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- Number! - 456!

Okay!

Due to circumstances, breakfast will be 15 minutes later today.

- Number! - 395!

Okay!

Due to circumstances, breakfast will be 15 minutes later today.

Number 148, stand up!

Have you finally come to send me off?

Stand up!

Do you think we are your pals!

You murderer!

This is the first time the meal comes belatedly.

Looks like something has happened.

Someone has been hanged right now.

Hanged?

Really?

Hello. This is Takai Law Firm.

Yes. Wait a moment please.

Sensei, it's Nishina-san from Asahi Shinbun. (well-known newspaper)

Nishina?

Hello, this is Takai speaking.

Yes.

I got it. I will send you my written comment later.

So that's the place where you've been hiding them.

No wonder that I sometimes thought it smelled of cigarettes here.

You promised to give up smoking.

I'm sorry. Please forgive me this one cigarette.

The phone call right now, what was it about?

It seems the sentence against Yasukawa Hidenori has been carried out.

But it's only 1 year after the judgement.

The convict himself pushed for an early execution.

And the Ministry of Justice says in Yasukawa's case there's nothing to criticize.

He was a man who couldn't be helped, wasn't he?

He fell into a rage and insulted the court.

And he withdrew your appeal arbitrarily.

In the end, he died of his obstinacy, don't you think?

Mother was dead, but I couldn't cry a single tear.

It was as if my emotions had completely disappeared.

I couldn't think of anything else but killing this man.

[February 2016]

Tomioka-san is leaving.

Hokuto-kun, let's thoroughly talk about your future in the coming days.

Yes.

Are you really alright?

In my mind, I'm prepared.

I see. That's right.

Asumi-chan too, keep your head up.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Won't you have a snack?

You haven't eaten anything since yesterday.

I'm tired and will go to bed now.

Even if mother isn't here anymore, we're family, aren't we?

Good night.

Good night.

Swindler! Swindler!

Who are you?

I'm a customer of Hado Water. Hashizume Hokuto is my name.

What do you want?

My mother drunk Hado Water

and was very grateful to Ikuta-sensei,

so I thought I should say a word of thanks.

Wait a moment please.

Sensei will see you.

Yes.

Welcome.

This way please.

Yes.

I'm Ikuta. Please.

That man isn't here for the paperwork, but he's intimidating, isn't he?

I engaged him to protect me.

So, what brings you here?

I thought I should thank you in the name of my mother.

You purchased Hado Water Platinum, right?

- Yes. - For your mother?

Yes. Because she was in the end-stage of liver cancer.

And?

A few days ago, she died.

This is unfortunate. However...

My mother was grateful to you till the end and worshipped you like a god.

Thanks to Hado Water, she didn't have to suffer

and could pass away peacefully.

I'm truly very grateful to you.

Excuse me.

For the death of your mother

I can't be held responsible.

The therapeutic effect is different from person to person.

Yes, I know.

It's true, the therapeutic effect of Hado Water

has not been completely proven yet.

But even now, there are people who request it just like your mother.

Do you know why?

Because it fulfills the role of a religion.

Exactly.

You're still young, but you have a lot of acumen.

Hado Water offers salvation to people

who were abandoned by modern medicine.

As you said, it's almost like a religion.

In view of that,

don't you think it's nonsense to make such a fuss about the price?

I will kill you.

You see, I consider the income from Hado Water as a donation.

This money isn't used for private purposes,

it's used to buy medicine for children who can't afford decent medical treatment.

No matter what happened here, another human life has been saved.

From the beginning, I thought it was a wonderful activity.

My mother would certainly be happy about it too.

You are a disgusting swindler.

Thanks to the Hado Water

that you bought for your mother,

the life of hundreds of children can be saved.

I want to give thanks to you.

Thank you. I'm truly grateful to you.

I will kill you for sure.

What do you think? This story,

couldn't you tell it to the media?

Due to a malicious article in a weekly magazine

some customers have made a commotion

and try to make the police arrest me.

Arrest you?

It's a damned ugly story.

I have to hurry!

Of course, I will pay you a reward. How is it?

Alright. If this will help you.

Really?

Can I have a little time to organize my thoughts?

Of course you can! Of course!

I have to hurry!

Okano-san from Number 307 got permission to take a bath.

- Can you help her? - Yes, I understand.

- I'm counting on you. - Yes.

The phone you are trying to call

is either at a place where it can't be reached

or turned off...

Brother, you need it for camping?

- Yes. - That one is sharp.

The price is reasonable too. I can recommend it.

- Then, this one please. - Oh, that's a quick decision.

Thank you very much.

Beautiful, isn't it?

This pattern is peculiar to Damascus steel.

It's made in Syria, a knife for warriors.

The price is hefty, but its sharpness is second to none.

Do you want to hold it?

Yes.

Here it is.

Oi, oi, I told you, didn't I? It's extremly sharp.

It's alright. This one too please.

Eh? You take them both?

We'll do that, brother! Somehow you seem to be a warrior.

Just wait a moment.

I've been waiting for your call.

In order to continue our recent talk,

can I come over to your house tomorrow?

Of course. Then, how about 15 o'clock?

We will make an arrangement and hold a press conference. How about that?

First, I must injure that bodyguard.

If he still offers resistance,

I have no choice but to kill him.

In case of emergency, I have a spare knife.

Ikuta Tomochika must be killed, come what may.

- Welcome home. - You are here?

Where have you been?

Here and there.

Yesterday and today I couldn't reach your cellphone.

- I was worried. - I've visited a friend.

I see.

Congratulations. Here's your birthday present.

You had forgotten that you've become 20, right?

I'm glad. The size is just right too.

It suits you perfectly.

You look like a grown-up man.

What are you thinking right now?

Are you thinking of death?

No.

Since mother died, you haven't cried even once.

It's wrong not to cry when you're sad.

Hokuto-kun, I don't understand you.

Your body is here,

but it's as if your heart had gone away together with mother.

The living must not get too close to the dead!

- Come. - What is it?

Come!

Oi, wait!

What are you doing?

What are you doing!

Oi... What are you doing?

Asumi-san!

Can you feel my heartbeat?

I'm alive!

Mother is dead,

but we are alive!

Let's do it.

- It's wrong. - It's not wrong.

- It's wrong. - It's not wrong.

- It's wrong! - It's not wrong!

I will do it.

I will do it, Mother.

Good-bye.

- Yes? - I'm Hashizume.

I have an appointment with Sensei at 15 o'clock.

Excuse me.

- Thank you very much. - Yes.

Excuse me...

Where is Ikuta-sensei?

To tell the truth, he's been summoned for a questioning by the police.

He said he would be back after 2 o'clock,

but maybe he was arrested.

Arrested!

I'm very sorry, but please wait a little longer.

Excuse me.

Sensei called right now.

He said he would be back in about 30 minutes.

That's how it is.

Excuse me, Hashizume-san.

Yes.

I heard you would defend Sensei on a press conference later,

but that man isn't the person you think he is.

I know it only since recently,

but that story about helping children in Africa is a complete lie.

We employees can't keep it up any longer.

It's true, we got paid for it

and therefore may be just as guilty,

but

supporting this swindle any longer, that's unbearable to us.

You...

Stop it.

Please... Don't do it please.

Help!

Help!

What's up? Hello? Hello!

Are you alright?

Why?

Why have I done this?

Why! Why!

What happened?

Don't kill me!

Don't kill me please. I'm begging you.

Don't kill me please. Please! Please!

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die...

My name is Motohashi. I'm here for the press conference.

Excuse me!

Strange, isn't it? No one is answering.

Oi, there's Ikuta!

Calm down... Calm down, calm down!

Shit!

Ikuta!

Regarding the 2 victims, what do you think now?

I feel deep regret.

Nothing else.

And, regarding Ikuta Tomochika?

I want to kill him.

If I got out of here, I'd do it right away.

Ikuta was charged with fraud.

Just like you, he will be judged by the law.

That's no good!

If only I had killed Ikuta at that time.

If only I had fulfilled my promise to mother.

The other day, you told me you asked Kondo Ayako-san shortly before she died

whether she wanted revenge, right?

Kondo-san nodded,

and so you promised your mother, right?

When I heard that story, I thought it was queer.

An act of revenge that would mess up her beloved son's life,

is that really what a mother would wish for?

I absolutely can't believe that Kondo-san was such a person.

Mother definitely did nod.

Asumi-san and Tomioka-san can't believe it too.

This is no lie.

Yesterday, I talked with Kondo-san's attending physician.

Shortly before death,

usually breathing becomes hard, the jaw fells down,

and mouth breathing begins.

In this mortal agony, often the head is moved up and down.

What do you mean?

Kondo-san didn't nod because she agreed with what you said.

It was an unvoluntary movement that's typical of dying.

If you see it like that, it all fits.

The promise with your mother

was probably a misunderstanding.

Are you saying because of a misunderstanding

I killed these 2 persons?

It was a coincidence of unfortunate accidents.

What is that?

That's the worst!

That's really the worst.

I really should better not have been born.

No one in this world should better not have been born!

Enough!

I deserve the death sentence. Give me the death sentence please!

Don't decide that on your own!

I'm sorry for shouting at you.

But look, you don't understand a thing about what a trial means.

- The meaning of people judging people... - We are finished.

Wait! The talk isn't over yet!

Are you really finished already?

Lights out!

Number 395, put your face out of the futon.

Number 395!

Can't you hear? Put your face out of the futon!

What are you doing, you idiot!

- Oi! He's trying to bite his tongue off! - Oi!

- Oi! Open your mouth! - Stop it! Oi!

Stop it! I said stop it!

Time in prison is strictly regulated.

Wake-up time is 6:40 o'clock.

Breakfast at 8 o'clock.

30 minutes for physical exercises.

Lunch at 12 o'clock.

Dinner at 16 o'clock.

Each 2nd day a bath for 15 minutes.

Bed-time at 21 o'clock.

Day by day this repeats itself.

Being monitored 24 hours a day I couldn't even commit suicide.

I tried to forget who I was.

The one who was here wasn't Hashizume Hokuto,

it was Number 395.

Until the day of the execution

I would be just a piece of meat that's kept alive by the state.

[January 2017]

Happy New Year!

The schedule for the trial is decided, right?

April... That's real soon now, isn't it?

I've handed in the suit that you shall wear during the trial.

It's last year's birthday present.

Hokuto-kun,

you have heard this from Takai-sensei many times already,

but can't you write a letter to the families of the victims?

I can't.

Why?

You must feel sorry for the victims from the bottom of your heart.

I don't want any mitigation of punishment.

Then, let's get married.

I'm serious.

Once you're sentenced to death, only family members can still visit you.

If I told them I'm your sister, they wouldn't let me in.

We would never see each other again.

- It would mess up your life too. - I don't mind that mess!

I've thought about it again and again and that's the conclusion I came to.

You and I, we tasted the same hell in our childhood

and thanks to mother we got a new life.

We are connected by her spirit.

We must not get separated.

- I will hand it to the person in charge. - There's no need to hand it in.

I will not sign it.

[April 2017]

I'm sorry for letting you wait.

You don't have much free time, right? He'll be back soon.

- Excuse me... - Yes?

Last time, Sensei refused it,

but I would like to pay him a reward.

He's working so hard only for the compensation the state pays.

A court-appointed lawyer can't accept this.

Then, how about I engaged him?

Don't worry, it's alright.

It's a shabby office, but somehow we get by.

It will become a difficult trial,

but Sensei will definitely do everything that's possible.

He is that kind of man.

These are the anticipated questions and answers of the questioning of witnesses.

We will rehearse them later.

In this case, there's virtually no way to contest the facts.

The degree of penalty, in other words,

the death sentence or life in prison,

is the only open question.

All we can do is to plead extenuating circumstances.

Tell us the truth, Sensei. Which is more likely?

Until the box is opened, you can't know what's in it.

He is in that fatalistic mood too, isn't he?

Hokuto-kun is deeply sorry.

That's why he's all the more obstinately saying that he must get a severe sentence.

The more conscientious a person is, the more they tend to become obstinate.

But, if the judges see such an attitude,

they think he has no regrets and hand out a stricter sentence.

Somehow we must tear down the wall that Hokuto-kun has build in his heart.

It's the same as at that time.

All children who are abused by their parents build a wall in their heart.

Asumi-chan had hard times too, but Hokuto-kun's case was particularly difficult.

How did Kondo-san do it?

She waited, patiently,

until Hokuto-kun's frozen heart melted.

But we don't have the time to wait, right?

Tomioka-san, there's someone I want to have in the courtroom as witness.

The trial against the defendant Hashizume Hokuto

will begin in 5 days at last.

Hashizume, who was abused by his parents in his childhood,

was picked up and raised by a foster mother

who became a victim in the fraud case of the Ikuta Tomochika Institute.

However, he murdered 2 women

in a very brutal way,

and there are many voices who demand rigorous measures

and a severe sentence against the defendant.

- I'm home. - Welcome back.

- Ah, I'm tired. - What about dinner?

I've already eaten.

Sorry that it took so long.

I'll change clothes.

This scar was inflicted on me by my biological father.

It is proof that the blood of a devil is flowing inside of me.

It is proof that I'm a person who should be sentenced to death.

You have the intention to argue in favour of the death sentence even in court, right?

I understand.

However, in your defence I will do everything to avert the death sentence.

Do what you like please.

I shall do what I like?

A trial is no pleasure.

It's true, from the professional standpoint, many trials are.

Strictly speaking, this applies to the majority of them.

But, this trial is different.

It's literally a duel for life and death.

The prosecution will put on a show to make you a villain.

On the other side, I will stress your unfortunate history

to prove that you basically are not a person who would kill other people.

During that time, you will be exposed to the eyes of many people.

You will wish you could close your ears. You will wish you could run away.

But you can't do that. You have to endure it.

On top of that, you are expected

to show them your true heart.

My true heart...

The trial against the defendant Hashizume will start as scheduled.

Hashizume Hokuto's lawyer...

Please take a numbered ticket.

It will be your lottery ticket.

Please do your best.

I'm off.

The lottery results will be displayed here.

Please check the number of your ticket.

Only those whose numbers match can be exchanged against admission cards.

The exchange will be done here!

Please check the number of your ticket.

Only those whose numbers match...

Uncuff him please.

All rise.

Your Honour,

could you please instruct the family of the victim

not to display her picture in the courtroom.

Why?

- You are Iioka-san's family, right? - Yes.

I'm very sorry, but could you put away this picture.

Doesn't my mother have the right to see this trial with her own eyes?

There is a possibility that it could put the defendant under pressure

and therefore have an impact on the fairness of the trial.

I can understand your feelings,

but could you at least not show it to the defendant?

- But... - I understand.

- Dad! - It's alright.

Thank you very much.

The court is now in session. Defendant, step forward.

Tell us your name.

I'm Hashizume Hokuto.

Defendant, step forward.