Original subtitles

It's said that we've entered a cashless age.

But in his case...

650 yen, please.

Do you accept this?

He just has no common sense.

His name is Goro Akechi.

The culprit is among you.

He's a private detective,

and he's also the son of Ogiya Department Store's founder.

I'm Ichigo Kobayashi, the owner of a bento food truck.

Ichigou Kobayashi?

It is "Ichigo," without a "u"!

Our relationship was nothing more than that, but...

Come to think of it,

that was the start of everything.

It was supposed to be just an infidelity investigation.

Didn't you lock your true self somewhere in your heart?

From now on, you should set your true self free more.

What Mr Akechi said

created the terrifying serial killer, Maria Magdalena...

My only happiness

is killing people.

I must thank you for that.

This time, it's your turn to eat the forbidden fruit.

Why do I have to do this?

Before I knew it, I started working like I'm Mr Akechi's assistant,

got involved in cases...

Someday,

in front of Goro Akechi's eyes,

I'll kill you.

Then, before I realised,

I had...

I'll protect you.

fallen in love with him.

Love that can't be taken back.

I know what you're going to do later.

Don't go there!

Mr Akechi!

I love you.

I really love you!

So please, don't go!

Thank you...

Ichigo Kobayashi.

No!

- Ichigo! - Mr Akechi!

Why?

Afterwards, no matter how hard we searched,

we still couldn't find Mr Akechi and Maria.

What will you do?

Thank you...

Ichigo Kobayashi.

Ask the police to search for him?

Yeah...

- Mr Akechi! - Mr Akechi!

You're okay? Are you injured?

Are you a ghost?

He has legs, and I can't see through him.

He probably isn't a look-alike either.

Gosh, we were so worried! What happened?

Sorry, I'm exhausted.

Mr Akechi...

His "go away" aura is stronger than usual.

This is my hypothesis and I thought I'd never say it,

but it's having a ring of truth now.

What is it?

It was the only way to stop Maria from losing control.

And it was...

to protect you too, Ichigo.

Just tell me what he did.

Mr Akechi...

killed Maria.

After that, half a year had passed.

The detective jobs that Mr Akechi got were...

Sakura?

jobs like asking him to look for missing cats...

Sakura.

No case that can be related to Maria had occurred.

Which means, just as we thought...

Mr Akechi killed Maria.

No way, he couldn't have.

Goro?

Mrs Akechi?

Where's Goro?

He's gone out for a job.

What do you want?

She's so cute!

You've found Sakura?

Goro, you didn't forget what you promised to do tomorrow, right?

I must tell you, I'm not attending the teacake qualifying competition.

You've just made me a judge

to introduce me as the successor of Ogiya, right?

Young Master, you're perceptive.

What are you talking about? It's the Summit, the Summit.

- Isn't this an honour? - You mean that Summit?

- Not the supermarket. - I'm a private detective.

Why should I curry favour with the high officials?

Stop complaining!

- Komatsuzaki. - Yes, ma'am.

Excuse me.

Stop! What are you doing?

Let go! Hey!

Tomorrow, at a hotel of our chain,

a qualifying competition

for teacakes to be served at August's Summit

will be held.

It will surely be the big moment to present Goro to the entire world.

To the entire world...

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Oh, you look so handsome!

It fits perfectly.

Thank you.

Listen, Goro, make sure you dress like this when you come tomorrow.

Okay?

All right, let's go.

Hello!

Oh, see you again.

Yes. See you.

How beautiful!

What are you here for?

I was wondering about what you were doing.

Nothing. Go home.

Oh, a postman just came

and delivered this airmail.

Disappear before him and me.

"Mary Magdalene"?

Who is that?

Maria...

No!

She's alive.

Maria is a woman, right?

What is your relationship?

"How are you, Mr Detective?

Let's meet again soon."

Who is she? What is your relationship?

Just an acquaintance.

You're trying to deceive me again.

I'll return the cat to her owner.

I'm mortified!

The number of arrests made for criminal offences last year

reduced by three per cent compared to the year before.

The clearance rate on the other hand is over 80 per cent,

which has been rising for four years in a row.

In the future...

Well, the high officials are using the familiar number tricks

to lie to us that the country is peaceful.

When someone dies an unnatural death,

Japan's police dismisses 90 per cent of them as suicide or disease.

The qualifying competition of sweets to be served at the G7 Summit

will be held tomorrow at Tokyo's Ougiya Grand Hotel,

and Prime Minister Kannazuki will be attending it.

About the Summit, PM Kannazuki says that

he'd like to let people coming from all over the world

experience Japan's tradition and vibrant world of food.

Chef, she has arrived!

Hi, Chef. It's been a while.

Ms Maria, welcome home.

- Ringo, you seem to be doing well. - Yes.

Oh, welcome home, Ms Maria!

Reizoko, my dear!

No, not yet. I've been working with soil.

We'd like to show you something.

The flowers you asked Reizoko to look after

are blooming beautifully.

Could this be...

Wolfsbane.

Yes, wolfsbane.

The flowers are quite beautiful.

The flowers are so pretty...

But they're extremely poisonous.

We'll start doing something fun again right away.

Ms Maria, where will you jump off next time?

Oh, you made our heart skip a beat.

If you want to jump, then we'll use this again.

At that time,

Akechi was prepared to die...

for you, Ms Maria.

Why? Are you jealous?

All right, let's kill some evil people again.

But it's boring to just kill them.

So this time, we'll let them play a fun game.

- Game? - Game?

Okay, perfect.

I had learned how to dress someone in the past.

If tomorrow...

If you were to be killed tomorrow...

what would be the last thing you'd eat?

"Final Episode"

"Ougiya Grand Hotel"

"The day of the teacake qualifying competition"

"Ichigo Deli"

You should've worn the kimono.

Give me a break.

The competition will end at 4 p.m. Wait here until then.

Okay.

Thanks, as always.

You're welcome.

Goro, what's this? It's your usual suit.

You're always so rebellious.

If you don't like it, I'll go.

Oh, wait...

I'm happy enough that you came.

Okay, greet the government officials properly when you see them.

Loudly and clearly.

I'm not a primary school kid.

- Hey, Akechi. - Mr Akechi!

Hi.

A case?

We're sent here as backup for VIP protection.

They're here.

Oh, Mr Tasaka!

Thank you for giving Ogiya such an honourable job!

Ogiya has a long history, so we don't have to worry.

Come, Goro, say hello.

I'm the eldest son, Goro.

I'm Foreign Minister Tasaka. Nice to meet you.

We've been expecting you, sir. This way, please.

Prime Minister!

Mr Kannazuki!

Come, greet the PM.

Now.

"Kamakura Azusawaya"

"Hoteiya"

We're from Nihonbashi Mariya.

Oh, thanks for coming.

Please work at this table.

Serve the three sweets on each of the single-tiered black food box.

Yes. Three on each, right?

We will do that.

Take care of the rest.

Goro, we got permission to take photos with the PM.

What's fun about taking photos with a middle-aged man?

I prefer the sweets to the PM.

Goro!

Now, what sweets will this shop serve?

Oh, there are three kinds?

Excuse me, ladies, am I interrupting your work?

Are you...

staff members of this shop?

- Yes. - Yes.

In that case, I'd like to ask why you'll serve a green plum cake.

The Summit will be held in August.

Green plum is eaten in late May.

It's out of season for three months.

Moreover, the azalea is supposed to－

It's the colour.

The colour...

Indeed, if served to foreigners,

sweets that are brightly coloured would be more popular.

But in that case, azalea would be bright red usually,

but the colour of this azalea is pretty light.

Is there any...

Oh, don't worry about it.

Goro! What are you doing? It's going to start. Sit down.

Look, your table is here.

Maria.

Wait!

What is she doing here?

How are you, Mr Detective?

Let's meet again soon.

Here you go, sir.

Don't tell me...

"Nihonbashi Mariya"?

"Mariya"

Okay, Kurukku.

Tell me about Nihonbashi Mariya.

Kurukku!

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Could this be a shop that doesn't exist?

- Let go! Help! - I don't understand. I'm sorry.

I'm bored. So bored, so bored.

Don't interrupt our game.

I'm bored. So bored, so bored...

"Mariya"?

A vehicle with "Nihonbashi Mariya" printed...

It's not on the list of permitted vehicles.

Maybe it's here for something else.

I'm a bit curious. I'll check it out.

Hey! I know we have nothing to do, but we shouldn't leave our post!

Hey!

They do have work to do.

The Russian roulette will start now.

Russian roulette?

Participants can start eating from any sweet.

But among them, one is poisoned.

All right, the sweet they choose will decide their fate.

Will the detective who likes lecturing people

realise what game we're playing today?

Come on, try the sweets now and evaluate them.

If one of them is poisoned, it'd be the green plum one.

Is the poison extracted from green plum put inside?

But the poison of green plum can't kill a person.

It'll only cause panic at the venue.

What should I do? If I make a fuss, they will suspect me.

The PM and Foreign Minister both chose the azalea.

This is...

This syringe contains

the same deadly poison that was put in the "lucky" sweet.

It's wolfsbane's poison.

I can't believe I got it wrong! This isn't azalea.

It's balloon flower.

That's right. It's balloon flower.

The balloon flower is the Akechi Family's crest.

How auspicious.

Mum, spit it out! Spit it out!

Don't eat it!

Don't eat the balloon flower sweet!

- What happened? - Mr Akechi?

- The sweet could be poisoned! - Poisoned?

- Prime Minister... - Prime Minister!

- Mr Tasaka! - Mr Katono, the Foreign Minister!

- What's happening? - Call an ambulance!

Call an ambulance!

Police! Please stay where you are!

Mum, are you okay?

Breaking news.

Just now at Minato's Ougiya Grand Hotel,

a terrorist attack targeting the Prime Minister has occurred.

We don't know the Prime Minister's condition in detail.

Seriously?

Ougiya Grand Hotel is where Ichigo and Mr Akechi are right now.

A terrorist attack targeting the Prime Minister...

"I saw the news"

"What terrorist attack?"

Condition is unknown...

Today, Mr Kannazuki...

We've finally started committing indiscriminate murder.

Could we be terrorists?

Somehow it's awesome!

Wait, what is it?

Something a murderer issues at a time like this.

Oh, you mean a claim of responsibility?

Yes, a claim of responsibility!

Will we issue one?

Ms Maria isn't interested in that.

She purely wants to take people's lives.

That's all.

That's what makes her frightening...

and beautiful.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Goro.

You saved my life.

Thank you.

Everyone there would've done that,

even if it wasn't me.

I said thank you.

Why did that happen?

The culprit is just amusing herself with this situation.

I'm talking about you.

You're Akechi Family's eldest son,

the successor of Ogiya Department Store.

Why?

You talk about that every time I see you.

I know.

It's my fault.

I have no taste buds, and I hate cooking.

I couldn't give my children the memory of their mum's cooking.

I used my work as an excuse,

and I didn't do anything a mother should do for you.

Another business trip?

I'll buy you souvenirs.

That's right.

And that led to hatred.

Look who's talking!

I feel ashamed to be a mother.

My own son hates me.

Indeed, you're a horrible mother.

A stupid, foolish mother.

A rude, impolite, and extremely insensitive mother.

However...

I have never hated you once.

The one I hate

is what turned my mother into a mother like that.

It's the signboard of Ogiya.

Goro...

But thanks to that, I can say I've found my own life.

I'd given up trying to make you the successor of Ogiya long ago.

I appreciate that.

You should've told me sooner.

But please listen to the two wishes I have

as your mother.

Two?

What are they?

You can choose whatever life you want,

but...

just don't do anything that'll make you die before your mother.

Well, I'll listen to that as your wish.

The other one is...

I hope you will get married soon

and have a happy family.

Look...

Ms Ichigo, right?

Our family is way out of her league,

but to you...

she will surely be a good wife.

Well, I'll consider the suggestion.

Mr Akechi.

May I talk to you?

About what?

Who is Maria?

It doesn't concern you.

Isn't she involved in this case?

Why do you think so?

She sent you the postcard, right?

In that case, do you want to meet Maria?

Yes.

Maria is right behind you now.

Mr Akechi, don't make jokes about...

What?

She couldn't have gone far if she's in a kimono.

I'm so useless...

I can't believe I forgot my shoes.

Mr Katono!

Mr Akechi is acting weird.

Mr Akechi knows something.

Yes?

What?

Foreign Minister Tasaka died?

Akechi knows something, right?

This has gotten serious.

We have just been informed by a government official

that the death of Foreign Minister Tasaka

has been confirmed.

She made the nation's power her enemy.

It's a terrorist attack.

Ichigo, Maria is at this hotel...

Showa period's withered pampas grass.

Foreign Minister Tasaka is dead.

Tell me what's going on here!

Did you know the teacakes were poisoned?

- I'm not the culprit. - How did you know then?

Some of them were out of season.

Out of season?

All sweets served at a tea ceremony have a meaning,

but someone ignored that.

That alone won't let you know they were poisoned.

You know who did this, don't you?

I'm warning you not as a cop but as an undesirable friend.

Listen, this isn't just any murder.

The victim is a minister of Japan.

The police will do everything they can to find the murderer.

If they can't,

they'll fabricate evidence to keep the police's dignity.

They'll arrest me and make me the murderer?

It's a piece of cake for a nation's power.

I know.

If they get you like this,

you'll be sent to a place that's beyond my reach.

If that happens, there's nothing I can do.

It isn't wise to arrest me now.

It's likely that only I can solve this case.

You think the police will buy that?

Not the police. It's whether you believe me or not!

My undesirable friend.

Inspector Katono.

You saw someone suspicious?

What is the person like? The appearance?

Someone wearing a white kimono, about 30 to 40 years old...

Male.

Thanks for your cooperation.

- Let's go. - Yes, sir.

Maria!

Indeed, the current government provokes the citizen's hostility.

But that isn't reason enough to kill a key person.

Do you think you're a dark hero?

Moreover, if you kill randomly like playing Russian roulette,

I could've died too.

No, you wouldn't die.

How can you be sure?

Because you hate Ogiya and the Akechi Family.

You wouldn't have chosen

what the family crest of the darn Akechi Family was modelled on.

Am I wrong?

Even so,

if you had chosen the balloon flower and died,

I would've killed myself there too.

That is also...

the greatest ecstasy in its own way.

You did that to test me right from the beginning?

I tested the fate of both of us.

It's the game...

that we both risked our lives on.

What? Ms Maria is with Akechi?

It's in front of the place where Ms Maria told us to wait.

Did she have any trouble?

The police will put their prestige at stake to search and arrest you

as the terrorist that challenged the nation's power.

Terrorist?

This is stupid.

Freeze!

Mr Akechi!

Mr Akechi!

Mr Akechi, stop!

Hey!

That was dangerous.

What are you doing in the middle of the road?

"Mariya"?

You are...

Wait!

Darn it.

I know very clearly now.

I was wrong, wasn't I?

I'm not the one who wants you.

You're the one who wants me.

I've been looking for you.

You forgot these, Ms Maria.

Thank you, Chef.

Let's hurry, the police will set up a cordon.

Thank you for your help, Mr Detective.

I don't hate you.

Will you also come to our world?

You'll feel better.

No, thanks.

Yeah?

Is this the life you desire...

maestro of Harajuku?

I had no idea I could have classic French cuisine in Tokyo.

It frustrates me.

Why did a chef as good as you yield to a stupid evil will?

Thanks, everyone.

Welcome.

Chef?

I'll get rid of that girl later.

Perfectly, and leave no trace.

Oh, you shouldn't.

We need to hold a ceremony before that.

Ceremony?

What will we do?

Tell me, what is the last thing you want to eat before you die...

if you were to be killed today?

"Edogawa Detective Office"

"Invitation"

The number you dialled...

I can't get through.

What is stupid Akechi doing?

And?

Akechi took the woman's hand and ran away?

Why?

It was Maria. The woman must be Maria!

You didn't answer my question!

Why did Akechi run away with the woman?

I don't know.

Someone wearing a white kimono, about 30 to 40 years old...

Male.

Takahashi.

Sir.

You used your gun

near the scene of the terrorist attack, right?

I thought she could be the terrorist...

In that case－

Sir, he only held the gun, but he didn't fire.

Am I right?

Yes. I didn't fire.

You should have.

Why didn't you shoot her?

Don't give me that look!

The Foreign Minister was killed.

We'll put the police's prestige at stake,

and we have to arrest the culprit as quickly as we can.

Yes, of course.

To sum it up,

we don't need to find out the truth of the case.

We only need to arrest a suspect, right?

Katono...

And we'll do everything we can for that.

I'm sorry, sir,

but I'm not looking after him to teach him that.

Katono.

Saying sound arguments will get us nowhere.

We can't do anything if we don't say sound arguments now!

Mr Katono...

- Mr Katono! Mr Katono! - Wait a minute!

What the heck?

The canteen is on the floor downstairs!

Downstairs, right? Okay!

Not that. Ichigo has gone missing, and I can't get a hold of her.

- Ichigo? - Yes.

I got worried after the attack and I've called her many times,

but I can't get a hold of her.

I can't get a hold of Akechi either.

Mr Katono, this...

Something happened.

Mr Katono,

we saw no man in white kimono at the crime scene,

but there was a woman in white kimono.

It's her! This is the woman Mr Akechi ran away with.

Maria.

Maria?

What's going on? Why? Mr Akechi ran away with Maria?

Takahashi, get everyone here. We'll hold an urgent meeting.

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

I'll talk to you in detail later.

"Incoming call: Mr Akechi"

Hello?

Nigou?

Yes.

Just to verify.

Is there any police officer near you?

Where are you? What are you doing? Everyone is looking for you.

There's no time.

Do as I say now.

Nihonbashi Mariya, which provided the poison ingested by the victim,

is a dummy company as we thought.

They got away in a white HiAce.

The vehicle number has also been identified.

You made my blood freeze.

I thought you'd really be shot by the young detective.

99.9 per cent out of Japan's 300,000 police officers

will retire without firing their guns once at work.

Mr Detective knew that too.

The policemen too. They carry guns anyway.

They should fire them more. Don't you think?

They should keep shooting the sinful people in the rotten world dead.

It'll be a serious problem if you have a gun.

This is my gun.

Be careful.

The wolfsbane's poison is still in it.

I'd like to ask you something.

When you ran away with Akechi...

if nobody could catch you...

what would you have done?

Let me think.

After that,

the two of us lived happily ever after in the Garden of Eden.

The end.

Tonight will be a special dinner party.

Show me your skills, Chef.

Lovely.

Maria brought it for you in Paris. It suits you.

Whoa, it's tacky.

I'm impressed by Ms Maria. Her taste is so good.

What is good?

Come to meet me soon.

I can be myself.

Let's have our last supper on our own.

So that we can become Adam and Eve.

It smells nice.

What are you making?

Fritters using vegetables grown in our garden

and beef shank braised with red wine and herbs.

Beef bourguignon, right?

How do you know? Have you made it before?

Many times...

I wanted to make it.

Hey...

Just for a while.

I'll deal with his arm. You aren't strong enough anyway.

- You've gotten over it? - I'm starting to enjoy it.

At that time...

Thanks for saving my life.

I just turned the rubbish grinder off before we ran away.

Thanks to you...

I can be alive now.

I know.

In your heart...

Ms Maria is the only occupant.

I do know.

Auntie in Hirosaki?

What's the matter?

Why are you at Grandpa's home?

Where's Grandpa?

Why are you crying? What happened?

Grandpa what?

Heart－ Heart attack?

It's okay.

It's okay.

You've got me.

It's okay, Akane. Don't worry about anything.

Are you sure you'll get off here?

Yeah, thank you.

I'll walk from here.

If you need help, I'll also...

No need.

Moreover, tonight's dinner party probably has a dress code.

Dress code...

I'll need your help later.

Okay.

Ichigo...

Please take care of her.

Ichigo...

is my best friend.

Neutral.

Sorry for being late.

Okay, I'll go to get the wine.

Ms Akane...

Why are you here?

Why are you doing this?

Because I have no place to go.

Aomori...

You have the apple orchard in Aomori!

You have a nice grandfather!

Now, really...

I can only stay here.

What do you mean?

I think he's here.

Welcome.

We've been expecting you.

I'm making apple jam here.

Mr Akechi.

I received an invitation for my last supper.

Last supper?

As I thought, this happened.

This happened.

I haven't seen you in this outfit before.

- This is... - You have quite a good taste.

Not bad.

What?

Thank you.

It's our last supper,

so I thought I'd at least

let the young lady wear a dress you'd like.

Thanks for your wonderful thought.

Welcome to our last supper.

Maria,

there's something I need to tell you again.

What is it?

It's about today's qualifying competition.

So far, you've been punishing evil people.

They were murders committed to save the weak,

justice mixed with contradiction.

I dare say that is "beautiful evil."

"Beautiful evil"?

It sounds nice.

However, today's evil isn't beautiful.

I'm angry from the bottom of my heart, which is unusual.

Glad to hear that.

I'm controlling your heart.

You're alive?

It's been a long time since we've last met, Mr Akechi.

Thank you.

For being alive.

What you say is funny, Mr Detective.

She's the murderer who chopped your friend up,

but you thank her for being alive?

Even if it's a piece of A5 rank fillet steak,

it'll be wasted if it's burnt.

But if it hasn't been grilled, one can change the doneness.

Your metaphor makes no sense.

Whatever the reason is,

she should stand in the kitchen to grill the steak again.

In the kitchen called life.

And...

not here, at least.

You too.

And you too.

Well, the food will get cold.

Don't worry.

It isn't poisoned.

Aren't you sad as a chef?

I consider myself a cook.

When I serve people the dishes I've made,

I need to say they aren't poisoned?

Ichigou, don't.

This...

As a fellow cook, this makes me so sad.

Bon appetit.

It's delicious.

Thank you.

It's delicious.

But it doesn't taste good.

The beef braised with wine...

is tender and the sauce is refined...

but...

I don't want it to be my last supper.

You need to think about

who you're cooking for when you cook,

or it won't taste good.

I always want to make my customers happy when I cook.

But this...

Compared to a dish claimed to not be poisoned,

the deep fried Chikuwa wrapped in seaweed that I make

tastes much, much better.

Have you got no pride as a chef?

Ichigou, that's enough.

If this is the last supper for Mr Akechi and I...

then please give me food...

that tastes better and is made with love!

Be quiet.

Ichigou!

Ichigou. Ichigou!

Wolfsbane's poison is amazing. It takes effect quickly.

Wolfsbane?

Too late.

It's already too late.

Ichigo!

Look.

Everyone, look.

Just look!

This.

This is despair!

This is exactly what despair is!

Mr Detective...

you should've come to your senses.

What has been fooling you has just disappeared.

Despair?

Yes, feeling despair will open your eyes.

Now...

there's only despair in this place.

Yes.

That's right,

we're together with despair now.

How does the main dish of our last supper taste?

Indeed...

until I met you...

maybe I had lost hope in everything.

In myself...

and everything in the world.

When I tried to be myself...

every single thing in the world

always laughed at me...

and turned their back on me.

They said I was weird, that I was a weirdo.

But one day,

I met...

something that inspired me powerfully.

I met it.

It was the deep fried Chikuwa wrapped in seaweed.

What?

Even that simple...

modest food...

can make me think I'm glad I lived till this day.

That it's okay to live,

even for someone like me.

Living is eating.

When you eat, it gives you hope to live.

The one who always used all her strength to show me this...

was her.

It's Ichigo Kobayashi, without a "u"!

I'll make you deep fried Chikuwa for your lunch tomorrow.

I'm Goro Akechi's assistant.

I love you!

But you killed this person.

Maria...

what is this if not despair?

Yes.

Now you should know.

We're united under the name of despair.

There's one more thing you probably don't know.

Actually, in this place,

there's still hope left.

After all the evil things were released from Pandora's opened box,

the one last thing that was left at the bottom of the box...

is hope.

What are you talking about?

What can be the hope left here?

It is...

That's enough!

Mr Katono?

Maria and her accomplices!

Come out with your hands up!

Terrorist group! Say your prayers!

Mr Katono, we'll be in trouble if you do this right away!

Let's wait for the special crime squad.

- The early bird gets the worm! - That's not the point!

See? I got it right, didn't I?

The plump girl was acting too weird.

I was right to follow the girl.

Indeed,

but you've gone too far!

Isn't it written on the textbook you studied on your desk?

It isn't written there!

"It isn't written there!"

Once more!

It isn't written there!

An unexpected development?

Hope?

You know...

hope is the word I hate most in the world.

They are all traitors.

Maria...

Everyone here knows that.

We all learned that lesson, that's why we're here!

Even you too.

You've just realised that, right?

Mr Detective,

Ms Maria is all we have.

Someone like me...

actually shouldn't be alive.

I have no right to live.

All of you, give up now and come out!

Even if you say so...

In that case, I'll go there.

What?

Maria?

Ms Maria, what are you doing?

Okay...

What do you want to do?

Maria!

Maria!

Ouch!

Takahashi...

Chef!

Chef!

Ambulance! Call an ambulance!

Yes, sir!

Chef, it was you, right?

You swapped the syringe.

You...

You know?

If it was wolfsbane's poison,

when it kills,

the victim's body would go numb, and she'd feel nauseous.

But Ichigou didn't.

I knew right away that it wasn't wolfsbane.

In the syringe you swapped,

it probably was what made her temporarily unconscious,

like midazolam or diazepam.

When I realised that...

I was grateful.

Because there was also hope here.

Thank you, Chef.

Not yet.

I haven't...

finished...

making tonight's dessert.

It's strawberry...

mousse.

It's good.

No!

No!

No!

No!

No!

No...

No!

Wait! Hey, don't go!

Get in!

Maria.

What are you going to do?

That day...

when I jumped from here...

I thought, "I don't mind dying."

But God saved my life.

If...

God gives me another miracle...

will you...

love me?

Over here!

Here!

Over here!

Where's Mr Akechi?

Over there!

With Maria...

Mr Akechi...

Akechi isn't saying anything,

but Maria probably jumped off the cliff.

Mr Akechi killed Maria.

Well...

she could only do that.

Maria jumped off the cliff herself.

Her body...

hasn't been found yet.

But her leg was injured, so probably...

You shot her, didn't you?

It's not funny.

Hey, Takahashi.

You shot her to protect me, didn't you?

I will testify properly.

I promise I won't do anything that'll harm your future career.

Mr Katono...

You're on a career track,

and our positions will reverse after two years.

I need to get you indebted to me now. Indebted to me...

Mr Katono!

Hey, Akechi. You seem to be doing well.

Thanks for having me!

Mr Akechi confided in me alone...

that he'd quit being a private detective.

He approached me with another plan.

I've thought about it.

French cuisine bento

might be popular.

- Right? - But...

"Eiffel Tower Lunch, 5,000 yen,

Daily Special Triumph Arch Box, 12,000 yen,"

it's impossible!

It's the lowest rank

- that suits my palate. - Rejected.

Rice ladies will love them if I sell them.

Indeed...

But no! No. Rejected.

In that case, we'll reduce the cost of the side dishes.

But this won't match the terrine.

Since that time,

Mr Akechi hasn't said anything about Maria.

Consider the cost more.

I've also made up my mind not to talk about her again.

This won't work. I'll think again.

You'll go for a walk again?

Your timing is perfect. Supper is almost ready.

Oh, thank you.

Coco is making an effort.

Maybe Coco's age is coming.

We're here.

Hello.

Oh, my. You've bought many things.

The things were very cheap. Right?

The Akane apples from Aomori have arrived.

Oh, yeah? Your grandfather must be happy too.

I planted butterbur and watercress in the garden.

We can eat them next spring.

Wow, I'm looking forward to it.

In Aomori, we mix butterbur sprouts with miso when we eat them.

Butterbur miso? It sounds delicious.

What a fancy supper.

Somehow it's a bit of this and that.

Because we all made what we wanted to make.

Why not? We don't always gather like this.

Not bad.

Thank you! Please come again.

Welcome back!

Well, I just can't come up with a bento that costs under 3,000 yen.

Don't pull a long face.

I'm thinking about it seriously.

It can't be, right?

Welcome! They're delicious.

What is in the daily special?

This is our daily special.

I recommend the stir-fried pork and lotus root with black vinegar.

"Maybe some people think it's trivial,

but I just can't forgive my boyfriend."

"Reply"

"In that case..."

"Just kill him"

"I'm waiting for you to come"

"Maria's Room"

"This drama is fictional"