"it will always be lurking in the shadows." "Because of my job I've witnessed a lot of deaths." "But I never imagined that I would die too one day." "At least until around 2 hours ago..." "It was my first time home in 3 weeks." "Which is actually pretty short for someone involved in a murder case." "everyday." "Because I put my all into it before I knew it I had no friends and no girlfriend anymore." "I'd go back home to my lonely apartment eat then fall dead asleep." "I would actually had preferred working with that time instead." "I'd always be wishing and praying that someone would be killed so I'd get called to a scene." "Yes?" "I ended up getting called out to a scene immediately." "It was a murder." "The victim was a former-police officer." "Otsukare-sama desu.**" "**Japanese phrase used at work." "I only slept for an hour." "You're late." " What's this one like?" "This guy I used to work with got killed and people are arguing over jurisdiction." "What was the weapon?" " He got shot straight in the temple." "The lock to the door isn't broken and the room is normal." "Must have been a pro or someone that knew him." "Either way this is a really frustrating incident." "Strap in for the long haul." "No problem." "Doesn't look like we'll be able to enter for awhile." "I'll check the perimeter." "Looks he wants another promotion." "Be nice dammit." "I've never been fond of over-enthusiastic losers like him." "I'm making sure you can!" "Calm down." "Back when I was a patrol officer" "I arrested a stupid perp that came back to the crime scene by sheer chance." "Because of that catch I was promoted to Detective." "Since then I always make sure to check the perimeter before entering a scene." "I'm always hoping that the perp is dumb." "could I ask you something?" "But this time I was the dumb one." "I had completely forgotten what the murder weapon was." "This was probably karma for hoping that somebody would die." "Somebody..." "Help me..." "Can you hear me?" "1 2 3!" "I'm still alive..." "I haven't died yet..." "Ishikawa-san!" "Can you hear me?" "Where do people go when they die?" "If I die will this pain and trauma all fade away?" "What about all of the memories that I have?" "Where will they go?" "I don't want to die." "I don't want to die." "But I did die." "He's come back!" "And..." "I came back to life." "When people die where do they go?" "During an incident I was shot in the head and the bullet swung around inside my skull and lodged into my brain because of this I was miraculously saved. so I've decided to live with it for now." "And as a result..." "I didn't wake up until 5 days after being shot." "To remove the bullet an operation is necessary." "During the operation we'd need to stop your heart temporarily." "Does that mean..." "I'd be dead temporarily?" "I'd be dead right?" "Right now you are still alive but we don't know what effect the bullet could have in the long-term." "As a doctor my only recommendation is to have the operation." "Why did I come back to life?" "Why did this miracle take place?" "What does me still living MEAN?" "Here you go." "Thank you." "You're looking pretty good now." "The wound has healed up too." "What'll you do about the bullet?" "You gunna take it out?" "Even if it's temporary" "I don't want to die again." "I see." "So far it looks like it won't affect my daily life either so..." "Can I go back to work?" "It depends what the top decides." "it'll more be about your mental state." "Can you go back to work again as if nothing happened?" "Just take your time with deciding." "You can go back to work whenever." "Did you find anything out about the guy who shot me?" "The only clue we have is the bullet in your head." "The top is saying to take it out forcefully and solve the incident." "What?" "Did I say something funny?" "never mind." "I better go back." "Oi?" "Are you okay?" "Oi." "Want me to call a doctor?" "I'm fine." "I just felt a bit queasy from being in the sun." "I'm okay." "I'll see you out." "sorry." "Did I surprise you?" "it's fine." "A little girl just passed away before." "She was still really young." "Her parents must be beside themselves right now." "At the time I thought that it was all just a coincidence." "Otsukaresama desu." " Otsukare." "I heard the criminal slaughtered a family of 3." "I can smell blood from here." " Unbelievable." "We have to catch the murderer." "Yeah." "Ummm..." "He's coming back from today right?" " Yep." "Do you think he'll be okay?" "This is a pretty serious incident." "You worried about him?" "you're actually really nice." "No that's not it." "I'm not worried about him." "I just thought he might get in our way or something." "speak of the devil." "I heard he used the bullet in his brain as collateral to convince the top to let him come back." "Is that true?" "he was allowed back because he's an excellent detective." "Is he a better detective than me?" "Otsukaresama desu." "This one's tough for your first scene back." "Be prepared." "Okay." "Get psyched." "I told you to be nice kid..." "I'm going to check the perimeter." "Oi!" "Oi!" " Leave him be." "can I talk to you?" "What?" "This is supposed to be a contained area so do you have anything to prove your identity?" "You're a coroner...?" "I was hired when you were away." "I'm female and young... right?" "I was just surprised you weren't wearing the jumper.**" "**Forensic Police in Japan have special jumpers they wear" "If they made me wear that thing I'd quit in a second." "So what are you doing here?" "I finished my job so" "I thought before I left I'd check the perimeter." "That's not really a coroner's job though..." "I do things differently." "What of it?" "Nothing..." "By the way what were you staring at?" "The victim's house." "Could you see something?" "I could see a lot." " Like what?" "not yet." "Well then I won't discuss it yet." "We should talk AFTER you've been in the scene." "Let's go in." " Okay." "Oi." " Yes?" "Tetsuro Sawada 39 their 4 year old child." "Here we go." " Okay." "Oi!" "There are two sets of footprints." "At the moment we think it was a team job." "weird." "Maybe they changed shoes when they left." "I think this was the first victim." "What was their estimated time of death?" "Around 11pm last night." "They've even taken off the victims' prints." "This place is pretty heavy for a kid's room." "Please catch the person who killed us." "We're begging you." "Are you okay?" "it's nothing." "I'm fine." "The boss is calling you." "Looks like your comeback isn't going to be an easy one." "The left third rib is out." " Okay." "The fourth is fractured." " Okay." "The fifth on the left is clear." " Okay." "So is the fourth joining." " Okay." "Amazing." " What is?" "She was called in during the morning and is doing her third autopsy but her concentration hasn't dropped at all." "So you rate her high?" "I can't believe she has Beethoven playing." "It's not Beethoven though?" " N?" "hello?" "Yes." "There's a lot of blood in the left chest." " Got it." "God's Light"." "But the wife wanted out and apparently they were arguing with some other members." "Lately some of her neighbors saw her arguing with two guys on the doorstep a few times." "That would explain why she has the most stab wounds too." "Pericardial effusion is a 10." " Got it." "All the victims died from loss of blood due to stabbing." "The weapon was a very sharp knife which was probably a carving knife." "All of them have wounds from trying to defend themselves on the hand and the stabbings were slanted to the left so the murderer must have been right-handed." "And..." "Hey!" "Are these documents all correct?" "they are." "Alright we'll figure this out ourselves then we have a meeting to go to anyway." "What were you trying to say before?" "it might help with the investigation." "Please." "Loosen up a bit." "Did you notice during the autopsy?" "All the victims' nails are short." "And they're the same shape too..." "Do you get it?" "The skin is also tinged a little on the tips." "Ethanol?" "The killer probably cut them in case some of their skin got caught on them then drenched them in ethanol." "Because of that no DNA was found." "Were there fingerprints or anything at the scene?" "Nothing." "They did a really good job cleaning up afterwards." "How'd they get in?" " From a window on the second floor." "They used the roof of the storage shed and climbed up." "There were signs of shoe materials." "Last night you were looking at the window." "Had you already realized?" "I had my suspicions." "There were no small wounds on any of the bodies." "There's no way the criminal could have left such aggressive wounds without some sort of emotion." "I had a feeling those emotions were brought on from that standing position." "I'm sure that the criminal passed by there a lot and was motivated by their shadows." "for instance." "I think they must have just exploded on that day." "desire and hate." "You got something to say?" "No..." "You're just very different from the other coroners I've met." "Judging from the size and shape of the wounds the killer was probably between 180 and 190cm tall." "Considering the method and point of entrance he must have been crazy and very unprepared but" "The concealing of evidence was really thorough." "It's like he had separate personalities or something." "There could have been multiple criminals." "another that did the cleaning." "I don't think that the killing could have been that calculated though..." "The wounds at least tell us that." "Do you have any other questions?" "It's not about this incident but..." "What?" "Do people who have been injured in the head usually end up SEEING things?" "I can't give you an all-fits answer." "I'd have to see the patient and investigate to tell you." "it could be a mental one." "Yeah that's true." "Alright." "Forget we ever had this talk." "What I'm saying is just a hypothetical but if that person injured their head and had a bullet lodged inside there it could be possible. that person would probably be suffering from huge trauma." "What's the possibility that the bullet could be causing the illusions?" "Unless it were removed we'd never know." "Which means it would be the cause if it were removed and the illusions ceased." "Medical research about the brain is still in early stages at the moment nobody can give solid answers about its functions and issues." "We can make hypothetical inferences though." "Hypothetically that bullet in your brain could have effected a part normal people don't use anymore and that new ability might be what is causing you to see things as well." "Or that might not be the case either." "Nobody knows." "That's right." "thanks." "Please don't... I'll keep things between us confidential." "your patient?" "Tell me if you have any other interesting side-effects." "I'll check them out for free." "Make sure to turn the lights off." "This is Nishiyama." "And this is Hayakawa." "we'd like to speak with you two straight away." "If you don't mind we'd like to do it seperately." "I'll take you." "Is it okay if we take some notes?" "go ahead. you and Hayakawa-san visited their house." "we went there." "People in the neighborhood said they saw you and Mrs. Sawada arguing was it about religious matters?" "that's right." "The neighbors also said they heard Mrs. Sawada shouting asking for her money back." "Is that also correct?" "Not to my memory." "Maybe they heard incorrectly?" "Is that right?" "By the way can you please tell us what you were doing from the day of the incident to the day after?" "Of course." "It was at the Teito Hotel in Akasaka." " When did it start?" "It started at 3pm and went to 7pm." "From what times were you there?" "This isn't the person that killed us." "From around 2:45pm all the way to 7pm when the party finished." "During the party who were you talking with?" "Hayakawa and the publishing CEO Sekiya." "We know who the killer is." "Apart from that I was just assisting the President..." "Who was the killer?" "who lives in our town." "please ignore that." "Excuse me." "Please continue." " Ahhh..." "Sure." "On the night" "I heard the window open on the second floor and got up." "When I got to the hallway he was standing there with a knife." "It's my fault for not locking up properly." "I tried to go for him and protect my wife and son but..." "I couldn't." "Had you met the killer before?" "We'd say hello to him if we saw him in town but sometimes when we did he'd have this really strange look in his eyes." "We knew his mother though." "She's an insurance saleswoman so she'd come to our house a lot." "Kurahashi-san raised her son by herself." "Do you have evidence that he's the killer?" "the wound should still be there." "Was it just him?" "Yes." "He's the only one I saw." "Do you have any memory after being killed?" "No." "Until you came over just dead." "You actually woke us up." "We can only be 'awake' when talking to you." "And when we're awake we can remember the pain and trauma of the incident." "Please catch the killer for us." "Who is it?" "can I ask you some questions?" "What do you want?" "If you're here about the murder I already talked to someone yesterday." "There just some things we need to confirm." "Did you know the Sawadas very well?" "Not at all." "My mother knew them pretty well apparently though." "On the night of the incident where were you?" "I answered that yesterday." " Can you answer one more time please?" "I was at the karaoke near the train station until morning with a friend." "You can go check the security footage from there if you want" "I should be in there." " From what time until what time were you there?" " From 12am to 5am." "And at 11pm where were you?" "I was here!" "My mother can confirm that." "What's the matter?" "He's a police officer." "at 11pm on the night of the incident I was here right?" "you just go back inside." "My son was here at the time you're asking about." "I made dinner for him so I can remember it clearly." "what is your son's occupation?" "A little while ago he injured himself so he's not working at the moment." "He's had a weak body since childhood." "Are you done?" "I have to go make dinner for him." "Thank you for your co-operation." "Good night." "Do you remember the killer's clothing?" "He was wearing a black parker and jeans." "And he had a cap with an S logo on it." "Could you see all that in the dark?" "When I woke up the light was already on in the room." "Why did the killer turn the lights on?" "Is it hard for you to answer?" "No..." "After he turned the lights on he looked me straight into the eyes and said" "It'd be a waste if you couldn't see everything" "After that he came towards me and attacked." "What are you investigating?" "Ahh..." "I got information that this guy was at the park near the victims' house a lot." "He has a pretty strong alibi." "He doesn't look like the type to team-up either." "The top is saying that if there's anymore suspicious testimony about Nishiyama and Hayakawa we have to jump on it." "The media is starting to make a big deal so the top is getting nervous." "It'll be hard to investigate this at the moment." "I want to atleast try." "You'll need something more than a rumor to change the top's policy though." "I'm aware of that." "tonight is a private event." "Do you want something to drink?" " No." "So what do you need?" "I want arragements made for this..." "Looks pretty difficult..." "It'll be pretty hard for a guy like me." "Are you being modest or trying to negotiate with me?" "You know that I'm exclusive with your boss right?" " That's irrelevant." "I've heard that you're a pro." "I'll be needing something good." "sure." "I have someone that'll be perfect for it." "He's hard-headed so he can't be cracked easily." "Oi." "You pass. you get extra points for that." "For the sake of both of us let's try to be careful about how we handle our information." "How much do you want?" " Since it's your first time I'll do it for free." "Just remember that you owe me." "About my boss..." " Wow you're straight-forward." "Of course I won't tell him." "I'm counting on you." "Your boss was telling me that he had a young guy that would never go the dirty route." "He said his name was Ishikawa or something..." "Maybe I'm wrong." "he passes." "Good work." "what can I help you with?" "I saw a murderer in a park." "What was he wearing?" "A black parker and jeans." "And he was wearing a hat with an S logo." "What was his body-type?" "Was it this man?" "it was him." "I'm sure of it." "Ishikawa." "Yes?" "Ahhhh..." "Nothing." "You can go." "Okay." "Why did you ask her to come here?" "It'd be better to do it at the station." "Just trust me." "I just need to confirm one more time." "On the night of the murder where were you?" "I was at home." " You're sure of that?" "I'm sure." "Please check the time." "What is this?" "Explain." "I just remembered." "I was a little thirsty so I went to get some tea." "At a convenience store 2 kilometres away from your house?" "I thought I'd go for a walk too." " A walk?" "You went for a walk with this huge bag?" "Don't make us laugh." "According to the register's record you didn't buy tea." "You bought gauntlets and a nail clipper." "A little after 11pm you got a phone call from somebody asking for a favor." "You couldn't say no so you hurried and left your house." "other evidence erasing tools and a change of clothes for the OTHER person." "You didn't have gauntlets or nail clippers at home so you bought them then went to the Sawada household." "After the accomplice took the clothes from you and changed into them he left the house to go fabricate an alibi." "And from then you started covering up the evidence alone." "How did it feel cleaning up and being surrounded by dead bodies?" "HUH?" "Because you'd been going around town on insurance calls you knew all about Miyuki-san arguing with members from the religious organization." "So you didn't erase the accomplice's footprints and you made another set so that it would look like the crime was performed by a team of two." "I've died once before." "I was shot during work." "When I was taken from the scene to the hospital" "I felt like something sinister was watching me the whole time." "There was no loop of my beautiful past memories flashing before my eyes." "And that was probably because I was trying" "SO HARD not to lose to that sinister force and stay alive." "But it wasn't enough." "The hand of that sinister force grabbed me and pulled me deep into its darkness." "When I was pulled into that darkness freeing force." "All I felt was pain and suffering as my life was being stolen." "Taking somebody's life is equal to present and future." "ALL of it." "It's stealing their memory and stealing their friends' and families memories." "I was miraculously saved." "I can laugh and cry again. they won't be able to laugh together like this ever again." "Stealing the most important part of a person should never be forgiven." "right?" "From when he was small whenever he'd fail or do something wrong he'd be completely attached to me." "And that night was the same." "please save me" "Because I couldn't provide loving home to him" "I thought I had to pay him back by doing anything for him." "I need to confirm one more thing. what shoes did you use to make the footprints?" "His shoes." "They were from when he was in middle school." "I've kept all of his shoes from since when he was first born..." "Sorry for making you wait." "Let's go." "I'll be watching." "What was that?" "It was the results to Ryo-kun's bacteria test." "Can I watch too?" "N?" "No." " Stop being a dick." "Your mom spilled it all." "Everything's over now." "How about you talk yourself?" "It'll make things easier." "There's no way that my mother would betray me." "You've done this a few times haven't you?" "Calling her from crime scenes crying asking her to come help you and making her clean up after you." "We're using her testimony to investigate other unresolved incidents too." "do you get it yet?" "Your mother has decided to pay for her crimes." "How about you take on her example and admit to your crimes?" "Or what!" "?" "Can't you talk when your mommy isn't with you!" "?" "Want me to call her in here!" "?" " Shut up!" "Looks like you've shown your true colors." "Keep it coming." "Do you have any solid evidence I did it?" "HUH?" "What's he looking at...?" "What are you looking at!" "?" "What are you doing..." "Looks like your swelling." "So what if I'm swelling?" "The child you killed Ryo was infected with the an Otafuku virus." "The Otafuku virus is also called 'mumps' and is transmittable." "You must have also been infected from his blood." "Did you know that viruses have their own DNA footprints?" "It's kind of like fingerprints." "Imagine it yourself." "Your whole body is now covered in Ryo-kun's fingerprints." "The forensic results should come out pretty quickly but before that we should talk a little more and you should have some medicine and sleep." "There's nothing about Ryo-kun having mumps in there." "I guess it was my misunderstanding then." "It's not like we forced the confession either." "I guess we're safe this time." "But what would you have done if he'd remembered having the mumps before?" "When you get the mumps or you're sick who usually tells you that you're not well?" " Your mother." "I knew there was no way that he ever would have talked about that with his mother so I tried it out." "Well this time it was a home-run." "But be more careful next time." "Okay." "Wow police officers are scary with their cover ups." "Thank you so much." "I told you to loosen up." "By the way what'd you whisper into his ear?" "He really lost his composure after that." "It wasn't anything major." " Just tell me" "He asked me what I was looking at so" "I told him "It'd be a waste if I couldn't see everything" - "A waste?" Huh?" "That's what got to him?" "You MUST be lying." "I've gotta finish the report." " Oi!" "Oi!" "Tell me!" "Was he always like that?" "I guess he was re-born." "Thank you." "That was the last time the Sawadas appeared." "They must have finally made peace and moved on or maybe it was because their bodies had been cremated." "Or maybe I had just lost the ability to communicate with dead people." "The only thing that is for sure is that I died once and was re-born." "And that I was working in a job where I could help dead people." "For now I'm satisfied just knowing that." "Who killed you?" "All 6 of them were strangled." "Let's go ask about the situation." "What are you doing!" "?" " There's another one out there." "They'll be saved if you find them in 24 hours." "Where are you hiding them?" "Tell me!" "I'll do whatever it takes to find them."