Original subtitles

"To the final episode!!"

It's no time to be doing this.

KEIZOKU Unsolved Cases

Kiss of Death

You let Shibata get away? She was half dead!

Tsubosaka and Kido tricked us.

Tsubosaka? That useless old ex-thug?

Tsubosaka was a good detective and a

former peace officer.

Sorry for my ignorance.

At least give due respect to the men who

give up money, recognition and family,

and put their lives on the line for the department.

Don't get smart!

What?

Shibata's been found? Where?

Headquarters? I'll be right there.

You did me in?

I didn't betray you. If we're really both after the truth,

I know you'll forgive me one day.

What if that day never comes?

It'll mean one of us took the wrong path in life.

You always speak the truth.

Because I'm a woman.

And I'm a man.

The fool...!

"Shibata Jun"

I'm glad you're safe.

Thank you.

That's odd.

You all right, Shibata?

Now that you mention it...

Call an ambulance!

What were you looking for?

Send an ambulance!

The case file on Mayama's shooting 7 years ago.

It's gone. Why do you need it?

Mayama's going to confront Asakura at the spot where

he shot at him 7 years ago. I want to know where.

Where's the case file?

I don't know.

You do know! Taniguchi told me you have it.

That blabbermouth!

You do know, so tell me!

If I tell you, you'll go to the spot.

Yes.

Then, no. Absolutely not!

Someone has to, or Mayama will become

a murderer for real.

That's what he is.

Do you believe that?

I saw him stab Taniguchi to death.

What was his motive for killing Taniguchi?

I... don't know.

With no motive, he may not be a murderer.

There are those who kill without a motive.

It's possible Mayama kills for pleasure.

Since he kills for the sake of killing,

he doesn't need a motive.

If Mayama does kill for pleasure, why did he let

Asakura live for so long?

He was probably waiting for Asakura to come of age.

When his sister was raped, Asakura was just a schoolboy.

The law couldn't bring him to justice so

Mayama couldn't shoot him.

Mayama's a detective.

He wanted to bring Asakura to justice within the law.

So he wagered on one thing.

What?

That Asakura kills for pleasure and

he'll do it again.

No!

That's why Mayama was watching him.

So why now?

Because Meguro regained consciousness.

Meguro feared Asakura.

So he unconsciously resisted gaining consciousness.

Mayama learned something about Asakura from Meguro.

just before he died.

So he finished Meguro off.

No. Meguro was programmed to kill himself.

Programmed?

A post hypnotic suggestion.

So he poisoned himself.

Like Maiko.

If Taniguchi was being controlled,

he stabbed me, then...

Maiko was jealous of me.

Taniguchi was righteously indignant.

Strong passions begot strong suggestions.

Those suggestions begot a trap for Mayama and me,

at the cost of their lives.

We can still keep Mayama from becoming a murderer.

I have a bad feeling. If we get involved in this case,

there will be more victims.

I don't want to lose any more friends.

Neither do I.

If Asakura is the killer, he'll come after you.

Should anything happen to you, your father...

I'm a detective!

If my father were alive, he'd say:

Till your heart stops beating, dash for the truth.

That's what it means to be a detective.

Those were his last words.

Load it, Shibata.

That's my condition for showing you Mayama's file.

It's loaded. Show me Mayama's file.

In there?

So the day has come!

There?

It's No. 8, 5-chome, Shibaura, Minato-ku.

Hello, Aya?

The paramedics are here for Sgt. Shibata.

Not here?

Kajiura?

Them?

You're tough, Aya.

They were wimps.

Monster.

What?

Say what, Kondo?

Darn!

What if we're shot?

Shall we give up?

This way!

Did you get a receipt for that?

Where do you turn it in?

Asakura!

What is it?

You go ahead.

The bathroom!

I'll wait.

I don't want you to. Besides...

You're too young!

Not too loud! You go ahead.

Why now?

Bye, Shibata.

Good job. The sweepers will be here any minute.

We take care of Mayama and leave the sweepers?

Yes.

It was so long.

Sorry.

Kiss me.

What did you slip in me?

How was my kiss of death?

How dramatic.

Who do you think made you a sweeper?

Darn!

I almost made it...!

Shibata...! I can't make our blind date...! Sorry...!

Lucky you. I never could forget.

I didn't do anything! Do you have proof?

No.

And even so, you're going to shoot me?

Yeah.

That makes you a murderer.

Indeed.

But you're a detective.

You wiped out all the proof.

Your pal Meguro, reporter Kee, detective Taniguchi,

Osawa Maiko.

Like some tired old toy, some chewed up gum,

you disposed of them.

The proof may be gone, but not the guilt.

So I'm going to kill you.

Know what'll happen to you?

You threatening me?

Whether the media executes me

or the law does, I don't care.

That's all garbage!

I didn't kill anyone. I'm not Asakura.

My face was altered 3 years ago. I'm...

Help me...! Help me...!

Kill me. Kill me!

Don't shoot!

Shoot.

Mayama!

Shibata!

Did you shoot?

It wasn't me!

Run!

Mayama's killed Asakura.

Really?

Shibata fled with him, so now the sweepers

are after her, too.

Shibata is the daughter of the late

Insp. Shibata Jun'ichiro.

Don't worry. We won't tarnish her record.

She'll die in the line of duty.

Get serious!

I give up...!

Chief!

It's great to be young.

I was rough and tough myself once.

"Till your heart stops beating, dash for the truth.

That's what it means to be a detective."

Someone used to say that to me. Remember?

No.

No? It was you.

Oh? So it was, now that you mention it.

What?

Neither Aya nor Lt. Tsubosaka will answer.

They're dead.

Don't say that.

They've been killed.

Why?

To wipe out the truth.

The truth doesn't exist. Just vague collective memories

posing as the truth.

Wipe out the keepers of those memories and

these goes the truth. Asakura knew that.

So he wiped out Asakura himself.

What for?

The Asakura we knew wasn't Asakura.

Then who is?

Deep inside, I feel like it's all over.

The Asakura that I knew and hated is dead.

Had I not gone after Asakura, that boy wouldn't have had to die.

Tsubosaka, Kido and Taniguchi, either.

Any bullets left?

Don't point.

That wasn't me. So the bullet is still there.

You have to pull the trigger 5 times for it to fire.

Not anymore.

Listen,

you run to the nearest police box, and

forget about Asakura.

And you?

The sweepers are after me.

Wipe me out and this case is closed without

the media or the public ever knowing about it.

But that's absurd!

Want to know the easiest way to commit the perfect crime?

How?

Kill in the dark and keep everything in the dark.

There won't be an investigation because

there won't be a case.

There are a thousand plus murder cases

in Japan annually compared to some 15,000 cases of

missing persons.

Say, a tenth of them have been murdered.

That means 1,500 cases of perfect crimes.

The truth we know of is just a miniscule part.

Get it?

See you.

There's only... one truth.

And it's our job to find it.

Not very smart, are you?

I want you to live.

This cracker jar holds the truth, Ruth.

There's nothing in there, Claire.

It's right in front of you, Lou.

I don't see anything, Bing.

What do you mean, Jean?

Mayama's been sighted fleeing for Haneda.

Request backup.

We'll send sharpshooters.

You have orders to take him out upon sight.

Got it. We'll take him out.

This is Shibata of Investigations Sect. 2.

I know all about this case, and who the real killer is.

Call off the sweep right now. Or I'll expose the

whole case to the media.

The decision to call off the order takes time.

Give us an hour.

Fine. But if Mayama is shot in the meantime,

I'll make my move.

Got it.

Take Shibata out.

But Shibata hasn't killed anyone. Isn't that drastic?

What's with your face, Madarame? It's all red.

Looks normal to me.

See? It is red. I told you so.

I make the decisions. You just act.

Now go.

The prints don't match?

Insp. Saotome left his prints on this jar

the other day.

When you compare these prints with his prints from

the time he joined the department,

they don't match at all.

Now, this is the print Mayama took from

Asakura when he was a schoolboy.

It matches with the one left by Insp. Saotome.

No...!

We've located Mayama in Ota-ku.

I'll be right there. Stand by.

We've been waiting for you.

You finally got Asakura.

No, I didn't.

You killed him.

Asakura's still alive somewhere.

Have you gone mad?

I pity you. Here's a hint.

How could I have not known? You're Asakura!

What if I am?

Why?

It was all a game.

I've played lots of games, including computer

hacking and murder.

But this one was the most exciting.

Madarame!

Excuse me.

Madarame...!

If you shoot Mayama, I'll shoot you!

Can you shoot anyone, Shibata?

Asakura!

Fire, Madarame!

He isn't Saotome. He's Asakura!

Take him out, Madarame!

It's my job!

Fire!

Bastard...!

It's broken.

Where's the life?

Now I know how it feels to kill.

Turn yourself in, Asakura. Or I'll shoot.

What a surprise.

Turn yourself in! I mean it!

A schoolgirl like you couldn't shoot anyone!

Turn yourself in.

Be quiet!

Stop right there, Asakura!

Your print matched that of schoolboy Asakura.

You tried to remove your prints but didn't realize

they grow right back.

You forced your face on another young man,

altered your own and posed as Saotome.

You killed the real Saotome and crept

into the department.

Only now you realize that? You stupid cops!

I'm not like you guys.

To me, death is infinite. To you, it's the end of everything.

You can't surpass me!

You broken doll. Rotting flesh.

You maggots. Maggots! Maggots!

Back in the ground, you garbage!

Feels... good.

Be quiet, you garbage!

Call an ambulance!

You OK, Shibata?

Mayama... I thought you were dead.

I couldn't leave you behind. They were plastic bullets,

not real ones.

I'm glad...

Will you do me a favour, Mayama?

What?

Just once... before I die... I want a kiss.

Will you give me a kiss?

Don't say die.

Where are you, Mayama?

I'm right here!

Don't hide from me... Where are you, Mayama?

Where are you...?

There you are, Mayama.

Don't fool around, you kid.

Let's go, Shibata.

Come on, get up. Let's go.

Your head stinks. It stinks...!

Let's go, Shibata.

Shibata...!

Theme "Chronic Love" Sung By NAKATANI MIKI

Cast

NAKATANI MIKI

WATABE ATSURO

SUZUKU SARINA

TOKUI YU NAGAE HIDEKAZU

YAJIMA KEN'ICHI ARIFUKU MASASHI

IZUMIYA SHIGERU

NISHIO MARI

NOGUCHI GORO

RYU RAITA

English subtitles by Nippon Golden Network Timing and editing by cerulean

What?!

The prints don't match?

You mean Asakura's still alive?