01x12 - Drowning in a Dry Room [Part 3]

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KUWATA GENERAL

16TH MARCH (SUNDAY)

THIS ANIME IS A WORK

OF FICTION AND HAS NO

RELATION TO ANY ACTUAL

PERSON OR ORGANIZATION.

THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES

AND EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SHOW

MAY VARY FROM WHAT IS USED

TO TREAT INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.

Very shortly,

the person who holds the key

to solving this case

will walk through that door.

- [both gasp]

- [NARUSE] How do you know?

[TAKAO]

I've set up a trap for them.

And if my deductions

prove correct,

as they should,

they'll have

to show up tonight.

CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE

Enough with the theatrics.

Listen.

We already have our--

- Hmm.

- [gasps]

♪

Here they come.

♪

[footsteps approach]

[lock clicking]

[door creaks open]

♪

[door creaking]

♪

Hold it right there!

[gasps]

I know you.

[smirks]

[grunts]

[NARUSE]

Director Kojiro Kuwata.

[grunts]

Hey! Just

what's the meaning of this?

And what are all

of you doing in here?

Right back at you.

What sort of business

do you have

in the chairman's office?

I'm only here to--

- You received a message

- Well--

from Ryuichiro Kuwata,

- didn't you?

- Ugh?

[TAKAO] "The issue around

the death certificate

has been dismissed

and Seiji is clear

of all suspicion."

"With that settled.

I'll formally announce

Seiji's appointment

as the next chairman tomorrow."

- [whimpers]

- And then he probably added,

"The police want to search

the chairman's office,

so be sure to assist

them tomorrow,"

or something like that.

Huh?

Where are you getting all this?

From me.

Those were lies I had

Ryuichiro Kuwata send to you.

Gotcha.

It was all a trap

to lure you out,

and it worked like a charm.

What did you say?

[SAKURAI] Dr. Ameku,

if you wouldn't mind,

why don't you let us

in on the secret?

All right.

First. How did the locked

room come into existence?

If Seiji Kuwata

wasn't to blame,

there was a good

possibility that

Daiki Kuwata

snuck into the study

and locked the door

from the inside.

If so, what reason

would he have to do that?

Well, if I had to take a guess,

maybe he was trying

to steal some valuables?

That'd make sense,

but nothing in the room

was disturbed.

That's when I started

wondering.

What if instead of stealing,

he snuck into the room

in order

to put something there?

But the police conducted

a thorough search of the study.

And they didn't come

across anything

they considered

out of the ordinary.

[TAKAO]

I figured.

But after watching

the footage of the incident,

I noticed a clue that

any doctor should've caught.

Kotori. Did you notice?

Yes.

There was something

about the director's actions

after discovering Daiki Kuwata.

The procedure was a bit off.

- [KOJIRO] Uh

- However, I can't figure out

why he would have

done it that way.

I reviewed

the same footage myself.

He confirmed

the victim's heart had stopped

and began compressions.

I didn't notice anything

strange about that.

His actions were fine

for a normal person.

Thing is, the director

is an experienced cardiologist.

[SAKURAI]

What does that change?

There's a standard

first aid procedure.

It starts with calling out

to the patient verbally.

Any doctor knows that.

But the director

approached it differently.

Seems odd.

[TAKAO] On top of that,

the way you checked

his breathing and pulse

was unconventional, too.

Normally, you check

the carotid artery for a pulse.

And to check for breath,

you either observe

the chest rising

or bring your ear

close to the mouth.

Yet the first thing you did

was place your ear

to his chest instead.

Well, it all happened so fast.

I made a mistake.

I just panicked.

[TAKAO] You were searching

for something, weren't you?

For the item Daiki Kuwata

was trying to put in the study.

[whimpers]

You're the reason

why he was in there.

He was only following

the instructions

- you gave him, wasn't he?

- [YU, NARUSE] Huh?

And the two million yen

that was deposited

in his bank account?

You're most likely

responsible for that as well.

In other words,

he ordered Daiki Kuwata

to crash the party,

then injure his little brother,

Seiji Kuwata.

And he did just that.

[SAKURAI]

Care to explain why?

[TAKAO] He wanted to stop

the announcement

that Seiji Kuwata would be

the next chairman.

The director thought

Ryuichiro Kuwata

was going to appoint him

to be his successor.

But that isn't what happened.

Seiji was chosen to be

next in line instead.

That's why he reached out

to his nephew, Daiki,

whom he was already

in contact with.

And he used him to try

to bring Ryuichiro down.

He'd do that

with a certain something.

Which would be?

It's something that

creates a connection

between him and Daiki Kuwata.

In fact, it's right there.

He's currently

holding it in his hand.

[gasps]

Stop him!

He's gonna swallow it!

[grunting]

[groaning]

[KOJIRO]

Stop it! Let go!

Let go of me!

- [YU] A bag?

- [choked coughs]

These are

[TAKAO]

Stimulants.

- Huh?

- Huh?

As you know, Daiki Kuwata

was a stimulants dealer.

And this guy was a customer.

He was buying stimulants

off of Daiki and taking them.

[SAKURAI] How did you come

to that conclusion?

I noticed something

the last time we spoke.

He complained about

not having slept in days,

but he didn't seem

tired at all.

That's a side effect

of usage of stimulants.

And his morbidly thin body

is another side effect

of a stimulant addiction.

He was planning to have

Daiki plant stimulants

somewhere inside of the study,

then report it to the police.

If you recall, Ryuichiro Kuwata

was feeling sick at the party.

That was most likely

a result of him

being drugged via his drink.

If stimulants were

discovered in his own study

on top of his urine

testing positive for it,

he'd have no way out.

So the reason

he came here today

Things didn't quite go

according to plan.

However,

despite the circumstances,

he was still able

to get rid of both

Ryuichiro and Seiji Kuwata.

I bet he's the anonymous

whistleblower, too.

Due to everything

that occurred,

he was positive

he would become

the next chairman.

But after he received that

bit of false information

from Ryuichiro,

he couldn't help but panic.

So he showed up

to plant stimulants here

and fell right into my trap.

[SAKURAI]

Makes sense.

For the time being,

we can arrest you

for possession of stimulants.

And while we have you

in custody - Ow, ow, ow.

- you'll tell us how you

- Ow, ow!

m*rder*d Daiki Kuwata.

[KOJIRO]

Now, just hold on!

I don't know anything!

That had nothing to do with me!

[SAKURAI]

Sure it didn't.

You have plenty of time

to tell us the details

down at the station.

[KOJIRO]

I really don't know anything!

I was just as surprised

when we entered the study.

[rain splattering]

[TAKAO]

What?!

You're still gonna arrest

Seiji Kuwata after all that?

[YU]

But why?

Well we interrogated

Kojiro fully after

what happened last night.

[KOJIRO]

It's true.

I admit that I bought

stimulants from Daiki

on a regular basis.

But only because

I was so busy with work

that I couldn't function

without them.

But I really was confused

when I entered the study!

Daiki should've planted

the stimulants and slipped out,

but he'd collapsed

on the floor.

If the stimulants

had been found on him,

then my plan would've

been discovered.

You see?

That's why I panicked

and pretended to check

for a pulse.

I searched his body

and took them from his jacket.

But I swear I wasn't

the one who k*lled him!

He admitted

to everything you said,

apart from

Daiki Kuwata's m*rder.

Unfortunately, that part

still remains unsolved.

I could've sworn that

after his arrest,

we'd at least be able to glean

some new information.

We managed to figure out

what led to the incident

on that day.

But despite our efforts,

I'm afraid the most

important part of this mystery

still hasn't been solved.

Do you know

how this could've happened?

If you don't,

then we don't have

anything to go off of.

[scoffs]

I know this isn't

what you wanna hear,

but Seiji will remain

our most likely suspect

until that mystery is solved.

I'd say at this rate,

give it just a few more days,

and we'll have no other choice

but to arrest the guy.

Uh. What?

No way.

♪

20TH MARCH (THURSDAY)

[TAKAO] A locked room that

didn't even have a faucet.

Was the water brought in?

Or was the room

locked from the outside?

No.

There weren't any signs.

The men who first

entered the room?

No, can't be.

Why did the culprit

need it to be

a locked room to begin with?

[phone vibrates]

[YU]

Hello, Takanashi speaking.

I understand.

I'll let Dr. Takao know.

That call was Sakurai.

What'd he say?

[YU] A warrant's being

prepared for the arrest

of Seiji Kuwata.

And he'll be arrested.

- Tomorrow.

- [TAKAO] [scoffs] No.

That means you'll have to

Sadly, yes.

[stammers]

We still have some time!

He won't be arrested

until tomorrow, right?

It's fine. I just need

to find a way to prove that

Seiji is innocent tonight!

How can you drown

a man in a locked room?

Come on!

There's has to be a way.

There just has to!

It's there! But I haven't

figured it out yet!

[grunts]

- [YU] Dr. Takao?

- [TAKAO] Huh?

Thank you very much.

You've put in a lot of effort.

But I think we're out of time.

[TAKAO]

Not yet.

We can still make it.

- If we just keep on--

- Enough, Dr. Takao.

You've already done so much,

and I'm satisfied with that.

Satisfied with what?

If I don't solve this,

then you're gonna

Yeah. That's right.

I won't be able

to work with you.

[TAKAO] Kotori, don't you want

to keep doing what we do?

[YU]

Of course.

There are so many things

I still need to learn.

On top of that,

I'm worried about you.

Without me, I can only imagine

what kind of trouble

you're gonna get into.

I'm not a child,

so stop acting like

you're my babysitter.

I know. It was a joke.

[sighs]

♪

These past eight months,

I've experienced so much

and grown a lot

as a diagnostician.

I owe it all to your

excellent guidance, Dr. Takao.

And from what I can tell,

I believe you've grown

just as much as I have.

What? Yeah, right.

You're wrong.

I never would've gotten

as far as I have

without your support.

Because when I'm alone,

my talents aren't able

to get me anywhere.

Think so?

You can keep on

telling yourself that,

but I can tell you've changed.

♪

Have some confidence.

Uh?

After all, you're a top-notch

diagnostician, Dr. Takao.

♪

[chuckles]

KURUME MUSEUM

REOPENING TYRANNOSAURUS

[TAKAO]

Hey, Kotori?

[YU]

Yes?

[TAKAO] These last eight months

were a lot of fun.

[YU] Yup.

They sure were.

[TAKAO]

Gotta say.

We make a pretty good team.

[YU] [chuckles]

I agree.

♪

Dr. Takao?

Thanks for watching

out for me all this time.

Of course.

♪

[YU]

So. Anyway.

I guess Seiji Kuwata

is the most likely culprit,

after all, huh?

He was really angry

about the party.

[TAKAO] [chuckles]

You're saying it was never

a locked-room mystery

to begin with?

But plenty of things

still don't add up.

I mean, the guy

drowned to death.

It would've been

less complicated

if he'd beaten the victim

to death

after getting punched

in the head.

Uh?

Who got punched

in the head exactly?

What?

Seiji Kuwata, obviously.

Not quite. The injury

Seiji suffered to his head

wasn't from a punch.

Huh?

What are you saying?

Didn't he lose all that blood

after being punched?

No. I don't think

that's how it happened.

The cut was too deep.

It's hard to deal with that

kind of damage

that requires forehead stitches

with just a punch.

[TAKAO]

Really?

But don't boxers have

blood dripping down

their faces all the time?

That's different.

That's from cuts

on sensitive areas

around the eye.

But for a cut like that

on the forehead,

you'd have to strike it

with something much firmer.

Like with the elbow,

or even a knee.

[MALE CLERK 10A]

The door's locked.

[RYUICHIRO]

He coughed up a fountain.

[AKIRA]

Water back-flowed up the tube.

[SEIJI] Grabbed my jacket

with both of his hands.

[YU] The injury Seiji suffered

to his head

wasn't from a punch.

You'd have to strike it

with something much firmer.

Like with the elbow

or even a knee.

♪

There's a star.

A what?

[TAKAO]

A star.

That's what I saw.

Kotori!

I saw a star!

Hm-mm.

Am I supposed to know

what that means?

Hmm.

Thanks for all your help.

Gather up everyone

involved right away.

[YU]

Dr. Takao.

Does this mean

Yeah.

I'll give my diagnosis

for this mystery.

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE

[SAKURAI]

Dr. Ameku.

Is it true you've found

a solution to the case?

[TAKAO]

You'd better believe it.

I'm about to explain

everything.

I wouldn't have gathered

you all here

for any other reason.

Are you trying to imply

that the real culprit

is somebody in this room?

There was always

one big mystery in this case.

That was how exactly

Daiki Kuwata

could have drowned to death.

And all this time,

there was one

incorrect assumption I made,

which prevented me

from solving it.

During the events of the party,

I believed that

Daiki Kuwata had injured

his younger brother

with a punch.

Fortunately, Kotori

pointed out my mistake.

Your brother did strike you.

But it wasn't

with a punch, was it?

Yes, that's right.

He used both hands

to grab my jacket

and head-butted me.

[thwacks]

So Seiji got

head-butted instead.

How he got hurt

doesn't make a difference.

[TAKAO]

It does actually.

And it's big.

After learning

about that detail,

I was finally able to deduce

what I might have

overlooked in this

mystery of ours.

The thing I missed was a star.

[ALL]

Huh?

What?

How is this related to stars?

Allow me to explain.

[clicks]

[whirring]

[SEIJI]

A CT scan of a head?

[TAKAO] That's right.

Daiki's head, in this case.

The cerebral swelling

in this image

was pretty severe,

so I didn't notice

an important finding.

Right here.

It's faint,

but you can just make out

the shape of a star.

Called the Star of Death.

- [RYUICHIRO] Huh?

- [SEIJI, YUKO] Huh?

SAH?

SAH? What is that?

It's a subarachnoid

hemorrhage.

When a patient suffers one,

a white shape appears

in the center.

It's a pentagram.

That's the star.

It's often called

the Star of Death.

[TAKAO]

It's faint, but it's definitely

there on the image.

And that's all I needed to see.

Daiki Kuwata had a subarachnoid

hemorrhage for sure.

Wait. Does that mean

Yup.

He got it

when he head-butted you.

The impact from that head-butt

caused a traumatic

subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Maybe I'm missing something.

But as far as I'm aware,

people with subarachnoid

hemorrhages lose consciousness

and mobility on the spot,

don't they?

[TAKAO]

Yes, but only in severe cases.

If the amount

of bleeding is small,

it may only manifest

as a mild headache.

Okay, but that doesn't explain

how he died from drowning.

I'll get there.

On that day, Daiki Kuwata

left the party hall

after suffering

a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

A few hours later,

he came back to the mansion,

blending in with the guests.

He snuck into the study

on the third floor

and locked the door

from the inside.

He started planting

the stimulants in the room

exactly as Kojiro Kuwata

had instructed.

And then,

that's when it happened.

[groaning]

[groaning]

[choking]

The water that

drowned Daiki Kuwata,

as it turns out,

was produced by his own body.

His own body?

[TAKAO]

Yes, that's what I said.

It's pulmonary edema.

It makes water leak

into the lungs.

You mind explaining?

It's a condition where

water accumulates in the lungs,

making it impossible

to breathe.

He suffered severe

acute pulmonary edema.

So he tried to call for help

- and attempted to leave

the room. -[coughs]

But he ran out of strength.

[gasps]

[thuds]

Um.

One question.

Hm? What is it?

What exactly was the cause

of the pulmonary edema

in my brother?

[TAKAO]

Huh? Hey, Kotori.

You know this, don't you?

Or were my eight months

of mentoring all for nothing?

A neurogenic pulmonary edema.

It was caused

by the hemorrhage.

[gasps]

You're absolutely right.

It's a rare type

of pulmonary edema

where fluid suddenly

leaks into the lungs

hours after trauma.

Thus, making it

difficult to breathe.

Normally, a forensic autopsy

would have easily revealed

the cause of death.

However, somebody

thought his son

might be a m*rder*r,

and that was you.

And you had the body cremated

without notifying the police,

thereby

causing this entire mess.

[RYUICHIRO]

My apologies.

That would mean

Yup. You're clear.

This isn't on you.

Uh

The m*rder*r of Daiki Kuwata

turned out to be no one.

This entire time,

we were merely

chasing after the illusion

of a m*rder case.

And there you have it!

That's the truth behind

this little mystery.

[SAKURAI]

I've gotta say,

you've done it again,

Dr. Ameku.

Thanks a lot.

I'll take full responsibility

for reporting this to HQ.

There is no longer

a need to arrest Dr. Seiji.

[TAKAO] Sure.

I'll leave it to you.

Hey, Kotori.

Let's get outta here.

[chuckles]

Yeah, let's go.

♪

[birds chirping]

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

[MAZURU]

Good news.

Dr. Kuwata has been declared

free from suspicion.

[YU]

What's this?

[MAZURU]

Open it and find out.

Hm?

APPOINTMENT ORDER TAKANASHI

YU YOU ARE TO

WORK AT THE TENIKAI DEPT.

OF INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY

- Dr. Takao, look!

- Dr. Takao, look!

Hm?

Yeah, it's whatever.

I suppose you can work

here in the coming years

if you really want.

I don't care who

my subordinates are anyway.

I'm just fine on my own,

so it doesn't matter to me.

Although, it can be

convenient to have

someone you can

tolerate to he--

[MAI] You're not fooling

anybody, Dr. Takao.

I'm what? You're talking

to the director

of Investigative Pathology

What's with the smile, Kotori?

Huh?

What smile?

[MAZURU] I'll leave

my little sister to you.

- Please take care of her.

- [YU] Right.

[MAI] I'm so happy

for you, Dr. Kotori.

Come on.

Stop calling me that.

[TAKAO]

Why should she?

That's what you are!

"Takanashi" means "no hawks,"

written

"little birds at play."

But there's a hawk,

"taka" like me here.

So you're a little bird

with no time to play around.

You're still a "Kotori"

that needs to learn a lot

from Investigative Pathology.

[awkward laughs]

Okay! Looks like it's time

for our afternoon rounds.

- Let's go, Kotori.

- [YU] Oh, wait.

Please slow down, Dr. Takao.

[chuckles]

[YU]

Hey. Dr. Takao?

[TAKAO]

Hm?

[YU]

Thank you for all of your help.

[TAKAO]

Where is this coming from?

[YU]

Well, uh

I just wanted to thank

you properly, that's all.

Since the case is solved,

I can keep learning from you.

And I have you

to thank for that.

Hm. Don't worry, Kotori.

I'll continue mentoring you

from here on out.

- Got it?

- [YU] Ow.

At least, until you're a real

top-notch diagnostician.

I look forward to it,

Dr. Takao.

[TAKAO]

Yeah.

I look forward to it, too.