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I'm so happy right now, because you all are with me.

Let's be friends forever.

Kanade. I love you.

I'm never letting you go.

I feel the same.

Kanade's dad didn't commit suicide.

He was murdered.

What?

Kanade's dad was--

Don't say it!

Why did Kaori…

Depending on what you say, my son might need a lawyer.

Masaki, wait! Don't go!

I'm the one who…

Someone who I thought loved me disappeared from in front of me again.

The patient is male in his twenties or thirties.

Identity is currently unknown.

-There's something I want to tell you. -What?

I must go somewhere…

Kanade Nishimura, how many years have you been a prosecutor?

Sorry?

How long have you been doing this?

Six years and three months.

You've been a prosecutor for six and a half years.

Do you truly think a deposition from an accomplice

is sufficient to go to trial?

I was prosecuting a case

involving illegal drug deals that occurred a week ago.

-Police! -Don't move!

The Kanagawa Prefectural Police

obtained information on drug deals being made at a bar in Yokohama.

The police raided a private room in the bar

and three men were arrested at the scene.

One of them was the second son of Akihiko Kawagoe,

the Secretary-General of the Democratic Liberal Party.

The case suddenly became the center of public attention.

But Takumi Kawagoe was the only one of the three men arrested

who didn't have drugs on him, and denied the accusation.

He insisted he didn't know anything.

No, not exactly.

It's just that the other suspects admitted to the crime.

His statement has many inconsistencies.

Witnesses saw him frequenting the bar.

Above all, he was in the small room while the drugs were being sold.

You don't have to tell me. I've read what you wrote.

But you don't have his confession.

He was not in possession of any drugs.

Right.

Either get him to confess…

or collect stronger evidence.

You're not an amateur.

I've heard that Kanade Nishimura is good. But…

Is this all you have to show?

We needed an indictment in this case at all costs.

Two years since getting transferred to Yokohama.

The city's night sky is too light

to see any stars.

Mr. Nogi.

You're not allowed to leave your room without permission.

What are you doing?

Hmm? I was just looking at the stars.

Stars?

Nurse Hashimoto, when can I leave the hospital?

-Excuse me? -Um…

Hasn't this healed enough?

It's not for me to say.

What did the doctor say?

Nothing.

Should I ask him?

Yes, thank you.

Confession.

Evidence.

Evidence…

BAR GLOIRE NAKA-KU, YOKOHAMA

The sight of illegal drug transactions…

2022

I'M KENTA, A REGULAR!

KENTA NAKAZAWA

MIZUHARA I FOUND KENTA! I'LL LEAVE A LINK.

EIICHI NAKAMURA

NAN-SAN

Huh?

Have you been to Bar Gloire before?

It was my first time there.

-I'm home. -Hi, Takashi.

-Still working? -Mm-hmm.

Don't work too hard.

Here. You've got lines right there.

You know what, Kanade?

Hmm? What?

Don't you think… it's time we get married?

He proposed to me as if he were saying "good morning" or "good night."

Good night.

Good night…

Get married… huh?

12TH ANNIVERSARY BUDDHIST MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR KAORI OIKAWA

It's been 12 years since Kaori's accident.

Masaki disappeared that day,

and I became an empty shell.

2012

Careful!

Where are you going?

I got a call from a girl.

What?

Just kidding. To the store.

I'll be right back.

You'll be right back…

That's what you said.

NOTIFICATION OF REJECTION

I was alive, but I felt as though I were dead.

It felt futile no matter how hard I tried.

What's the matter?

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay.

-I-I'm sorry. -Take your time.

I'm sorry.

Here.

It's just hot water, but it will warm you.

This is good.

It was

magical hot water.

He gave me back

the will to live.

Is this seat taken?

No.

How are you doing?

I'm better, thank you.

Good.

Um…

Thank you so much for your help the other day.

It's nothing.

SHINANO UNIVERSITY

Careful.

-Are you okay? -I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Huh?

Hello.

My hospital is over there.

I-I'm a legal apprentice at Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.

Oh, so you passed it.

The bar exam.

Yes.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

-Congratulations. -Thank you very much.

-That's good. -Ahh.

Should I start cooking?

-Oh, I'll do it. -No, I can do it.

Another year went by before we started dating.

But being a rookie prosecutor,

I was transferred outside of Tokyo.

And he was too busy at his hospital.

Sorry. An emergency patient. I don't think I can make it tonight.

Okay. Good luck with your work.

I'm not free next week. How about the week after?

I have to go to Fukuoka for a conference that week.

How about this weekend?

A case I'm on is entering the homestretch.

No time to go to Tokyo.

Dr. Okuda. The preparation for the examination is done.

Thank you.

Is it ever going to work out for us?

There were times when I almost gave up on dating him.

KAEDE, I'LL BE HOME LATE SO NO DINNER TONIGHT

He went to work without even hearing my answer to his proposal.

Was he feeling awkward after all this time?

Or was he just expecting

for me to say yes?

OUTRAGEOUS SON OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF DLP

HIS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND DRUG ACQUISITION CHANNELS

TOMO

It's been a while. How are you?

Kaori's 12th Anniversary Memorial Service is on Sunday. Are you coming?

Yes, I'm planning to.

Okay, I'll talk to you then.

I know you're busy.

It's fine. I look forward to seeing you.

However, I had to work on that day after all.

PRINT

The illegal drug dealing case.

This witness interview is the key to the indictment.

The bar owner where the drug deal took place is the witness.

BAR GLOIRE OWNER TOSHIKI TAGAWA, AGE 49

I'm sorry, but I unexpectedly have a witness interview.

I might be late.

I'll take the bullet train as soon as I'm done.

I see.

It must be tough working on a Sunday. Best of luck.

That day, Tomo said our friendship might be over.

But as we got together

for Kaori's first, second, and sixth anniversary memorial services,

our relationship began to return to what it was.

Mr. Tagawa, the witness, has arrived.

Thank you. I'll be right there.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if Tomo had become a prosecutor.

But after she passed the entrance exam for law school,

she simply gave up on the bar exam.

The reason was her pregnancy.

And the father was…

Hey, can I wear this today?

No, you have to wear black.

But it's the 12th, and a private event--

-Wear black. -Yes.

Hey, can I wear this today?

Thank you for coming on your day off.

Well…

You know, our customers were the ones arrested.

My bar just got caught up in it.

Of course, we understand.

We are asking for your cooperation.

Mr. Tagawa, when the police questioned you,

you said you didn't know Takumi Kawagoe.

That's right. I didn't know him.

The son of the Secretary-General of the DLP?

The press is making a big fuss and it's a nuisance to us.

I see.

Mr. Tagawa, you must have heard about a bar named La Bilance.

Until three years ago,

you owned a bar at the same location under a different name.

And the name was La Bilance. Is this correct?

Uh. Yes.

This means the current bar reopened with a different name.

Don't you know a man named Eiichi Nakamura?

I do. He was a regular at the last bar.

NAKAMON

EIICHI NAKAMURA

This is from Mr. Nakamura's social media.

If you follow the links back in time,

he was at a party at La Bilance four years ago.

And you were there too.

OWNER AND FRIENDS A PRIVATE FAREWELL PARTY

Huh?

And the person who is next to you in the picture…

POST BY @NAKAMURAXX983

…is Takumi Kawagoe, the suspect. Is it not?

Have you been to Bar Gloire before?

It was my first time there.

Why were you hiding this fact from us?

Because I…

Mr. Tagawa.

You can lie to us all you want.

But if you keep this up,

we will consider you complicit in the dealing of illegal drugs.

Furthermore, we will have to view you

as providing the location and assisting in the dealing

of illegal drugs.

Is that all right with you?

No, I…

Kaji, today's deposition should do it, can you prepare the indictment?

Yes, ma'am. But do I have to work overtime on my own?

-I'll buy you lunch. -No need for that.

Can I have a paid day off instead?

You're always telling me I can, but it never happens.

Kaji, isn't it an assistant officer's job to prepare the indictment?

Uh, yes.

You'll get your day off. I'm counting on you.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

Thank you both for making time in your busy schedule to come.

Not at all.

Mr. and Mrs. Oikawa, I hope you both stay well.

Thank you.

-Take care of yourself, Tomomi. -I will.

If only that accident hadn't happened, Kaori would be like you two by now--

Hey.

I'm sorry.

I guess it's no use talking about it in this way.

It's all right.

I hope you'll find happiness, for Kaori's sake too.

And I hope sometimes

you'll remember Kaori.

I've never forgotten her.

Not ever.

We'll come by to see you again.

-Please do. -Thank you.

Looks like Kanade couldn't make it.

There are people you can only interview on weekends, I guess.

Having a job is not easy.

Well, it can't be helped.

"Be happy for Kaori's sake too," she said.

-Huh? -I was just wondering.

How can I find happiness for Kaori's sake?

Hey, Mom.

I know where you want to go. Railway Heritage Park, right?

Yay! Abt system!

Let's go, hurry!

How did he get so simple-minded?

Maybe the existence of that kid is our happiness.

What?

Should we get ourselves some soda floats and head home?

Uhh… Wasn't that a little cheesy?

-Why would I be? -Hmm?

GRAVE OF OIKAWA FAMILY

MELON SODA FLOAT

SHINANO UNIVERSITY

After that, I visited the university for the first time in a while.

Although it was Sunday,

I saw some students there.

Similar to how we were back then.

Hey, stop!

That's the seat where Kaori was always drinking melon soda floats.

-Give me. -Aww.

Hey, don't.

Tastes terrible.

-Who cares what you think? I like it. -How can you drink so much of that crap?

-Masaki is mine! -What are you talking about?

Kanade too! You're mine!

I like both of you!

-Ah-ha! -What are you doing?

-Tomo is mine too! -Don't be silly.

How about me?

Yuki? I don't think so.

What? That's mean!

Yuki, come here.

Are you kidding me?

We were so innocent then.

We all liked Kaori.

She was high-maintenance, audacious,

and childlike.

But we liked her nonetheless.

Then why…

To the store.

I'll be right back.

This accident…

Do you suppose it was a crime?

I wonder if they suspect it wasn't just an accident.

What really happened between those two at that time?

The accident was blamed on Kaori's negligence.

Hey! Tell me what happened!

I'm the one who…

Masaki…

was saying something to me.

What did he say?

What was he telling me?

What do you mean he's gone?

As I said, the bed was empty before I realized it.

And I found this.

THANKS FOR THE CARE MEDICAL FEE, NOGI

What's the matter?

Oh, Dr. Okuda. Well,

a patient brought in as an emergency case left the hospital without permission.

Can't you contact him?

I'm sorry.

Dr. Okuda, the patient's family has arrived.

Yes, thank you.

MASAKI NOGI, ADMITTED: JULY 11, 2024 PHYSICIAN: DR. KENTARO NAKAMURA

Wrong room.

Sorry, my mistake.

Are you kidding?

Why?

Why are you here?

Did you know about Kaori's Memorial Service?

Was it you who went to her grave?

I wondered how long it had been since I uttered the name Masaki?

Kanade.

The moment I heard his voice,

I was instantly back in those days.

I missed you.

What's that?

After all these years…

What are you saying now?

Where were you this whole time?

And what were you doing?

Masaki.

Kanade…

are you a prosecutor now?

Huh?

That lapel pin.

Yes, I've become one.

That's amazing.

You kept at it.

Yes.

I kept at it.

I felt like I wanted to die at one point.

I thought I couldn't believe anyone.

You don't know…

how hard it was for me…

how hard it was for us to get over the death of Kaori.

Why did you disappear without telling us?

Why didn't you say anything?

How awful of you.

So don't you dare tell me now

that you missed me.

I'm sorry.

You're right.

Hey, don't cry.

Sorry.

Wait.

Back then…

what did you say to me?

On that day when I last saw you.

What went on with you and Kaori?

Why did Kaori…

Kanade.

You're amazing.

Seriously.

I think you're amazing.

I was relieved the light was turned off.

I didn't want to face Takashi

feeling the way I did.

Sorry I missed you today. Come visit us when you have more time.

A gathering to remember Kaori.

Thanks. Sounds great.

By the way,

I saw Masaki today.

I ran into him at--

TOMO

Hello.

-What do you mean you saw him? -W-Wait a second.

Well, I saw Masaki.

-Where? -The university.

I didn't make it to the memorial service, so I visited Kaori's grave.

Then after that, I felt like seeing the university.

What's that guy doing now?

I don't know.

Did he know that it was the day of Kaori's service?

I asked him the same question.

So, what'd he say?

He said, "Sorry."

That's all he said. He disappeared again after that.

Hey Mom. I need my gym clothes for tomorrow.

What? You're just telling me now? Ask your father.

-What? -Sorry. I was talking to my son.

Anyway, I can't believe it.

It's like, "Screw you!" Right?

Mom. Dad's asleep.

All right. I'll take care of it now.

Sorry. I'll call you later.

Hey, you've got to come over soon. Let's talk all about it.

Yeah. Okay, see you then.

-Hey, Kanade. -Sorry, what?

You'd better not see Masaki.

You have Takashi now.

I won't see him.

I don't have his number--

Absolutely not. You should never see him.

I know.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

-Bye then. -Okay, bye. Good night.

Is something the matter?

Umm, uh, I was just talking with Tomo.

Sorry if I woke you.

-No. -Oh.

Uh, I wanted to ask you about what I said the other day.

What?

About us getting married.

Yeah.

When's your next day off?

Well… It'll be after the case I'm on now has been resolved.

Let's visit your mother together and tell her about it on your day off.

Sounds good.

Hey.

Whoa. What are you doing over there?

I couldn't get to sleep.

Kanade said

she ran into Masaki today.

What? No way.

What could he be thinking after all these years?

Are you listening?

Yeah. I'm listening.

Here.

Kanade's dad didn't commit suicide.

He was murdered.

Do you want to die with me?

Kanade's dad was--

Don't say it!

So you're saying

you obtained the bar owner's statement to corroborate the crime?

Yes.

Now Masuko and Ikeguchi's confessions have been substantiated.

There is no doubt that Takumi Kawagoe was an accomplice.

Are you sure you can win the case?

Yes.

I see.

Excuse me. Ms. Nishimura.

The witness from the other day says he can't testify in court.

What do you mean?

He says he made a mistake.

You must be joking.

I kept asking him repeatedly but he suddenly started to play dumb.

Hello.

-Can you explain? -He called just moments ago.

Oh… I see.

Yes.

So that's what's happening.

Understood.

Takumi Kawagoe has switched his attorney to Koichiro Nogi.

This is a tough one.

It's not rare for the defense counsel to change.

The former prosecutor has come out to squash us, huh?

How do you feel about the arrest?

Since the accused is the son of Democratic Liberal Party Secretary-General,

they seem to be very eager.

However,

it was a completely rash move by the police.

Are you saying the arrest itself was a mistake?

I think it was an unjust arrest.

I believe the prosecution will not indict under these circumstances.

An indictment is impossible.

There's just no way.

So Takumi Kawagoe has no involvement with this case?

Of course not.

That man. It's Masaki's father.

Huh?

The man on TV

was Masaki's father who came to see him after the accident.

Did Mr. Kawagoe frequent that bar?

No comment.

Is the Secretary-General…

But that was not all.

I had a feeling I had seen a similar scene somewhere before.

The case is a fabrication by the prosecution.

The chief prosecutor forced a confession.

It is outrageous.

It was a fragment in my memory

so faint that I couldn't recall it.

-He's here! -There he is!

In the end, the son of the Secretary-General of the DLP

Takumi Kawagoe was released without indictment

and the case was later dropped.

ADDITIONAL RELATED DOCUMENTS

YOKOHAMA DISTRICT COURT YOKOHAMA SUMMARY COURT

Thank you very much for all your hard work.

Don't mention it.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

I have…

something to ask you.

This is out of the blue.

Do you have some time?

All right. Let's go over there.

That patient who ran away the other day?

The patient who was brought in with blows to the head and stomach.

You still haven't been able to contact him?

No.

The cell phone number never connects, and he has no fixed address.

Masaki Nogi…

Where were you? What have you been doing?

Haven't you thought about how much your family would be worried about you?

-Masaki. -I'm not a kid.

So stop treating me like one.

What I wanted to ask you is…

about a former Tokyo district prosecutor,

Eisuke Tsuji.

Twenty years ago,

he committed suicide right before his arrest

in the environmental energy corruption case.

I don't know what you're doing now,

but did you come to see me just to talk about something like that?

You've been missing for over ten years, and now this?

There's nothing I can tell you.

Why are you always like that?

You always disappoint me.

Are you able to feed yourself?

-Are you making a living-- -Don't change the subject.

All I want

is to know the truth.

I'm in trouble if I don't know it.

Is somebody

making you do this?

Don't pry with stupid questions.

Wait.

Kanade's dad didn't commit suicide.

He was murdered.

I said wait.

You shouldn't be seeing Kanade!

What the hell is this?

-This is nuts! -Why won't you believe me?!

What's your problem?

Let go of me!

Kaori!

Kanade's dad was--

Don't say it!

Weren't you the one who killed him?

Did you kill Eisuke Tsuji?

Say something!

You killed Eisuke Tsuji, didn't you?

That's why

that accident…

And I…

Kaori was…

The past that I had sealed off

suddenly came rushing back.

Subtitle translation by: Ikuko Sachs

My father was killed.

Why do you think your father didn't fight?

What does that have to do with Kaori Oikawa's death?

Sometimes the past needs to be sealed.

Marry me.

-You'd better not get close to Kanade. -Kanade!

I must not go. I know I shouldn't, but…