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Kishi-san, Kishi-san.

Yes?

Alright then, your position there is fine.

I'll be prompting you with some questions,

so please respond naturally.

Understood.

Um, we're hoping to capture you speaking naturally, so please keep that mind.

Please go ahead.

Now then, Kishi-san, once again...

This garden is truly meticulously maintained

and breathtakingly beautiful. It's like...

KAGAWA TERUYUKI

JIRO (SISSONE)

OKUNO EITA

TAKEHARA PISTOL

HONDA HIROTARO

NAKAMURA ANNE

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DIRECTOR & WRITER HIRASE KENTARO

SEKI YUTARO DIRECTOR & WRITER

It really is such a wonderful place.

MIYAZAKI

2023

Thank you.

Where did you buy that vase?

That one... I believe it was in Italy.

Ah, I was right. Milan.

Wow, Milan-made?

Everything here has such good taste and elegance.

It's clear you have a discerning eye.

No, no.

Still, it's impressive how contemporary items

are incorporated into such a historic building.

The atmosphere is truly magnificent.

Thank you.

Is this your personal taste?

Ah... No, it's not me.

Then, is it the proprietress's taste?

Ah... yes.

But it's "former" proprietress.

I'm actually divorced.

But, well, now I'm managing on my own somehow.

I see.

Still, if I were staying here,

I'd want to spend all day relaxing in this garden.

Hearing that makes me very happy.

Ah, Kouchi-san, could you take some from here too?

Okay.

Sorry, we're done.

Could you hold that branch to the side a little?

Yes, like this?

Yes, yes, thank you.

Honestly, the inn's in pretty serious financial trouble.

Oh really?

When Kishi-san inherited it from his father,

it was already burdened with a huge debt.

They say it was unclear whether he inherited the inn or just the debt.

Wow.

It seems like he restructured everything from the ground up,

and that's why it's still around.

People are saying that if it wasn't for him,

Senpou-en would have gone under a long time ago.

I see.

So I told him,

"If you really want me to forgive you, drink the beer you poured into my shoe!"

What the hell?

Guess what he said?

"Yes, I'll drink it, I'll drink it!"

And he desperately tried to take off my shoe.

- Did he drink it? - Oh he did.

Like gulp gulp.

It... it kept spilling like this...

I don't want to hear such filthy stories.

Hey, there's no story more fun than this one!

Huh?

Keep it down a little.

Who the hell are you?

Do you even know who you're talking to?

- Hey, don't...

I'm with Senpou-en, Senpou-en!

You know?

The Senpou-en I know

used to be a much classier inn.

See you.

Your brother's working so hard for the inn, and here you are...

What?

Drunk in the middle of the day

and picking fights with the elderly.

You two are brothers but really nothing alike.

You two are brothers but really nothing alike.

Mm?

Different personalities...

And different builds.

While my husband

is devoting himself to the inn,

you, the younger brother,

seem to resent it.

Also...

Even the way...

your hair grows is completely different.

Hey.

Hey!

What are you doing? Get out of here now!

Yeah, yeah... Fine, fine, fine.

I'm not

as slovenly as that

younger brother of mine.

I'm not

as slovenly as that

younger brother of mine.

The appetizer is herring roe with vegetables in dashi.

No decoration at the moment,

but next month we're thinking of featuring yellowtail.

And for the soup, it's this dobin-mushi.

Ah, dobin-mushi.

Nice.

For the dobin-mushi, we added tilefish and lily bulb.

Tilefish has a delicate umami,

and the lily bulbs from Makkari are excellent this year.

Would hot pot for this month leave a stronger impression?

Hm? Ah, sukiyaki, right?

Well, I think it's good though.

Dobin-mushi has that seasonal feeling.

Glad to hear that.

- Pardon us. - Thanks for your hard work.

- Pardon me. - Thank you for your hard work.

What kind of stock did you get today?

Ah, let's see, beer...

Also, a lot of shochu today.

I see.

Lately it seems shochu's been selling well.

Shochu's fine, but I wish customers would drink more local sake too.

Yeah, true.

Signature: Hashioka

Relax a little, will you?

Idiot, I am relaxed.

Actually, now that I think about it,

there are plenty of rooms at the inn.

You could've talked there.

Idiot, imagine if old man Sakurai came to the inn.

Everyone would be so shocked they couldn't work.

Is Sakurai-san really that kind of person?

Idiot, he owns a ton of land.

That old man's got his hands in everything.

Toshiya-kun, greetings.

Thank you for taking the time.

Please, get in.

Excuse me.

Sakurai-san.

Thank you for making time

for me.

You see,

I'm not good at small talk.

Let's get to the point.

Right.

You want to get land from Mitake and start a hot spring business, right?

This...

It's basically a super sento, isn't it?

Yes.

There are some shady people hanging around Mitake.

I can understand why you came to me for help.

But regarding that area, you can rest easy.

I poked around a bit...

Turns out it's nothing.

They're the type that will do whatever they're told.

So yeah, no need to worry.

Thank you very much.

Well, that's how it is.

Huh?

I need you to get out now.

About the down payment or principal—

I understand.

I understand that very well.

Don't worry, I'll cooperate properly.

Thank you very much.

You gotta be kidding me... seriously...

Thanks.

No! Stop! Don't come near me... Don't come near me!

Stay away from me!

Kishi, Kishi!

Ah, hi, nice work.

You too.

Man, today was exhausting again.

Right?

Seriously, a room full of old farts.

And the microphone was so loud it gave me a headache.

- Kishi. - Hm?

Did you hear about your brother?

Huh?

He's trying to get involved with Mitake's land.

Mitake? Toshiya is?

Just between us,

Mitake's inn is about to close down.

Your brother's apparently shaking them down

with Sakurai-san backing him.

In a town this small...

If you try to snatch land from a fellow inn...

You know how that'll look.

You gotta be kidding me!

That's... totally different from what you said!

That's...

That's just dumping all Mitake's debt onto me!

Did you really think

you could get the land for free?

That's dirty!

You didn't say anything about this at first!

Move!

Sorry about that. Here you go.

That guy...

He's not fit to hold any position of responsibility.

He's petty, small-minded...

And twisted.

And that's all for today's meeting.

Manager, anything else?

No, all good.

Everyone, thank you for another month.

Hey.

What?

Stay away from Mitake.

Thanks for the concern.

Don't mess with me.

Mitake was a place our father cared about.

What's even the point?

Trying to start a business all of a sudden?

"Being a manager is tough," yeah?

Get real!

Oh, scary, scary.

Big bro, I've got two pieces of advice for you too.

First.

Do what you must, but don't overdo it.

One day you'll lose control.

Second.

You'd better watch out for old man Sakurai.

He's got his eyes on this place's assets.

How are you?

How are you?

I was just wondering how you've been. It's been a while

How is everyone at the inn? Still the same as always?

You're working with that old man, aren't you?

Old man?

Don't play dumb.

Sakurai.

That old man is targeting me, isn't he?

He's trying to saddle me with debt

and swipe all the money from our inn, right?

Why would he?

Huh?

That's not it.

"Not it," huh?

Ugh, hey—

Hey...

Is it really not?

Why... hey...!

Stop... Stop it...!

Really?

Oh? Toshiya-san.

Ah, hi.

What are you doing?

Out here?

Moss. I'm collecting moss.

Moss you say?

That's right.

This is Leucobryum juniperoideum.

And this one is Leucobryum bowringii.

You're very knowledgeable.

Turns out I have a knack for telling moss apart.

Moss is wonderful.

Diversity.

Beauty.

Mystery.

And the strength it has as a living thing...

I only started collecting recently,

but the more I look,

the more I'm drawn in.

Would you like to take a look with me?

Sure.

A dead-end town like this...

I'm honestly sick of it.

I'm thinking of making this the last time.

Is that so?

Did something happen?

Well... yeah.

My wife,

she suddenly started seeing another man out of nowhere.

I thought we actually got along pretty well...

But in the end, she left me.

As if it had been predetermined to happen that way...

Still, I just can't see how there could be any reason for it.

It was like her feelings

just suddenly shifted.

And then I realized...

Even if you haven't done anything wrong,

misfortune can still strike you without warning.

No one knows when, where, or who will be hit by disaster.

I see.

But today,

that wife of mine contacted me.

Said she wants to talk and that she's coming here soon.

I have no idea what she wants to talk about.

But somehow...

it feels like the misfortune inside me has finally passed.

At least that's what I'd like to believe.

So this too...

I thought today would be a good day to quit.

Sorry for the roundabout explanation.

We can't smoke that here.

It's just a cigarette.

Ah, it's me. About that cigarette. Turns out it really was marijuana.

Yeah.

He lost consciousness and fell into the pond while under the influence of strong marijuana.

That's our theory, at least.

That's right, we couldn't find any fingerprints at the scene. Yeah.

Yeah...

Ah, hold on a second.

I'll call you back later. Yeah.

We got all statements from the inn's employees.

Apparently, the bad blood between the brothers was pretty well-known around here.

They were fighting over who would inherit the inn, and even over Kishi's ex-wife, apparently.

Oh?

Well, it seems it was common to see them arguing all the time...

CLOSED TODAY

But, there's something not many people knew about...

The two of them, they had different fathers.

- Different fathers? - Yes.

The previous innkeeper, actually, was infertile.

- Infertile? - Yes.

But he still wanted an heir for the inn.

After much agonizing, he decided to use a sperm donor,

and that's how Kishi Fumiya, the deceased, was born.

But even with infertility, there are different symptoms...

Ten years later,

the previous innkeeper somehow fathered a child naturally.

That's when the younger brother, Kishi Toshiya, was born.

I see.

Harboring resentment and feelings of inferiority toward his brother

who inherited the inn "even though he was of different blood," became increasingly twisted...

So the younger brother had a motive to kill his brother.

That's what it's starting to look like.

Well, he's denying it for now,

but eventually, the evidence will pile up.

- Yes. - Excuse me.

Some people from the Kanagawa PD are here, saying they're investigating a different case.

Huh?

They introduced themselves as Domoto-san and Iida-san.

Ah, right! Okay, okay, I'll go.

So, the hair, right?

Go ahead.

Is there some kind of connection to another case?

Yeah...

Ah, here...

A high school girl who fell to her death in Kanagawa.

A housewife who drowned in a river in Fukuoka.

A cleaning staff who fell to her death at a shopping mall in Ishikawa.

And...

A seafood restaurant worker who drowned in Chiba.

All of them had part of their hair cut in a strange way.

What?

Each case was ruled a suicide or an accident,

but we're pursuing another possibility.

You're saying these incidents aren't separate?

But hey,

this time the victim's a man, right?

If they weren't only targeting women,

then what's the common link among the victims?

There's no clear connection between them,

not even where they lived...

Even if it looks random,

there has to be some commonality.

Until this case, the common features were "female,"

"staged to look like suicides," and "hair cut."

Until this case, yeah.

But now it's a man.

That's an important fact.

Listen,

even if we wave around this flimsy peculiarity of hair as "proof"

and say "it's a serial killer's work," who's going to believe us?

To begin with, there are plenty of corpses with slightly weird hair.

For all we know, their barber might have made a mistake.

Then how do you explain the strange similarities

in how their hair got cut?

Are you saying we should just ignore it?

I'm not saying to ignore it.

I'm just saying the evidence is too weak.

Don't focus only on small things. Look at the bigger picture.

But we can't see the bigger picture.

Isn't that why we should try and build it from the tiny clues?

As expected from the detective

who trained in criminal psychology under her famous father.

Then tell me, Iida-san, with that keen detective instinct of yours,

what do you see?

I don't even need to rely on instinct.

These are separate incidents.

No connection at all.

That's what's called lazy detective work.

Scary!

Um...

Yes?

We do have a suspect on our end...

I'm telling you.

It's not me.

But you didn't

have a good impression of your brother.

Ain't that right?

Is murder only possible

if you have malicious intent?

Huh?

You guys...

You're just desperately hunting for any scrap of resentment toward my brother.

That's why you're so eager to paint me as the killer.

I didn't like him a whole lot.

And he probably...

didn't like me either.

Sure, there was hatred between us.

But I didn't kill him.

That's why you're all

stuck with those "what the hell is going on?" faces.

However, the autopsy suggests

your brother may have been pushed from behind,

rather than falling accidentally.

I'm not saying my brother killed himself, okay?

Then who are you saying killed him?

No fucking clue...

You guys just prefer it when there's clear malice.

That's why you're stuck in the same rut.

That's just your sophistry!

Then what?

You want us to suspect every single resident one by one? Huh?

Go through them all one by one? Huh?

We'd never catch anyone that way.

That Kishi Toshiya from earlier ain't your serial killer.

I know that much.

Good.

But still,

there's no such thing as a murder without malice.

I don't believe people die for no reason.

I'm not so sure about that.

Sometimes people die for no reason at all.

My mother,

she left for a morning walk with the dog

and got hit by a motorcycle.

It was a quiet country road with barely any traffic.

Tell me,

was there some grand reason she had to die that day?

Should she just not have gone for that walk?

No matter how many times I think about it,

I can't understand why my mom had to die.

Hey, you got a sec?

What is it?

This, right here.

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I believe we absolutely have to catch

the person responsible for that series of incidents.

The cause of death was bleeding from the head being crushed.

What about the hair?

Why are you helping Domoto-san with the investigation?

Because I think it's interesting.

I like investigations like that.

I think about what kind of problems

might be hidden in that person's surroundings.

Um, thank you for the other day.

Then suddenly,

possibilities I hadn't seen at first

come into view.