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Criminal Investigations | Liaison Division Chief Kamijo Ren

MPD Deputy Commissioner | Sendo Daizen

The Metropolitan Police Department plays a key role with 250,000 police officers countrywide.

It's not easy to stand at the top of the huge tower that carries the cherry blossom emblem.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department uses the emblem of a cherry blossom (Sakura), this what the title of the dorama refers to.

And yet, why did you chose a different career path than your father..

..and threw yourself into the promotion race?

Before ending his life, my father told me he was going to be killed by the police.

I see.

Is your true intention to use your career advancement as an excuse to find out the truth behind that?

If my father ended his life because of the evil side of the police..

..then I would like to purify that pus.

That is very promising.

But I wonder if it will be that simple?

I am prepared.

My father said it. The real problem is..

..that in order to make things right, we must sell our soul to the devil.

To the devil...

If that's the case, then climb higher!

There's a view that can only be seen after obtaining power.

Come with me.

From my personal collections to my police certificates..

..this place contains everything about me.

You are the first one that I've shown this to.

I will count on you from now on as my right-hand man.

Failure is not acceptable.

What I want are results!

You have my most sincere apology.

I told you before. The job of Inspector General is beyond your capacity.

It's not a good job for someone young to do.

I always get what I want, no matter what.

I will be the one who becomes MPD commissioner!

And I will stand at the top of the police organization.

That's cool!

We'll see which devil of 'Satcho' remains after the final showdown, right?

I'm going to work.

Sawa's father Mizuki Tetsuro

It's been 3 days already.

I wonder when he will wake up..

Criminal Investigations | Division 1 Mizuki Sawa

Gamo Kaneto

I understand. Then, I'll be waiting in the lobby.

Gamo has not regained consciousness.

I see...

What about Togashi?

I've been unable to contact him.

I'm sure he feels responsible.

Is it true that Togashi was instructed by the Deputy Commissioner to fabricate the evidence?

But he didn't do it.

The Deputy Commissioner is involved somehow with Gin-san's murder.

I can't forgive him...

Sendo Daizen created a disturbing trend inside the top management of the Metropolitan Police Department.

That is the undeniable truth.

At this rate, is it okay to let him ascend to MPD commissioner?

Of course it's not okay.

Today, I will bring everything to an end.

What are the possibilities of recovery for Gamo Kaneto?

There's also possibilities that memory disorder could remain even if he regains consciousness.

That's the difficult part..

We have circumstancial evidence..

..and we also have a motive. Shall we proceed with the arrest?

Wait a moment.

Gamo denied these charges until the very end.

However, with the fact that his fingerprints remained in the murder weapon..

Criminal Investigations | Councilor Makizono Takafumi

Criminal Investigations | Division 1 Chief Yashiki Takeo

..I have to say that it's highly likely that this is Gamo's crime.

That's the thing.

I found it!

Criminal Investigations | Liaison Division Togashi Yuma

Gamo Kaneto's alibi!

At the time when Kariya Ginjiro was murdered..

..Gamo was doing shopping.

When he was practicing at home the cooking from the Chinese restaurant he worked on, he ran out of pepper..

..so he went to a 24-hour supermarket from the neighboring town.

It's true...

For this purpose, all this time you've been...

I heard he had been cooking every night without sleeping..

..so I went through every corner of the neighborhood asking around.

And then, eye witnesses appeared..

If only we had tried to question more people, we could have done more too..

Criminal Investigations | Division 1 Todoroki Keiichi

Criminal Investigations | Division 1 Gondo Katsutoshi

That's awesome.

I'm exhausted because I haven't slept for 3 days..

You're such a fool..

That's not the kind of job a career bureaucrat should be doing.

The one who told me to not let myself be tainted by career bureaucrats..

..was you Sawa-san, right?

- Ah! - Well done.

With this, Gamo's alibi is confirmed.

That's right.

Let's investigate the case again!

Yes sir!

I'm grateful for you.

Because of Gamo-kun's matter?

Not just because of that. I was able to regain my own justice.

If that's the case, then I'm glad.

What's wrong?

Yua-chan..

Sendo Daizen's Daughter Sendo Yua

I want to surrender to the police.

I killed Kariya.

"Sakura no Tou" ~ The Cherry Blossom's Tower Translation by deedlitmurata.

Final Episode

Yua surrendered herself to the police?!

Criminal Investigations | Director Domon Yoshiro

The information has been leaked already to the Agency..

What do we do?

What the hell is she thinking...?

The Deputy Commissioner's daughter is the real culprit?!

- We'll prepare for the interrogation. -Please do.

- Let's go! - Yes sir!

The Deputy Commissioner's daughter is also Kamijo's wife, right?

What is going on?

Police Affairs Division | Planning Section Chief Hase Dochu

If this is true, it will also have an impact on Kamijo-kun.

Security Division | Section 1 Chief Niigaki Hiromi

Is that true? Understood. I'll go there now.

Sendo's daughter turned herself to the police for the murder of Kariya.

National Police Agency | Security Bureau Chief Yoshinaga Haruki

Things are not getting any calm at all again.

Cabinet Intelligence Research Office | Director of Cabinet Intelligence Gondo Hideo

The final surprise might occur.

Kamijo-san, did you know about this?

I was contacted just before the investigation meeting.

Why did you keep quiet?

I was told she wanted to talk about this only at the Police.

Is that true?

- What do you mean? - I mean, it's weird you know.

Because the only point of contact between Yua-chan and Gin-san are either you or the Deputy Commissioner.

So you are suspecting that Kamijo-san was involved in it?

Why aren't you denying it?

You should better ask the person directly.

Leader, division 1 chief Yashiki is calling you.

I will carry out my own justice.

This is...

"May 15. Kariya came today as well to ask me for money."

"When I got to know that Kariya was the one who drove my father to death..."

"..I started to keep my distance from him."

"But that man.."

..even until this day, has been begging me for information about the assault incident that Yua was involved in."

"Recently, I've only been thinking about killing Kariya."

"May 23."

"Kariya has been following the Sendo family."

"He has a grudge against Sendo who fired him from the police organization."

"Yua is also in danger."

"If things continue this way, perhaps someone might result injured."

I'm in charge of the interrogation.

MPD Commissioner | Yagami Akifumi

What the hell is going on?!

I was also surprised.

Why are you acting like it's not your problem..?

Depending on the circumstances..

...I might have to retract the conversations about you becoming MPD commissioner.

Um...that would be a problem.

Then I'll have to follow up very closely with you to make sure it happens.

Because you, commissioner Yagami and I are in the same boat.

We go to the grave together!

I have no intentions of sinking into the abyss alone.

Were you crying asking for mercy to commissioner Yagami?

Who said you could sit in there?!

I'm sorry about that. It's because you made me wait a considerably long time.

That's fine.

It looks like it's going to be a long talk, right?

Why don't you explain to me?

Since which point is the scenario you drew?

All of it.

I wonder since when.. I sold my soul to the devil.

I buried a modified gun next to my father's grave.

Since that moment, my revenge started.

Is it true that you killed Kariya Ginjiro?

Yes.

Why did you kill him?

Because I felt that I was in danger.

He was a stalker.

Ah...ouch...

Did you do it alone?

Yes.

Perhaps, Yua...

...will claim that she committed the crime alone.

Is it not like that?

She killed Kariya for my sake.

I induced her to do that.

It took me 5 years...

..to create the absolute perfect partner.

What do you mean?

For 5 years, Yua barely returned to her parents' house..

That was my instruction.

To make her isolated.

While living a life of solitude..

..sometimes I was cold with her..

..sometimes I would touch her gently.

I completely dominated her emotions.

Before long, she..

..she became very dependent on me.

Isn't that what you call mind control?

Shouldn't you call it instead a deepened relationship?

Regardless of how you say it, it's the same thing!

Is that your revenge?

It's a big deal.

However...

...this doesn't have the ability to disturb me that much.

Certainly, Yua is my precious daughter.

But, to dash up in this cherry blossom tower..

..it means that I can't be concerned about such personal feelings.

The scenario you drew... That poor scenario..

I will paint it over to make it clean.

How about this?

The deputy commissioner's daughter committed a murder.

It becomes the shocking news that all society talks about.

However, the man that was killed...

..was a persistent stalker that was following her family.

One day, her father, who is the deputy commissioner, was attacked.

The daughter who was worried about her father, tried to persuade the dangerous criminal.

But, the dangerous criminal points the modified gun at her..

..and then she kills him in legitimate self-defense.

How is it?

Even with this, do you think that society will still consider Yua as evil?

There's no scenario that can't be changed as many times as needed.

Conversely, with this is possible to gather the society's sympathy required for the momentum to become MPD commissioner.

You want to become MPD commissioner so much to that extend?

Of course, I want to.

By using the police organization, I want to change this rotten country.

This country has become weak because it's not abiding to discipline anymore.

If the police organization can become a feared existence and keep things under control in a strict manner..

..this country will be reborn.

Precisely because in this current era..

..a leader with unshakeable conviction and with the ability to get things done, is needed.

Are you saying that justice is the power to brandish your sword as your desire mandates?

That's not it.

Justice is the winner.

As you can understand when you look at history..

..the path built by the winner is the one considered to be correct.

Before one knows, that becomes justice itself.

In summary, in order to change the roots of this country..

..I have no choice but to stand at the top of the police organization.

And that is to bring pride and strength to this country.

And for that reason..

..you're willing to use any kind of hand to be able to stand at the top.

That's right.

What's so funny?

You haven't changed at all.

That's exactly why I came up with this plan.

What...?

Do you understand why I didn't make Yua turn herself immediately to the authorities?

Because, If your own daughter commits a crime..

..I thought you would definitely try to cover it up.

For your own self-protection.

Just like you did before when you concealed your daughter's crime.

You knew your daughter committed the crime this time..

..and you tried to lay the blame on Gamo Kaneto.

What is that?

What is that?

This is something that Yua entrusted to me.

I will continue to love you forever...

"It's unusual for you to contact me when I'm still at work."

"Did something happen?"

"Papa.."

..I have something to talk with you

Okay.

I killed him..

Kariya...

"I killed him.."

You killed Kariya..?

That man was following me, I got scared...!

"I'm...so...s..sorry.."

-"I...I..." - Calm down...Yua, please calm down.

Do you have the murder weapon?

Yes...

Don't worry. I won't let you become the culprit.

There's also another recording where you are revealing Gamo's real name and instructing to put the blame on him.

- Do you want to listen to it? - Did you instruct Yua to do that?

I told you before, didn't I? Yua became my absolute perfect partner.

In the same way I do..

...she can't forgive you for your past mistakes either, isn't that so?

Don't get carried away!

With this, it proves your fabrication of evidence.

Someone insignificant like you can't crush my ambitions!

It's different from what it was 5 years ago.

You can't escape from this anymore.

I wonder about that?

Do you understand the current structure of the police organization?

- You mean commissioner Yagami? - That's right.

As long as that man remains at the top of the police organization..

Commissioner Yagami can't mess around with me.

Is that because Commissioner Yagami..

..was involved in my father's incident 28 years ago?

Kariya told me so.

Who was the person from the Satsuma faction's top management that instructed you to be absent from work that day?

It was Yagami.

I'm pretty sure that Yagami was involved in the sale of confiscated goods into the black market..!

When I heard that, I remembered your words.

I didn't have any connections nor academy background..

..therefore I offered to do this dirty job for the Satsuma faction's top management..

..in compensation, they promised to recommend me to the position of senior superintendent.

At that time, the one that you talked with from the Satsuma faction top management..

..that was Commissioner Yagami, isn't that right?

With that, the mystery was solved.

Why would Commissioner Yagami support you this much to that extend?

That is because the main culprit of the diversion into black market that my dad identified was actually commissioner Yagami, isn't that right?!

What are you coming out with...?

That is nothing more than your speculation! just nonsense!

What if it's not a speculation?

You are forgetting the main point.

Why Yua who hadn't visited her parents house in 5 years..

..suddenly returned home?

To get information from me.

That's wrong.

For the house search.

If Yua committed the crime while she was living in her parents house..

..naturally, everything about the Sendo family will be subject to a search.

And your room is no exception.

You can't enter unless you clear the authentication system..

..exactly what the hell is hidden in that collection room?

You said it before.

It was when I showed you the video of the day that my father committed suicide.

If I remember correctly, that police station..

..had one more security camera that was placed in a different direction.

Perhaps with that camera, the suspect's face could be seen very clearly.

At that time, from your facial expression..

..I could perceive that you hadn't disposed of the tape.

I've been thinking about it since then.

That the tape of that other security camera..

..must be in that room.

So that was your true aim..?

The reason of why you didn't dispose of that tape..

..it's because it contains beneficial information for you!

Inside that tape..

..it doesn't contain only the evidence that you drove my father to suicide..

Doesn't it also contain evidence that commissioner Yagami was the one involved in the diversion of confiscated goods into the black market?

Certainly, since it's a case from 28 years ago, we can't build a criminal case.

However, that is more than enough material to force you and commissioner Yagami out of your current positions!

You bastard!

Do you understand what happens if you do something like this?!

I understand.

It means you won't be able to stay in the Metropolitan Police Department.

I think my father's tenacity made that tape to be left behind.

In order to purge you and commissioner Yagami, who are the the pus from the police organization..

..my father left that for me!

There's no such thing as that!

My father who you thought was just a third-rate officer..

..he's the one that forced you out of the position of deputy commissioner.

Thinking about the citizens more than anyone else..

..sticking to his beliefs to the very end, my dad..

..he crushed your ambitions.

This time for sure, it's over for you...

You think I'm going to end in a place like this..?

I'm going to be defeated by a guy like you..?

Stop bullshitting me!

Deputy Commissioner.

Could you please cancel the authentication system of the room at your home?

I forgot to mention.

As recommended by the Director of Cabinet Intelligence Gondo..

..the house search will be done by members of the Reformist faction.

Members of the Sendo faction will not be allowed in the scene.

I've said it before.

I don't play games I can't win.

Game over...

As expected from Kamijo.

You're cool!

That's fine. I'll take your challenge.

However, I will not let things end this way.

I've lived my life as someone who is very bad at giving up.

Is this really the Metropolitan Police Department?

What business do you have?

Thank you for taking the trouble to come.

Just a while ago we finished the house search of Deputy Commissioner Sendo..

..and we found something interesting.

Speaking of Kamijo Hayato's suicide case from 28 years ago..

Can you imagine?

"Senior Superintendet Yagami from the Satsuma Faction plays a key role.."

..in the diversion of confiscated goods into the black market."

"And this is the evidence."

This voice sound was also captured by the video.

"In one of the dummy guns from the storage room, that were replaced for real confiscated goods.."

"..Senior Superintendent Yagami's fingerprint was detected."

This also came out from Deputy Commissioner Sendo's collection room.

Commissioner Yagami's fingerprint has also been confirmed.

I will submit this to the National Public Safety Commission.

Please w...wait. This is a misunderstanding.

Aren't we from the same Satsuma faction?

My term in office will finish soon.. If that happens..

That's enough!!

..you'll have to give a good explanation about this.

Didn't I looked like the former commissioner Aramaki just now?

While you've been causing the internal division of the Satsuma faction..

..it's very disgraceful that you try to cling to it now!

You never had the caliber to stand on top of other people!

Together with Sendo..

..I will make you both take full responsibility for driving Kamijo-san to death for sure!

I heard.

The long battle is now over.

Yeah..

I also finished Yua-chan's interrogation just a moment ago.

She killed Gin-san all by herself..

I see..

But I don't think so.

You have something to do with it.

What Yua said is all there is to it.

Where are you going?

I'm going to meet Yua.

Are you really able to face her properly?

Yeah. Because I'm not a human anymore.

Can I have a moment with her?

You didn't mention them anything about me?

Because the one who actually did it was me..

Say, about Kariya...

..you didn't hate him to that extend, right?

That diary..

..is something you wrote to induce me to commit murder..

Your intention might have been to manipulate me..

..but that was not what happened.

..shooting Kariya is something I did with my own intention.

Why...

Of course..

...because I love you.

If killing Kariya and driving papa to a corner is something that could release you from that revenge, Ren..

..then that's something I wanted to do for you.

Because that's all I could do for you..

Therefore..

..you don't need to feel guilty for this.

There is absolutely nothing to feel guilty about.

Please take over your father's dying wish..

..and become a splendid police officer.

Gamo-kun regained consciousness.

"I'm so glad..."

You did your best, didn't you!

- I'm sorry.. - Everything is fine. Don't worry.

I'm really glad...

Really..

"Sawa-san?"

What are you crying about?

Don't say anything else. Take a good rest.

Crying that much for someone else..

..you give me the creeps.

So cruel, why are you saying that?

I'm kidding.

Thanks for making me realize about what's really important.

Thanks to you, I know what I need to do.

That's a rough way of drinking the fine sake of victory.

Sake: Japanese rice wine.

There wasn't any winner.

My father didn't wish for this.

That's true.

What Hayato-san wanted was..

Club "S" Mama Komiya Shiho

..for you to walk in the path you believed in.

But you can start over from now on, right?

Were you drinking?

I have to drink, there's nothing else for me to do.

...I guess.

She had this picture she took from your diary in her cellphone.

When I read this..

..I imagined you wrote this diary in order to make her read it.

You wrote this diary in order to make her kill Gin-san.

Can you prove something like that?

Of course I can't.

Yua-chan said that when she read your diary, she knew where to find the modified gun.

And also the fact that Gin-san would go to the pier.

However, that was not written anywhere.

So she didn't take pictures of that portion only..

It was not written in there, isn't that right?

The day before Gin-san was killed, at 2PM..

...there's an incoming call from you.

Mama

Ren

Incoming Calls Registry

And then, just before Gin-san's estimated time of death..

..since she deleted it, I don't know the contents but..

..she received a a message from you.

No Subject

From: Ren

According to the instructions she received from you, she went to the pier.

Isn't it natural to think so?

You dragged Yua-chan into this for your revenge.

I want you to cooperate with me.

Kill Kariya.

I understand.

Because I decided to believe in you and to follow you, Ren..

"I'll meet with Kariya tonight"

"I'm pretending to help him escape overseas.."

I'll guide him to Kitashinagawa pier.

Shoot him there.

"There's a modified gun buried next to my father's grave."

I want you to bring it with you to the pier.

...I understand.

I'm being interrogated Let's cancel the operation.

I...

Certainly, you didn't do it with your own hands.

But, you made her shoot Gin-san.

You made her a criminal!

Everything is over already.

It's not over..

..not for me, and not for you.

You did the same thing last time.

Depending on your answer, I might shoot you for real this time.

Since when did you think about doing this?

Since 5 years ago, when I instigated Gamo Kaneto to commit the robbery..

I had prepared 2 modified guns..

The first one, was to use it to fabricate the evidence.

And the other one was for myself.

If there was a dead person out of the bank robbery case..

..I was prepared to take responsibility by putting an end to my life.

However, I was defeated by Sendo..

..so I sold my soul to the devil.

Then, I decided to make someone else use that modified gun.

The rest is, exactly as you imagined.

In order to drive Sendo Daizen to a corner..

..I used Yua to kill Kariya.

Kamijo Ren no longer exists.

The one standing here now is the devil of "Satcho".

I believed in you.

My justice was shaken because you were the other person involved.

I became unable to understand what was the correct path..

..I thought that maybe there isn't such thing..

However, when I saw Togashi desperately doing everything he could to prove Gamo's alibi..

..I realized.

This is the justice that your father always said.

I wanted to become a police officer so I could help others..

..that's how I felt

That's why, I'll say it now.

The path you believed in is wrong.

This time, will you make it easier for me?

I'm the only one who can judge you, right?

Thank you...

So your father saved you in the end.

Don't talk nonsense.

This is your farce, right?

I didn't have any intentions of saving you.

Keep on living and atone for what you did.

With this, the devil of "Satcho" is dead.

Welcome home, Ren.

MPD Commissioner Gondo Hideo

I'm not very used to this chair yet.

Not at all, it suits you very well.

MPD Commissioner Gondo.

Kamijo-kun's tremendous momentum doesn't stop, right?

- We can't lose either, right? - Yeah.

The entire Sendo faction has transferred over to the Reformist faction.

We are going to be busy.

Starting today, I'll be back to work. Looking forward to work with you.

- Don't force yourself. - Yes.

- Welcome! for 2 people? - Yes, for 2.

- Please come in, this way. - The same as always please.

What about our specialty dish, fried rice?

Club "S" Hostess Oikawa Akemi

- Here it is. - Ah, thank you.

The Metropolitan Police Department is also changing, right?

Of course. Every day I'm doing my best.

Be careful not to let ambition precede over goodwill.

Haha...like ulterior motives for example.

I'll be careful.

Sendo-san...

Akemi-chan, I told you to let me know if they were here!

Although you were kicked out from the Metropolitan Police Department, you still want to come here.

It wasn't written anywhere that the chief from the countryside couldn't come here.

Well, since you are already standing around talking, please sit here.

Thank you for waiting.

I had to deal with all your crimes confidentially..

..can you imagine all the struggle I went through.

Because if it becomes public knowledge, the one who would go through a painful experience is you, the MPD commissioner.

Jeez...why don't you quit already?

Don't tell me you're still aiming to turn things around with a winning move?

I'm getting fired up.

Like the "against" method.

Against (アゲンスト): refers to the technique to deal with a headwind in golf, meaning a wind that comes in the opposite direction.

Written Apology

Therefore, that's not the right way of writing a letter of apology!

But I'm telling you I don't understand.

I should rather say.. why are you using honorifics with Katsutoshi?

Because Katsutoshi-kun is a career bureaucrat!

That part of you hasn't changed at all.

Yes.

Senior Superintendent Kamijo..ah no, I mean Chief Superintendent, do you know where he is?

I think he went to the conference room.

Ah, I promised to meet with him before the Reformist faction meeting.

Are you going to join the Reformist faction?

Yeah. I want to get promoted quickly..

..because I want to give you a more luxurious wedding ceremony than the one Kamijo-san had.

Don't be tainted by the career bureaucrats.

Excuse me.

What is justice to you?

This dorama is a fiction. Thanks for watching!