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I figured it out.

Oh, what was it?

The hair on the wall belongs to your daughter.

What? I don't have a daughter.

Well, it's the one you never had.

Your wife had an abortion before your children were born.

Just a moment. Is that right?

She did.

That's right.

I'm glad I asked you.

Thank you very much.

I'll stay with her in my dream.

But, sir, that'll get me in trouble.

You consulted me to find out the cause of your nightmares

and to get rid of them.

Your family is concerned about you.

They are not concerned about me!

There's no way I'm going back to my family!

I'm staying with her.

I spoke with your daughter.

I asked her not to appear in your dreams.

You know that if you stay in your dreams for too long

you'll be catatonic when you wake up.

What did she say to you?

Did she agree with you?

Of course not!

She wouldn't have.

You know why she appears in my dreams?

She is worried about me because my family is horrible!

She is on daddy's side even though she was never born.

Your family feud is none of my concern.

I didn't want to come into your dream.

I only did it because you were my father's teacher.

If you died in the real world, I would be stuck here with you.

Please come back with me.

Thank you for all your effort. You've done very well.

Thanks, nightmare detective.

Go ahead and leave.

Or won't you be able to go back?

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Pronounced dead at 5:40 AM.

Dead? What do you mean dead?

I asked you to save him, not to let him die!

Look, I only let you stick around because Dad wouldn't let you go.

You screwed up.

What did he say in his dream?

Did he say who'd inherit his money?

Who's going to believe a will drawn up in a dream?

How can you go into his dreams anyway?

I want you to leave now.

Here's your fee.

I can't take that.

Get dressed or you'll catch a cold. Thanks for coming.

Off you go!

Good. I don't have to take care of him anymore.

- Dreams? - Nonsense!

Shameless man.

Who will get your money?

I hate this.

I really hate it.

I hate it.

Hello?

I don't see any point in living anymore.

- I want to die, right now. - Life is pointless.

- I've always wanted to die. - I've done so much for my family.

I don't know why I should live anymore.

I'll end the pain.

I'm thinking of killing myself.

I just want to disappear.

Life's scary.

Really?

Will you really die with me?

What? Me?

I'm very close to my place.

Of course I do. Yes, I have a pair of scissors.

What, right here?

You said we'd die together.

How do I know that you'll really kill yourself?

You might just pretend and scream.

If I kill myself and you don't, I'll look like a fool.

Why don't you kill yourself first?

When I am really sure, then I will follow you.

Hey.

Tell me.

What?

Where do we go when we die?

Umm.

Does everything just end just like that?

I don't know.

Maybe there is a re-set switch. You press it and you're alive again.

- Just like that? - Yeah, just like that.

What?

What?

What's going on?

I just stabbed myself.

- Are you dying? - I am.

Awesome.

Here I come, too.

First time on a crime scene?

You must be nervous.

When the siren's on, everybody scoots out of the way.

Isn't it fun?

You shouldn't wear those high-heels anymore. You might have to run.

Is that an order?

[t isn't an order. Just friendly advice.

Detective, sir.

You've arrived.

Oh, young people these days.

Can't they kill themselves more discreetly?

What's wrong? Feel sick?

I'm okay.

Time of death, Wakamiya?

Between 3 and 5 AM.

Died of a massive hemorrhage.

The cervical artery has been cut through.

Yes, that did it.

- Age? - She's 20.

- Any roommates? - No.

Any sign of robbery?

I don't think so.

No sign of illegal entry and no sign of a search having taken place.

The door was locked from inside. It's probably a suicide.

Let's go through the routine and get the hell out of here.

How about some Korean BBQ and beer?

In the morning?

I need something to pick me up.

Stop joking around, it's unprofessional.

Who brought her here?

How can we deal with this without a sense of humor?

If she lives by herself, there are no eyewitnesses.

You can't turn this into something that it isn't.

You made your name at the National Police Agency by being thorough.

But this is a suicide, no doubt about it.

We don't know for sure.

We have no witnesses, but a neighbor heard the victim scream,

"Help, I'm scared!"

Killing yourself is scary.

- Look at this. - What?

She called someone last night. Find out who she called.

Sure.

So that was your first visit to a crime scene?

- Can I ask you one thing, Keiko? - Go ahead.

Why did you ask to be transferred from the National Police Agency?

Why did you leave such an elite position?

I would never choose to be a lousy detective.

- Wakamiya? - Yes?

Aren't you going to the BBQ?

Of course I'm not going.

Detective Sekiya was fooling around.

Really?

That suicide case, what's your opinion on it?

We haven't found a note. I don't know yet.

When she was with the National Agency,

Lieutenant Kirishima worked on organized crime cases.

She provided unique analysis.

She led many successful bribery investigations.

She requested to be transferred to this precinct to work.

She has a strong desire to get some hands-on experience,

so we agreed to her unusual request.

She lacks experience on crime scenes...

But the princess can't bear the sight of blood.

She'll get ahead of you if you're not careful.

Are you saying that she is going to be my boss?

Thanks for taking care of me all these years.

I'm going first. Take care of yourself.

Stop this nonsense and come home now!

You're saying we should kill ourselves live on cell phones?

That's an intriguing way to go.

What? I have a Stanley knife with me.

Are you making a fool out of me?

I heard you reacting to something.

What is it? Did you say, "I felt you?"

What do you mean?

Hello?

Wait a minute. Hello?

I'm in front of the elevator. I'm almost home.

Here I go. Good-bye.

Help.

Help me.

Is the princess okay?

Yes, thank you.

Can you tell us about what happened with your husband?

Yes.

It was like he was having a horrible nightmare.

He was stabbing himself screaming, "Help me!"

In a nightmare?

It was as if he was being attacked in his dream.

That's what it was like.

How could he die like that,

in such a horrifying way?

Why have these things been happening?

What's going on?

The wife witnessed the whole thing.

Case closed. Agreed?

- Wait just a second. - What?

Look at this.

Wakamiya, why aren't you showing it to me first?

The same.

He called the same person that the female victim called.

Let's head back to headquarters.

We couldn't specify anything from the transmission record.

The only way to get to "0" is to redial his number.

Did the girl kill herself in her dream the other night?

Maybe this "0" person played mind games with them.

In that case, he could be charged with abetted murder.

But the wife saw the man killing himself. That's suicide.

What about the autopsy?

Nothing unusual was found.

Inspector.

Calling him should be done with caution.

One false move and we might be detected.

Somebody should pretend to be suicidal and call "0."

Who would that be?

You should because you're not very impressionable.

- Not me! - If you won't call, I will then.

You?

I don't think that the suspect would enjoy talking to you much.

What do you mean?

We've found something strange on both victims' cell phones.

We're even more confused by this finding.

Listen to this.

What's this about?

It's the recording of their last phone conversation.

Listen carefully. Here it is.

Help me.

Help.

Help me, please.

Help me, please.

This is weird.

This case might require extraordinary measures.

Should we consult someone?

I guess we should.

We should approach this case from two perspectives.

Sekiya is in charge of the case on this side.

Ms. Kirishima, you are in charge on the other side.

The other side?

How come I have to find someone psychic to help us?

Why should I be the one?

This is a new situation.

I don't know anybody specialized in this kind of stuff.

I don't know who to ask.

There was a psychic who located a buried body after seeing

the suspect on a videotape.

I don't think he can pick up anything from recorded voices.

Anyone who can guess the owner of a phone from a phone number?

Nobody does that.

Right. No ordinary person could.

How about somebody who can analyze dreams?

Somebody who can find things from a victim's dreams?

Dreams?

Right.

Both victims had nightmares before they killed themselves.

There's someone who might be able to help.

He's a bit strange, though.

This guy has apparently entered the dreams of three people.

All three had been traumatized by nightmares.

I'm not sure if they stopped having nightmares after that though.

We should try that guy.

He's done it again!

Oh, please.

Don't die, please! I want you to live.

Why did you try to hang yourself again?

I guess he won't be much help.

Mr. Kagenuma, sorry to disturb you but we need your help.

Two people died in their sleep.

They may have killed themselves or they could be victims of murder.

They both contacted a person known as "0" before they died.

Possibly "0" controls their minds so that they kill themselves.

But complicating these cases further

are recordings of the last phone conversations they had.

On both their cell phones, we can hear a girl's voice.

But in spectrum analysis, that voice is actually the victims'.

It's too difficult a trick to pull.

A police detective will call this mysterious person, "0."

I want to ask you to enter the detective's dream,

and find out what's happening in his dream.

Hey, what are you doing?

It's okay, Wakamiya.

If you change your mind, call me at the number on the card.

Come on. Let's go.

I'm placing a call.

Try to locate the receiver.

I know. Don't worry.

I'm good at stretching out conversations.

Yes, I will. Stand by.

Place a call to this phone. His number is registered.

Make sure to sound convincingly suicidal, okay?

I know. Here I go.

Nobody's answering.

Shall I call?

Take care of your own psychic investigation.

I'm sorry.

I must have been dozing off.

What is it?

We've been trying but nobody answers the call.

Oh.

Keiko.

You'd better relax a bit.

Try not to antagonize those who are on your side.

Thanks.

What's wrong?

I'm socially inept.

I'm always butting heads with my superiors.

I can't stand men who are out to prove that they're better than me.

I'll pretend that I didn't hear that.

We'll keep calling the number.

I don't think "0" will answer tonight.

You should rest while you can.

We'll take turns so I can rest tomorrow.

I need to sleep.

Hello?

Who is it?

Please.

Yes?

You shouldn't make that phone call.

You shouldn't make that phone call.

Are you...

that man?

Mr. Kagenuma, what do you mean by that?

What are you talking about, Keiko?

Are you okay?

We've established contact with "0."

I called "0" up on his cell phone.

We failed to locate him though.

He almost hung up on me saying, "I don't care who you are."

But he got interested in me and we had a conversation.

He didn't play any tricks on my mind.

There's something that bothers me.

Towards the end he said, "Oh!" I asked him why.

He said that he'd felt me then.

It was kind of creepy but I'm okay.

He doesn't know my true identity. I'll call him again.

Help me.

Help.

Help me, please.

Wakamiya... No.

Keep your eye on Wakamiya.

He could be affected by "0"!

Okay, I understand.

What, are you coming over? Stay home.

Why are you coming?

Hello?

What was that about?

Nothing.

Is it my turn?

Are you there, Mr. Kagenuma?

The man who I visited you with, Wakamiya, called "0."

I think he's been affected by whatever "0" did to him.

"0" will approach Wakamiya in his dream tonight.

I have no idea what will happen.

I beg you, please enter Wakamiya's dream and look for a clue.

Wakamiya is at headquarters.

I'm on my way there.

Leave me alone.

Please leave me alone.

Wakamiya?

He's sleeping on the couch.

I hate this.

I hate it. I hate it.

I hate it. I hate it.

Go to bed early or else you'll grow up to be bums.

Don't follow me!

Go to bed.

Go to bed now.

Will you come back?

Will you play with us again?

Mr. Kagenuma.

Thank God, you've come.

Why did you call me?

When you visited me, I looked into your mind.

Just for a split second.

I didn't want to but I did.

What did you see in my mind?

Stop! I don't want to know.

I want you to agree to one thing.

Entering people's dreams is not my profession.

I've only done it to rescue acquaintances from nightmares.

I enter dreams. That's all I can promise you.

I guarantee nothing more.

It always ends up traumatically.

I had to face horrible things. Disgusting things...

I really don't want to do it.

You ask for my help for your own good but it's risky for me.

It's dangerous both for me and the dreamer.

The dreamer might end up insane.

So please. This is the last time.

Can you promise me that?

Okay.

Even if I enter his dream,

I don't know what I can do there.

If there's any danger, I'll just turn around and come back.

Okay?

Understood?

Okay. But I want you to save Wakamiya if he's in danger.

How long has he been sleeping?

He was already sleeping when I got here, so at least 2 hours.

I see.

Let me know when his eyes start to twitch.

Mr. Kagenuma, his eyes!

Good.

I'll ask you a few questions.

Tell me the first thing that pops up in your mind.

There are two suspension bridges in front of you.

Where am I?

It could be anywhere.

Why?

It doesn't matter.

Which bridge do you choose?

The left one.

You're crossing the left bridge.

There's a polar bear sitting in the middle of it.

It's eating a bowl full of bagworm caterpillars.

It's annoying.

What will you do?

I'll push it off.

There's a boy holding chopsticks in his right hand and a bowl in his left.

Who?

Bagworms in a bowl.

I'll slap it out of his hand!

Simple answers please.

Why?

You realize that you are soaking wet.

Now remember the dream you had last night.

Why? Why am I?

What color was your dream?

I don't like it! None of it!

It's all ridiculous!

Why am I here?

Who am I here for?

The world is full of selfish idiots and psychopaths!

Is he dreaming?

This rotten world should end now!

Vanish forever!

Disappear! Now!

What's the easiest way to bring an end to it all?

Kill yourself.

Kiss the world good-bye! It's so easy!

I figured that out a long time ago.

I've never told anyone but it's so obvious.

I've known it all along!

Goddamn it.

Why did I have to be born in this boring world?

I was going to kill myself anyway!

Come and get me!

What is that?

Help me! Help!

Help me!

Somebody help!

What's wrong?

Don't be scared.

Nothing's scary. Everything's okay.

No need to worry. It's okay.

You can come out of there.

Wakamiya!

Call the paramedics!

Keiko.

I didn't know that I wanted to kill myself.

Wakamiya!

I'm okay.

My wounds have healed.

Who was he?

He was different.

Mother.

Why?

Why are you scared of me?

Mom.

Mom.

Disappear. Disappear.

Out of the way, fat ass.

I hate Japan. Why was I born here?

I've had enough! I'm through!

You're all totally idiotic!

Get a life, you losers. You disgust me.

Don't look into my mind!

I'm convinced that you're the only person who can solve this case.

There was a man who attacked you in the dream.

You have to stop that man.

If dreams and reality are interconnected, you can stop him.

I don't think so.

Better to forget him and run away.

I was doing desk work at the Police Agency.

I'd never been to a crime scene or encountered victims.

I realized that analyzing cases from a desk didn't suit me.

I wanted something tangible.

That's what I knew.

This is the first case where I've had hands-on experience.

I lost my colleague, Wakamiya.

I don't want to forget it and run.

Nobody can simply determine what is right and what is wrong.

I think you're evil to ask me to do those things.

I can't tell who deserves to go to hell but

I'm positive that you'll go to hell.

Why is that?

You don't even care that you're putting me in danger!

Did you figure that it would be okay because I'm suicidal?

That I could help you while I was still alive?

Is that what you figured?

See? You're definitely going to hell.

I'll go to hell if I have to.

My will to live falters just from speaking with you.

You're right.

I want to die.

I want to leave this world.

But I don't want to die in somebody's dream.

Hello?

Yes?

Who's there?

Um...

I want to kill myself.

I found you on the Net. I've decided that I want to die with you.

Stop it!

It's easy for me to tell if you're lying

or telling the truth.

You're telling me the truth.

You measure your quality by your achievements.

But you're also full of anger and suspicion.

You feel empty.

You want something that makes you feel alive.

In this concrete jungle, you lost your primal pleasure to live.

You're fading like a flickering fluorescent light.

You want to feel yourself.

You want to destroy yourself.

You want to see something frightening.

In the back of your mind you're thinking of death.

That's why you called me.

Oh! I just felt you.

You're not alone now.

The next time I fall asleep, I will be killed by him.

Come into my dream please.

I need you to help me catch him.

You have no idea how horrible dreams can be.

Let's die together here.

It's scary to die in dreams.

It's a good idea.

Dreams are too horrifying.

We should die together here.

Come with me!

Why have you become so obsessed with death?

What happened to you? I pity you.

What made you like this?

Shut up!

Poor Wakamiya.

That was not a regular suicide.

I want to know what's going on as much as you do.

I understand your obsession but you need sleep.

What's wrong?

I called him.

I called "0."

But why?

I won't be able to sleep until he's arrested.

But you haven't slept at all!

I don't want more victims to fall in his trap!

I'll get him from my dream.

Please find him in the real world.

But it's late.

Stop wasting time and catch him!

It's me.

I'm the one who promised to die with you tonight.

Good evening.

It's getting quite late. I was thinking of killing myself soon.

How about you?

Are you ready?

Yeah...

Yes.

I'm ready.

Wait. Are you having second thoughts?

No, I'm not.

You know that life is meaningless.

You've been trying hard to prove otherwise, right?

Don't bother. Just take it easy.

Everything is meaningless.

We all die eventually.

We all die and Earth will be left spinning and uninhabited.

Spinning and spinning very quietly.

It must be beautifully silent.

Everything will eventually end.

The Earth will be engulfed by the Sun.

The Sun will eventually burn out.

The universal energy won't last forever.

What's the meaning of proving your worth in such a world?

It takes a strong person like you to live alone.

The world is nothing but a phony void. It's not real.

We can slice it up with my knife.

What's this?

Who put this here?

Did 1?

You did.

Come on, you want to die. Why are you fighting yourself?

I don't want to die.

I want to live.

I don't want to die like those others.

I can feel pain.

I'm awake. I'm okay.

He'll come and kill me soon...

in my dream.

I'm scared. I'm very afraid.

Will you really die with me?

Right here.

Right now.

I figured it out.

Death is not fear of emptiness.

Death is the joy of eternity.

If I have to come back again to live,

that would be the worst.

Death is an eternal dream.

Unbreakable peace.

It is natural to be scared of dying.

But it's only scary before your life ends.

Once you're dead, nothing is scary anymore.

Even if you try to prevent death from coming,

you still die anyway.

And when the end comes, you feel nothing.

It's all the same.

You see hatred, don't you?

You must have felt so much fear.

Your life has been so fearful.

Let's forget it.

Let's end it all, together.

We'll die together right here and now.

I was born in this world and nobody wanted me.

The pain is over.

We're going to die together now.

Oh, it's you.

I'm ready to kill myself.

There's something I have to tell you.

I'm a detective and I've been after you.

Are you surprised?

I really wanted to catch you.

But I don't think I can.

You win.

So tell me.

Tell me one thing. I have to know.

How do you enter other people's minds?

Why?

Because I want to know the truth.

That's all.

I wonder how.

Maybe it's empathy.

I felt connected to them.

At first I really wanted to just kill myself.

I decided to commit suicide with a girl who found me on the Web.

Live on cell phones, in separate locations.

That was when I felt her presence strongly,

as if she jumped right inside me.

It was a shocking sensation.

It felt so strong that I yelped.

Then I stabbed myself in the stomach.

On the verge of death, I dreamed.

I could see the girl in front of her apartment.

I was bleeding to death. It was quite a sensation, really.

Then I had this hunger. The girl looked very delicious.

If I didn't eat her, I felt like I would lose myself.

The hunger I felt for her was so tremendous I couldn't suppress it.

When I finished sucking her blood, I found myself at home.

My stomach wound had completely healed.

I heard the news that some girl had been found dead.

I didn't know if it was a dream or not.

But I wanted to feel the sensation again,

so I mutilated myself more and more severely.

This time, I'll cut myself up into pieces.

It will be impossible to reassemble the pieces again.

I'll crave for you so badly that I'll come to you.

Help me.

Please help.

I'm sleeping!

I can't sleep yet!

Wake up. Wake up!

I've never wanted to die!

I don't want to die!

Since when?

Since when have you been like that?

Since when have you wanted to die?

I've never wanted to die!

Don't lie to me.

How long have you been like this?

I don't know.

I don't know when it started.

I don't know when.

Have you wanted to die all along?

I always wanted to become a strong person.

But many things happened and I don't know anything anymore.

I knew you were different.

With your past, it's natural that you want to die.

You're so gifted, but you don't do anything with it.

Destroy everything with me!

Come on!

It's playtime.

I envy you.

You're so ignorant.

You understand nothing.

You don't understand anything.

Teacher!

No, Teacher!

Help.

Help me!

I completely forgot that.

No wonder I remember nothing about my childhood.

Anybody would block out such a memory.

Such a terrible memory.

I didn't understand anything anymore.

Thank you, though.

You helped me remember such an important thing.

I know now.

It makes perfect sense.

We are the terror of the world.

Only we can show terror to those who have forgotten terror!

I've always wanted to die!

Always!

I've just wanted to disappear.

I don't want you to die.

I want you to live.

I don't want to die!

I want to live.

Live with me. Live!

Please!

Don't!

The patient's dead.

He stabbed himself.

He was unconscious when he was brought in.

I checked his cell phone.

He wouldn't let go of it.

While he was unconscious he spoke with some people.

On his cell phone?

Where did you disappear to, Keiko?

I called you many times at home.

What's going on?

The case is closed.

What? Are you okay? Keiko?

I'll turn in the report.

Can you tell me what's going on?

But now I just have to sleep.

Keiko Kirishima! Hello?

Can you go home soon?

Yes, very soon.

Good.

That's good.

Glad to hear that.

Hey, let's eat ramen noodles.

It's on me. Come on.

I... Maybe next time.

I've been on the IV drip. I feel full.

What are you talking about?

I found a good restaurant near here.

But I shouldn't leave.

You said you were okay!

It's a part of your rehabilitation.

You know, I turned in the report on the case.

Nobody believes what I wrote.

You've had enough, haven't you?

How about you?

Will you still enter other people's dreams?

I hope that I won't have to, but I don't know.

I might.

And you? Will you quit the police force?

No, I won't quit.

But I... I don't know if I can handle it.

I create friction with everybody around me.

I don't understand people's feelings.

I wish I could see into people's minds to know them better.

If you could, you'd only see ugly things.

Is that true?

I don't know.

I don't think it's true.

I think I would also find something good.