01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

It's the new moon tonight.

There is no moon.

Tonight, the world is reborn.

You love it, don't you?

You love money.

You die as you ingest the money
that you love so much.

How lucky of you.

What a bizarre dream.

AYAKO MOCHIZUKI

It's seven o'clock! Crap!

Damn it. Why now?

Hey, Riku!

Why isn't he home at this hour?

I'm back! Huh?

Ayako, are you still here?

You're late!

-Ow.
-Why did you use mine without asking?

The other day, you said I could use it!

You should have bought a new one
after you used it up, at least!

Here you go.

How long will you stay?

You said you would get an apartment.

Hey, let's help each other!

Let's get along!

Ayako, you don't have time
and I don't have money.

If we support one another--

-Get out.
-But you'll be lonely without me!

Leave before I come home today.

RIKU WATANABE
AYAKO'S ROOMMATE

If I leave just because she says so,
I'll be doomed.

HOMICIDES

MURDERS, GROTESQUE MURDERS, SERIAL MURDERS

Damn, I forgot.

Take this if you don't mind.

Oh.

I'm a public servant.
I can't accept gifts.

Thank you anyway.

This is my company's product.

So…

consider this a free sample.

All right?

If that's the case, thank you.

The next stop is Sakuradamon.

Thank you.

I'll spread the word.

So she's a police officer.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN
POLICE DEPARTMENT

Yes.

I'm a police officer.

I've had a strong sense of justice
since I was little.

People called me "Demanding Mochizuki"

because I have a habit
of telling others what they must do.

It was a sarcastic nickname,
but I decided to make the world right

and became a police officer.

Thanks to my relentless effort…

FIRST INVESTIGATION DIVISION

…last year,

I made it here.

Just in time.

First Investigation Division,
Criminal Affairs Bureau, MPD.

It's where the elite detectives
with the best investigation skills are.

I expected it to be
cooler and more sophisticated

than the local police force, but…

Ninety-two.

-No.
-The silhouette suggests a push-up bra.

They use their sharp insight
to guess women's three measurements.

Is our new boss a Tohoku graduate?

It is said he's crazy about sweets.

The remarkable investigation skills
are used to dig up personnel information.

This is the place
where I work day and night.

Good morning, Ms. Mochizuki!

HIDEO YAMAKI
AYAKO'S PARTNER

What are you doing?

-How is it going?
-One more minute.

Mr. Kawahara!

No makeup today, either?
You're so self-confident.

MITSUO KAWAHARA
DIVISION MANAGER

-Let's go.
-Yes, sir.

Since January 2020, the whole building
has become a non-smoking area.

Please smoke in designated areas only.

Do you have proof that it was me?

You're the only person who buys
this kind of grossly sugary coffee.

The cigarette butt
matches your favorite brand.

Sorry. That's not enough evidence.
I could have been set up by someone.

Rules must be followed,

and as police officers, we must set
an example for ordinary citizens.

-We must follow--
-Stop.

"Must, must." Student Monitor,
is it your time of the month?

As you are well aware, the victim
can report sexual harassment as a crime.

Then report it to the higher-ups!

Between you, a troublemaker, and me,
a case-solver, who will they favor?

Will you excuse me?

Unlike you, Student Monitor,
we have a crime scene to go to.

Why do you bother when you know
you can't defeat Mr. Kawahara anyway?

Sexual-Hara!

What will you have for lunch?

Can I order cashew chicken
from Chuka Taro?

-Cashew…
-Oh!

This is so frustrating.

Why do they always make me figure out
the room assignments for night shifts?

Yamaki.

You didn't come here
to take lunch orders, either.

Well, it's not so bad.

The air conditioning is good
and I leave on time.

I also get the same salary,
so office work is great.

It's like we're grounded!

But you are grounded.

Why should I be grounded?

Because you messed up.

I didn't.

You did.

You kept an innocent man in custody.

He missed a 300-million yen business deal
and nearly sued us.

Should I release a suspect
if he has a big business deal?

That's ridiculous.

You were the only one
who insisted he was the culprit.

I say you did mess up.

I did?

I hope something comes up
like a grotesque or serial m*rder case.

Are you the devil?

Such things shouldn't happen.

I know. Still…

Hey.

Is anyone available?

Yes, sir.

KOHEI IGARASHI
DIVISION DIRECTOR

I'm available, sir.

Mochizuki is available, sir.

There is no one else, Director.

I'm the only one.

I, Mochizuki Ayako!

m*rder in Nanaban-cho.

Got it! I'll head to the scene right away!

-Let's go, Sloth!
-Huh?

But the lunch order…

I promise, I'll solve the case!

I promise I will…

I'll definitely solve the case!

Make way, please!

-Mochizuki, First Division.
-Yamaki, First Division.

Please step back.

Step back.

Mochizuki, First Division.

Yamaki, First Division.

Damn. What a psycho.

Isn't it too clean here?

Clean?

It certainly isn't messy.

That's not what I mean.

It's fresh, as if this place
had been wiped clean.

But I don't smell cleaning agents.

That's right, but…

Good job, Student Monitor.

The director ordered me--

He has now ordered you to go back.

He didn't tell me--

Then go check with him.

Yourself.

Now.

Go on.

-Let's go, Yamaki.
-Yes.

How is it?

Can we find the k*ller soon?

SHOGO NITTA
FORENSICS DIVISION

It may look savage,
but there's surprisingly little evidence.

Perhaps he was attacked in his sleep.

Are these all the cleaning agents you use?

Yes, just these.

What are you doing?

What are you doing, Mr. Kawahara?

Found it.

INVESTIGATION HQ
DENDEN PRESIDENT HOMICIDE

The victim is Hitoshi Tadokoro, age 56.

His company, Enterprise Denden,
owns a network of pachinko

and internet cafes in the Kanto area.

He was found
by Chigusa Matsumoto, age 52.

She works for Chiyoda Helpers Agency.

She came to work as usual,
found Tadokoro dead, and called it in.

Nothing suspicious about her.
Her alibi checks out.

Next up is Forensics.

First, let me explain
how the k*ller broke in.

Judging from the footprints
around the door,

we believe that the k*ller used the key
left under the umbrella stand.

Security camera?

It is not connected to a security company
and the SD card has been taken.

Estimated time of death?

Based on the body,
between 11 p.m. on January 23

and 1 a.m. the next day.

The weapon?

The bruises suggest something
like a piece of round rock.

A round rock?

Also, we believe
the k*ller put Tadokoro in the chair

and stuffed his mouth
with pachinko ba*ls after the m*rder.

Anything left behind?

Nothing.

So far, we haven't found fingerprints
inside the house

that doesn't belong
to the victim or the caller.

The k*ller must have been well-equipped
with gloves or a cap.

Gloves?

It's fresh, as if this place
had been wiped clean.

Excuse me.

Could it be…

the same k*ller who k*lled
that government official three years ago?

What do you mean?

The m*rder case of the official
in Kanagawa three years ago.

If I remember correctly, pages of a law
book were stuffed in the victim's mouth.

He was m*rder*d that way?

I was working at Hachioji back then.

Also, on the victim's palm
was a mysterious mark.

This mark.

The same mark was on the victim's palm
this time. Right, Mr. Nitta?

Yes, it was.

DENDEN PRESIDENT
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL

Same marks!

And the k*ller of the official
hasn't been caught yet!

That's what I mean.

It could be the same perpetrator.

Yes, exactly!

This case is huge.

This is the MPD!

We can't fail like the Kanagawa police!

Consider the possibility of serial m*rder!

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

Mochizuki.

What were you going to say?

Sir.

Director, are you sure
you want her opinion?

She might arrest the wrong person again
and get us sued.

Director, sir.

What about us?

Oh…

Support the team as needed.

I was the first officer on the scene.

I can do so much--

That's why I told you
to support the team as needed.

Let me head back first.

Mr. Nitta.

Well…

Is it possible that the k*ller cleaned
the room after the m*rder?

What do you mean?

The scene seemed very pristine

as if it were wiped clean.

The housekeeper must have cleaned often.

I checked. In the past week,
she did nothing but vacuum.

The k*ller must have cleaned up
after the m*rder.

Mochizuki.

Isn't it pointless to dig into that?

You should look for
the weapon or something

if you want to get credit.

The k*ller could have tossed
the rock anywhere!

I'm home.

Welcome back!

He's still here!

Thanks for the meal.

Like it? I made it from scratch.

How long did it take to make the soup?

I simmered it for eight hours. Like it?

Tastes good.

Tastes like a luxurious waste
of time and money.

Right?

Isn't it luxurious?

-I'll eat, too.
-Riku.

-Huh?
-Did you clean today?

Oh!

You noticed!

I tried not to touch your stuff
when I cleaned.

I used the hotel cleaning technique
I learned from my master…

It's fresh, as if this place
had been wiped clean.

But I still smell cleaning agents.

Huh?

Riku.

You work part-time as a cleaner, right?

Is there an odorless cleaning agent?

There is.

There is?

Oh, yeah.

What was it called?

It's an odorless, powerfully sterilizing
agent for professionals…

Come on, remember!

Why? Is it related to a case?

Confidential.

Found it! It's probably this one.

SPECIAL CLEANER

Vanish Wonder.

Good morning.

Mr. Nitta.

What's up?

Mochizuki--

Analysis, please.

Were they in the victim's mouth?

Yes.

I have to test them all, but there's
so much video footage to check.

Got it.

This is the composition of Vanish Wonder,

and this is
the composition of the substance

we collected from the floor.

You put these together, and…

Bingo!

Thank you, Mr. Nitta.

I'll get credit for this, right?

But it's not a perfect match.

This substance called Danowar is

an ingredient
particular to Vanish Wonder, but…

You're right. Some of these don't match.

How come?

Lunch is here!

I'm your lunch guy, Yamaki!

Lunch! Lunch!

Please think with me! This is important!

Can I have that tea?

The manufacturer
wants to tune up the product,

so they gave us test samples.

They didn't match because it was a sample!

Bingo!

Who's the manufacturer?

COEARTH INC.

CoEarth Inc.

Did CoEarth really reply to you
that there was a sample?

The one used at the scene matched
Sample Q, which they made two years ago.

Sample Q?

No phone when you walk!

Sorry.

But in the end, Sample Q was not selected.

It was distributed to the employees
and 15 clients companies.

It's not an impossible number.

What are you doing?

I can't use the phone when I walk.

You should stop using your phone,
not stop walking!

What?

The president is quite handsome.

Like I care.

Is he your type?

I think he's the one
who gave me this mask.

You think?

He was wearing one, too.

He has an impressive career.

Haruto Hidaka.

Until 2016, he studied molecular biology
at MIT in Boston.

He returned in 2017,
using his patent to found CoEarth.

He's capable!

Please come, sir.

All right.

HARUTO HIDAKA
PRESIDENT, COEARTH INC.

Let's go.

You have a feminine side!

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Hidaka.

Actually, we have met before.

Yes.

We're keeping our distance,
so shall we take the masks off?

So you are the president.

You said you made it.

I didn't think you'd accept
unless I said that.

I'm sorry for lying.

No, it's fine.

So is it about our product, Vanish Wonder?

YOSHITAKA TOGASHI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JURI ITSUKI, SECRETARY

Yes. The truth is, it looks like
it was used at a crime scene.

So we wanted to ask you about it.

What kind of crime is it?

If you don't mind…

Ms. Mochizuki.

A homicide.

You mean the one
that was on the news this morning?

Wasn't the victim
the president of a company?

That's right.

A Mr. Tadokoro.

And the Vanish Wonder Sample Q
was used there?

Yes.

You gave it to 15 companies
and your employees.

Since this was two years ago,
we hope to narrow the number down

and find a clue leading to the m*rder*r.

Sample Q, you say?

I see.

Togashi, can you get that data now?

I'll get it.

Thanks.

-Thank you for your cooperation.
-Not at all.

It must be hard.
The police even look into these details.

Yes.

We don't have physical evidence
or eyewitnesses.

You shouldn't leak information!

It's fine.
The information isn't sensitive.

There's nothing?

No evidence, no testimony?

That's right.

These days, everyone knows
how not to leave evidence.

As for eyewitnesses, COVID…

COVID?

Not many people walk by the area at night,

and COVID reduced the number further.

And because people work at home,
discovery tends to be delayed.

That makes sense.

But I'm surprised he was found
so early despite living alone.

Who knows when he would have been found
without the housekeeper?

-Yes?
-Excuse me.

Thank you.

Well then…

Here.

Thank you.

Just to be sure, may I ask what
the three of you did on January 13?

Are we under suspicion, too?

It's just a formality.

At this point, everyone who had access
to Sample Q should be questioned.

You still keep some here, don't you?

By that logic,
all the workers here will be suspects.

That's right.

Depending on the situation,
we may have to question them as well.

Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. on January 13,

where were you?

I left work around 10 p.m.
to go home, and then went for a walk.

A walk?

Where?

I don't recall. I usually walk randomly.

From and until when?

Well, it was…

I left around 11 p.m.
and got home around 2 a.m.

That's strange.

Walking for three hours?

Is it? I always walk to think.

But for three hours? And at night?

Detective.

I'm sorry,
but the president loves to walk.

This is his book.

SUCCESS BEGAN FROM WALKING!

Sorry.

But it's true.

I see.

How could you say that?

There's no way he's the k*ller.

There is.

Read it.

"On January 13, in Chiyoda District,

Mr. Hitoshi Tadokoro, age 56,
was found dead."

Where does it say Tadokoro lived alone?

Is it true?

Yes.

Hidaka, the president of CoEarth,
knew facts about the victim

that has not been disclosed at this point.

What if they knew each other?

When I told him
their product was used in a m*rder,

he said, "Wasn't the victim
the president of a company?"

Wasn't the victim
the president of a company?

So I think
he wanted to pretend he didn't know him,

but made a slip of the tongue.

I have an audio recording.

Also, I noticed other odd behavior.

The secretary and the director
were shocked to hear about the m*rder,

but his expression didn't change at all.

He was very careful
when he talked about his alibi.

And can you believe
he took a three-hour walk?

These are based on your impressions.

But isn't it worth looking into?

He could be a psycho
who commits grotesque murders.

Psychopaths often become
politicians or entrepreneurs.

Psychopathic traits can either
produce a criminal or a successful person.

Her theory is viable.

Mr. Kawahara.

Then--

So we'll take over the Hidaka case.

What?

What if you get us sued again?

I won't repeat the mistake.

Let me--

He's also the son of Sunrise Foods' owner.

If you aren't careful about this,
they could strike back anytime.

A clandestine investigation could land us
in a human rights violation lawsuit!

Besides, I'm the one who got this intel.

I have a right to investigate.

-Kawahara, take it.
-Yes.

Why, Director?

I earned my right to be in charge.

You don't get it, do you?

Huh?

Police officers must follow
their superior's orders, right?

Well, I'll be borrowing this.

Will it be all right?

What?

She seemed to suspect you, President.

Itsuki, do I look like a m*rder*r to you?

Excuse me. Then, if you'll excuse me…

Huh?

Good night.

You too, sir.

DENDEN PRESIDENT DECEASED
MPD INVESTIGATES HOMICIDE

I shouldn't have said he lived alone.

Why was I taken off the case?

I was the one who got the intel!

Unbelievable!

They're all in cahoots.

The director is conspiring with
Sexual-Hara to kick me out!

Hey, Ayako.

I have to work early in the morning, so…

Cancel it!

Yes, ma'am.

Here.

That's why he's called Kellogg.

Kellogg and Sexual-Hara.

You had no idea, right?

Right.

Be quiet, Riku.

KAZUO YUASA
RIKU'S MASTER

Move it.

-Move it.
-Okay.

Watch.

Wow.

You're amazing, Master.

Had a battle with your brash girlfriend?

It wasn't a battle.
I was her punching bag.

I got punched all night till the morning.

Aren't things looking up for her at work?

I guess not.

I don't know what she does,

but can't she transfer
to another department or something?

It's hard when you get mentally attacked.

Well, she hates losing,

so she'd never make such a choice.

I think.

ACCOMMODATION APPLICATION FORM

Come over here.

You guys go through the Sample Q list.

Find a link between Hidaka and the victim.

You check out Hidaka
and the Kanagawa victim.

Yes, sir.

What about you?

The two of us will check Hidaka's alibi.

Yes, sir.

Rice Ball Hanako has a discount today.
Is pollack roe okay?

Where are you going?

Restroom!

I'll take back the credit myself.

Will they show us
the security footage from the night?

With this, I can make them agree.

I hope so.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Thank you for coming.

I'm sorry to tell you we can't cooperate
without a search warrant.

Since this case is serious, we'd like to
ask you to cooperate voluntarily.

I'm sorry.

Stop saying "Sorry."

A criminal may be living
in this apartment complex.

This proprietary company doesn't have
the right to release security footage.

To cooperate voluntarily,

the management association
has to make the decision.

Why not just a little?

I'm sorry, but please bring a warrant.

To get that warrant, we're asking
for your voluntary cooperation.

I'm sorry.

When does the association
hold its meeting?

The next one is in three months.

And the footage is stored for…

For 60 days.

Are you joking?

Perhaps, hypothetically,

could we speak directly
to the association president?

-Directly to the president?
-Yes.

Mr. Hidaka.

Yes, what is it?

This is the association president,
Mr. Hidaka.

The police want access
to the security footage.

Is that so? Then…

The management association
has to approve it.

I see.

We can't even confirm if he came home.

There's something fishy about that Hidaka.

What should we do?

Let me think about it.

You handle the rest.

Not that again.

So where did Sexual-Hara go?

He gave me the slip.

I bet he's doing things behind our backs.

Let's just let him be.

If he catches the k*ller,
that's good, right?

Since we can't verify
who entered and exited the building,

we can't confirm
if Hidaka went home that night.

Finding an eyewitness
who can place Hidaka around the scene

will be the best after all.

Lots of people are doing the legwork.
Leave it to them.

At night.

It'll be okay if I go there at night.

Some things may not be found
unless I go at night.

Great. So, at night.

I won't force you to go with me.

Thanks.

What is it? I'm busy.

Want a temporary job?

Depends on the pay.

How about five?

The proprietary company of this apartment
is Tsunematsu Life Service.

Do you know anyone there who's strapped?

This is the main road
closest to the scene.

But none of the taxis
recorded on the N-system

reported dropping off
Hidaka near the scene.

Hidaka's personal vehicle
was not recorded, either.

Hidaka was not seen
at the nearest subway station.

Of course, no matter
what the transportation is,

it is not impossible to get to the scene
without being noticed by others

or being caught by a camera.

Since walking is his hobby,
walking wouldn't be difficult.

Maybe I should check
outside the current search area.

Excuse me.

May I ask you a few questions?

Sure.

Have you seen this man?

No personal connection was found
between Hidaka and the victim.

There are no eyewitnesses, either.

What kind of investigation
are you running?!

You found no connections,
no eyewitness accounts,

nothing that was used for the m*rder.

You don't have a single thing
on Haruto Hidaka.

What the hell have you been doing?!

Maybe it means Hidaka isn't the k*ller.

Whose idea was it

to make him a suspect in the first place?

Well…

HARUTO HIDAKA
AGE 38, GENDER MALE

It was me.

Sheesh.

Mochizuki.

You, again?

Clinging to a primary investigation gone
wrong will stall the entire investigation.

That's common sense.

Let's remove this suspect.

Why don't we keep him
until the next meeting?

If we don't get enough intel
to get a warrant by then,

we'll shelve the investigation on Hidaka.

How about it?

But the next meeting is tomorrow.

It's all right.

Then, let's do that.

Maybe Hidaka isn't the k*ller after all.

Then how did he know
the victim lived alone?

And his alibi is uncertain.

It's not like his explanation
doesn't make sense.

I'm absolutely sure it's Hidaka.

Are you going again today?

Of course.

Okay, then goodbye.

Usually, people would say,
"I'll go with you."

Oh, sorry.

I'll be there soon. Wait for me.

Are you headed somewhere?

To meet the ladies.

I have to put my "son" to work sometimes.

I don't know what you mean.

You're a student monitor at night, too.

That Sexual-Hara definitely has something.

It's Hidaka.

He came home at 10:45.

Pause.

The shoes are Hidaka's.

Good.

He left after 11 p.m.
and came back at 2:06 a.m.

Long enough to go to the scene
and come back.

Is this enough?

Yes. Thanks.

Hey, what you did was criminal.

What?

You stole data from your company.

But you--

Sure, I know.

So let's be friends
and grab each other by the d*ck.

Can you get a search warrant on him now?

This isn't enough.

-Hello?
-Yes, Haba?

Check out all taxis that drove
within five kilometers of Hidaka's house

between 11:10 and 11:40 p.m.

Thank you.

Hey.

Riding a bike on the sidewalk
is a traffic violation.

I'm sorry.

SHARE BIKE

Hidaka could have taken this.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

This is Hello Cycling.

At this time…

Darn it!

YAMAKI
ONE NEW MESSAGE

Now? Why?

I found a Mr. Tsukumo,
a former colleague of Hidaka in the U.S.

Wanna talk to him?

Now?

He lives in the U.S.
So there's a time difference.

He'll be available from 8 a.m. tomorrow.

9:00 - 17:00 EVERY DAY

I will.

Tomorrow, 8 a.m.

I'm sorry. You must be busy.

It's no problem.

It's about Hidaka, right?

Yes.

I'd like to ask you a few questions.

You're his friend, right?

Yes. We did research together.

KIYOSHI TSUKUMO, HIDAKA'S FRIEND

The email said you're the police, and…

He's a person of interest in a case.

I see.

A case…

What is it?

Well, actually,

the police here
once asked me about Hidaka.

In Boston, too?

What case was it?

Serial m*rder.

They thought he was a serial k*ller.

Thank you.

Suddenly he looks very suspicious,
that Hidaka.

It has to be Hidaka.

He's the k*ller.

Good job, Yamaki.

It wasn't a big deal.

Sorry. I'm off.

Don't you ever report this intel
without asking me.

All right.

Sorry to barge in.

I'm Mochizuki from the MPD.

I'd like to see the security footage
from Port Three in Hachiban-cho.

Hidaka is in here.

Hidaka is in here.

Hidaka is definitely in here.

Shimazu.

How is it? Did you get something?

I wish I did.

All I've gotten so far
is the victim's body fluid.

Thank you very much.

This is the dashcam footage
I borrowed from Daiichi Taxi.

On that night, Hidaka took a taxi
15 minutes away from his home.

At 11:47 p.m.,
we confirmed that he got off

at Yotsuya San-chome intersection,
ten minutes away from the scene.

The driver said that Hidaka walked in
the general direction of the crime scene.

We can assume that he went there,
to the crime scene, can't we?

They did us one better, Ms. Mochizuki.

How is it?

Isn't it enough for a warrant?

But you have no proof that Hidaka
went to the crime scene, right?

We can verify that easily
once we get a warrant

and check his GPS, right?

What if he wasn't carrying his phone?

Who doesn't carry a phone these days?

We can't get further
just by sniffing around.

He's the son
of Sunrise Foods' owner, right?

He could also be a serial k*ller!

If we let him go
and something else happens,

it'll bring shame to law enforcement!

If we had one more thing on him…

Right?

Excuse me.

Well…

It's not related to this case…

but when Hidaka was in Boston
he was suspected of serial m*rder, too.

This is the news article about the case.

I'm sending it out now.

NANABAN-CHO DENDEN PRESIDENT HOMICIDE

It says a close friend of Hidaka's
and Hidaka

may have committed
serial r*pe and m*rder together.

His accomplice went missing,
and Hidaka wasn't charged either

due to insufficient evidence.

After that, Hidaka returned to Japan
as if to escape justice.

This is only circumstantial, but…

Shall we?

Go.

Get a warrant for Hidaka.

Thank you.

Yamaki. Nice work.

We search his home tomorrow.

Before that, look over the camera footage
from where he got off to the crime scene

and the witness statement.

Yes!

Didn't I tell you not to report it

until I told you to?

I'm sorry,

but the atmosphere…

The atmosphere?

The atmosphere?

Why are you helping Sexual-Hara?

Who's Sexual-Hara?

He did nothing wrong.

We wanted to get a search warrant
but lacked a clincher.

That's what made
the atmosphere so intense.

What's that look?

How did you get the driver's statement?

By doing legwork, of course.

By using dirty tricks behind our backs?

What if I did?

That's ill*gal.

As a police officer,
aren't you ashamed of breaking the law?

And what about you?

If you had a real sense of justice,
no matter who caught the perp

or how he was caught,
you'd have felt glad!

We're catching a m*rder*r!

You should say,
"Congratulations! Thanks! Excellent!"

And yet you look so disgruntled.

This is who you really are.

What you have isn't a sense of justice.

You want recognition.

You want to be above others.

You want to take credit.

That's all.

You're no different, Mr. Kawahara.

Yes, but at least
I try to catch a criminal

even if it means getting my hands dirty.

You're all talk with no guts
who just wants the credit.

Why don't you take a look at yourself,

Student Monitor?

This is the footage from the bike port
ten minutes away from the crime scene.

It shows Hidaka, probably after the crime.

He rented a bike at 1:16 a.m.
at a port ten minutes from the scene.

At 1:48, he returned it to another port
twenty minutes away from his home.

Write it on the warrant request.

I didn't get my hands dirty,

but my legs got stiff from the legwork.

So this proves
he went to the crime scene and back.

Thanks.

You may go home, Yamaki.

Huh?

It's way past six.

Today, I'll stay until you leave.

I may not be much, but…

Then I'll head home.

What? Did everyone leave?

What is it?

Actually, I found a minuscule amount
of tissue on one of the pachinko ba*ls.

Tissue? What kind of tissue?

Leather.

It's possible that the k*ller
wore leather gloves.

Leather gloves?

What color?

The color is quite rare.

Khaki.

Hidaka…

wore khaki gloves.

What?

Let's go, Yamaki.

Huh?

We're gonna take back the credit!

Thank you.

If Hidaka is the k*ller,
he must have discarded them already.

Not necessarily.

We'll have a warrant tomorrow.

I'll make Hidaka turn himself in
and add his gloves as evidence.

We can get decorated for that!

-Start the car!
-Okay.

Excuse me. Is Mr. Hidaka still in?

What?

Is Mr. Hidaka still in?

Thank you for everything.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. I'll get going, too.

Take care.

Good night.

I think the shop is
probably right past here.

He's there!

Turn around, Yamaki. Hurry!

OCCUPIED

I don't think he's going right back home.

Where could he be going?

Maybe he's off to k*ll someone else.

Hey, no way!

Stop the car!

PAYING

Why here?

Mr. Hidaka.

Ms. Mochizuki. Why are you here?

What are you doing here?

The moon is beautiful,
so I just stopped here.

I see.

Mr. Hidaka.

We found evidence that proves you lied.

Lied?

On the night of the m*rder,
you took a taxi to the scene

and came back on a Share Bike.

We've secured the footage.

At the very least,
you weren't out walking.

Oh, that's what you mean.

For me, that's part of "walking."

Do you think others will buy that?

I wrote in the book I gave you

that it's okay to take a car
or a Share Bike along the way.

It's too stressful
if you force yourself to walk.

Tomorrow, a search warrant will be issued
for the m*rder of Hitoshi Tadokoro.

Once it is issued, both your home
and your company will be searched,

which will have an enormous impact
on your company and your workers.

Then why don't you give it up?
You won't find a thing.

To minimize the impact
and reduce your sentence,

I suggest you turn yourself in.

If you force my hand,

I'll have no choice
but to take countermeasures.

I suggest the police call off
the request for the search warrant

so it will not lose face.

Bye.

Yamaki!

Chase that truck!

Yes, ma'am!

You just ditched your gloves.

Oh, no.

They're gone. Where did I drop them?

ill*gal dumping is a crime.

Come with me to the station.

I didn't throw them away.

You're under arrest.

Stop it.

That's enough.

Right.

And then…

Are these Hidaka's?

Why is my voice like this?

No way!

Excuse me.

Neither of them suffered
life-threatening injuries.

You can return home for the day.

Let me check on her before I go.

Excuse me.

Just how lucky am I?

Hey. You woke up.

Where is Hidaka?

In the next room.

Should I check on him?

It's fine.

The gloves?

I couldn't catch the truck.

But I have the plate number,
so I'll call the owner.

I see.

Thank you very much.

Somehow…

Ms. Mochizuki, you seem pleasant tonight.

Maybe it's the moonlight.

It's a full moon.

Tonight?

Do you know?

The moon was supposed to be the sun

and the sun was supposed to be the moon.

Huh?

However, because it stole
the flower of Shiyakanaro,

the moon became the sun

and the sun became the moon.

Their fates were switched.

What is that?

There is a legend that goes like that.

This is…

This is impossible!

Impossible!

The weapon?

The bruises suggest something
like a piece of round rock.

This is…

the m*rder weapon.

Yamaki!

Yamaki has already gone home.

By the way, don't rummage through my bag.

Hidaka.

It seems that way.

Why?

Why?

How did this happen?

And why?

How would I know?

How can you be so nonchalant?

This situation must be
problematic for you, too!

I have no problem.

On the contrary,

I feel lucky
that things turned out this way.

Lucky?

From today…

you're the suspect
in the m*rder of Hitoshi Tadokoro,

and I'm the detective.

I am

a suspect…

You are the suspect in a m*rder.

Luckily, you have
what looks like the m*rder weapon.

I wonder if I should let you go…

What do I do in a case like this?

So you're the k*ller, aren't you?

Can I handcuff you now?

So you did it, right?

You don't want
to be caught as a m*rder*r, do you?

If I'm caught, that means you're caught.

Then it's all over for you.

You and your parent's companies,
your status, and reputation!

Shut up!

Keep this in mind.

I'm the overwhelmingly powerful one here.

Tadokoro's blood and your fingerprints
are all over the rock here.

Whether to arrest you as a serial k*ller

is completely up to me now.

What should I do?

Will you do as I say?

It was supposed to be my job.

I was to hunt him down,
handcuff him, take the credit,

and kick everyone's a*s.

I was so close…

But why…

How did I end up like this?

Look.

You didn't say, "Yes."

This man is a psychopath, a serial k*ller,

and a devil!

TO BE CONTINUED