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Attention, all units. Emergency from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Suspect fled down Kitayama Avenue, heading towards Shinjuku.

Suspect is wearing a full-face helmet and black clothes,

and is riding an unidentified medium-sized black motorcycle.

Active units should prioritize locating and apprehending the suspect.

Over and out, from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Wait!

Wait!

Wait!

Wait!

Hey!

AKAGI PRINTING CO., LTD.

You're late.

It wasn't me!

It wasn't me!

Do you even know how much cops get for overtime?

They say it follows labor laws,

but since we can't leave until the case is done,

getting paid for all our hours is just a pipe dream.

It's really frustrating, you know?

I'm telling you, it wasn't me!

No way.

How about you pay up now?

-I'm against violence. -What?

What's going on?

Who the hell are you?

This is who I am.

A cop.

Were you assaulted?

-Yeah, sort of. -No, you're the one at fault here.

Cheers!

You bought all that champagne, did that outdated para-para dance,

and then tried to steal money from the staff room!

I thought it was the bathroom.

Pay up already!

You don't get to "settle this with sumo" just because you’re broke!

When they hit you with such an outrageous price,

you'd feel like sumo wrestling a couple of matches too.

Were you hit with an outrageous bill?

-Beyond outrageous. A complete rip-off. -Quit talking nonsense.

Do you have the receipt?

RECEIPT

TOTAL: ¥184,800

This is a reasonable price.

Look at him.

You call that a reasonable price?

At 7:35 a.m., arrested on the spot.

-This is clearly a dine-and-dash. -Wait.

Let's talk this through.

Save your excuses for the police box.

Over here.

That was quick.

-Lieutenant Hidaka. -What?

-You're a police officer? -Yes.

What's going on?

Undercover work.

That's what's going on.

-So take them off. -No, I won't.

It's still a dine-and-dash.

-Take him to the station. -But…

If you don't follow orders, I'll report this.

Let's go.

I'll be the one reporting you to the higher-ups.

You better remember it.

I heard you were an outstanding detective at Sumida Station.

-You said, "Were." -Eh?

"You were an outstanding detective."

You used past tense.

-I didn't mean it that way. -It's fine. It's the truth, after all.

Metropolitan Police Department, First Division,

Special Investigations Information Management Office.

I bet you're curious…

about what kind of place it is.

In 2010, the statute of limitations was abolished,

meaning murder and other capital crimes are now treated as ongoing cases.

Now, even if years have passed, suspects can still be arrested if found.

I already know there's a special unit for unsolved cases.

What I'm curious about is the Information Management Office.

Ah, that?

The Information Management Office's main task is entering data

from a vast archive of past documents.

We do investigate unsolved cases,

but the cases we handle are all ones that have been shelved

with little hope of being solved.

So the other departments have a name for us.

"Okura," which means "shelving."

-They don't just call you "Okura." -What?

"The detectives' graveyard."

What the heck is a cop stealing for?

No, I was just doing undercover role-playing drills.

Role-playing drills?

At a hostess club…

I figured there was drug dealing,

so I was observing while enjoying a drink.

That's just police make-believe.

The hostess club expenses can't go on the budget.

-Seriously? -Of course, it's obvious.

What kind of logic is that?

As expected, there aren't any decent people in the detective's graveyard.

-Good morning, everyone. -Good morning.

That's the guy.

The rookie from this morning's wrongful arrest.

It wasn't a wrongful arrest, though.

Wait, Mr. Hidaka, you know him?

Starting today, he's part of our team.

I've been officially assigned today.

I'm Sergeant Toshiki Fuwa.

TOSHIKI FUWA

For real?

Let's go ahead and briefly introduce the team.

I'm Chief Ikuta, the one who lost everything to gambling.

MANABU IKUTA

Over there,

sleeping soundly, once a legendary detective from the Showa era,

now only useful for three minutes. This is Mr. Washizawa.

TAIZO WASHIZAWA

Next to him is Inori,

a former public security officer who still insists on clocking out on time.

What's that supposed to mean?

INORI MAKIHARA

And then there's Yoshioka,

who used to be in the cybercrime unit

but was caught committing hacking crimes.

AZUMA YOSHIOKA

What's with that lousy introduction?

Insults stick to your memory better, don't they?

And there's Miss Yuki, who hospitalized an entire yakuza group single-handedly.

I would never do something like that, come on.

That incident where 30 people were half-beaten to death. It made the news.

RINKO YUKI

-Scary. -Next.

There's Hidaka, who used to be the ace of the Violent Crime Unit,

but made such a shameful mistake, it's better left unsaid.

SENJU HIDAKA

Adding Fuwa, we now have seven members.

This will be the new composition of Okura.

So, regarding the work, Hidaka, could you take care of it?

Why do I have to?

I'm exhausted from working after such a long break.

Guess I have no choice.

Here.

For now, just check the tips that came in

on the unsolved cases.

Why did Fuwa end up in the detectives' graveyard?

He seems like such a goody-two-shoes, right?

I'll investigate everything thoroughly.

Inori's got her sights set on him.

My condolences.

DOMESTIC JURISDICTION CASE SEARCH

-Do you have a moment? -What?

We've received information about a murder that occurred 12 years ago.

Twelve years ago?

It's probably just a bogus tip.

The sender of the email…

is the suspect in the case.

Looks like things

are about to get interesting, huh?

What do you mean the suspect?

A case? Where's the crime scene?

The old man woke up.

Was it just a dream?

This might not just be a dream, you know.

It's an email from the suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl 12 years ago.

"I went to Kitashiro Mountain and talked to her.

Police,

this is your last chance.

Shusaku Yatsugi."

Yatsugi.

If I recall, you…

I was in charge of this case.

The victim was Hazuki Ichi, ten years old at the time.

Around 1:00 p.m. on September 15th, 2012,

the victim had an argument with her mother

and ran out of the house.

When she didn't come back, her parents grew concerned

and searched the neighborhood, but couldn't find her,

so they called the police.

That day, they couldn't trace her whereabouts,

so they intensified the search, considering the possibility of kidnapping.

However, they didn't find the victim.

One month later, the victim's body was found in a forest

near her home on Kitashiro Mountain.

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

What was the cause of death?

Starvation.

-Starvation… -So…

Is it possible she got lost in the mountains and starved to death?

That was one of the initial theories when she was found.

But the autopsy revealed

signs of restraint on her hands and feet.

So the theory became that she was confined somewhere.

Right, Senju?

During the search, there was a sighting

of Hazuki in a nearby park.

In the neighborhood,

a man named Shusaku Yatsugi was seen in contact with Hazuki.

He admitted meeting Hazuki, but denied any wrongdoing,

claiming they parted ways immediately.

However, all the investigators thought

he was suspicious and guilty.

Why wasn't he arrested?

There wasn't any evidence.

They didn't have any decisive evidence to nail him.

Good morning. Fuwa!

This man from the First Division has helped crack numerous tough cases.

Superintendent Kase.

What brings you here?

I came to see Okura's new recruit.

This is Fuwa, my former easygoing colleague from Sumida.

What did you do to end up in the detectives' graveyard?

You probably went off the rails trying to make a name for yourself.

Hey, don't make such a scary face.

So why bring up a 12-year-old case now?

We received an email

from someone claiming to be the suspect.

It's probably just a hoax.

Okura,

just stick to data entry.

Still as annoying as ever.

What a real hassle.

What should we do about this email?

Most of our witness reports usually turn up nothing.

Maybe we should just ignore it?

All right, everyone, let's wrap it up.

All right.

Yoshi, can you handle it?

-Why me? -Sorry!

Hang on, wait.

This email

is a hit.

Here it comes. Senju's clairvoyance.

-Clairvoyance? -Mr. Hidaka.

When he touches an email or seized items, he can tell if it's true or not.

My abilities are on par with a comic book hero's.

This email is definitely from the guy himself.

So,

I'm off to Kitashiro Mountain. Come on, Rinko.

Let's go.

-Got it. -Hida.

What about today's data entry assignment?

We're not going to the mountain?

We're taking a break.

This job is way too skewed towards desk work.

For people of my generation, this is pure torture.

A detective's value is in the legwork they put in.

I miss the days when I used to run around with your old man.

Of all days, why did he have to die on my birthday?

It's been ten years already.

Has it been that long?

Did you transfer to Okura because of that case?

No. Unlike your dad,

I'm a screw-up, so I've gotten yellow cards

in a lot of places.

Like this morning's incident at the cabaret club.

No. Well…

What's he doing?

"Lieutenant Hidaka

is slacking off."

You know,

there's no way an email from the suspect would even come.

And yet we came all the way to this mountain…

I've got a TV show I want to watch tonight, so I'm leaving at five.

What are you watching?

Baseball.

What was the rookie's basis for believing the email?

Two things caught my attention. First is the name Shusaku Yatsugi.

When I reexamined the case,

I found that the suspect's name wasn't revealed in the media at the time.

-And the second thing? -The message lacks detail.

If I were sending a prank, I'd make it more sensational,

like including details of the murder

or something to catch the police's attention.

The fact

that he kept it simple, just saying he talked to her,

made it seem more credible to me.

What is it?

Looks like a promising rookie has appeared.

It's around here, right? Where Hazuki's body was found.

Yes, right here.

You really have no decency, do you?

Will being decent help us get a clue?

You're not cute at all.

Okay,

shall we head back soon?

-We just got here. -How about lending a hand for a change?

I don't want to dirty my hands.

You some fancy guy from Minato Ward or something?

Just hurry up and do it.

There was a big team working on this case, right?

I've lost track of how many times I've come here.

So if we find something, that would mean the suspect put it there later, right?

What's that?

"I don't want to die."

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

It's Hazuki's handwriting.

No doubt about it.

Just like 12 years ago.

I HATE YOU, MOM.

Yatsugi…

came here.

ICHI

Long time no see.

No progress in the investigation, right?

Thanks for your courtesy.

Wait, please.

Today, there was a development.

Go ahead.

We found something that seemed to belong to Hazuki on Kitashiro Mountain.

We'd like to confirm the handwriting,

so do you have anything

written by Hazuki?

There should be something in the room upstairs.

Would it be okay if we search?

Go ahead.

Do you like this idol group?

Not particularly.

But she liked them.

I've read it in the reports.

Hazuki wanted to join an idol training school, right?

You were against it, weren't you?

Why can't I, Mom?

Of course you can't.

Skipping middle school to go to an idol school…

-I'm serious about it. -Then go after you finish high school.

It'll be too late by then. How many times do I have to tell you?

If I don't start now, I'll never become an idol!

I'm saying this for your own good.

That's why you should consider my feelings.

-You just want to control everything I do. -That's enough!

I've had enough. I hate you, Mom!

Hazuki.

Even now, I still think about it sometimes.

At that time,

why didn't I allow her to follow her dreams?

A tragedy caused by her mother crushing her dreams.

That's how the world viewed it, right?

After that, I divorced my husband

and became too afraid to go outside,

so I became a recluse.

Even so,

I thought that if they caught the culprit, I might get some closure.

That's what I used to think.

At some point, I stopped believing that.

Now I'm living such a messy life.

I found a school notebook.

I think it matches, even to my untrained eye.

We'll send it for handwriting analysis.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

I HATE YOU, MOM.

She probably despised me until the very end.

You might be right.

-Hey! -But…

No matter how much you regret it, she won't come back.

So why not focus on improving your messy life now?

To me, it looks like you're using your daughter's death

as an excuse to avoid responsibility.

Seriously, what's wrong with you?

Come with me.

-Ouch! -Come on.

Move.

The detective is right.

But it's all right.

I don't care anymore.

Why would you say such a thing?

Even between officers, assault charges can apply.

If you want to arrest me, then go ahead.

But first, explain why you said that.

I just spoke my mind, that's all.

Don't you think it's pointless to dwell on a case for 12 years?

Have you

ever lost a loved one to murder?

I have,

during the serial police officer murders that happened ten years ago.

My father was one of the victims.

The culprit still hasn't been caught.

Losing a loved one to murder is extremely painful.

Time doesn't heal it.

Hazuki's mother must have kept wishing for the culprit to be caught.

She kept wishing…

But the reality of the criminal not being caught wore her down.

What's your point?

Sympathy just gets in the way of an investigation.

That's not true.

Of course,

siding with the victims

or involving yourself with the families can cloud your judgment,

but the opposite is also true.

There's one thing I regret about this case.

It was when I visited the suspect.

You admit that you met Hazuki, right?

I've already told you that countless times.

I only exchanged a few words with her at the time.

Okay, that's enough, right? Excuse me.

I felt like Hazuki was in there.

By law, I wasn't allowed to enter the apartment.

But if I had broken the law and gone in,

maybe I could've saved her life.

-Shu! -Ah, Rinko!

You look well.

Here, the forensic results.

Thank you.

Shusaku Yatsugi's fingerprints are all over the notebook.

Thanks. Going through the formal procedures takes too much time.

Just buy me a drink and we'll call it even.

What?

Nothing. I was just wondering

why you two broke up.

There's a lot that goes on between grown-ups.

Please don't treat me like a child forever.

All right, let's go.

FINGERPRINT INQUIRY RESULT NOTICE

This won't do.

We can't reopen the case with just this.

Why not?

Even if the fingerprints on the notebook are his,

if he says he touched it when he met the victim once,

there's no way to refute it.

But it's clear the notebook was left there recently.

It wasn't found 12 years ago, after all.

A reinvestigation requires both manpower and funds.

We can't move forward unless we're certain we can make an arrest.

-It can't be. -I told you so.

The Violent Crime Unit is busy,

so we'll handle it ourselves.

Oh, I almost forgot.

About the cabaret where you dined and dashed from…

I've already paid the bill.

That place got raided.

They were secretly running a money transfer scam.

Did you…

get that tip and go undercover at that place?

No way.

If I knew, a certain someone wouldn't have arrested me.

Just a coincidence, huh?

I figured as much.

What's with that attitude? We had the data verified for nothing.

But unless we have proof that he was at the scene, we can't say we've got him.

There's somewhere I need to go.

I'll go home after that, so give my regards to the chief.

What? Wait, where are you going?

Hey!

Is he always like that?

Believe it or not, that's him actually trying.

He used to be passionate about the job,

but when my father was killed ten years ago,

he changed completely.

LIEUTENANT POLICE INSPECTOR SHINICHI YUKI

-You went to Shusaku's place? -Yes.

But it was useless.

The new address from when he left his apartment 12 years ago was incorrect.

He probably felt safe sending this email to the police

because he knew we wouldn't be able to track him down.

You're awake this early?!

If we managed to track down Shusaku's location,

would the notebook be enough to take him down?

I believe it's worth giving a shot.

Understood.

With the new evidence, we should be able to grab hold of something.

Let's go ahead and find Shusaku's location ourselves.

Is it okay to go and do something like that on our own?

We have investigative authority too.

Hidaka, Fuwa, go check the real estate agency that managed his apartment.

Ringo, ask at his family home. Yoshioka, trace the origin of the email.

Inori and Washizawa, do a deep dive into Yatsugi's relationships.

Roger that.

You're really fired up, Chief.

You're not making bets with the First Division guys, are you?

Of course not.

I believe we'll definitely catch the suspect.

We're not just a bunch of misfits, you know.

Let's show them the true spirit of Okura.

-Yes. -Yes, sir.

I'm exhausted.

-It hasn't even been half a day yet. -Yeah, but…

We've been running around all over the place, and we've got zero leads.

His parents passed away and the family home has been vacated.

The email has gone through a few foreign servers, so it's not easy to track down.

His social ties were almost non-existent, so we didn't find any important info.

Mr. Washizawa taking a nap.

I guess real life doesn't go as smoothly as detective shows, huh?

I wonder if I can switch the betting rates.

Well, it's time to go.

-Thank you for your work. -Good job today.

-Excuse me. -See you tomorrow.

I'll leave these here.

This is…

It seems Hazuki bought it without her parents knowing.

No, that's not the issue here.

OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE STORE

I knew it,

This…

is definitely an exclusive fan club item from that idol group.

See, there's a serial number here.

-Here. -Really!

This notebook was a limited edition item given to fans back then. It's pretty rare.

Hazuki must have been a huge fan.

There's a possibility it doesn't belong to the victim.

What do you mean?

If a middle schooler wanted to join a fan club, they'd need parental consent.

Of course, there's also the possibility she got it from a friend.

This keychain was found in Yatsugi's room.

I've already told you that countless times.

So, this could be Yatsugi's notebook, then?

We could contact the fan club to find out who bought it from the serial number.

I'll look into it.

Yatsugi might be here.

Is that notebook alone enough to nail him?

Once we find out where he is, he's bound to leave some evidence behind.

Are you sure about that?

He may have predicted we could determine his previous address from that notebook.

That "last chance" might actually be his way of testing us.

This is the place.

Looks like he expected us to show up, after all.

He might already be long gone.

Take some photos and send them to Rinko.

Don't blame me for anything that's said later.

Wait!

What the hell are you doing!?

I'm going for it.

Save your dumb antics for when you're alone.

I should've done this 12 years ago.

There has to be evidence in here.

Property damage and trespassing.

If we don't find evidence, a written apology won't be enough.

Just a bunch of idol stuff.

What's this?

Let me go…

-How horrible. -Please…

Yes?

It was Yuki.

The image you sent earlier had an envelope from Ueno Central Hospital,

so I checked with them.

So, it's come to this.

Got it.

-Where are you going? -Yatsugi…

He's hospitalized with stage IV liver cancer.

What?

Apparently, his condition took a sudden turn for the worse this morning.

Wait a second.

Even if you go, visits are restricted.

I'm going to see him, anyway.

I'm going to make him confess no matter what.

Why go that far?

To make him atone for his crimes.

We'll arrest Yatsugi and put him on trial. It's for closure.

Are you talking about the victim's mother?

But if you press him for a confession now, you'll be in big trouble later.

Who cares?

Sorry, but…

but I’m not the kind of cop who lets things go easily.

Damn it!

Doesn’t seem like it's moving anytime soon.

What are you doing?

-I'm leaving the rest to you. -Wait a second.

Wait!

UENO CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Yatsugi.

What a tough time this is for you.

I'm here to take you in.

You…

You ran into Hazuki at the park after she had a fight with her mom,

and spoke to her.

You like 24?

You took her back to your place.

You let your true nature come out.

What are you doing? Please stop.

Why don't you calm down?

What do you think I've been doing all this for?

I've gone this far to bring him to justice.

Even if he's a criminal, he's still a critically ill patient.

-If something happens… -I'll take full responsibility.

But…

I'm not about to stop here.

Yatsugi.

What you did…

I'm making sure you recall it.

Put this on.

-I don't want to. -You want to be an idol, don't you?

-It's embarrassing. -What's so embarrassing about it?!

You took her back to your place.

You forced your fetishes on her,

assaulted her, and imprisoned her.

Help me…

You verbally abused her over and over

as she grew weaker from your punishments.

You threw things at her and robbed her of the right to live.

For 14 days,

you hardly gave her any food

and let her starve to death.

After that, you waited for the investigation to scale down

and then dumped her starved body on the mountain.

It's been…

12 years since then.

You kept running away.

During that time,

Hazuki's mother had to sacrifice a lot.

Her family, her job, her sense of purpose…

Can you understand why she couldn't move on?

It's because she's been blaming herself the whole time.

She should have been hating the killer instead.

But she kept thinking that

if she had been more supportive,

her daughter wouldn't have left the house.

And maybe her daughter wouldn't have been killed.

She's been stuck,

still regretting that day even now.

While you've been living freely, avoiding your sins,

she's been living with a burden of guilt she shouldn't have to carry.

Whenever I saw her, I was forced to tell her.

"There's no progress in the investigation."

It was really painful,

seeing her

lose the will to live from the empty updates I gave her.

But finally…

we have evidence that you committed the crime.

At last,

I can finally report your arrest.

So what about it?

No matter what state you're in, you'll atone for your crime.

At the very least, help her stop blaming herself!

Yatsugi.

Confess your crime!

Admit that you killed her!

Yatsugi.

Do you get what I'm saying?

Yatsugi.

Do you get what I'm saying?

What are you people doing?

-Give us a second. -Step aside.

Could you give us a little more time?

Who the hell are you?

I'm the partner of that sorry excuse for a cop.

Can't you see how bad the patient's condition is?

-Step away! -Please!

You can't go to the afterlife like this.

Tell me…

that you're the one who killed Hazuki!

Yatsugi!

Out of the way!

Mr. Yatsugi.

7:49 p.m.

He's passed away.

Thank you for your work today.

Shusaku Yatsugi

was sent to the prosecution as a deceased suspect.

Thank you…

for your hard work.

This looks like

Hazuki's final diary entry.

It's just a photocopy.

My apologies.

"I hate you, Mom."

I'm sorry for saying that.

"You were against it

because you care about me more than anyone,

right, Mom?

I'm sorry for getting angry without understanding anything.

I want to see you and properly apologize to you.

-Mom." -Mom,

I love you.

MOM, I LOVE YOU.

She always used to misspell "apologize."

I WANT TO SEE YOU AND PROPERLY APOLOGIZE TO YOU.

So she learned how to spell it…

Hazuki!

Hazuki, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Your feelings

definitely reached Hazuki.

I apologize for my rude remark.

Knowing what Hazuki

was thinking in her final moments

is sufficient for me.

I…

really want to see her now.

I want to see her and hold her in my arms.

I want to hold her tight.

I never thought you'd apologize.

I'm the type to admit mistakes right away.

Then maybe fix your attitude toward me.

How can you say that?

I worked really hard to get the hospital's complaint dismissed for you.

Ah, by the way, how about a drink later?

That kind of thing is out of style these days,

so you might want to stop.

Also, I've got something I need to figure out.

Good job today.

This way.

KANAGAWA: 1 SAITAMA: 1

Yes!

Nice play!

Why are you here?

I figured you'd be lonely, so I came.

It's good we finally put that 12-year-old case to rest.

But in the end, we were too late.

Everyone sees you as a detective with a heart.

But…

you're not as kind-hearted as they think.

-Here, enjoy some Okura chips! -All right!

Your face gives off a hero vibe, so it works in your favor.

Unlike Kase, who's all about that villain vibe.

Just because you quit being a cop,

don't go dissing your old boss. And also, ban nuts in this place.

-Stop! -Oh, you’re at it again!

Shu! Come on in!

-A beer, please. -Yes.

-Here. -That's a rare sight.

You two drinking together.

I was waiting for you, Shu.

Why did you choose him over me? You've got to tell me today.

Oh, look!

Wow, amazing!

What is it, rookie? Did you want to join us for a drink?

There's something that's been bothering me for a while.

It's about Yatsugi's email.

If it's just a review of the case, it can wait until tomorrow, right?

Why did Yatsugi send that email?

I thought he sensed his death approaching and was driven by guilt.

After seeing that final smile, maybe he wanted to mock the police

for not catching him.

I thought it was one of those two reasons as well.

But when I asked the hospital,

they said he had been hospitalized for a month

and hadn't had internet access for the past few days.

So who could have sent that email?

Yoshioka helped trace the origin of the email.

I asked him again because of his great hacking skills.

And he solved it brilliantly.

That email…

It was sent from that store involved in money transfer scams.

It's the same cabaret club where I first met you.

That club had rigged its internet setup

so the email's source couldn't be traced.

The email was sent

during the time you were at the club.

The employees testified that you broke into the staff room

to steal the store's money, but that's not what happened.

You used the computer at that club

to send the email to the police, pretending to be Shusaku Yatsugi.

You didn't report the fraud

because you didn't want that email to be traced.

Looking at it like that,

it resolves another mystery.

Why did the video camera turn on?

Considering Yatsugi was in the hospital a month ago,

the video camera should've run out of battery by then.

But the power came on and the battery was nearly full.

In other words…

someone entered the house

before we did.

Are you saying that was me?

That's all just speculation.

I wouldn't say so.

The notebook we found in the mountains was inside of this bag.

Just in case, I sent it to forensics too.

Just so you know, all three of us were wearing gloves when we found it.

Despite that,

your fingerprints were on it.

In other words, it means you touched this plastic bag beforehand.

Most likely,

your fingerprints got on it when you hid the notebook.

You orchestrated this series of events

to bring a dying man to justice.

Lieutenant Senju Hidaka,

you fabricated the evidence, didn't you?

Answer me!

I still can't forget the look on his face.

They pressured us to back off midway through that suicide case.

Do you think you can get away with this?

Then can you forgive them?!

Subtitle translation by: Mathieu Pronovos