Unbalanced her heart... the reason." "Risa san has something that unbalances her too." "What?" "You know... the cost of the ingredients is always close to a thousand yen." "be quiet." "those ingredients you used." "cost that much?" "They're no Shitake." "Moriyu." "Moriyu?" "617.2)}Moriyu mushrooms are the luxury mushrooms in Europe crap." "It's time for me to do my lookout job." "It was delicious." "You want a thousand?" "It's fine... 500 yen." "Why are you here?" "let me help." "right?" "Even I can do that." "Grab a little sleep." "Not saying you have to employ me." "but." "Right?" "then promise me." "call me immediately." "You can't go by yourself!" "I know." "Sure you got it." "Don't go by yourself!" "I said I know." "I know." "Yuto." "what's wrong?" "I saw Encho Sensei." "Oh right." "I'm also a detective." "Yuto." "I fell down and hurt myself." "What?" "and on my butt too." "Really?" "It wasn't at the pre-school." "Yes." "But why are you telling Encho Sensei? right?" "That's what mama said." "Yuto!" "Yuto?" "Yuto." "Yuto?" "you're a big boy." "you'll be able to come to Smiling Garden again." "keep it secret you saw Encho Sensei here." "get going." "Cheers!" "They finally came." "Let's have some fun!" "Good!" "Isn't it a little chilly?" "Chilly?" "Yea a little." "I can handle it." "What's with you?" "So fun." "Hey you guys!" "is not the time to be whooping it up!" "It's bothering the residents around here!" "What's with you!" "?" "look!" "The residents will come!" "Come here! the guys I told you about have got him." "you're not standing watch?" "Sorry..." "where are they? Hitoshi!" "Crap! Now is the moment." "Stop!" "You're late." "didn't I...? I'll not forgive you." "You say another?" "You mean like this." "What did you do!" "Oh no." "Bastard! I'm sorry...." "Please let go." "Please let go! Never make noise over there again!" "Yes." "right? you should be grateful." "You understand!" "?" "Yes!" "Then get." "Hey!" "sleep properly!" "excuse us." "Excuse us." "Sorry." "we thank you too." "Why are you thanking her?" "Isn't it obvious." "It was Keiko san that called me about you." "old lady." "Ol..d.." "La..dy? is the mistress of Momo Igumi's boss." "Serious!" "?" "Fine." "I am tired of it." "how many times" "I've seen young kids get beaten half to death." "suppose and those kids and would probably be killed." "That's why I asked you." "What?" "You detest the way gangs use violence. you... let's not talk about that." "Right." "What is the story?" "Better if you don't know." "But I want to know." "It's fine!" "this is this month's amount." "Your receipt." "Thanks." "but there's no way for you to keep this pace." "I'll do it." "Why will you go that far to continue the pre-school?" "Well... because I myself was saved by a pre-school." "I'll get back to the pre-school." "So for now." "What is your business that you would come to the shop?" "I only went to get legal advice." "Because my husband will be back from deliveries soon... I just came to say that it will be difficult." "Yuto's bruise..." "Because it's difficult to prove that he got it at the pre-school...." "It's obvious that he got it at the pre-school?" "Has Yuto kun said as much?" "What?" "Has Yuto kun clearly said that?" "I did it myself." "I fell down at home and hit it." "What?" "if that..." "I'm back." "Welcome." "I'm an attorney." "Saotome Mugiko." "An attorney?" "it's nothing." "Mami." "Here." "What's going on?" "I had just inquired about suing the pre-school or not." "Suing?" "I was thinking about Yuto." "For Yuto?" "What do you mean?" "it's just a misunderstanding." "Please don't condemn your wife." "what is this about?" "Enough." "I was wrong. and useless as Yuto's mother." "Mami! Yuto doesn't think of me as his mother." "And for you the lilies are most precious." "I shouldn't be here." "Mami! Sorry." "You are not bad." "Well... do you think it possible we could talk a little?" "we are really grateful." "Oh thank you." "This month will be OK too." "Now I have to work for next month's 300 thousand." "Yes." "Mugiko!" "?" "so" "I brought him here." "He asked that you take care of Yuto kun." "his mother?" "Yea... that's a little.... you want that picture?" "Here." "So that's Ayako san." "Ayako san?" "Yuto kun's real mother that died." "let's go over there." "go in and play." "Yes." "How did you know that picture was Ayako san?" "Well... her favorite flowers were lilies." "Mami san?" "She suddenly ran off." "Got a minute?" "Sure." "Yuto's mother got a shock." "I suppose." "mother is a big deal." "However.... maybe he wasn't finished?" "what is this flower?" "Acacia." "acacia flowers?" "you are smart." "Ayako san opened the flower shop with her husband." "It seemed she was really competent." "she passed away." "And Mami san started to console the husband and a year later he remarried." "and seriously became part of a family. has a complex about Ayako san." "that she would want to sue our pre-school? both of them strongly objected to putting Yuto kun into a pre-school." "It's probably that Mami san recalled that story?" "Lost her composure when she saw Yuto kun's picture. and she swiftly acted irrationally? we see these kind of stories all the time." "but." "481.2)\frz31}Hitoshi." "Hello." "You know Mami san's whereabouts?" "here...." "Mimosa's yellow acacia flowers." "Aren't they pretty. right? the two of us went out." "Yuto he became more and more taciturn. that kid wouldn't even say a word. let's go home." "I don't think it was a bad memory." "That can't be true." "it seemed it was too late. that boy wouldn't let me." "I really am no good." "Mami!" "Yuto...." "Dear...." "I am sorry." "I was so happy." "But that was very selfish of me." "I was insensitive." "Sorry." "I am asking." "Thank you." "But... there's only Ayako san..." "Mami san." "You mustn't underestimate children." "didn't draw this picture cause his father said too." "Yuto." "Mami san." "it's now complete." "there's two. can be confusing. he won't say the or the things he should say." "But you know. really thinks of you as his mother." "Mami san. and once again look after Yuto kun." "Yuto." "Go." "mama." "Yuto." "sorry." "I'm sorry that I didn't understand anything." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Yuto is happy." "He has two great mothers. why are you crying?" "You are too!" "No way." "Hitoshi." "you have to watch and learn." "Then you have to get your day care worker license." "you'll be an official employee." "great." "Understood." "I'll let the Director know." "Yes." "what is it? it seems it's just been moved to the Department of child services. that really is the worst." "Putting it in a cardboard box. right." "that's not a mother." "It was a very immature thing to do." "I've brought you oden." "You cold?" "right?" "I'll go find one." "OK." "Sixty thousand yen." "somehow I'll get it." "Going to sleep good." "Jojima?" "but." "I'll go."