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You don't need this anymore?

Yeah.

You've put on weight lately, haven't you?

Huh?

What, you've been paying attention to my figure?

How funny!

No, no, no. That's creepy, right?

To be this age and still care about your wife's figure...

Is it?

I'd love it if someone cared about my figure.

My husband is always totally indifferent about stuff like that.

I don't know...

At our age, he suddenly started working out on his own.

Like, who is that muscle even for? What's the purpose?

And he totally doesn't pull it off.

Like when he does sit-ups, it's like this...

The breathing sounds...

Hilarious.

But yeah, you're right.

Starting to work out suddenly sure makes you wonder.

Right?

Oh, by the way, didn't you say you've had a lot of free time lately?

Yeah, yeah.

Well then, I've got something for you.

What?

Swimming.

Swimming?

Yeah, swimming exercise.

Huh... why?

So your husband won't say, "You've put on weight."

KAGAWA TERUYUKI

SAKAI MAKI

MIYACHIKA KAITO

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TAKEHARA PISTOL

JIRO (SISSONE)

UCHIDA CHIKA

SATO MIYUKI

NAKAJIMA SENA

NAKAMURA ANNE

DIRECTOR & WRITER HIRASE KENTARO

SEKI YUTARO DIRECTOR & WRITER

To all graduates of Nishi High School,

As autumn deepens and the leaves begin to change color,

how are you spending this season?

Time flies, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of our graduation from Nishi High.

To commemorate this milestone,

we are planning to hold a reunion as outlined below.

P.S. We would love to have Misae-san, who was a central figure in our class,

give a speech as the female representative.

We hope you will accept.

Looking forward to your response.

2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and go!

Let's bounce!

Watch your posture!

Don't forget to breathe!

Yes!

Now, four forward!

Gentle, and back!

Yes! Push your hips forward!

Use your back muscles!

I totally forgot how good you are at sports.

I've just got practice, that's all.

Even I was completely lost at first.

Yeah, right.

I'm telling you.

I mean...

Even those grandpas and grandmas can do it, right?

So there's no way you can't.

You think?

When was that reunion supposed to be again?

In about half a year.

That's more than enough time to see results.

Better than doing nothing.

I guess...

That reminds me, this place...

The Friday instructor here is super popular.

Oh yeah?

Apparently he started teaching about three months ago,

and ever since, everyone's been trying to switch to the Friday class.

Wow, he's that popular?

Yep, yep.

Apparently he's refreshing, cheerful,

naturally motivating...

And most of all, he's dandy.

Da... dandy?

Yep.

Way better than being taught by some dried-up old guy like today.

True.

Aquabics?

I heard the classes taught by the popular instructor

are so in demand there's even a waiting list.

Must be nice, getting adored by local housewives.

What an easy job, being an instructor.

Well, it's just down the road, so it's easy to get to.

And Ryoko says she's going to keep going, so I'm thinking maybe I'll try it too.

It's honestly a mystery to me, that kind of thing.

Mm?

I mean, it's basically like this.

You always take the escalator, no matter how short the ride.

You don't want to carry heavy things when shopping,

so you always order online.

Lately you've even gotten too lazy to walk to the station

and take taxis instead.

You're constantly surrounded by opportunities to exercise,

but you always pick the easy way, so your body just keeps going soft.

And then, you go out of your way to spend tons of money and time

on personal gyms or swimming classes.

If you thought about it for just a second, you'd realize how absurd that is.

YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE THAT!!

YOU'RE TERRIBLE AT MANAGING YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!

COMPLETELY UNORGANIZED!!

There's no record left?

That's right.

KANAGAWA

Basically, to avoid long-term retention of personal information,

we now only keep data on former employees for three years.

After that, it gets discarded.

I see.

I think it was October four years ago...

Do you maybe have any photos from around that time?

Photos, huh...

We discard stuff like employee ID photos along with that too, you see.

How about images for the website or anything like that?

Hmm, I see what you mean.

Hold on just a moment.

Yes.

Ah, yes, yes.

That year's folder, huh?

Oh, here it is.

A group photo.

Yes.

What? Even Friday's instructor was the dried-up old man?

Yep, yep.

And apparently, the refreshing dandy from Friday

has been on leave since last week.

Really?

Overwork?

Well, the class people were all saying things like,

"He was always so energetic, what happened?"

and "He was so friendly and chatty."

Everyone seemed really concerned.

Huh...

But you often hear it, right? "Why would such a serious person..."

So even if that person seemed cheerful, I bet he was dealing with a lot of stress.

Oh? That's a bit cold. Calling him "that person" and all.

Well, I mean, it's not like I had anything to do with him to begin with.

Come back soon, refreshing dandy!

Ryoko-san.

Hello.

This is Rekishima-san, who introduced me to the class.

Nice to meet you.

We actually met while swimming here.

This is my friend, Okahashi-san.

Hello, pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Alright, OK! Let's take a break!

Time to hydrate!

Look at you.

Even if it's not the Friday dandy,

you've got a fine gentleman right nearby!

You mean Rekishima-san?

Yes.

He's friendly, not annoying at all,

and his physique is really healthy.

No, no, it's not like that at all.

Oh come on, why hide it?

I'm telling you, it's not!

So, what kind of work does he do?

I haven't asked.

Good work today.

You too.

Are you done for today?

No, I'm going for one more swim.

Alright then.

- Um, here. - Ah, thanks.

Speaking of photos, I tried my best,

but this is the best I could find...

Thank you so much. This helps a lot.

FUKUOKA

Oh, it does?

Yes.

Say...

Did one of our drivers do something?

Ah, no...

Was there

someone who used to be a cram school teacher among your drivers?

A cram school teacher?

- Yes.

Hmm...

We do ask about their backgrounds when we hire them...

But I don't recall anyone who used to teach at a cram school.

Is that so?

Pardon me...

Are you waiting for someone?

No, um...

Do you know that place?

Huh? Um... well...

On the fourth floor of that building.

That's where men walk around in the hallways,

and when two are drawn to each other, they go into a private room.

Without saying a word.

If you find someone you like,

you just gently touch their shoulder.

I always watch the entrance from here.

I have a regular partner,

and I'm waiting for him to arrive.

If I go in too early,

it gets awkward having to turn down others.

Sorry, I have to go...

CHAT WITH HER HUSBAND

Messages that have been unsent cannot be restored. Do you want to unsend this message?

The message has been unsent.

Nah...

None of them ring a bell.

ISHIKAWA

After that incident, two people quit this place.

One was Ogi-san, the other was Shim-san.

Both older than me.

They're not in these photos, right?

Yeah.

Um, as for Ogi-san...

That's this person.

And the other person...?

Well, I looked, but couldn't find a photo.

Shim-san was pretty shy

and I wasn't very close to him.

I see.

But yeah,

if either of them were to commit a crime, it'd definitely be this Ogi guy.

He's got a record from before he came here.

Ogi-san?

No idea what he's up to now, though.

I tried contacting him, but he never replied.

Sorry to bother you while you're busy.

I'm Domoto from Kanagawa PD, First Investigation Division.

About the postmortem report you sent,

regarding the suspicious death

of Kishi Fumiya, former manager of Senpou-en, on September 8.

I wanted to ask if you have any information

about former employees from the inn.

Yes.

Yes.

DIET

Misae-san.

Hello.

Surprised?

I just happened to be having tea here too.

And when you stepped away from your seat,

I thought I'd come over and say hello.

I'm surprised you recognized me.

Well, you see.

I'm good at remembering faces.

Do you come here often?

I'd say so, yeah.

Pretty often.

With Ryoko too.

Oh, I see.

Ah, your coffee.

- Thank you. - Sorry about that.

What about you?

Oh, I come here quite a lot too.

It's spacious, relaxing, and just really nice.

Ah, yes.

Maybe we'll bump into each other again.

S-Still, what a crazy coincidence.

- An earthquake...?

It's an earthquake.

Misae-san.

Misae-san?

Y-Yes?

Misae-san, you see...

I think what we call coincidence or misfortune is really the result

of invisible forces at play, like gravity.

When something happens,

I believe it's due to the interaction of countless tiny, unseen forces.

In other words,

true coincidence doesn't actually exist.

Invisible forces accumulate...

And when they eventually take shape...

That's when people first perceive them...

As coincidence...

Or misfortune...

sai

That's what I believe.

KANAGAWA

So in the end,

across all the different locations,

there's no common person among the incidents, huh?

Even though Iida-san had staked out a lead...

I wonder who took these photos.

The person behind the camera.

Yes.

Watabe Shinji...

And the records?

Yes.

Yes.

Tada-san, yes?

I see.

Thank you.

Both photos were taken by people who already quit.

So maybe they were deliberately avoiding being in the pictures?

Then, if Iida-san was murdered...

Thanks for waiting.

But...

since Inspector Iida passed away,

no one's resigned.

Is that so?

Um...

is that internal police personnel only?

Ah, yes.

How about external contractors?

Ah, I see.

Let's see...

There is one person.

Who?

Let's see.

It's a contractor who handled cleaning and clerical work.

A man named Daimon who resigned just last month.

Daimon...

Ah, found it.

Daimon Hiroki.

Domoto-san, the address.

Yeah.

It's about 30 minutes from here.

What?

This is it.

The address is correct.

AICHI

2024

Yes. Yes. Thank you.

Domoto-san.

Looks like this building was torn down three years ago.

Hello?

Huh? Where?

Inspector Iida had asked me to notify you guys

if a body turned up with hair cut off.

Iida-san did?

Yes.

The victim is a man who recently started working here as an instructor.

He's believed to have been dead for about three weeks.

According to interviews,

he was popular with participants,

friendly, talkative,

and had good relationships with those around him.

No one had anything to say about him having enemies.

He was last confirmed to have shown up for work on September 27.

Since then, there's been no contact.

Today, a man doing a boiler inspection found the body.

He was strangled by hand.

I couldn't stop the killer again...

All I can do is wait until the next case happens...

This really is no different

from an earthquake or a landslide.

I keep wondering...

why it had to be Iida-san who was killed...

I can't get it out of my head.

Iida-san is gone...

And I'm still here.

What made the difference?

To say there's no motive or reason...

There's no way I can accept that.

In this case, it's clearly murder.

So far, it's been suicides

or accidental deaths, which breaks the pattern we've seen so far.

I think

the hair thing was just coincidence after all.

Maybe

there never was a serial killer.

There wasn't?

There wasn't...

Sorry.

I'm heading back to the lodging first.

Domoto-san?

Ah, this way please.

Okay, alright, alright.

Alright, alright, alright...

Alright! Okay, all good.

- Full tank, regular. - Full tank, regular. Got it.

Filling up with regular now!

Full tank of regular comes to 4,750 yen.

Out of 5,000 yen.

Here's your 250 yen change.

And the receipt.

Thank you.

Thank you for your patronage.

HOKKAIDO

2025

He's here.

Good morning.

Okay, that's everything.

- Thank you. - Sure thing.

What, you want a smoke too?

Ah, no.

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