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The boiler suddenly broke down Saturday morning.

Someone might have tampered with it.

So, you called a repair service.

Yes. They were supposed to come on Sunday.

They never showed up.

They claimed there had been a mistake.

They called the next day and told me they'd be able to come that day.

It was such short notice.

Being at work, I couldn't be present at home.

I'm Kazumi Shima of No.4 MIU. I went to her home instead.

-What? -It was an accident.

I wasn't with the worker for a while.

Maybe about five minutes.

The bug was probably placed during that time.

Did you not notice anything?

No.

I did not.

Captain.

You should relocate Yutaka and Hamu-chan.

-I'll book a room. -Yes.

Wait.

Seeing how elementary the bug setup is,

it's unlikely that the person knows who I am.

It was neither me nor the police that was targeted.

It was Mugi Hano.

She once supplied information to the police about an illegal casino.

As a result, the Tatsui gang and a man named Etori are after her.

She needs to stay somewhere safe.

We're going to an apartment where only police officers live.

We'll stay there.

And this house?

We'll come back here when we know it's safe.

-You okay? -Yes.

Yutaka. Catch.

Okay. I'm closing the door.

Melon Bread-mobile is now departing.

Hey, Shima.

You're going to worry Yutaka if you keep looking like that.

Let's go.

Morning.

Morning!

Schwing!

TWO MONTHS LATER

Schwing.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Good thing they moved before summer vacation.

He got to play with his new friends before classes resumed.

If school had already resumed, Yutaka would've struggled.

Two months since the incident, we still have nothing on Etori.

We haven't got a clue.

You left the repair guy to answer my call.

It's not your fault.

You called me concerning Kosaka's death,

which I allowed to happen, so it is on me.

-"On you?" -Yes. I'm saying I am responsible…

Would you stop blaming yourself like that?

-Everything's your fault. Happy? -What?

The hot summer, this bug-infested truck. It's all your fault.

The truck being green is the cause.

-It's your fault that it's green. -It's referring to melon bread.

Melon bread is yellow.

Expensive ones are green.

Why are we fighting?

Fun, huh?

MPD to all stations. Possible corpse discovered in Hachioji Minami.

Corpse?

Address: Takayama-cho 946. Any cars in the area?

MIU 404, heading from Takao Kita-machi. Over.

Roger.

What letter is this?

I don't think it's Japanese.

Adult male, short, in his 20s to 40s.

Died at least a month ago.

Apparent stab wounds. At least five.

How about his hands?

Fingers are cut off.

A yakuza punishment?

His pinkie is still there.

Index, middle and ring fingers are gone.

On both hands.

Is the victim Christian?

Off limits. Step back.

-Those guys again? -Who?

A channel called Nightcrawler on NowTube.

We deliver news faster than any news program or newspaper.

We deliver the truth.

There are now more than 400 thousand subscribers.

Part-time cameramen follow ambulances and police cars.

Hey. Move it. Out of my way.

Hey.

I saw you with the son of the Director General the other day.

Hello. Ibuki of MIU. I'm Shima's partner.

Really?

It's been a while.

I'm surprised you're still a cop.

You don't know what happened to Kosaka.

Forget it. Don't get into it.

Mr. Kariya.

Yes.

I've no time for you guys.

I'm Kariya of First Investigation.

From this point on, we're in charge of this case.

-Why is he so loud? -Beats me.

Report directly to me and not to MIU.

He's not a pleasant person.

No need for an initial investigation?

This isn't an isolated case.

Huh?

It's an unsolved serial murder case.

The corpse found 20 years ago on a beach in Chiba.

The corpse found 15 years ago in a park in Arakawa Ward.

Both had multiple stab wounds on the chest.

All fingers except the thumb and pinkie of both hands were cut off.

The methods are identical.

The Chinese character "sho" means "beast."

We've kept the info of the character and fingers confidential.

Only the perp knows this.

The victim this time was Shinya Horiuchi, age 41.

A small-time hoodlum with two convictions.

-What a discovery. -Quiet.

Since the murder…

We're so good.

… no search request had been requested.

Horiuchi is from Ibaraki like me.

Be quiet back there.

You're dismissed.

Let's beat them all to the perp.

Stop.

Why do you think you're here?

Because we're good?

Is he stupid?

-I can't deny that. -Why not?

MIU is here to support us.

You're our gofers. Our footmen. Understand?

Footmen? Do we still use that word?

Just shut your mouth.

He lives in the past.

I heard that. Move it.

Where are we?

Unnatural Death Investigation Lab. Also known as UDI.

A semi-governmental forensics center. Urgent autopsies are often done here.

UDI LABORATORY

This is exciting.

Okay, let's go.

-Wait here. -What?

The autopsy takes five hours. We'll go with you.

You'll only drag us down. Stay here, footmen.

Old fart.

What's his problem?

We'll take a nap.

They left their stuff.

There are documents in here. Excellent.

Make sure they don't find out.

Roger… Hargreaves.

Melon bread.

Pistachio, original, blueberry.

"After reflecting on the matter…"

-Yes? -One melon bread, please.

How much is it?

There's no melon bread. This is a police car.

You're kidding. What?

This is a police car? I thought they were black and white.

We're here for an autopsy.

-No pistachio? -MPD, No.4 MIU.

What?

Why the truck?

It used to be a stakeout vehicle.

-Just one. -We've none.

Pistachio.

-No pistachio. -You, there…

Shima.

Excuse me.

-You sure? -Yes.

-What? -We're so good.

What?

Horiuchi was first caught in Ibaraki. The cop in charge of the case was…

Shigeo Gamagori.

Gama… your mentor?

Yes. Gama-san.

It tastes like melon bread in my mouth.

Yes.

Hello?

Where are you?

I'll be right there.

You turd.

Hey, don't say "turd."

1,000 yen each time you say it.

GAMAGORI

Gama-san. Hello.

Hey, Mr. Huong.

Pleased to meet you. I'm Kazumi Shima.

-How are you? -I'll bring some tea.

-Let me do that. -What?

How are your legs? I saw that.

Oh, that belonged to my wife.

I can't bring myself to throw it away. Have a seat.

-Thank you. -See you.

Gama-san. Thank you.

Give your family and your fiancée my very best.

Come visit us some day.

Yes.

Goodbye.

Take care.

He's going back to Vietnam.

He finally saved enough to pay back his debt.

He's getting married with his girlfriend.

Good for him.

I wonder if Mai is well in Okinawa.

Thank you.

-You're a volunteer? -Yes.

Will you have a new buddy?

I think I'll stop now.

What? Really?

My brain and body are getting quite old.

Come on. You're still young.

Thanks for the tea.

I've been having brain fog.

I haven't been able to remember Reiko's smile for a while now.

So, you had some questions to ask?

ARREST RECORD

Yes, I remember Horiuchi.

He was a friendly guy.

During questioning of the assault case,

he cried and swore that he'd never do it again.

He served two years for it.

Then he stole at his new job and disappeared.

Then he gets arrested again for assault and attempted rape.

He gets five years for that.

Why would he recommit?

He was timid but short-tempered.

Horiuchi last worked at a pachinko parlor in Nakano.

He got fired for fighting at work.

Pachinko parlor?

Did Horiuchi have gambling problems?

As a matter of fact, gambling did get him in trouble.

He got in trouble with…

I can't remember.

Gama-san. You were about to make a crucial statement.

Right?

Come on. You can do it.

He's not just getting forgetful.

What?

I saw his meds.

It's what my uncle used to take.

What was wrong with your uncle?

Vascular dementia.

It's dementia caused by a series of minor cerebral infarctions.

Is it curable?

I'd say it's 50-50.

Any immediate family?

His wife died from an illness, and they had no kids.

I see.

If symptoms progress, he won't be able to live alone.

He'd have to enter a facility.

We see vital response on the sections where the fingers had been cut off.

The fingers were removed while he was alive.

First suspect is Satoshi Suganuma, age 55.

He works at the pachinko parlor where Horiuchi worked.

Horiuchi was fired for fighting with this guy.

The first corpse was discovered in Chiba 20 years ago.

Suganuma was 35 at the time, and he also lived in Chiba.

Second suspect: Tomoaki Minegishi, age 34.

Used car dealer.

Horiuchi sold off one of his cars, which got them in a dispute.

But he was 14 and lived in Sendai when the first murder took place.

Yes.

Hey, sit down.

Horiuchi was timid but short-tempered.

Perhaps he had a beef with Minegishi and sold his car out of spite.

Maybe that upset Minegishi and drove him to kill Horiuchi.

-How do you know his personality? -I got it from Gama-san.

-Gama? -You don't know him?

Ibaraki's finest detective.

He's an ex-Ibaraki Police detective, who had worked on Horiuchi's case.

-Yup. -His memory's a bit hazy…

No. I'm certain that Gama-san will…

remember something important.

In that case,

get that information first.

-EP and meth don't go well together. -You want to try?

-You have some? -Yes. 4,000 yen.

4,000 yen?

Here.

All right.

-You're doing it now? -Of course.

I've got to get going.

Can I get this week's pay?

Give me a minute.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Sign this.

PROOF OF PAYMENT

Who's she?

Your type?

No, she looks familiar.

Tell me what you know.

What?

There's a 10 million prize to anyone who catches her.

Here, Hamu-chan.

-What is it? -Miyako manju from Hachioji.

Thank you.

-Shima. -Hey, there you are.

-You want to come in? -Yes.

We're on duty.

Otherwise, why come with him?

-He says that but he adores me in reality. -He wishes.

Shima.

Did you catch the bad guy?

I'll punch him.

We're investigating the case.

-Wait a bit longer. -Are you sure?

I promise.

Hey, fix my Rube Goldberg machine. It broke.

What?

Come on.

I'll be right back.

All right.

How did it break?

He wouldn't have had to leave home, if it wasn't for me.

You know it's not your fault.

But…

I can't do this to them any longer.

Yutaka's still a little boy.

I got him involved.

You want to live with me?

I've a mentor named Gama-san.

He's living alone, and I worry about him.

I'm thinking about living with him.

His memory's getting a bit fuzzy.

But he's an ex-cop, so he can still be reliable.

I work at MIU,

I don't work two out of four days.

I can be with you guys.

Wait.

Is this a great idea or what?

Watch.

RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE

It worked.

Try fixing it yourself next time.

You can do it.

Hello.

Yes, this is Shima.

U…?

Yes, the laboratory.

I'm Kamikura, the director at UDI.

Please.

We're totally at a loss.

Mr. Kariya of First Investigation and our coroner aren't getting along.

Kariya is very impolite.

We apologize.

Coroner Nakado is also rude in every possible way.

They're going at each other like two monsters.

Was there a problem in the analysis?

Everything on the autopsy report is accurate.

In fact, it's us that's being rather meddlesome.

Nakado gets extremely motivated when he works on a serial murder case.

A serial murder case nerd?

Something like that.

He got the autopsy reports of the previous two cases on his own,

and he discovered something bizarre.

In previous cases and in this case,

three fingers are removed from each hand.

But Nakado claims the methods aren't the same.

-Methods? -The points of incision.

In case of Horiuchi, he was seated.

His hands were tied when his fingers were cut off.

So, they were cut off like this.

Explain.

There were signs of excoriation on his wrists and crooks of elbows.

In previous cases, they're on the back and dorsal side of the hands.

They were probably on their back when their fingers were removed.

Something like this.

The methods aren't exactly the same.

Hence, this is an isolated case?

What did she do?

She went to tell Mameji.

It's a big case, so it'd take a lot to change their investigative approach.

This is Fukuoka udon.

That looks delicious. Thanks.

I find Fukuoka udon too soft.

It's not soft. It's chewy.

If you can't even tell the difference, please shut up.

Sorry.

Thanks.

The fingers remind me of the persecution of Christians.

What?

I went on a school trip to Nagasaki when I was a kid.

The shogunate's persecution of Christians is a well-known fact.

Oh, yes. Who's that guy?

Ramen Yaro, no…

Ramen Jiro…

-Amakusa Shiro. -Yes!

10 years before he led the Shimabara Rebellion,

Christians were massacred in Unzen.

There were various torture methods.

One of them was cutting off three fingers from each hand.

It was meant to show that the person was not human.

But it's just a legend.

Each corpse had a plate that read "beast" in Chinese.

What if it is an isolated case?

Minegishi would become our prime suspect.

He was 14 at the time of the first case.

That would become irrelevant.

And his motive?

He got his car sold without him knowing.

Would he go that far just for that?

Perhaps he had another reason?

You guys think everything's a joke, huh?

Where's your idiot partner?

He finished his shift and went home.

Also, he is stupid, but then he isn't.

Don't you have anything better to do?

I heard you proposed this isn't a serial murder case.

We must report the truth as it is.

Keeping information to yourself to get ahead of others.

That's what you always did at First Investigation.

I apologize for how I behaved back then.

What's on your mind this time?

I'm being frank.

Stop getting in our way.

Okay.

Just do what you're told.

May I breathe?

I told you not to get funny with me like that.

I wouldn't rely on Gamagori either.

Gama-san?

Did you visit him?

Yes.

After studying his past record.

What? Kariya came here?

He wanted me to tell him everything I told Shima.

-He asked me about Horiuchi. -Thank you.

He's so persistent.

He's a good detective.

It was a waste of time.

He's just a dotard.

I guess you noticed his symptoms of dementia.

What?

It was an accident.

An accident caused his memory loss.

Accident?

Cheers.

Wow. It's so good.

Say, were you able to recall anything on Horiuchi's gambling problem?

Gamble? Horiuchi?

He was into boat racing.

Was it bicycle racing?

Gama-san.

Gama-san.

I've a proposition.

You want to live with me?

-What? -We could find a small house somewhere.

Yes.

Also, there's this girl named Mugi.

Maybe the three of us can live together.

Well…

I have this house…

and Reiko.

If you want, we could move in here.

What would Reiko say to that?

But Reiko passed away from an illness.

Really?

HACHIOJI HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

"The husband was also involved in the accident."

"Has executive brain dysfunction due to external injuries."

I'm not asking you to forget about Reiko.

The memories are important.

But you have to think about the life ahead of you.

SUSPECTED PAINT FROM THE CAR

Mr. Kariya. That's the guy from MIU.

Excuse me.

Welcome.

Buy? Sell? Repair?

It's about the accident.

Who are you?

You. Get over here.

It's my day off, and I was just passing by.

Stop acting dumb.

I told you not to interfere.

I'm investigating a different case.

What?

I need your cooperation.

You can take the credit.

Nothing special…

SHIMA

What? Isn't this your first time calling me?

I need to see you.

What are we buddies?

Brought you a gift.

Thank you. Wow.

Look at this.

Are we day drinkers?

I thought we weren't going to meet on days off.

What? You couldn't resist?

-You like me so much. -You're moving?

-Don't ignore me. -What's the occasion?

I was looking for an apartment for three people.

-Three? -Hamu-chan and Gama-san.

Hamu-chan's concerned.

She thinks she's being a burden on the captain and Yutaka.

On the other hand, I live alone.

If things go well,

something romantic could ignite between Hamu-chan and me.

Clearly an ulterior motive.

I'm just joking.

Putting that aside,

Hamu and Gama both live alone.

We could live happily together.

Right?

Okay, cheers. Happy you came. Welcome.

-Ibuki, you're… -Stupid, right?

What?

such a nice guy.

Is there a hidden camera?

Maybe you've a crush on Hamu, but Gama-san is a stranger to you.

He's not a stranger.

-He's my mentor. -Right.

He was the only guy who trusted you when nobody did. Right?

I was a student in Ibaraki.

My family was poor.

I'd get blamed for everything and get disrespected.

So I acted tough in school and on the streets.

-I had to. -You haven't changed.

I was completely different.

I was depraved.

I was totally depraved.

Ibuki!

One day, a guy picked a fight with me, and I got arrested for retaliating.

Once again, it was my fault.

Do you know the paperwork required to take one kid into custody?

It's not my business.

I'm not done with you.

-What? -Come with me.

It's not like I want to fight.

-People mess with me. -If you fight, that's assault.

So I'm supposed to die if someone tries to kill me?

That's legitimate self-defense. It could become excessive self-defense.

I don't buy that.

My encounter with Gama-san…

gave me direction.

It made me want to become a detective.

My teacher laughed at the idea,

but Gama-san encouraged me that I could do it.

He said I was cut out for the job.

I had finally found my path.

Had I not met Gama-san, I would've become a hoodlum,

then a gangster, and then arrested by you.

What is it, Shima?

What?

You want to tell me something.

That's why you're here.

-Good instinct. -Stop teasing me.

Sometimes you make good use of it, other times you make no use of it.

In retrospect, when you make no use of it,

you're always bottling up your emotions.

Emotional bias.

Here we go again. You love that word.

I thought you didn't believe in instinct anyway.

I changed my mind.

You have great vision, hearing, and sense of smell.

Your brain registers a lot of info.

Huh?

But you've a lack of thinking skills and vocab,

so you can't give a logical explanation.

Verbalizing isn't your forte.

Hence, you act like a fool shouting, "I've got a hunch."

Is that a compliment?

Is that your analysis?

Potato chips.

What does your gut tell you right now?

Your bottled-up instincts due to your past and your emotions.

What are they telling you?

What is this?

I'm not following.

I've been curious from the start.

The walker of Gama-san's wife in his house.

I could see the frames had been bent with enormous force.

Didn't you notice it?

His wife passed this April.

Did you meet him then?

Weren't you too busy with your new work at MIU?

Later, he told you she died from an illness,

but you couldn't ask him the details, right?

She died in a traffic accident.

It happened in front of his house.

The perp is still at large.

Gama-san injured his head in the accident.

He claims that he remembers nothing of the accident.

He was diagnosed with executive brain dysfunction.

His medicine is also used for treating dementia.

I see.

So, that's why his memory is fuzzy.

Do you really think he suffered memory loss?

Car paint was discovered at the site of the accident.

Minegishi's car that Horiuchi was borrowing.

Hold on.

I compared the paint at the site with that of this car type.

It was a match.

Hold it, hold it. Even if so…

Horiuchi didn't sell the car.

He scrapped it to cover up the accident.

That's all your imagination.

There is motive for him to commit murder.

Yeah, but still!

Gama-san is a detective.

Okay?

This is my favorite. It's her, after growing old with me.

Wow.

Why did you want to see her photo?

Reiko was so kind.

She would often tell me

about the Christian value of forgiveness.

In Italy, larcenists get released quickly.

As they struggle to survive, they inevitably steal.

No one is sinful at birth.

We arrest perpetrators to stop them from doing evil.

Convicts do their time and atone for their sins.

They receive forgiveness in this way.

I embraced this idea as a detective.

Reiko didn't die from an illness.

She died in an accident, right?

You remember nothing of the accident or the perp.

Isn't that right?

You forgot everything due to the head injury, right?

I wanted to live leisurely with my wife after retirement.

So I bought this house near a hospital.

We didn't have any kids.

That must have been tough for her.

I wanted to make up to her.

We lived here for about three years.

Those were great times.

Horiuchi called me after he got out of prison.

I'm no longer a cop. If you need help, call Kimura of Community Affairs.

You're going to forsake me?

You're just like everyone else.

Horiuchi.

Haven't you learned anything in prison…?

Who was that?

He's not a bad guy but…

You won't help him?

I've the right to live the rest of my life not as a cop.

You're right.

Finally.

Look. This is a volunteer service to support foreign workers.

Interested?

It could broaden your horizon.

-What language do we speak in? -Apparently, English.

I can't speak English.

Reiko.

Reiko.

No!

I woke up a week later.

I couldn't remember anything.

You're recovering well.

Um…

Where's my wife?

Why doesn't my wife Reiko visit me?

But my brain did a good job.

I couldn't quite remember, but my brain hung in there.

No!

Thanks to that, I eventually recalled that day.

Reiko.

Reiko would never smile again.

Reiko.

Why didn't you notify the police?

There was physical evidence, but there was no witness.

It'd be involuntary manslaughter.

But that was murder.

My wife, who wished to forgive the sinner, was murdered.

In need of salvation,

I opened this book.

LESSONS FROM THE CHRISTIAN MARTYRS ETHOS AND TEACHINGS

The persecuted Christians had their three fingers removed.

Like the corpses I had seen in the past.

The character "beast" written on a plate.

The victims were murdered as if to symbolize beasts.

The perp was never captured.

Today, I know what he was thinking.

An executioner has a conscience too.

I didn't mean to kill her. I just wanted to scare you.

That's all.

You were arrested twice. You did your time twice.

You had chances to start over.

You were forgiven twice.

And you still want to be forgiven?

Am I supposed to forgive you?

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Aren't you a cop?

Reiko would probably forgive you.

He screamed many times asking for forgiveness.

I answered him each time.

"I will not."

"I will not."

"I will not forgive you."

"I will not forgive you, even if it denies my career as a cop."

I…

became a cop thanks to you.

I wanted to be a cop like you.

I'm going to be like you.

You served your entire career getting kids like me back on track.

You taught me that anybody can start over.

When could I have stopped you?

At which point could I have done so?

What should I have done?

Tell me, Gama-san.

Mr. Shima.

And the rest of you too.

You're there aren't you, listening?

I won't run or hide.

I killed Horiuchi.

I won't turn myself in. Arrest me.

-Come on… -Execute me.

Gama-san…

Locking up and feeding a guy like me is a waste of tax money.

Let's go.

Sorry I couldn't go there with you.

Hey, Gama-san.

I killed him in the bath. The weapon is in the bathroom cabinet.

Search as you wish.

I've found the weapon.

Gama-san.

Shigeo Gamagori.

17:13 p.m.

Hey…

You're under arrest for the murder of Horiuchi and desertion of his body.

Wait. Gama-san.

Gama-san.

Maybe I can become a cop.

You can do it.

You're cut out for it.

Please step back.

Gama-san.

You shouldn't have killed under any circumstance.

For the sake of all cops…

and Ibuki.

Please tell Ibuki.

There was nothing he could've done.

Nothing.

MPD to all stations…

I'LL CONSIDER THE THREE OF US LIVING TOGETHER. THANKS.

The break is over.

Time to get to work.

We've got a covert op until 9:00 a.m.

You're going to make me go alone?

Come on.

Partner.

It's a simultaneous house search in the break-in case.

Piss off Mr. Etori, and you'll float in the Dotonbori River.

They might've found Mugi Hano.

There will be many victims again.

Do it.

Let's go.

We can make it.

We can make it.

It's you?