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Service

Breaking Alibi

[Camera shutter sound]

[Doorbell chime]

Kyoko, it's me.

Goro...

I only have you.

I see.

Is that your response...

Ah! [Stab sound]

Ah...

Mitani Watch Store Owner Tokino Mitani

Valentine Kiss by Sayuri Kokusho

♪ Sha ra ra ra Lovely kiss Sha ra ra ra a no makeup kiss ♪

Mitani Watch Store

♪ Sha ra ra ra Lovely kiss ♪

♪ Valentine's day kiss, Valentine's day kiss ♪

Good morning!

What is it and why are you in such a hurry?

Oh! Is it a murder case again by any chance...?

Director. Investigation Division Nano Prefecture Yoshiyuki Saji

Tokino-kun, As I said the other day...

I know. It is a breach of confidentiality

if you tell me anything about the investigation.

- If you know then that's fine. - What kind of a case is it?

- You don't understand at all. - I want to study in the future.

You don't have to study that! I thought you devote yourself to be a watchmaker...

Why is that there!?

Because breaking alibis is also the work of a watchmaker.

[Time clock alarm ringing]

Don't worry, Grandpa.

Yes, here you go.

It's okay.

I am also giving you a Valentine's Macaroon, Saji-san.

Here's yours.

Eh? Ah, Thank you.

So is it a murder case?

Don't get any ideas!

I am not that easy to be bought with sweet.

[Sigh]

What do you do if someone sees this?

Don't worry about it, I won't tell anyone that Saji-san

asked anyone on breaking an alibi.

At that time,

I just let you do it because you insisted on it,

and I am not going to ask you again!

I am busy with a murder case so early in the morning.

Ah!

So it's a murder case after all...

Director, did you come all this way?

It's a busy morning, everyone.

Stabbing...

The victim is Hamazawa Kyoko, 42 years old.

She's a professor at the prefectural medical university.

- She speciliazes in Pathology. - During field inspection,

possibility of crime taking place elsewhere is highly unlikely.

So perhaps a grude?

Do you really not trust us that much

Criminal Detective Tokai Yuma

that you go out of your way to come here?

If you want me out then increase your arrest rate.

If you can do that, I'll return to Kasumigaseki immediately.

[Click tongue]

Just as I thought, she did not eat her dinner.

Coroner. Forensic Division Hideto Higuchi

Huh?

That.

Stew... Don't get your hands on it.

The time of death?

- You wanted it since this morning. - Of course.

Of course, it's my job after all!

I believe it happened yesterday evening.

Just from my observation.

Well, then that means

the victim was killed yesterday evening without eating her dinner.

- Who discovered the crime scene? - Over there.

Did you notice anything unusual at that time?

Head of the investigation Division Makimura Takumi

Nothing in particular...

Makimura-san.

Is he the one who discovered the crime scene...?

Yes, he is the victim's younger brother, Hamazawa Ara-san.

Victim's younger brother Hamazawa Ara

I am the director.

I heard that you came here around 8:00 am this morning.

Why did you came here so early?

No matter how many times I tried calling my sister last night,

it always goes to voice mail.

I am worried if she's sick or not. So I came here this morning.

Why did you think she was sick?

Because of this.

My sister has a hobby of uploading what she at eats to her SNS.

Was this photo posted at 7:35 pm?

By the way,

there's a photo of you and your sister in the living room. What about your parents?

We have no parents. It's just me and my sister.

Excuse me, but what were you doing yesterday?

Eh... My sister... I did not...

No. No. We are asking everyone during an investigation process...

Yesterday, I stayed at the beauty salon where I work.

I worked there from 2:00 to 10:00 pm.

Is that so? We'll verify it just in case.

Yes.

Ara-san, was your sister

having trouble with anyone?

Do you have an idea if there was such person?

Yes. yes, there is someone!

Him, right there!

Her ex-husband, Kikutani Goro, he killed my sister!

Ex?

Junior, come here.

- Get in here. - Eh?

What kind of trouble did your sister and her ex-husband had?

My sister divorced Kikutani because of his gambling habits

but he was still stalking my sister after that!

- Did you say stalker? - My sister was in trouble because he was owed

50,000 to 100,000 yen. He came to her place of work

in the university and demand to lend her some money.

Was this man unemployed?

Nope. He is working as a consultant

in a company called Nano Management.

It's Nano management, isn't it?

- Okay, I'll listen to you. - I'll accompany you.

Tokai-kun! Makimura-san!

I'm telling you Kikutani killed my sister!

Please arrest him.

- Here one's for you. - Eh? Thank you!

Please let me have a look at your watch soon.

- Here's yours. Thank you for your hard work. - Karen-san, here's yours.

Thank you very much.

- I'm back. - Welcome back.

Tokino, did you make this Macaroon for Valentine's?

It's perfect because I made it using Higuchi's recipe!

- Yay. - Yay.

Thank you for your hard work everyone!

Here's yours guys!

- Thank you! - Thank you very much!

You there, go home!

(dere-dere means sweet happy person.) Lit. Dere-Dere, Don't do it!

Let's start our investigation meeting.

Director, like last time,

we would like you to break the alibi!

Do you now?

Well, then I'll check the clock while I am in here...

Nope. Can you please leave because you're disturbing us.

I promise to keep my lips sealed.

Lit. I'll keep it confidential.

Are you Kikutani Goro?

Junior.

Your ex-wife, Hamazawa Kyoko-san was found dead this morning.

Victim's ex-husband Kikutani Goro.

Look at that? He's not surprised at all.

What were you doing yesterday?

Are you suspecting me of killing Kyoko?

The cause of death was Cardiac Tamponade caused by stab to the heart.

Cardiac Tamponade is when fluid in the pericardium builds up, resulting in compression of the heart.

The victim is believed to have died shortly after being stabbed.

From our initial autopsy

from the duodenum of our victim Hamazawa Kyoko-san,

Traces of white rice, meat, onions, broccoli, tomatoes, etc. were found in the duodenum.

Traces of sponge cake, butter cream, cheese, maroon paste, egg, yellow peach were found in the stomach.

Estimated that it passed about 4 hours after intake.

Estimated that it passed about 7 hours after intake.

we found rice and meat. We also found

sponge cake and butter cream in her stomach.

Digestion in the stomach takes about 4 hours after ingestion

while it takes about 7 hours in the duodenum.

The victim

posted 3 times yesterday on her SNS.

She posted a lunchbox at noon at the university,

at 3:00 pm, she posted a cake set

at a coffee shop near the university.

- Is this consistent with the autopsy? - Yes.

A delicious cake.

[Cough]

Well, it seems that the victim was killed

shortly after 7:35 pm.,

Time of Death

Evening

PM.

when she posted a photo of a stew for dinner.

Moreover, it is to believe that the victim

invited the suspect herself in the house

because there was no sign of force entry.

It means that

the victim was familiar with the suspect.

Director, the alibi of the victim's brother

was confirmed by the beauty salon where he work. - Thank you.

In addition, we found out that the victim

went to work at the university at 8:30 in the morning.

Around 9:00 am, the victim's ex-husband. Kikutani Goro appeared at the university.

Remember that!

Testimony from one of the university assistant

told us that the victim and suspect were arguing.

I heard the same testimony from the victim's brother, so there is a possibility

that Kikutani Goro did it.

In my opinion,

Kikutani went to the university

at 9:00 am to ask for money

and then he went to her home just after 7:30 pm.

Kyoko, it's me.

I thought that because she was reluctant on giving him money,

he stabbed her to death with a kitchen knife he found at her apartment.

So, please proceed with the investigation with Kikutani Goro as the suspect.

- I'm back. - I'm back.

- Welcome back! -Welcome back.

Ah, Tokino you came again.

I came to give you some Valentine's sweets.

Really...

Here's yours.

- Ah... Thank you. - Thank you.

Huh?

Junior, yours is a bit bigger.

- Eh? - She must like you.

- Tokino! - They're all the same.

[Cough]

Lit. Tokio-kun, did you take Kikutani?

- Tokio-kun, did you arrest Kikutani? - No.

What are you doing? Do it right now!

I didn't arest him.

Kikutani didn't kill Hamazawa Kyoko.

- Huh? - Karen-kun, is it done?

- Yes. - Thank you.

Eh... Kikutani

had a drink at a tavern called Ten no Sakana*.

*Heavenly Drinks

with three of his high school friends

from 6 pm. yesterday until midnight when the tavern closed.

The tavern owner said he clearly remembers it.

- From 6:00 pm to midnight? - Yes.

Kikutani have an ironclad alibi.

That's not possible...

Alibi established!

ECOTV PRESENTS

BREAKING ALIBI SERVICE

- Saji-san. Saji-san. - Go home.

The Alibi of the Stalker

- Because the alibi... - I told you I'd never ask you again.

What are you not asking again?

..about a watch repair.

She's so persistent

like a high-pressure saleswoman. - I am not selling!

I mean

Do you two know each other?

Lit.: Why are you guys so close?

Actually, um... I hadn't told Yuma-san yet,

- Saji-san is... - Hey you!

renting my grandpa's room.

- A room? - This person...

- Eh? Eh. Eh...

Tokino, you live alone, don't you?

Yes.

What were you thinking? She's young!

Don't be vulgar.

Anyway, I'm going back to Tokyo soon.

You can't go back. It's a demotion!

- Huh? - Huh?

- Huh? - Huh? Huh!?

Hey, hey hey. Junior, calm down!

I'll investigate Kikutani, you don't need to accompany me.

[Hitting object sound]

Tokino.

Thank you for the valentine's...

Huh?

♪ Cake Cake Strawberry Cake ♪

Café Bunbun

Wow! Everything looks delicious!

[Tongue licking sound] Are you ready to order?

Ah...

I want to eat milk crepes but...

but today...

I'd like this same thing. To take out.

Kikutani Goro-san.

I hear you repeatedly stalked Hamazawa Kyoko-san.

I was just asking her

to lend me some money as her ex-husband.

But she didn't lend me a single yen...

She's a sly woman.

So you went to her apartment yesterday, didn't you?

- I didn't. - Answer honestly.

I told you I was drinking at a tavern

without a care for time when she was killed.

I have an alibi. Let me go home.

Makimura-san

Did you tell him about the estimated time of death?

No. I didn't say anything about the time.

Then why would Kikutani know that...

Can you take me to that tavern?

I've already verified that alibi.

If you still want to go, I'll go too.

You have something here.

Excuse me.

Hey!

Junior's father is a powerful member of the Diet.

Hey...

What time was Kikutani in here?

Ten no Sakana tavern (Heavenly Drinks)

I already told you it was six to twelve, didn't I?

Yes, I heard you clearly.

So... Kikutani

did not leave his seat at all?

Yeah, I'm sure it's at 7:30 pm.

Did he leave his seat at 7:30 pm?

He said that I should

remind him to call a client at 7:30 pm.

Ah Kikutani-san, it's 7:30 pm.

Ah... Would you excuse me.

How long has he been outside?

Ah, I think he came back after 5 minutes.

- 5 minutes? - I'm busy here.

- Can you give me a moment? - 5 minutes?

Yes, 5 minutes.

I get it...

This shop and the apartment of the victim Hamazawa Kyoko are just a stone's throw away.

In other words, Kikutani used this blank 5 mintues

to murder his ex-wife and came back here with a face as if like nothing happened

Yeah! As expected from Junior.

- Now I've crack that alibi. - Yes.

Can you do that in just 5 minutes?

So do you admit that Kikutani is innocent?

I did not say that. Kikutani is still the suspect.

Then please break the alibi as soon as possible.

Like this last time.

Or was that just a coincidence?

Quickly. Quickly!

Quickly!

[Tongue clicking]

Again...!

W...w...w...wait... Ah. Peel don't peel it off.

Saji-san, want some cake?

- I bought it at Bunbun. - Bunbun?

Didn't the victim went to that cafe where she posted about it on SNS?

Yes. I'll make some green tea.

The macaroon didn't help so you bought a cake?

Lit.: Ah... That's awful!

Ah... That's a low blow!

It seems that you can't still break the alibi yet

You're bad!

Lit.: Ah... That's awful!

[Time clock alarm ringing]

That's why I won't rely on you.

This is my pride as a detective.

EW!

♪ Cake Cake Bunbun Cake ♪

Let's eat!

I'm so happy!

Ah...

I didn't mean to hurt his pride.

Geez...

Hmm... Let's eat cake.

Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh... What a waste of a beautiful face.

Breaking Alibi

Service

- Good morning! - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

Yuma-san, have you read this morning's newspaper?

Let me see. Let me see.

Huh? Where's the director?

It seems he has gone to investigate alone.

Eh... Really?

Then why are you guys here?

Isn't that a bit too cold?

Translator note: Makamura refers to Hori and Shimogo leaving Saji alone to investigate.

Because...

I can't forgive you renting a room at Tokino's shop.

[Door opening sound] Welcome.

Tokino, this is all the apartment owned by our family's company,

please tell the director that we can rent it to him cheaply.

Don't worry about me.

Anyway...

What happened to the alibi?

No... Tokino, I can't.

It's confidential...

Why don't we go on a Valentine's day lunch?

In that case, there is a place that I want to go to.

All right, let's go! I'll treat you to anything.

Italian? French? Or....

Te... Te?

Of all things, why did you chose this place related to the case?

Because the famous Nozawa dumplings is in here

Look delicious, aren't they?

Saji-san? - Eh?

[Sound of stopping the stopwatch]

7 minutes 12... Not possible.

What are you doing, Saji-san?

Even if Kikutani goes out for only 5 minutes,

it is impossible to commit a crime in that 5 minutes.

Did you happen to run and try it?

Ah. The suspect Kikutani Goro...

The suspect Kikutani Goro...

[knocking]

Yuma-san.

Director, you don't know?

The headquarters switched the suspect to Hamazawa Ara.

Hamazawa Ara... The brother?

I'm telling you Kikutani killed my sister!

What do you mean?

Hamazawa Ara was cosigner of a friend

but that friend disappeared

and he took over that friend's 30 million debt.

- Debt? - Yeah.

This morning, when the insurance came to confirm the cause of

Hamazawa Kyoko's death in the matter of payment for premium. We found out.

30 MILLION YEN

INSURANCE

The insurance money was exactly 30 million yen,

and the recipient was his brother Ara.

30 MILLION YEN

COSIGNER

FRIEND'S DEBT

- Is it a murder for insurance purposes? - Well, that's it.

But the brother must have had an alibi.

No, I'll interrogate him tomorrow and destroy it.

Tokino, we're going to another store.

[Door opening sound]

Mitani Watch Store

Saji-san, have you been running and trying?

Ah...

The police are now suspecting the brother, aren't they?

Yes...

But I don't think so.

From that attitude, it is clear that Kikutani is suspicious.

I have an alibi. Let me go home.

But he has an ironclad alibi, right?

Saji-san.

This is my job.

It's not your job.

Is that so?

Then I... I'll do my job.

You finally understand.

Rather than putting it in the store, it would

be more noticeable if I put it outside.

Outside!? Wait a minute!

Saji-san, you have no right to stop it.

Didn't your grandfather objected to it!?

Don't do it alone!

My grandfather was a man who took on any time-related work.

That was my grandfather's pride as a watchmaker.

Translator note: Succeeded means she took over him.

I respected my grandfather and that's why succeeded him

So you're saying I don't have the right to stop you?

That's the way it is.

I understand.

Then let's make it exclusive!

Exclusive? What do you mean?

If...

I'll talk to you if I get stuck in the investigation in the future.

- Always? - Always.

- Will you ask me this time? - I am asking you this time!

So just don't put it on the outside!

Thank you very much.

Then, please tell me all the investigations so far.

Ah...

I see...

So, did you break Kikutani's alibi?

This is called Temp, do you remember?

It is a part of the watch.

This is a mechanism that ticks time accurately by moving regularly

in the heart of the watch.

One more of this temp is missing.

In other words, we don't have enough information.

Yes.

So, Let's go find that "temp"!

- I don't want to run anymore. - Run, please. Let's go!

Hurry! Hurry up, run!

First of all, you have to tell me where we are going!

Let's buy a cake first, and then... What!? Cake?

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Breaking Alibi

So, what do you have to do at the university where Hamazawa Kyoko worked?

Don't panic. Don't panic.

Don't panic she said when we left in a hurry.

[Door opening sound]

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I am Professor Hamazawa Kyoko's assistant, Kajiyama.

I'm sorry to bother you this late night. Oh, I will give this to you if you like.

Ah... Is it a cake from Bunbun?

The professor liked this, too.

Well, if it is okay, could you tell us again what happened that day

But I've already told the police.

- Well, this is like a confirmation. - Is that right?

On that day, Professor Hamazawa came to work at 8:30 in the morning as usual.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

I tried my best to make hamburgers today.

Soon after that, we all started our work,

but it was about 9 o'clock when...

[Door opening sound]

Kyoko, can I have a minute?

I'm sorry. Could you guys vacate the premise for a while?

- I understand. - Yes.

How long did Hamazawa Kyoko-san and

and Kikutani-san talk at that time?

I think it took about ten minutes.

I'm sure you didn't even listen to them talking, did you?

Yes. Ah, it's just...

Remember that!

Are you all right? Professor.

I'm sorry that I interrupted the work.

How was the scene after that?

After a while, she seemed to have regained her energy,

so we ate lunch in this room

and went to have a cup of tea and a cake at 3:00 pm.

Um...

- This cake set, isn't it? - Ah, yes.

The professor loves eating a popular cake set

at that coffee shop at least once a week.

So, was there anything unusual that happened that day?

Speaking of unusual things happening,

there is one but it's too stupid....

I don't mind, so could you tell me?

During the lunch break, I gave her some of the salted manju

that I bought as a souvenir from the country. - Salted manju?

Didn't the police heard about this?

Lit.: It's the first time I've heard of it.

This is new.

The professor had a big sweet tooth

and liked the salted manju the best and also those Japanese sweets.

But for some reason that day...

How about one professor?

Ah... Thank you.

But I'll refrain from sweets.

That's weird, isn't it?

After that, she went to eat some cake...

But maybe she didn't feel that way at that time

I see...

Did you understand anything?

- The professor had a big sweet tooth... I'll refrain from sweets.

- I'll refrain from sweets. - The insurance money was exactly 30 million yen

- The insurance money was exactly 30 million - The victim invited the suspect herself

Digestion in the stomach takes about 4 hours after ingestion

Ah!

[Sound of second hand]

I was able to turn back time.

I broke Kikutani-san's alibi.

I broke Kikutani-san's alibi.

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Breaking Alibi

Are you sure?

Then I'll make some green tea.

No. No need for tea. Talk to me now!

The point was what the assistant told me earlier.

- This salted manju. - Salted manju?

How can you

make an alibi with just that salted manju?

The victim Kyoko-san,

did turned down the salted manju for lunch, didn't she?

She said she'll refrain from sweets.

I thought about the reason.

Of why she felt that way that time?

Of course, there's a possibility

that as a woman that she was on a diet,

but after that she asked for a cake set at a coffee shop,

so she wasn't on a diet at all.

So then I thought that if she ate the salted manju

that it would cause her some trouble.

Calorie intake increase perhaps? She's allergic?

No.

In Kyoko's stomach

her lunch and the salted bun are mixed.

Huh? There's nothing wrong with both mixing together, is there?

At first glance, it doesn't seem to be a problem,

but what if what you saw in her lunch box

wasn't actually that at all?

Huh? Huh? No, I don't know what you're saying.

Because the professor assistant said

that Hamazawa Kyoko was eating lunch during lunch break.

Even if the assistant saw

Hamazawa Kyoko-san eating her lunch,

he didn't saw the contents

of what is on her lunch box at all, right?

Could you please wait a minute.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

This is a cake from Bunbun.

These are both what Kyoko-san posted on her SNS.

For example,

what if brown Montblanc was showing hamburgers,

white fromage blanc on white rice,

raspberry, yellow peaches

and green leaves to petit tomatoes,

fried eggs and broccoli, respectively?

Ah... Sure, the colors are similar.

Try to remember that.

She's supposed to eat her lunch at 12:00 pm

and the cake set at 3:00 pm, right?

Yes. That's what she posted on her SNS at that time.

But what if she at her lunch in the morning

and ate the cake set at lunch?

What do you think is going to happen?

Digestion in the stomach takes about 4 hours after ingestion,

Time of Death

So in that case,

Time of Death

the estimated time of death would be after 4:00 pm.

Yes. It actually goes back three hours.

So if she ate the salted manju at lunch,

it would appear mix together with the cake in her stomach

and you will know that she ate the cake at lunch.

After that, she pretended to eat the cake set

that she ordered at the coffee shop

hid it in her bag and threw it away later.

Kyoko-san was a professor of pathology,

so she could accurately predict

when her estimated time of death would be

misidentified by the digestion of food. - Wait a minute.

Why did Hamazawa Kyoko have to do that?

That's the problem.

It's not usually possible to give an alibi

to someone trying to kill you.

If that's the case, there's only one thing we can think of, right?

Really?

Director, for now, let's go to Hamazawa Kyoko's wake

and investigate her younger brother, Ara.

Before that, there is something I want everyone to hear.

I thought you were coming.

I'm not the suspect.

It would be strange that her ex-husband showed up late at night.

Well, sure, your alibi was almost perfect.

That day at 9:00 am.,

you went to the university...

It wasn't to do a moneyless play,

but to make Kyoko-san have time to eat lunch in the morning.

I'm sorry. Could you guys vacate the premise for a while?

Yes.

Thank you. I'll eat it quickly.

About ten minutes later,

you pretended to argue and went out so that the assistant could see it.

Remember that!

This is how you guys...

succeeded in shifting the estimated time of death after three hours.

- That's stupid... - If that's the case,

then it wasn't after 7:35 pm. that Hamazawa Kyoko died.

It was after 4:00 pm, four hours after

Time of Death

Time of Death

she ate the cake at lunch.

That's strange, isn't it?

Because Kyoko was on her phone that night...

You're the one who posted it on SNS, right?

After you killed her...

When you left your seat at 7:30 pm. at the tavern

you posted it on SNS using the Kyoko's phone you had hidden.

After that, you parted from your friends...

Returned to Kyoko's apartment

and left her phone there.

Am I wrong?

For what purpose is Kyoko-san doing that...?

Isn't it to use the insurance money she spent on herself

to pay off her brother's debt?

Then he should've work and return it.

Wasn't she suffering from a serious illness?

The place of the disease was not examined during the autopsy

because they did not know about it...

I think it's other than the lungs, stomach and intestines.

If Kyoko-san didn't have a long life,

she would have wanted to make the most of it.

One for the younger brother she's going to left behind.

Kikutani. Think about it now.

Not long ago, Kyoko-san called me

she told me that she didn't have long

because she has late pancreatic cancer.

Kill me!?

Yes. He won't get the insurance money if I commit a suicide.

A fake murder. They're bound to find out soon.

Leave it to me.

I'll give you the perfect alibi.

- I can't kill you... - As soon as possible...

I want to give my brother some money.

I have to pay 30 million by next month.

Please... Just this once.

Make me think it's good to be with you.

My brother only have me...

This is my last request

That's why I...

Even though she was protected by the alibi,

she helped disguise the murderer by you playing as a stalker...

Because Kikutani-san still loved Kyoko-san....

To the extent of asking him to kill her.

As I thought, I...

Please.

Kill me.

Quickly!

Ah!

[Stab sound] Ah!

Kyoko...

Kikutani Goro

you are under arrest under suspicion of murdering Hamazawa Kyoko.

[Sigh]

Director...

It was wonderful how you broke that alibi.

Huh? Yes.

As it's always been.

[applause]

Suspicious....

Don't you think someone must have helped him?

It's 5000 yen for the success fee.

Thank you very much.

I'd like to rewind the hands of time,

but how nice it would be if I could really rewind the time.

Yes. This is good.

[Phone ringing]

Ah.

Yes.

Ah... Yes.

Eh!?

What is it?

It's Yuma-san and he's suspicious of you, Saji-san!

He thinks there is someone helping you break the alibis,

so he's asking me to spy on you! - Drop it! Drop it!

Drop it! Drop it! Drop it!

If I drop it, it would be even more suspicious.

- No! - Wait...

Saji-san! Eh!

- I have money! - No!

I'm suffering from sleepwalking.

Preview for next time

Murder

Sleepwalker

Maybe I killed my sister.

Beautiful Hostess with no ALIBI

It is certain that there is no alibi.

Saji-san, what would happen to her if she gave up?

Is she INNOCENT or the SUSPECT?

Now looking for an alibi… Could you tell me a story?

NOW LOOKING FOR AN ALIBI!?

The victim was a regular of our club.

THE KEYTO THE CASE

IS A MASSAGE!?

Is it because she's beautiful?

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