01x06 - Episode 6

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If not me, who was it?

Who sent that letter?

The girl from the bridge.

Otherwise,
you wouldn't have to hide the letter.

Don't forget that
everything is in my hand.

He sounded flustered.

Didn't he?

Good.
It has to be the girl from the bridge.

We'd like to ask a few questions

regarding the m*rder of Shouzo Ichinose
in Kanagawa three years ago.

Ms. Kazuki Toda,

you were fired from the gym you were
working at for selling client information.

I-I don't know anything about that.

Is that right?

"I'll be waiting on the bridge
by the school."

That's what it said in the love letter
from the unknown sender?

Yes. It's like something a kid
in elementary school would write.

You know… Because I can't remember,
I was a bit worried…

I wondered if you knew anything.

You and I have known each other
since college, President.

Do you remember that?

Of course. That, I remember…

I was wondering if I had said
anything like that in the past.

Excuse me.

Hello.

Yes.

President, Yuna is here.

Are you all right?
I heard things blew up online.

Oh, that. We already…

Dealt with that for the time being.

I see… For now…

Hey, did I ever mention
getting a love letter?

While he was cleaning his room,
he found an old love letter.

I think it was
from when I was in elementary school.

When you were in elementary school,
I was only about four years old.

Of course, I know that but…

I was wondering if I ever
mentioned anything after graduation.

Want me to ask Dad?

Could you?

Wait.

Are you sure it's a love letter?

What was the envelope or the paper like?

The envelope was just a normal white color
and the letter was torn from a notebook…

Just kind of scribbled.

Then that's definitely not a love letter.

I-It's not?

If it was, it would have been
written on cute paper.

Right?

I think so too.

Really? Are you sure?

Yes. No one would write
a love letter on torn paper.

Is that so?

There could be girls who would do that.

There's no way you'd do that
to someone you like.

But I used to write on notebook paper.

That's because you're a guy.

I'm not a guy.

That's not what I meant…

Wow, Haruto…

I feel bad for not noticing.

No wait…

But you've dated
other women in the past. Right?

You don't need to answer that.

That's not it!

I did bring Togashi here once…

That's not it…

I think…

You think…

I don't know!

It's hard because I don't know.

I'm confused about so many things.

AMAMI OSHIMA

Hey, gramps!

Hey! How are you?

I'm back!

Do you have any rooms available?

So you sold info because of money…

Yes, there's a community that specializes
in information exchange.

We had a lot of
high-paying customers at our gym.

I could get 15,000 yen per member.

Why did you provide a false testimony?

Kawahara, your voice is--

You lied about the guy, right?

Kawahara.

The police came to our gym and…

If the person I sold
the info to was a criminal,

I thought I'd end up in jail too…

So you lied about seeing
some guy we were after

and testified that such
a face doesn't exist.

Right.

I'm so sorry.

Then do you know the name
of the person who bought Ichinose's info?

I don't know…

That's nonsense!

Kawahara!

We've really never met.

We only talked a few times online…

Do you still have the contact information?

I deleted my--

You little--

How about a nickname they used online?

I'm not sure how it's read…

but it looked something like this.

It was this kind of symbol…

Can you draw it and show it to us?

Okay.

"Phi"…

Miss.

Do you have your transaction records?

You want to propose
a plea bargain with me?

That's right.

It came into effect here
as well, didn't it?

I'm from Division 1.
Talk to the Crime Division about gambling.

No! It's about Hidaka.

What?

I discovered something about him…

I got it.

East Hatanaka Elementary School.

"Hello. This is Hidaka."

"There's something I want to ask you."

HI

Yes? Hello?

It's not a big deal,
but I have a slight fever.

I thought you should know

considering the fact that
we were in close contact recently.

Yes, we were.

It would be fine if it's just a cold
but given the circumstances…

Make sure to get tested.

After all, that's my body you're in.

I'm going to wait and see
before I get checked.

So unfortunately,
you'd have to self-quarantine tomorrow.

All right.

Goodbye.

All right then.

But you should really go and…

Where is… the thermometer?

All ready.

Will tomorrow be the day
when we finally meet?

Good morning, everyone.

Not here yet?

MOCHIZUKI: ABSENT

Absent? What does this mean?

Ms. Mochizuki is absent?

She apparently has a fever.

She thinks it's a cold,
but she said she'll still get tested.

Tested?

So you should go home and self-quarantine.

Okay?

I feel fine…

YAMAKI

Hello? What is it?
Hidaka has a fever, and it might be COVID?

That's right. But also…

What is it?

First of all, Hidaka being sick with COVID

might… be a lie.

A lie?

Why would he lie about that?

To be honest…

Tsukumo proposed a plea bargain yesterday.

A plea bargain?

What kind?

You see…

I discovered something about him.

Hidaka always kills people

on nights when there's a new moon.

-That can't be…
-Hey.

If you think I'm lying,
why don't you look it up?

That's what he told me.

And? What did you find?

I checked and all the cases happened
on nights of a new moon.

That means…

Hidaka might m*rder his next victim
on the night of the next new moon?

So it seems.

Hold on a minute…

When is the next new moon?

It's tonight.

It's tonight!

So that's why Hidaka said he had a fever.

To keep us confined
and have an alibi for the police!

Even at this moment…

he might be getting ready to k*ll someone?

Yes.

Why didn't you call me right away?

I'm sorry.

I thought I should check on Hidaka first.

First,
find out his current location through GPS.

But I was told to self-quarantine
by the director.

Someone else might be m*rder*d today.

If you don't want to regret this,
you better do as I say!

And… Riku!

I need to call Riku!

While I was thinking about stopping
Hidaka from k*lling any more people,

I heard another voice
in the back of my mind.

This was possibly a great opportunity.

If we could witness the end
of what happens today,

this entire mystery could be solved.

Maybe Hidaka is guilty
and nothing can prove otherwise.

But still…

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Perhaps I'm close to ending
these hellish days.

Thanks.

Hello? Riku?

Phi's real name is Ku Shu Go?

First things first. Nitta.

Hey, is Hidaka there?

Well… he said he had a fever
and had to get tested.

He's lying.

He is probably up to something today.

What? What do you mean?

It's obvious.

If Hidaka comes back,
keep him there. I'll call again.

Huh?

Did you get his location?

I can't find him. He turned his phone off.

I knew it…

What should we do now…

The list…

HITOSHI TADOKORO

The list!

Restructuring?

Will I get laid-off?

The key…

Where is the key?

I found it.

There's no way Hidaka's things
would still be here.

COIN LOCKER

I used this as well.

Hold on.

Look for a coin locker
with a sticky note on it?

Yes, if anyone opens the locker,
the sticky note would fall.

Only the most meticulous criminal
would do this, meaning Hidaka.

This was tucked in the door?

You probably didn't notice it.

Anyways, find the coin locker
Hidaka used today.

If you find the locker,
get the list that's inside.

-You have until tonight!
-Hold on a minute.

How many coin lockers
do you think there are?

Riku, I trust you with this job.

Bye then.

Hello? Yamaki?

Get a car to the bridge for a stakeout.
It's extremely urgent.

We're here to help you, Riku.

Master!

Very good!

Sorry for calling on such short notice.

So you're looking for a locker?

I have to find a locker
with a sticky note on it by tonight.

Please pass this around.

Everyone, pass this around.

Is this related
to your girlfriend's locker?

Well…

It's a request I got
from the errand center.

Yeah? Not that I really care.

How about the payment?

10,000 yen per person.

-Wow!
-Also!

Whoever finds the locker
gets an extra 100,000!

I really appreciate your help!

So what did this "Ku Shu Go" guy do?

It sounds like a foreigner's name.

That's what you'd think. Right?

Ku… Shu… Go…

Is he Phi?

Probably.

REQUEST ON KEY SUSPECT

Is that a new mail?

Ku Shu Go is Gen Towada?

So we finally meet.

Mr. Ku Shu Go.

Hidaka will show up here today?

There is a possibility.

Why would he come?

To meet someone?

Who?

There was a letter in the evidence
Hidaka asked me to bring.

It looked like a letter he got as a child.

It was from an unknown sender.

Normally, it wouldn't seem significant.

But…

hiding it means that…

The sender is related to the case.

That's right.

But the letter had, "I'll be waiting
on the bridge" written on it.

Does it mean this sender
is his accomplice?

I have no idea.

Maybe, maybe not.

But the day we swapped bodies,

I think Hidaka was waiting

for the sender there
and was trying to contact him.

But it's just a hunch for the most part.

Graffiti?

Go over there.

Huh?

Painting graffiti is property damage.

Yes…

Um… Excuse me.

-Excuse me.
-Yes?

You'll get a penalty for graffiti.

This is kind of my job.

It can't be your job.

Who are you?

This is property--

I'm not doing it because I want to.

I was asked to do it.

By whom?

Someone came up to me and
asked me to spray here. Some guy.

He paid me too.

Could he be the sender?

Who asked you? When? Where?

L-Last night.

Under Ikebukuro's West Gate.

What was he like?

Um… I thought it was just graffiti.

If you promise you won't do this again,
we'll let you go, so speak up!

What kind of guy?

He looked like he was in his 40s.

And about this tall.

Did you see his face?

Yes. But he had a mask and a hat on.

It was at night, too.

Is that all? Anything else?

This is all so sudden--

What else?

What were his words exactly?

He told me to draw the number nine
in red before sunset.

That's all he asked.

Here…

Should we look for this guy in Ikebukuro?

But…

Hidaka could still show up here.

KUME

Coming.

It's Sakaki from Ulala Cleaning Service.

I'll open the door for you!

Thank you.

Like a true owner
of a security service firm.

So you really are
in the cleaning business.

I told you.

All right then. Please feel free to relax.

Thank you. I'll leave it to you.

Of course.

Etsuko Sakaki's Ulala Cleaning Service?

PRO SAVE CEO MASAHIKO KUME

I met her on the bus a while ago.

The bus?

TOKIKO KUME

She didn't look well,
so I offered her my seat.

She said she'd clean for me as thanks

and told me that she just started
a cleaning business.

Are you sure this cleaner
isn't a scammer of some sort?

Do you think she'd scam someone
who looks as scary as you?

He'll be here.

He most certainly will.

Perfect.

The cleaner left.

Our house is squeaky clean,
and it was completely free of charge.

Check if there's anything missing.

Why don't you check yourself?

Hey! Over here!

Look! Over there. Look at this.

Is this it?

You found it.

It is, right?

You found it!

I found it! Yeah! Thanks for the bonus!

-Here's your bonus.
-Thanks a lot!

TAKE OUT

Enter your passcode.

Does this machine
auto-generate a passcode?

LOST PIN?
CONTACT 03-669-669

Should I call?

It's already nighttime…

The night of the new moon has begun.

Hey, Ms. Mochizuki?

What's wrong?

This number has to mean something.

But what?

Ms. Mochizuki?

What are you doing?

Ms. Mochizuki!

Hidaka was watching with this.

He saw this number!

Then this is evidence. But look at it now…

Where is he hiding…

Where the hell is he?!

RIKU

Yeah?

I have the list.

Really?

What about the key?

I already opened the locker.

But how?

I said I lost the paper with the code.

Good work, Riku!

I'll send you a picture
of the list right now.

MESSAGE FROM RIKU

Thanks, Riku. You saved the day.

Hold on, Ayako.

The cartoon in the locker.

Did you read it?

I only saw the cover.

I see. I only skimmed through it too.

The protagonist works
for a cleaning company

and there's this circular symbol
with a line through it.

Phi.

Oh, you read it as "phi."

The young man named Phi
gets commands from a Mr. X

and kills bad people
who were able to avoid the law.

The commands from Mr. X…

come in the form of numbers.

I don't know the details of this case…

but can any of this be related?

I love you, Riku.

Thanks, Riku.

I really do love you.

Bye.

Who did you just say "I love you" to?

Nine… The number nine… Who is number nine?

Is nine related to our case?

A man who is number nine
might be m*rder*d tonight.

What? Why?

Because there was a command.

Perhaps nine refers
to the ninth person on this list.

Number nine is…
Mr. Yomo, but he's already dead.

What if it's simpler
like the number in their names?

Yomo has the number four.

And Tadokoro
has number two in his first name.

Then nine is…

This one.

There's a nine here.

MASAHIKO KUME

Yes, coming.

Huh?

What is it?

No one's there.

A prank like that in this day and age?

Someone answered the intercom.
He's still alive.

What about security?
Is the house the blind spot?

Yes, Kume's house has security cameras
all around the fence facing the road.

If someone was to sneak in,
it would be via the house on the right.

It would be most realistic to think
they'd climb over the fence.

It's best we stake out here then.

Do you think Hidaka
or the guy from Ikebukuro will come?

Don't worry. I know they're coming.

I don't think
Mr. Ku Shu Go is coming home.

Should I call him Phi or Gen Towada?

What's on your mind?

Just wondering why he's not coming home…

It can't be.

You're worrying too much.

I guess I am.

I hope it's nothing.

-Here you go.
-Thank you.

Anything suspicious?

Nothing yet.

I'll drink some of that.

Thanks a lot.

It's already past 11:00 p.m.

If we catch him tonight,
what will you do next, Ms. Mochizuki?

It depends…

is all I can say right now.

Then if… the culprit isn't Hidaka?

If he isn't?

If, in fact…

If, in fact, Hidaka isn't the culprit…

I'll start looking for the real culprit.

Then I'll swap back with Hidaka
and catch the culprit.

That's what I hope happens…

but it's hard to believe
Hidaka isn't involved.

First of all,
we need to find the real culprit.

And then we need to investigate
the details afterward.

Then what if Hidaka is the real culprit?

If we fail in stopping him this time,

I'll get him to turn himself in.

Do you think he'd do that?

Oh yeah.

I didn't show you this.

-What!
-Come on…

He really k*lled someone…

Hidaka sent it to stop me
from doing anything.

In the worst case,
I can use this to get him arrested

while I pose as "Hidaka."

Does that mean you'd sacrifice yourself?

Hidaka knows I will do that.

Will he commit the crime
fully aware of all the risks?

I don't know that either.

In the end, I think he doesn't believe
I'll go that far.

He might be underestimating me.

Or maybe he has his own reasons
for doing all this.

I don't know what he has on his mind.

I don't know what kind of person he is.

I can only hope
that Hidaka has some humanity left in him

and pities me enough to stop his crimes.

That would be nice.

But that's wishful thinking.

To Hidaka…

I'm his enemy.

Hey, Yamaki!

Where is Hidaka?

What…

just happened?

He must have snuck inside
before we came here.

So there could be a bloodbath inside?

Let's go back for now.

The sun is up already.

Then what?

If…

Mr. Kume was m*rder*d,

report everything that happened overnight
and investigate this case like any other.

If we don't catch him this time,
there will be more victims.

We're at the end of the rope.

It's time to put a stop to it all.

But what will happen
to you now, Ms. Mochizuki?

I've had a headache all morning.

Let's make our walk short then.

Hidaka… didn't do it.

That's what it looks like, right?

Ms. Mochizuki?

What a relief.

What a relief.

No one died.

Yes.

What a relief.

No one came.

Something must have happened overnight.

What happened?

RIKU
I NEED TO TALK TO YOU

I wonder what he wants.

RIKU

Ayako?

She's asleep.

JOB REQUEST FOR RIK-KUN!

A job?

THERE'S ANOTHER GRAFFITI
ON THE BRIDGE. CAN YOU ERASE IT?

Another one?

No way…

Mr. Gen Towada?

No.

Found three months after death?

Mr. Towada committed suicide.

It was big news.

Was it really ruled a suicide?

The police said so.

Here it is.

CAUSE OF DEATH: SUICIDE

Did his family members
keep his belongings?

No, it seemed like he wasn't
on good terms with his parents.

They paid us to take care of everything.

We ended up handing it over
to a special cleaning company.

The sample Q confiscated
from Coearth and the laboratory…

Where can I find the cleaning company?

Yes, I'm coming.

Ayako.

Riku?

Wow, this place is amazing!

Thanks to you, this place is ruined.

That's enough.

Well, you're living in luxury.

What did you come here for? To hang out?

No, actually, I got this job offer.

THERE'S ANOTHER GRAFFITI ON THE BRIDGE.

Bridge?

This one.

Wait, this bridge…

Actually, this is the third request
I've gotten in the past two months.

-Third time?
-Yeah.

The first request was made on the night
Tadokoro was k*lled.

And the second,
on the night Yomo was k*lled.

And when I went there today,
I saw Hidaka looking at the graffiti.

You were erasing the numbers
related to the cases?

Yes, that's why I came.

The person that made this request!
Do you know the name?

KU SHU GO

"Ku Shu Go"?

I thought so too but…

But Ku Shu Go is…

KU SHU GO IS A NULL SIGN.

Ku Shu Go is Phi?

Riku! What are these?

I thought it'd be better
to bring them with me.

But if you do, there's no turning back!

More importantly, Ku Shu Go or Phi
is Hidaka's accomplice.

The guy from Ikebukuro.

Who is this?

Yes.

Is this Hidaka's phone number?

Who's speaking?

It's me.

From Amakaze Inn in Amami.

Thank you for your help back then.

You are Hidaka, right?

You called yourself Hidaka back then.

Yes but…

You're sure, right?

What is this about?

I'm sorry.

A regular came to our inn yesterday

and when I showed him a picture
of you and said an amnesiac visited,

he said he met you here before
and talked to you.

But he said that your name wasn't Hidaka.

SEARCHING DEATH NOTIFICATIONS

Do you know the name of the man
that looked like me?

Are there any belongings of Mr. Towada?

I'm sorry but we threw everything away.

Oh, Azuma took some comics.

Azuma?

AZUMA

AZUMA

Sakuya Azuma?

SAKUYA

SAKUYA AZUMA

SEARCHING

Sakuya Azuma…

Who?

TO BE CONTINUED