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Mikami Yasuo Mikami Yoshinobu Mikami Nobuo ....

Ayumi? Hello!

- Say something, Ayumi! - Give it to me.

Where are you? Are you ok?

This is your dad.

I worked it all out, but

your mom is so worried.

Come back.

Where are you, Ayumi?

Are you all right?

Ayumi, Ayumi!

5 January 1989

I brought the largest suitcase from the Maruyoshi Department Store.

We will get your daughter back.

Please, do all you can.

Welcome.

Wait ...

Hello.

Shoko, Shoko ...

I have arrived.

About 500 meters before, there was a bridge.

Go back to that bridge.

What?

A plastic ribbon is tied

to a street lamp on the bridge.

Yes, understood.

The new era will be called "Heisei".

5 December 2002

In one week,

the Chief of the National Police, Kozuka Hidekatsu,

will visit this area.

What happened between the task force and Amamiya?

What is the Koda memo?

No comment.

The wiring is OK.

- What are you doing, Hiyoshi? - Hurry up!

Quick!

Just a moment!

What's going on? Oh, no!

What are you doing ? Stupid!

Hello.

He stayed in his room

for 14 years.

He bungled the recording.

Then Koda had a guilty conscience

and sent a report to the Chief of CID (Criminal Investigations).

But the local police covered it up!

The position of the Chief of CID will be

taken over by Headquarters.

The CID of Gunma Prefecture

will be subordinate to the central government in Tokyo.

64, Part 2

11 December, one day before the inspection

The kidnapper is called Sato. He is asking for 20 million yen in cash (200,000 EUR).

Sato? Twenty million?

The kidnapper wants us to use the largest suitcase

available at Maruyoshi Department Store to deliver the 20 million.

The 64 case ...

I tell you again, a young girl has been kidnapped.

Please sign the press agreement now!

Who is the victim? There is no name.

I can't tell you that.

What?

Because it might be a prank based on the 64 case,

I can't tell you anything for now.

You must be transparent.

If you won't speak, I'll ask the Chief.

I'm in charge. If I don't tell you, no-one will.

Excuse me.

It looks like this kidnapping was planned to coincide with the inspection.

It might be the CID fighting back.

A kidnapping imitating the 64 case ...

looks like a ploy by local detectives.

Their aim is to disrupt ...

the inspection by the Police Chief.

If the ultimate purpose of the Chief's inspection is

to give the position of CID Chief to a new candidate,

the anger of the detectives is understandable.

Careful, Mikami.

The spread of mobile phones and computers has changed society.

Now you can stay connected to Tokyo all the time

and collaborate with police officers all over the world.

We need to move with the times

and not stick to stone-age methods.

Anyway, the Police Chief is coming tomorrow.

And starting from next spring,

the Chief of CID will be reporting to Headquarters.

There is nothing wrong with the inspection.

By the way,

your daughter's fingerprints and teeth record,

have you thought of making them available nationwide?

Thank you for all the trouble you have taken.

And thank you for your special attention these days.

Public Relations Officer.

Send the document to all members of the Press association.

Without the name?

We just told the reporter that we would publish names.

Aren't we breaking our word?

In this case,

there will be an uproar.

Reporting the kidnapping without names will lead to a riot.

We'll follow up with a second and a third statement soon.

We have to be careful with the Press association until tomorrow's inspection.

I will surely get the name. Find a way to hold out until then.

I dropped by regarding the inspection. Will be in touch later.

What...

What I asked you before...

I am very sorry!

I'll see you in a few days.

Mikami-san.

If that official from Tokyo wants to come here ...

it would be all right.

This is Mikumo. We have handed out the press agreement,

but the journalists are clamouring for the names.

Suwa is speaking to them.

We don't know any names yet.

Tell Suwa to hang in there.

And on the sixth floor of the West Building

we'll have a press conference.

Don't be ridiculous. Tell us the names.

We are still gathering information. Please wait a moment.

A press agreement without names is not serious.

We reject this agreement.

Please wait. We are still gathering information.

Nobody will accept such a document.

The Chief and his staff should be arriving from Tokyo soon.

If this is not a hoax but a real kidnapping

a 17-year-old girl's life hangs in the balance.

Try to handle the journalists

without harming the girl.

Where's your assignment?

At the west zone of Genbu Station, tomorrow, 7 am.

I have to take up the Maebashi case again.

I just finished my shift. I'm off now.

It's an order by the task force. I can't do anything about it.

I guess so.

What? Have you learned this from reporters?

Sorry, I couldn't think of another way to meet you.

I understand, but I'm busy.

Be quick.

Please tell me the name of the hostage's family.

I can't.

Without the name I can't control the media.

None of the newspapers will sign the press agreement.

"I won't sell my soul."

That's what you said.

Regardless if it's the CID or the Police,

the Headquarters or the Prefecture,

it doesn't matter at all.

Detective in the CID is still a comfortable job.

Right?

It's not about that.

All the police must do is find the criminal.

I used to think that way, but crime is only a small part of police work.

The larger part is just less visible.

But without these invisible people,

who dutifully do their job,

this big organization wouldn't be able to function.

I won't sell my soul,

but I won't cling to the CID either.

Are you really speaking honestly?

We're going to be late today again.

Sorry. Go somewhere else.

- Excuse me. - Excuse me.

Counsellor!

Please tell me the names.

Mesaki Masato.

Mesaki Masato?

"Me" like the character for eye,

"Saki" like Nagasaki. Aged 49.

Running a sporting goods shop.

Residential address:

Genbu-shi, Ota-cho, 2-chome, 246.

Got it. Thank you.

I heard that you received a silent call.

That's right.

Your home number is not registered in the phone book, is it?

It's still on my father's name although he passed away.

We didn't change it.

Minako thinks it was Ayumi who called.

Now she's waiting for another call.

Could Minako help out tomorrow?

I need a woman with medium-long hair.

She needs to get some fresh air once in a while.

If you say it's about helping someone, she will agree, right?

He said it's for tomorrow's inspection.

Tomorrow ...

If you can't, it's fine, too.

A 17-year-old girl,

a high school student has been kidnapped.

Think about it.

No ...

Don't!

Don't come in! Don't!

- Ah ... - Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

Enough. How long do you want to hide in this room?

Why can't I stay here?

Because I am the daughter of a policeman?

Because it's humiliating if a policeman's daughter locks herself up?

You only think about yourself,

about protecting your job.

Your job is the only thing that counts!

I hate it!

- No! - Stop it!

Leave me alone!

- No! I hate you! - Ayumi!

Mesaki Masato, 49 years, Genbu Sports Store.

He has two daughters, yes.

Do you know the age of the younger daughter?

Yes, the names of the wife and the daughter ...

A wife and two daughters ...

Mesaki Masato, like in "eye"

and in "Nagasaki".

Yes, please.

You don't know the name of the school?

We were asked to sign a press agreement ...

Ah, Suwa-kun!

- Yes. - What about the Public Relations Officer? Where is Mikami?

He's got a lot going on.

A lot ... What is he doing at such a critical time?

He found out the name and address of the hostage's father.

Soon we will also know the kidnapper's name.

Besides, Tokyo has ...

It doesn't matter anymore.

Why?

Tomorrow's inspection has been cancelled.

Postponeed or cancelled?

They say the inspection was cancelled for good.

I have something urgent to do, and will call you right back.

Sorry to disturb you so late.

Tomorrow's inspection by the Police chief

has been cancelled for some reason.

I'm very sorry

I couldn't inform you earlier.

Really?

I understand.

Obviously, I'm sorry for the request I made.

Are you all right?

Are you all right?

I ...

Sorry, I made a fool of myself last time.

Mikami-san.

Please sit down a moment.

Yes.

Not everything is just bad.

For sure...

there must be some good things, too.

Amamiya-san.

May I ask you something?

Go ahead.

How are you able ...

to carry on day after day.

Sorry, that was rude.

Over there ...

A matsuka? (New Year's decoration at the gate)

I made it together with Shoko.

Shoko ...

... liked medama (New Year's rice cakes).

Medama?

Right.

That year ...

we prepared them early, before New Year.

On 15 January, we would take down the matsuka.

Then we would roast and eat the rice cakes.

We were looking forward to it.

By now,

that's the only memory I have of her.

Day after day,

the memories are fading away.

Clearly, I don't want to forget,

but day after day

what remains

is only a mind that finds no rest.

Shoko!

Shoko!

- Shoko! - Please calm down.

- Shoko! - Shoko!

How long have you been coming here?

- It's my third year. - Ah.

Hey.

I came to help you.

Go away.

You're just thinking about where to kick me next.

In spite of some shortcomings, the result is not too bad.

Not too bad?

Is the confrontation between the CID and the police department so much fun?

One's own place should be protected by one's own people.

What are you saying?

You and I, we are both trying to protect the local police.

You deliberately messed up

the Chief's inspection to keep

the CID under local control?

Is that what you are saying?

I am Mikami, Public Relations Officer of the prefectural police.

In accordance with the press agreement, I open the press conference relating to

the suspected kidnapping for ransom in Genbu City.

The person in charge of this conference

is the Chief of Section 2, Captain Ochiai.

Hey, wait a minute!

Why the Head of Section 2?

Kidnapping should be handled by Section 1 or CID Chief, right?

- Right!

Never mind. Go ahead.

Very fishy.

My name is Ochiai.

Regarding the case,

please refer to the summary that you have received.

In total, 600 people are participating in the search.

At this point, there is no progress in the case, yet.

We are pursuing the investigation with all our means.

That is all.

That's ridiculous!

Is this supposed to be a press conference?

Give us some real information.

Tell us the details of the case.

That's absurd.

You can't do that!

Add some details to the summary!

- Is it finished? - Wait a moment.

Is that all we got from the press room? Nothing else?

That's absurd. Why no names?

Answer!

Akigawa, journalist at Toyo News and secretary of the Press association.

I tell you something, guys.

The Information office of the local police has a very questionable attitude.

We have been expressing our dissatisfaction with them.

And now, they give us the Section 2 Chief. It's preposterous!

- Right.

The Press association protests

and urgently requests that the Chief of Section 1

or the CID Chief meets us.

But,

in the meantime,

we should go ahead

and receive more information in a question and answer session.

What do you think about this proposal?

Go ahead.

Then

I would like to ask

what is the Task force's view

regarding the connection of this case

with the case of Shoko 14 years ago?

Ah ... there is a connection?

Sato, 20 million, the suitcase.

The phone call was exactly the same.

I want to know if you think that

these two cases are related or not?

That ...

At this stage we can't draw any conclusions.

Have there been any contacts with

the kidnapper besides the ransom calls?

That ... not yet.

From where were the first

and second phone call made?

From where ...

We are not receiving any answers!

It's not clear at all.

I...

I don't... I don't know.

Then bring in the people who know!

This is a waste of time!

You are not doing your duty!

Akigawa! How do you discipline these police officers?

Chief of Section 2!

Is this kidnapping case a hoax?

Akigawa, call the CID Chief!

Kidnappers usually target 11-year-old girls.

Yet here a 17-year-old was abducted.

She often skipped school and was known for bad behaviour.

If you look at it this way, couldn't it be a hoax?

Public Relations Officer, that's enough. Leave!

You are representing the Task force.

Answer me!

Is this a scam by Mesaki Kasumi?

Me ...

Mesaki Kasumi?

He doesn't even know the name!

That's the end of the press agreement.

What are you hiding?

The next press conference will be 1 am.

Back off.

Let us through!

Back off!

Even if the Chief of Section 1 was busy,

Arakida, the CID Chief, should have come.

Stop complaining!

Chief Arakida is coordinating the investigation.

We don't even know the victim's name. How can we hold a press conference?

Let me see the Chief.

Mikura.

Akigawa, you've been in the countryside too long. You're not getting soft, are you?

Teach those cops a lesson.

I'm doing my best.

Both sides are very determined.

How could it get so messy?

It's the kidnapping case.

We have a signed a press agreement

and both sides want to cooperate.

We should trust each other, but the situation ...

Why should the kidnapped girl remain anonymous?

Reporters in the countryside are hopeless.

Some information about the victim's family:

The girl's father A has about 7 million yen in savings.

10 years ago, he was a salesman for imported luxury cars.

Now he is running a sporting goods shop in the city.

Ten days before the kidnapping,

the family started to receive silent calls.

The victim's mother B comes from ...

from a family of farmers and has no work experience.

Part of the ransom is provided by the family of B.

The school absence days of victim C are:

13 days in the first semester, 0 in the second semester.

On 10 December, at around 10 pm,

C left her home wearing a leopard coat and ....

How long do you want to go on with your ABC?

Tell us the real names!

Ah ... the names can't be released.

- Don't be ridiculous! - Go ask your superiors!

What are you doing here anyway?

What are you hiding?

Be calm, please.

Explain it properly.

What are you hiding?

Order, please!

Please...

Let's have an orderly conference.

Please sit down.

Please calm down.

Hurry! Run! Go and find out!

Come back when you know something, you idiot!

[Mesaki Sports]

They are upstairs.

That's their younger daughter.

Mesaki-san.

I am Matsuoka, Chief of Section 1.

I ...

The kidnapper ...

Catch him! Please!

Mesaki-san.

I heard that you received silent calls at your home.

Is that right?

Yes.

Mostly it was my wife who answered the phone.

I've only received one.

I see.

I understand.

Uncle, what's wrong?

Something sad?

No ...

Nothing.

Uncle,

that's not the direction I want to go.

Sorry.

Sorry ...

I ...

I was lost in thought.

Ah ...

Can you ...

give this to your father?

She was a little younger

than you,

the daughter

that I had.

Not anymore?

If this continues, the Chief of Section 2 will be driven to death.

We have to push ahead nonetheless.

What is going on at the local police?

This can't continue.

We can't accept this.

We keep getting hit by those types from Tokyo.

We can't stand it.

We are all treated like idiots.

We can't stand it anymore.

Let me pass.

I have enquired again and again about the threatening phone calls.

Finally, I have found out where they originated.

Both were from within Genbu City.

Within Genbu City?

Is this information reliable?

It is.

I think they are releasing irrelevant information

bit by bit.

... gathering information now.

Where in Genbu City?

It's possible to narrow it down to a 3-kilometer radius.

And you still don't know where?

What we want is concrete and precise information.

Go there again!

This is not a child's game.

You need to grow up.

You're worthless!

Has he fallen asleep?

Call an ambulance.

Don't think you can get away with this.

Stop it! You're torturing him.

Say that again!

The press conference is interrupted.

You are a disgrace as a Public Relations Officer!

Listen what the people have to say!

Get him out of here.

After this medical emergency,

who will be in charge of the press conference?

We'll find a suitable person.

Who is a suitable person?

Hey, don't touch him, or I'll arrest you for obstruction!

Stop the flashy talk, and say something substantial instead!

We'll bring the Chief of Section 1 out!

- Did you hear that? - The Chief of Section 1.

Get out of the way!

I'll go get a replacement.

Move!

I'll go to the police station of Genbu.

Even if I can't get the Section chief to come

I might get some information on the investigation.

Do you really think so?

We can't just sit back and do nothing.

I see ...

Good luck, then.

I ...

I will find a way to carry on to the end.

I'll manage somehow.

Suwa!

Futawatari offered to help us.

Should we call him?

No need.

In the current situation, they can't harm the Public Relations Officer.

Okay. I leave you in charge here.

OK.

Let's go.

I'm Mikami Minako who used to

work at the local police.

This way please.

Mikami-san is here.

We have been expecting you. This way please.

Nakamura, pleased to meet you.

How is the handover of the new

CID Chief coming along?

The Koda Memo must not be touched on.

I'll take full responsibility.

How long will it take to know where the phone calls were made from?

Currently we are still gathering evidence.

So you keep saying!

Tell your guys to get this information now.

As soon as we get the information, we'll tell you.

Please wait a little longer.

Get the Chief of Section 1!

Do something real!

Your return to headquarters will be delayed, too.

We'll get more information soon.

Please wait.

Nonsense!

Public Relations Officer!

Chief!

Mikami?

Minako came over and helped us a lot.

Why do you behave like a stalker?

Please allow me to ride in the command van.

All right. Get in!

Chief!

Withhold all information you get in the van for at least 20 minutes.

There must be a delay between the investigation and the reports.

I'll do that.

Calling Team 6. Do you read?

This is Team 6. Receiving you well.

All clear.

- Team 7, please report. - All clear.

Team 8, we are connected.

The van is on its way.

To Maebashi City.

command van to all teams:

We are heading for Maebashi.

Proceeding to Maebashi.

Base team calling van.

The cell phone of the hostage's father has been put under real-time surveillance.

Command van, received.

Most police officers are in Maebashi. What about the search for the girl?

Shouldn't we focus on Genbu, from where the phone call was made?

Mikami-san!

It's time, Mikami.

Hello.

It's me. How is it going?

The situation is quite bad. Just a moment.

I move to another place.

I ... I'll be in touch soon.

It's 11:00. I'm sure we will hear from the Public Relations Officer by noon ...

What about the Chief of section 1?

Hello.

Hang in there, no matter what.

I'm inside the command vehicle.

The command vehicle?

We are heading for Maebashi.

I'll let you know as soon as anything happens.

A call to the hostage's home.

It's from the girl's cell phone.

Hello, this is Mesaki.

Hello! Can you hear me?

Is the money ready?

It's ready.

Let me hear Kasumi. Please! Put Kasumi on ...

Take the money and your phone, and leave now.

Before 11:50 you must be

at the Aoi teahouse in Maebashi.

Aoi teahouse ...

... I know that teahouse.

Aoi teahouse ...

I'm leaving right away. Let me hear Kasumi ...

Command vehicle to team 1 and 2: Proceed quickly to Aoi teahouse!

The hostage's father leaves at 11:15. It takes 40 minutes to reach Aoi in Maebashi.

If you get stuck in traffic, it will take about 1 hour.

Have the experts analyze

the background noises of the call.

Location of the caller!

Send search specialists to the hostage's home immediately.

Set the traffic lights to green for the father.

The cell phone was at

the Yuasa antenna station.

That's in Genbu, between Yuasa-cho and Asahi-cho.

Chief, the car is behind us.

Get into the right lane.

Public Relations Officer, wait a moment.

I'll write it down.

Please tell me.

The call came in at 11:13.

The voice was modified like speaking with helium gas.

The caller told him to take money and cell phone

and go to the Aoi teahouse by 11:50.

The same place as in the 64 case.

It's 11:50 now. 30 minutes have passed.

Mesaki Masato left home at 11:15.

Where is he now?

I can't tell you, yet.

I promised to keep a 20-minute time delay.

Incoming call to the father.

From the girl's cell phone.

I must hang up.

Hello, this is Mesaki.

Turn right at the intersection of Katayama-cho 3-chome, enter the roundabout.

Katayama-cho.

I'm already too far!

The route might be changing.

He went too fast with the green lights.

Make a U-turn immediately.

A U-turn?

Okay.

I'm turning now.

Urgent, team 1 calling command vehicle!

The father has made a U-turn.

Don't follow, team 1! Turn right at the next intersection.

Team 2, also circle back to the roundabout.

- Copy.

Tell the father to slow down a little.

He is still on the phone with the kidnapper. I can't talk to him.

Did you make a U-turn?

Yes, I did.

The father's car is approaching.

He is driving at 90 km/h. This will result in an accident.

Reset all traffic lights.

Reset the green traffic lights.

- Remove the green lights.

He used to be an car salesman. He has good driving skills.

Block him with two cars in front and slow him down.

Teams 3 and 4, position yourself in front of the father.

Copy.

Currently, he is at the Katayama-cho intersection

and heading eastward.

A follow-up report is expected shortly.

Please wait a moment.

In addition, the phone's location has been identified.

It is in Genbu at Yuasa-cho and Asahi-cho.

We're currently analyzing the background noise of the call.

The dialing location is the same as before, the Yuasa antenna station.

This is Minegishi.

Please leave the Aoi teahouse and join team 1.

Command vehicle to teams:

Team 1 fall back, the rear crew will take over.

Aoi Teahouse Four Seasons Fruits ... 64

Team 1 to command vehicle.

The father has turned right onto the state highway heading north.

Team 1 to command vehicle, he is accelerating.

80 ... 85 ... 90.

Where should I go?

Please let Kasumi go. Kasumi!

If you want me to let her go,

follow my instructions!

The gas for changing the voice is finishing.

Ghost, convince him to slow down.

Copy.

Did you record this just now? Have it analyzed.

This way, please.

Mesaki-san, we should stop the car

and wait for the next call.

What should I do?

Where should I go?

Hello.

Keep going ...

straight ...

to the Ishida-cho intersection.

One kilometer ahead ...

on the left side ...

there is the Cherry Café.

One kilometer from the intersection there is the Cherry Café, right?

Hello, this is Amamiya.

He went to three places,

on the same route as in the 64 case.

The hair salon Ai Ai is one kilometer beyond the Cherry.

Call from the Genbu Station.

Mesaki Katsumi is in a safe location in the Genbu area.

- What? - Kasumi is safe in Genbu.

Kasumi is safe!

Wait for more details.

- OK.

Don't touch me.

I told you I don't know.

Stop it!

There's more information.

Correction, she is not safe, she has been arrested.

Arrested?

Mesaki Kasumi and a friend were

arrested at the discount store Strike

in Asahi-ku, Genbu City.

They had stolen three cosmetics items.

She says her cell phone was stolen early yesterday morning

while she was sleeping in front of a nightclub.

Team 1 to command vehicle.

The father has crossed the Ishida intersection.

They will soon arrive at the Cherry Café.

Copy.

Wait! Who are you calling?

The criminal used the absence of the daughter for a fake kidnapping.

As the girl was never in danger, our agreement is void.

Our deal is off.

That's not up to you to decide.

The case is closed.

It's not!

I have reached the Cherry Café.

What do I do now?

Drive away!

Drive away now.

Your daughter will die.

Hurry up,

if you want to see your daughter alive.

Hurry up!

Command vehicle to teams.

Stop the father.

Please stop Mesaki.

He is going too fast.

What if there is an accident?

Haven't you thought about that?

Straight ahead.

Three kilometers.

Straight ahead.

Until you reach

the hair salon 'Ai Ai'

on the roadside.

Be there in ten minutes,

or your daughter

will die.

No!

Tell him his daughter is safe.

Ghost, tell him quickly!

The father has a second call. It's forwarded to call waiting.

It's from the mother's cell phone!

The girl's mother, Mesaki Mutsuko.

He is connected with the kidnapper and can't take the call.

Team 1 to command vehicle: The father has turned right instead of going straight.

A sudden right turn at Usami intersection.

Don't you people understand?

A daughter ...

What does it mean to lose a child?

The unbearable pain

of losing one's child.

How long is 1 minute, 1 second?

How much you wish she came back now.

Detectives don't know that!

Is it because Koda is the kidnapper?

That was Koda. It was Koda's voice.

A backoffice policeman in the 64 case.

Is it because he is the kidnapper?

This kidnapping is Koda's revenge

against the police

for hiding the Koda memo.

This vehicle is now

investigating the 64 case!

Welcome!

I've arrived.

Please tell me what else to do?

Take the suitcase out.

Done. Where do I take it?

Where?

There is a vacant lot

behind the salon.

A vacant lot.

I am at the vacant lot. Now what?

There's an oil drum, right?

An oil drum.

Yes, there is an oil drum.

Take the money out

and put it inside.

Inside?

Inside the drum.

The drum?

OK, I'll put it inside.

The father has opened the suitcase.

He is putting the money inside the drum.

I put it in.

I've put 20 million in now.

Look at your feet.

Do you see a tin container?

Yes, there is a container.

Inside,

There is petrol

and there are matches.

Pour the petrol into the drum

and set it on fire.

I did what you told me.

It's burning.

The money is burning.

Please let my daughter go.

That's all, right?

Where is Kasumi?

Under the container ...

Under the container.

Under the container?

The criminal

has been found.

[Mesaki Masato]

In this case, Amamiya-san, ...

Right ...

The police ...

will ...

The camera is showing the father.

Mikami-san.

[To the murderer: as 14 years ago - the daughter in a small coffin]

Kasumi ...

Kasumi ...

You.

Are you all right?

Is this Ayumi? Say something, Ayumi!

Give me.

Ayumi, this is your father. Where are you?

The wife of Chief Matsuoka

also received silent calls.

Only Amamiya heard the murderer's voice.

About ten days ago, the victim's family

repeatedly received silent phone calls at home.

Husband.

Kasumi is back!

She is fine.

Back?

She wasn't kidnapped, she was with a friend.

It's wonderful.

I am so happy.

No kidnapping.

Yes.

Kasumi ... Kasumi is fine.

He has torn the note in two.

Arrest him. Arrest Mesaki Masato!

Arrest the father.

Arrest the father!

Amamiya-san.

Mesaki-san.

Can you stand up, Mesaki-san?

It's okay now.

Later ...

Are you all right?

I'm sorry, sir.

She's alive.

Can you please come to the police station with us?

- This way. - Let's go.

- What ... what is it? - It's OK.

- Wait a minute ... - It's OK.

It's OK.

What's going on?

It's me.

Mesaki Kasumi is unharmed.

Please close the press conference.

I'll ask you one more time.

While going to the hair salon,

why did you turn right instead of obeying the instructions?

You took the shortest road to the salon.

But you had said earlier that you didn't know the area?

In fact, I had been down that road.

Daughter in a small coffin.

What else did it say?

I've told you many times.

I'm the victim.

Why does it look

like I'm being interrogated now?

Anoo ...

What's the meaning of "small coffin" in the report of Section 1?

Did Kuramae give you this report about Mesaki?

Yes, Kuramae got it from Section 2.

Public Relations Officer, Mesaki has been released.

The reporters in front of the police building

have followed him to his home.

Let's interrogate him once more.

No, forget about Mesaki.

Section Chief, why did you let him go?

We had caught him redhanded.

Amamiya recognizing his voice is not evidence enough!

You thought we could prosecute him with that?

When Mesaki was a car dealer

he ended up owing the yakuza 16 million yen (160,000 €).

After the 64 case,

he paid it all back.

And he might have used his car phone for the threatening calls.

What if the evidence is not enough?

I'm the one who'll lose face.

And what about the murder of Amamiya's daughter?

Amamiya and Koda have both disappeared.

I don't care about those two.

You still don't get it, do you?

I told you, as long as I am still in charge, don't touch the 64 case.

Is that why you didn't show up at the press conference?

Koda's memo was concealed by Police Chiefs for 14 years.

If the cover up is traced back to the local police,

it might affect your retirement pension, so you ...

Don't get ahead of yourself!

You are just a Public Relations Officer.

Amamiya and Koda gave up everything.

They sacrificed everything and suffered for it.

- And you just worry about yourself! - Mikami!

Get out!

Mikami!

Forget about ever returning to the CID!

Mikami.

You are seeing everything

from the point of view of a detective.

My daughter used to say

she hated that way to see things.

When I saw Amamiya in the vacant lot,

I wanted to tell him:

"Let us take care of the rest."

I was presumptuous.

"64" binds us like an oath.

The year Showa 64 only lasted seven days,

and was quickly forgotten in the celebration of the new Heisei era.

Bring the killer in on your own!

I'll go.

Amamiya, so far

did it all alone.

You can't sleep?

Amamiya found the murderer by his voice.

He knew he would recognize the voice.

So, starting from "あ" (A) the went through the phone book.

If a woman took the call,

he would keep calling until a man answered.

He kept going on.

When he called our house,

we thought it was Ayumi.

He had arrived at "Mi" for Mikami.

Now I believe

it was Amamiya.

[Mi comes before Me in Hiragana.]

When Amamiya saw me

in the vacant lot

he gave me a slight nod.

I was just standing there,

but he had not forgotten me.

He hasn't forgotten anything.

He can't forget the 64 case.

Regardless of time

or place,

he will never forget his daughter.

Hello.

Hello?

Who is it?

Hello? Hello?

Hello.

Give her back.

My daughter, give her back.

Say something.

Hey.

What did he say?

He didn't say anything at all.

Let's go to the police.

We are not sure that she was kidnapped.

Saki ...

Saki would not just disappear without saying anything.

No.

Why?

It would be crazy

with all the media and the police out there.

Don't go outside.

Do we have enemies?

Don't be silly.

Hey!

Stop!

Stop right there!

Got you!

Did my dad do something bad?

Why do you say that?

Sometimes he wakes up

with nightmares, looking terrible.

But I still like him.

Does Uncle Amamiya know something about my dad?

I must give this back to Uncle Amamiya.

Please do. This must be a very important photo.

Yes?

A small coffin.

Where are you?

Where is my daughter?

Come here!

If Mesaki has left,

he probably went to the Kotohara Bridge or where the body was left.

Do a thorough search of that area.

I'll set it up right away.

Please rest assured that we will find your husband.

You came looking for your daughter, right?

Stop! Stop!

See for yourself.

A small coffin: Why did you think it was a car trunk?

Who are you?

14 years ago,

the body of the kidnapped Shoko was found

in a car trunk.

Amamiya didn't forget the sound of your voice.

To find your voice, he went through the phone book.

One by one, he called the numbers.

A few dozens or hundreds every day.

14 years ago, your daughter was two years old.

Why did you kill someone else's daughter?

You killed Shoko.

Mesaki, I have your daughter.

Give me back my daughter.

Give her back.

Give her back!

Give her back.

Give her back to me.

Give her back.

You remembered when you saw the trunk.

The case

was forgotten because of the Emperor's death.

But neither the father, Amamiya, nor us investigators,

nor you, the murderer, can forget it.

We all remember it very clearly.

Are you a policeman?

Did you think you could get away with murder?

The statutory limit would be reached next year.

Did you think you could get away?

Did you hug your daughter

with the hands that killed Shoko?

I remember.

I also remembered.

I always remembered.

Why ...?

Why on earth did you kill her?

Something like that ...

How could I possibly know?

Stop!

Mikami, what are you doing?

Take him away now.

We will interrogate him at the police station.

Mikami, please come with us.

Saki ...

Stay away!

Public Relations Officer in violent interrogation

- Connected to a case 14 years ago? - Major progress in the Shoko case

CID Section Chief

Connected to a case 14 years ago?

My time is coming to an end.

This time, I will sleep a few nights before dad comes back?

Sources have revealed the Public Relations Officer accused of a forced confession.

The victim is linked to the kidnapping and murder of Amamiya Shoko.

14 years ago ...

The local police is currently questioning the victim of police brutality.

Mom ...

For so many years ...

I am sorry.

Sorry ...

Public Relations Officer,

please tell us the truth.

You have always

spoken openly with us.

Please be honest even in this personal matter.

Please tell us what you really think.

I am the cause of much pain for them.

I don't mean Mesaki.

I mean his wife and daughter.

I caused the pain of losing their loved one.

I know only too well about that.

And yet, I caused them this pain.

Akigawa.

You fulfilled your duty as a journalist.

That's fine.

Mikami.

You changed the local police.

I'll stay on your side even if it brings me in conflict with our superiors.

I like our local police.

But I can't be

as socially versatile as you.

What are you trying to say?

This is not something you would normally say.

Public Relations Officer.

Everybody's waiting.

OK.

Please.

From now on,

I'll be looking for Ayumi myself.

Otherwise,

I wouldn't know how to face her later.

Where is the Public Relations Officer?

It's getting late.

I'll go call him.

We ask

the Department chief

to issue a report.

Go get him, quickly.

We're not interested in the farewell speech of the outgoing Public Relations Officer.

You're still here?

You will support the Public Relations Officer in the future, right?

Yes.

Department chief, let's begin.

Suwa-chan, please take care of us in the future.

Chief Suwa.

Let's get started.

Let me make a declaration.

Please go ahead.

Department Chief Suwa,

please go ahead.

Let's begin!

Regarding the investigation of a robbery.

Time of the crime:

19 December of Heisei 14 (2002)

Thursday, at 8 am.

Location:

4-15-3, Honmiya-cho, Takada City,

at the prize collection office of the Nitori Pachinko Parlor.

Victims:

Takada City, Tokuyama-cho ...

15 January 2003

Let's light it up now!

Tomorrow,

I will go to testify in court.

This is for you.

Public phone