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Where do people go when they die?

I got involved in a case and ended up being shot in the head.

The bullet traveled halfway through my skull

and I miraculously survived with it lodged against my basilar artery.

But...

the operation to extract the bullet would be high risk.

So for now, I'm stuck with this bullet in my head.

As a result...

I...

can talk with dead people.

STAR TOYS

You even work on Sundays. That's rough.

I don't mind. It's my job.

What's that?

I want to make balloons for children.

That's a good idea!

You disappeared again without telling me. What a bad boy!

Buy this one for me.

You have lots of similar ones, don't you?

Let's go.

Come on.

Ask your father to buy it for you next time you come here.

Understand?

-I need to pee. -What?

Isn't it cool?

Yep.

You want it?

Yep.

Right.

I have to deliver it to somebody, so I can't give you this one...

but I've got an extra sample in my car. Do you want it?

What do you say?

I'd love to have it.

What's your name?

I'm Hiroshi Amakawa.

You're Hiroshi.

I'll get in trouble with a scary person in my company

if somebody finds out I'm giving you the sample,

so I want to give it to you secretly.

So...

can you follow me to the parking lot without being seen by anybody?

Where has he gone?

Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Hiroshi!

Where are you?

Hiroshi!

Our search for him is in full force now.

Why did our son have to be kidnapped? We're not even wealthy!

It was terrible of me, not keeping an eye on him.

It's my fault.

Please pull yourself together in case the culprit contacts you.

I'm Hiroshi Amakawa.

I wanna go home.

There are no surveillance cameras here.

And it's a place nobody can see.

Maybe the culprit decided to abandon the corpse here, knowing that.

You're saying he planned it?

The distance from the abduction point to here is nearly 87 miles.

It's quite high-risk to carry a kidnapped child.

He couldn't have done it without determination and foresight.

You're right.

We've got this!

-Yes. -Yes.

What did you find out?

Judging from the corneal condition and postmortem stiffness,

about 20 hours have passed since the time of death.

That puts the time of death around yesterday evening.

Since he was kidnapped around 1:00 p.m.,

he must've died a few hours after being kidnapped.

What's the cause of death?

He died of suffocation due to a fracture of the hyoid bone.

He was strangled to death, then.

There's no evidence of a strangling.

Yes, there's a tiny trace around the hyoid bone.

After he put a small stick-like thing or his thumb there,

he put his weight on it to break the bone in one go.

The precision suggests

it was done by a person with considerable medical knowledge.

The person didn't want any trace left on the victim's body.

A person with a criminal record, perhaps?

That's one possibility.

Is there any more info?

There are some points I'm concerned about,

but I can't tell you for certain until we verify the details.

Got it.

Okay, then. I'll leave the rest to you.

Sure.

Hey, is your head really all right?

It's very normal.

-I'm talking about the bullet. -I know.

It's been fine so far.

Why didn't you have the surgery?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Surveillance cameras in the parking lot had no footage of Hiroshi.

There's no witness information, either.

-How many surveillance cameras are there? -There are 20.

That's quite a lot.

Even so, there's no sign of him.

He must have taken a route where he wouldn't be seen.

No, he moved the cameras.

Is it possible to manipulate an eight-year-old kid so easily?

Not unless you used hypnosis.

As the culprit knew the placement of the surveillance cameras,

our suspects are mostly employees and merchants associated with this mall.

That's quite a lot of people.

-Please turn off the light. -Yes.

I'm going to look around here. I'll be with you shortly.

Were you scared?

Don't worry.

I'll catch the bad guy who made you scared.

Really?

Yeah, really.

I won't do a pinkie promise with you, but I promise.

What did the person who made you scared look like?

He was a man who worked for a toy shop.

I followed him 'cause he said he'd give me a toy.

Even though Mother always told me not to go anywhere with strangers.

You didn't do anything wrong.

It's the toy-shop guy who did the wrong thing.

Can you remember anything else...

about that man?

He looked like a very kind and good person.

I...

don't want to see him.

Let's identify the body for him.

Only we can do it.

Come on.

MORGUE

I'm sorry, darling!

There was no evidence of sexual assault on Hiroshi's body.

No significant external wounds, either.

Then what was the motivation behind this crime?

Please look at picture eight.

That letter "A" written around his mid-chest...

It's written with saliva.

It didn't match Hiroshi's saliva, so we assume it's the culprit's.

"A" for Amakawa, Hiroshi's family name?

Where's the data on the saliva?

The test results aren't here.

According to the test results, it was non-secretor saliva.

In other words, neither blood type nor DNA can be detected.

Do you think the culprit knew that,

so decided to write this on Hiroshi's body?

Probably.

Bastard!

Also, normally when you transport a corpse,

sweat, sebum and the skin cells of the transporter adhere to the skin,

but none of those things were detected on Hiroshi's body.

The culprit was extremely vigilant in making sure no evidence was left behind.

There are two wholesalers doing business with the mall.

One is Star Toys, and the other one is Marukawa Toys.

Marukawa mainly deals with capsule toys and shock guns,

so the one you're looking for is likely Star Toys.

There's a record of a toy delivery one hour before the kidnapping,

so I think that must be it.

Got it.

Thank you.

Not this time.

But please make sure to capture the culprit.

I mean it!

I'll catch him.

Today's Ango seemed different.

Yeah.

I hope he's all right.

The person who did the delivery to the mall on Sunday

was Ando in my department, for sure.

Is Mr. Ando around?

No. He suddenly submitted a letter of resignation yesterday,

and left.

He was a hard-working guy with a promising future.

He told me he had found another job he wanted to take.

Oh, dear.

I don't understand young people these days.

Are Mr. Ando's belongings still here?

Did any of these belong to Mr. Ando?

This is his.

About the test results for the saliva on the cup...

It was non-secretory saliva as you suspected.

Whose saliva was it?

Is it the person being questioned voluntarily now?

I can't say just yet.

In any case,

the results showed that the person's saliva was non-secretory. That's it.

So don't jump the gun.

As many as one-third of the population have non-secretory saliva.

So, for now, all of them are suspects.

I know.

-Wait! -What do you want?

Are you perhaps...

seeing something weird?

What do you mean by "something weird"?

Like, perhaps...

things from the dead?

Can a scientist really ask that?

I'm not like those armchair theorists out there.

Nothing is impossible in this world.

It's a scientist's job to prove that.

If I could see dead people...

what would that mean?

If you could see them,

it's very likely due to the bullet in your brain.

It would also mean that you're seeing things you shouldn't,

which could be extremely damaging to your mind.

Tell me, am I right?

I want to focus on this incident for now.

I'll tell you everything once this matter is resolved.

Okay.

Thank you for your concern.

Like I told you the other day...

don't let the pain control you.

I'll be careful.

Got a minute to chat?

How can I help you?

You were in a mall in Chiba, weren't you?

A kidnapping occurred there.

Yes, I was there on business.

So what?

That kid...

Did you happen to see the boy who was kidnapped and killed?

No, I didn't.

Unfortunately.

Can I go now?

I'm busy looking for a job.

May I ask what you're looking for?

You already looked at everything thoroughly.

Once again...

I'd like to investigate.

I see.

My wife is not very well,

so I'll be with her.

Please let me know once you're done.

I will.

Thank you.

It's gonna be a tough job, but I'm counting on you.

Yes.

I don't want money this time.

Although I'm in the underworld, I also have a sense of morality.

This is what I was looking for.

What is it this time?

I'll go if you have nothing to say.

I'm in a difficult situation, looking for a job.

You're hurting me.

You're under arrest...

for assaulting an officer.

What a dirty trick to pull!

Is it true he started the fight?

Yes.

He suddenly attacked me when I asked him about the kidnapping.

Why did you suspect him in the first place?

I figured you could manipulate children by luring them with toys.

So, I looked into toy companies that run out of that mall...

and eventually I found him.

I see.

His blood type is non-secretory.

I'm sure he's the culprit.

We got the search warrant. We can carry out a raid at dawn.

We've got a house search warrant.

You must be thrilled.

Yes.

I'm thrilled.

We couldn't find any trace of Hiroshi in his house.

They couldn't find a single hair...

let alone Hiroshi's belongings.

Contacting him once before the arrest

might have put him on guard.

Nothing was found in his company car, either.

Although it was confirmed he was in the mall

around the time of the incident,

there's no evidence of any contact with Hiroshi.

We can't detain him any longer.

It's an order from above.

In addition, they have doubts about...

your method of investigation.

I've overlooked it so far, but...

don't do anything reckless again.

I'm saying this for your sake!

I hope you understand.

I don't need your apology.

It was you who did it, wasn't it?

Yes.

If you'd just asked...

I'd have told you the truth at any point.

Although...

there's no evidence of me having done it at all.

I don't have a clue

how you found me, but...

at any rate...

you weren't mistaken.

Why did you do it?

How could you kill that innocent child?

Why do you think he was innocent?

Because I killed him, right?

Thanks to me,

an ordinary kid has become an "innocent".

Because of me.

In other words,

I gave him the light.

But that's not all.

I taught parents out there a lesson, too.

Thanks to me, for the next while,

the number of parents who let their children run off while shopping

will surely decrease.

There is light...

because there is darkness.

There is justice...

because there is evil.

The world would be boring if there were only one or the other.

Don't you think?

You can shine...

only because I exist.

If you're not satisfied with that...

you should come to my side.

You didn't have to use a cheap trick like planting a hair.

You should just punish me.

Maybe it's not possible.

But...

that's the right thing to do.

I'll be the absolute evil,

and you'll be desperate to carry out your misguided justice,

and you'll lose against me every time.

Let's keep our relationship proper.

When were you infected with evil?

What was the reason?

Who knows?

I can't remember when.

By the way...

when were you infected with justice?

What was the reason?

See?

In fact,

justice and evil aren't so different.

If there is any difference,

it's between the people who carry them out.

In other words...

I'm capable,

and you're incapable.

To carry out an act of absolute evil,

I spent a long time preparing for it.

I studied all sorts of crimes.

I won't be captured so easily

by an incapable man like you.

By the way...

that letter "A" is an initial.

It's "A" for Ando, my name.

From now on,

I intend to keep writing my name on my corpses.

I successfully carried out a kidnapping and murder,

so I plan to try out different crimes.

I'm looking for a job as part of my plan...

so please don't get in my way anymore.

-May I ask what happened? -Nothing happened.

Is that so?

Do you think absolute evil

exists in this world?

That's quite a philosophical question, isn't it?

Being a philistine, I really don't know.

Don't make fun of me.

I really want to know.

I think it exists, yes.

I've seen things which could be called "absolute evil" several times in my life.

How can I defeat them?

I wouldn't try if I were you.

To defeat absolute evil,

you need to exercise absolute justice.

In other words...

you should be like two sides of a coin.

They look the same,

seen from the other's point of view.

What should I do, then?

Just sit around and watch?

Wait until your opponent messes up.

Patiently.

With determination.

In the meantime,

your wisdom about the fight will surely increase.

At any rate, you must never rush.

Even if many people...

lose their lives in the meantime?

You shouldn't mourn the dead more than you need to.

Your soul will wear out if you do.

Think of it as their fate, and accept it.

It may have been my fate to be shot and come back to life.

If so...

I've got to accept it.

Thanks.

Mr. Ishikawa.

Let's pour each other a drink sometime

without talking business.

Sure.

I'm looking forward to it.

Hello.

Is Ishikawa there?

He's not here.

That's strange.

He didn't show up to our meeting, and he's not answering his phone.

Okay. I'll look for him.

Yeah. Hey...

please find him.

No!

No!

Thank you.

What is it this time?

Are you scared?

Speak up if you don't want to die.

Give us the evidence!

You really don't understand anything.

You think you could die for the sake of justice, don't you?

I'm the same.

I think I could die for the sake of evil.

But...

there's a definite difference between you and me.

I...

can kill people to carry out evil.

But...

you can't kill, can you?

This difference...

will stay the same forever.

If you understand that,

you should give up on me

and go catch some shitty thieves instead.

I won again.

Welcome to my side of the world.

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.

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