"300)}April 13 The day of Mitusi Mineko's murder" "0)}April 14 The day after Mitsui Mineko's murder" "Nihonbashi of Chuo." "so it's scary when the murder happens at a familiar place." "Next..." "A new testimony to disprove Naohiro's alibi has emerged." "The witness is Kishida Yosaku's son." "Kishida Yosaku?" "He's a tax accountant for Naohiro's company." "The Kishida family has been associated with the Kiyose family for a long time." "I called Naohiro's office directly." "I'm certain it was around 6:30 PM on April 13." "I called him about hiring his company to clean the company I work for." "So Naohiro and Yuri's testimony that they were at the company together from 6 to 9 PM on April 13 is..." "Where were you from 6 to 8 PM last night?" "I was here until 9." "He's right." "It was a lie." "Naohiro's alibi for 6:30 PM was disproved." "another new lie emerges... and to live their lives." "Lie is a shadow of truth." "You should already know... that there is a predator among the residents of this town." "450)}Not for sale or stream." "300)}Episode 9 393)}Folk craft shop's customer you two were at the company together from 6 to 9 PM." "one of you would have answered the phone." "It was the 14th when Katsuya called me." "He also called your extension number on April 13." "His outgoing call history proves it." "Really." "There was a phone call." "but it stopped ringing before I could answer." "So you two weren't together." "Where were you at that time?" "I was in the building." "he was at the company." "How can you be so sure?" "He always tells me when he goes out." "since I can see his car from my desk." "It's possible he took a taxi." "I was with him from 7 to 9 PM." "The alibi for around 6:30 is the most important." "Um..." "I'll tell them." "I was in the storage room at that time." "so I went in to check." "Then what did you do?" "so I was wiping it up." "Why did you kick it? I kicked it by accident." "Where was it that you heard the noise?" "Around there." "Excuse me." "There's room between only these boxes." "But why was the cleaning solution left out like that?" "Your company is well-organized." "It's usually put away." "Somebody must have forgotten to put it away." "Did you wipe it up yourself?" "Yes." "How long were you in this room?" "About half an hour." "Half an hour?" "Is there a problem?" "Kodenma is only ten minutes away from here by car." "It's possible for you to kill Mineko and come back here if you have half an hour." "I was here the entire time." "Are you Kishida Katsuya?" "I'm Kaga Kyoichiro of Nihonbashi Police." "I'm Matsumiya Shuhei of MPD." "I called Naohiro but nobody answered." "is he?" "I can't cause him any trouble since he's been very good to my father." "You knew the extension number of the president's office." "Are you also close to Naohiro?" "I wouldn't say close." "I heard the extension number from my father before." "and I was more close to Naohiro's wife than Naohiro." "You mean Mitsui Mineko?" "Mitsui?" "huh." "I finished it." "Shota!" "I did it all by myself!" "What is it?" "It's his favorite hero." "It's a limited version and real diamonds are used." "Daiyaman!" "Dad bought this for me." "Daiyaman." "but it's cheap for seeing his happy face." "000 yen?" "That does sound like a limited edition." "I understand the urge to buy 'limited' things." "I want to buy him whatever he wants." "but I can try to be a cool dad." "Cool dad?" "I want my son to think of me as a cool dad." "His needs come first." "Here." "Thank you." "Thank you." "you're lucky to have a cool dad." "But he lied to me." "He did?" "Shota?" "I never lied to you." "You didn't get it on that day even though you promised." "about that." "His birthday or something?" "Daiyaman's anniversary." "Daiyaman's anniversary?" "This limited version was released on the anniversary." "I couldn't keep the promise to get it on the anniversary since I had to take out my clients." "So I got it on the next day." "What day is the anniversary?" "April 13." "Where and until what time did you take your clients?" "We were in Roppongi until around 8:30 PM." "I see." "Spending that much money on a kid's toy..." "Katsuya must be very rich." "All his furniture looked expensive." "None of them looked like something you can ever afford." "I don't wanna hear it from you." "Wha..." "Hey!" "What are you doing!" "Sorry." "Geez." "I wonder how he can afford such a nice apartment." "huh." "About April 13?" "It bothered me too since it's the day of the murder." "Daiyaman's anniversary..." "Is it so popular?" "it is." "The anniversary event was a disaster because of some prank." "Prank?" "Um... bought the limited edition?" "Hold on a moment." "347)\b0\fnBook Antiqua\fs30\cH2F4C52}Kishida Katsuya" "He bought it on April 14." "Just like he said." "Didn't he come on the 13th?" "He did come here on the evening of the 13th to put it on layaway." "He told us he couldn't come because of his job." "Do you remember the exact time?" "I think it was past 6 PM." "right?" "That's right." "He didn't buy it on that day." "What is it now?" "I'm sorry to bother you again." "We wanted to confirm what you were doing on the night of April 13." "You came back for that?" "read me a book." "Go to bed." "if you read me a book." "then wait." "I already told you I was late because I was taking out my clients." "That's strange." "The owner of the shop said you went there around 6 PM on the 13th." "I bought the Daiyaman on the 14th. but you put it on layaway on the evening of the 13th." "since there were many customers." "There were many customers?" "You went to look?" "I just assumed there were many customers since it was the day of event." "I was driving my car to Roppongi at 6 PM on the 13th." "Dad?" "He said he was "taking out his clients"!" "Do you know what "taking out clients" means?" "I do." "Dad?" "it's important work." "I thought you kept the promise with Shota and went to the store on the 13th." "but I couldn't." "Why are you accusing Dad?" "I was just asking." "Why did you waste time on Katsuya instead of investigating Naohiro? but he is denying it." "Is there a reason for him to deny it?" "he can make it to Mineko's apartment by 6:30 PM and kill her." "119)\fscx147.5\fscy121.25\frz21.144}Daiyaman 235)}Limited model" "But does he have a motive?" "You won't find his motive unless you ask him." "A surprise catch in the net surrounding Naohiro's alibi." "Don't worry about it." "I'm sorry." "You can call it a day." "Excuse me." "205)\frx2\fry12\fnBookman Old Style\b0\cH17222A}Kiyose Building Service{This is too fast to read - although it does show up again in line 198?" "}" "Will you keep it for me?" "I can't stop thinking about it if I have it with me." "I'll accept it when you make up your mind." "I'm sorry for asking for advice when I was the one at fault." "Don't mention it." "I can still work as a tax accountant." "I'm the one who is thankful." "For what? you taught me that..." "To clean is to appreciate." "I've been 'appreciating' for thirty years... and still managed to keep my company." "It was a long time ago." "Yeah." "341)\frx42\fry14\frz21.748}Kiyose Building Service" "I don't understand it." "Studying English?" "No." "I was reading it to distract myself." "What's that book about?" "This is a theatrical essay written in England more than 100 years ago. but I've never turned a page until now." "Um..." "Was there any progress on my mother's case?" "I came here to ask about Katsuya today." "What about him?" "I'm just investigating people who were associating with Mineko." "I heard Katusya and Mineko were close before." "she was teaching him English privately when he was in college." "Probably Katsuya was closer to her than I was." "Were you also close to Katsuya? but he played with me when I was small." "Do you have any memorable story?" "Memorable story... are you okay?" "are you okay?" "okay?" "Our parents found out soon since our clothes were all dirty." "Probably he was trying to be cool." "Are you suspecting him?" "we suspect him." "It's not a pleasant job." "The police came to see me too." "Please don't tell that to the police." "I'm counting on you." "All right." "Typesetting by Chuks 376)}Editing by Phoenix" "376)}QC by Chuks and hubby_b" "Did you buy clothes again?" "for summer season." "You should go buy some too." "I will." "do this for me." "give it to me." "this is how you spin a top." "Ready?" "huh." "I used to be good at it though..." "Maybe I played too many games..." "I was sure you could do it..." "This is for you." "Sweets are good for your brain." "Thank you!" "look what I got!" "I told you everything I know about Naohiro." "We're here about Mineko today." "right?" "Yes." "I heard she was your private teacher." "You must have talked with her a lot then." "you can say that." "When was the last time you saw her?" "Let me think... when she came to the maternity center to see Shota." "We were gonna visit her since she sent a notice about her new address." "May I... see the notice?" "Do you still have it?" "Yes." "spinning top?" "It reminds me of the old days." "May I try it?" "so you can't do it." "show it to him." "Sure." "I'm good at it." "Ready?" "See?" "I told you." "Give it to me." "Watch." "I won the spinning top contest in my town when I was small." "Um?" "You can't do it either." "You liar." "There you go." "Thank you." "290)\cH0C263F\b1}Mitsui Mineko 199)}Kodenma" "Katsuya." "Daiyaman." "Kishida Katsuya..." "He knew Mineko's new address." "He was indeed close to her." "didn't he?" "Kodenma?" "I don't know much about her after the divorce." "It's possible Katsuya told Naohiro her new address." "Naohiro is lying about not knowing the new address." "Matsumiya." "There are three types of lies." "a lie to protect yourself." "a lie to deceive someone else." "a lie to protect someone else." "Which one do you think?" "1?" "The answer is all." "The latest issue of Doll Town." "It's full of this town's useful information." "The latest issue of Doll Town." "It's full of..." "Can I have one?" "of course." "The latest issue of Doll Town." "It's full of this town's useful information." "Hello." "You work here?" "It's good." "Just like the article says." "Mineko also used to read Doll Town." "I wonder... what part of this town attracted her enough to move here." "That wasn't the case." "She moved to this town to watch over me and Koki." "She thought I was pregnant... and prayed for a safe childbirth for us every day." "She did?" "I was told she had a happy smile on her face." "I was supposed to be able to see her eventually... if she didn't get killed... he regrets that he didn't know anything. he went to see you." "He said... he won't forgive me." "He thinks she was killed because of me." "He still might be suspecting me as the murderer." "Koki... believes in you." "How can you be sure?" "I don't know why myself." "Maybe because you two are family." "He has never forgotten when you were his dear father." "Thank you very much." "Thank you very much." "He's not here..." "This man is a partner of that detective." "I heard there's a detective who just can't buy a taiyaki... so I wanted to interview him..." "but he's not with you today?" "I thought he was here too." "I don't think he'll show up anytime soon." "Why?" "Because there are still many taiyaki left." "He always comes right before it gets sold out." "Excuse me." "huh?" "Is this about Naohiro again? I came here to ask about you today." "I'm sorry but I'm busy." "or Naohiro?" "That's what you wanted to know?" "Mineko." "That's what I thought." "Are you going off somewhere?" "lunch?" "I was also thinking about having lunch." "Do you talk to Naohiro often?" "I talk to him once every two months lately." "Once every two months?" "While you hadn't seen Mineko for six years?" "You are closer to Naohiro then." "It's just a business call." "a business call." "Will you elaborate on that?" "hiring his company." "Is it all right if I confirm it with your company?" "We haven't asked him officially yet." "I see." "right?" "Yes." "What about it?" "You chose the job because your father is an accountant?" "No." "It's not like I admired him or anything. is that right?" "Yes." "Isn't it rare for accountants to take out clients?" "I thought salesmen usually take out clients." "Um..." "You're not gonna eat?" "I forgot that I was hungry." "I have a side business." "Side business?" "I'm doing some investing." "I exchange information with other investors." "I call it "taking out clients" at home so that my wife understands it." "I pocketed almost 100 million yen." "That's why I can have a luxurious life that regular white color workers can't." "how should I put it..." "I'm a winner in life." "huh." "That's why you can buy such an expensive toy for your son?" "That's right." "I'm his "cool dad." "don't worry." "It's on me." "thank you." "I'll pay for mine." "sir?" "You guys were here too?" "I'll take care of it." "Thank you very much." "too." "Thank you very much." "Here's my 5500 yen." "I said it's on me." "I'll pay for mine." "Do you remember seeing this man or this car on April 13 or 14?" "have we?" "No." "Oh?" "Have you seen him?" "I remember him since he was driving a flashy car." "What was he doing here?" "The president gave him an envelope and started wiping the man's car." "I saw the man checking inside the envelope." "He gave him cash?" "Have you seen this man and this car before?" "the Porsche dude." "he parked his Porsche here." "so I took a picture of his Porsche." "Do you remember the date?" "Sure." "Yes." "It was 1 PM on April 13." "Was he alone?" "he went in the apartment with a lady." "Thank you very much." "Kishida Katsuya has lied about seeing Mineko on the day of the murder... and being at the hobby shop in the evening of the same day." "Naohiro gave Katsuya money." "What do you think?" "They might be lying together." "Kyoichiro." "Are you saying Katsuya is Naohiro's accomplice?" "I heard Naohiro was here." "he also ordered this." "What did he talk about?" "He talked about Mineko and Koki." "I see." "I went to see Koki yesterday." "He was reading an English book." "He started... reading the book from Mineko all of a sudden." "He might be thinking that's the least he can do." "Why did mom have to be killed?" "Kyoichiro. hurry up and catch the murderer." "Excuse me." "Hello." "Naohiro asked to take a look at Mineko's room one more time." "Does anything draw your attention?" "not really. please tell us how this room makes you feel." "She even bought... huh." "Um..." "A cleaning company will clean this room eventually?" "I assume so." "Will you let me do it?" "Is it possible?" "Why do you want to clean this room?" "I'm only good at cleaning." "That's not true." "It is." "I'm a failure as a father and as a husband." "All I can do for her is to clean this room." "Isn't there any other reason you want to clean this room?" "What are you trying to say? it's very likely the murderer is somebody who is close to Mineko." "Are you saying I did it?" "I didn't say that." "Just I wonder what crossed her mind when she was being strangled?" "In this very room she was dreaming of being a translator... she was killed... by somebody she had trusted." "I didn't kill her." "What are you hiding?" "Somebody witnessed you giving Katsuya money on April 14." "Is that true?" "I don't know." "I know nothing." "Can I ask one more thing?" "Why did Mineko have to be killed?" "That's what Koki asked us when he visited this room." "Why... she had to be killed." "Excuse me." "Yes." "200)\cH63839A}Folk craft shop" "Is it okay if I try it?" "go ahead." "This is not it." "The trace on the neck on the victim says the murder weapon was a yorihimo of 4-5 mm in diameter." "Yorihimo?" "It's a kind of rope." "86)\frz9.554\cHDCAB8B}Yorihimo 185)\frz9.981\fs38}Kumihimo which is made with plaited thread." "They are not the same kind." "I got solid information to disprove Naohiro's alibi." "It's a testimony of a former employee who got laid off due to the downsizing." "I went to the storage room to grab my belongings on April 13." "It was around 6:15 PM when I got there." "Was the storage room unlocked?" "I unlocked the door." "I left the storage room around 6:40 PM." "I did." "that." "so I wiped it." "Did you see Naohiro in the storage room?" "I didn't." "Only Mr. Kiyose has a key to the storage room?" "some veteran employees have one too." "Then Mr. Nagai has one too?" "Yes." "Mr. Kiyose didn't come to the storage room." "Mr. Kiyose said he didn't see Mr. Nagai." "That's strange." "Some employees saw Mr. Nagai go into the storage room." "Kyoichiro." "The murder weapon was a 'yorihimo' of 4-5 mm in diameter." "the same type as the murder weapon." "Forensics's top priority is to analyze this piece of evidence." "This string is the murder weapon..." "His motive must be financial problems. he found out Mineko was trying to seek more money from him." "Naohiro's alibi around 6:30 PM was disproved." "It was possible for him to go to Mineko's apartment to kill her." "sir!" "Kyoichiro." "Do you really think Naohiro did it?" "207)\frz333.435\fnBookman Old Style\b0\cH17222A}Transaction receipt" "please come to the police station." "Mr. Kiyose." "You are..." "The police took him?" "I didn't lie." "Dad is... 165)\fs38}Final episode" "182)\fnBookman Old Style\b1\fs38}Extended special episode" "What's going on?" "Who are you?" "Why don't you stop lying?" "386)}I don't think it has anything to do with the case." "386)}April 13?" "376)}" "Actually..." "Then you have an alibi." "386)}" "Keep it secret." "You're lying." "381)}Please come to the police." "386)}Can't solve the mystery of the taiyaki shop?" "381)}There was once." "381)}You lied again." "381)}All of them?" "381)}I won't tell." "404)}" "Don't tell anybody." "People lie." "381)}I'd like to ask you something." "that's really who you are."