01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

Masaki!

I'm sorry!

You k*lled Eisuke Tsuji, didn't you?

That's why

that accident

Kaori was

My father was involved as a prosecutor

in the environmental energy

corruption case.

I have to say it was a bit lousy

as a prosecutor.

Mr. Nogi is a former prosecutor.

He was my father's colleague?

Will you marry me?

Yes. I'd be happy to marry you.

Some nerve showing up, Masaki.

-I should leave now.

-Huh?

What do you actually know, Masaki?

I want to know too.

I knew I must not go.

I knew I shouldn't, but

I'm sorry.

Forget that.

It's impossible.

Then

don't forget it.

Whenever I see Kanade,

I can't hide my feelings.

What was I hoping to achieve

by coming back?

It was the same when I was a kid.

I never felt like I belonged.

The very first memory I have

is from the end of the summer

when I was three years old.

My mother told me

to wait there for a while.

And

she never came back.

Later, I was somehow under a tree

looking at a dead cicada.

It might have been from that day

that I had a fear of loving anyone.

Even after my mother left,

he was so busy with work,

he barely had any time to spend with me.

I came to realize

I was born into a prominent family

in Yokohama.

It didn't matter to me.

It didn't matter to me at all.

That's what I thought.

Masaki, come here.

He remarried,

and my new mother

tried very hard to get me to like her.

I hated it, so I was rebellious.

Look at the camera, please.

Here we go.

FAMILY PORTRAI

They forced me to attend the school

where he had graduated.

Why can't you come to class

like everyone else?

But I disobeyed the teacher

and cut class all the time.

I've done my share of bad things.

Want to go to the arcade?

Are you listening? Hey, let's go.

But

I've heard my son Masaki

has been causing trouble.

-I apologize.

-It's quite all right.

No matter what I did,

he sorted out any problems.

That made me rebel even more.

I was childish.

SHINANO UNIVERSITY

The reason I went to a rural university

was to get away from my family.

But I chose law as my major.

Join our tennis club. Everyone's welcome.

There was an unspoken pressure.

I was unable to escape

from his influence.

We're the cinema studies club.

Come join us.

Right after classes started,

an obnoxious guy spoke to me.

You're Nogi, right?

Yeah.

I'm Yuki Umeda. Where are you from?

-Yokohama.

-Wow!

I'm from Kawasaki!

Doesn't this place feel so rural?

Not a whiff of urban-ness.

He was so unguarded.

At first, I suspected he had

an ulterior motive.

-But

-I'm hungry but I'm broke!

-I can't buy lunch.

-This is all I have too.

-I guess we should share.

-Okay.

-Let's see.

-I want curry.

-I want fried rice.

-Let's have curry.

Wait, this is better.

DONATION BOX FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

AROUND THE WORLD

Huh?

He was truly generous.

Pretty please! Let me borrow

your notes for the test.

-Come on.

-No. You were in the class.

It's not for me though.

-It's for Masaki.

-Heh heh.

Don't try to be cute.

Why don't you ask me yourself then?

Tomo, let's have lunch.

And while you're at it help me study.

Everyone comes to me before an exam.

-Come on, Tomo.

-Come on, Tomo.

Then it's settled. Let's go.

Are you kidding me?

The girls were carefree friends.

Tomo and Kaori.

Then I met Kanade.

Show me your answers, so, I, can, cheat.

-The windshield wipers stopped.

-If we die, we die together.

No way! I don't want to.

I really don't want to die.

Then, how did you know about this place?

Just by chance.

You even turned off the headlights

Kanade.

I love you.

It was the first time

I ever loved somebody from the heart.

-I'm never letting you go.

-I feel the same.

I don't know exactly

what attracted me to Kanade.

When someone who you thought loved you

suddenly disappears,

it hurts. I know.

But I felt that she and I were similar.

Those were fun days.

But

I ruined it.

Quit fooling around!

Because

Kanade's dad was

Don't say it!

I ruined everything.

NOGI

Honey, can you drive Risa?

Yes I can.

Thanks. Hurry up, Risa.

I wondered how many years it had been

since I saw my sister.

We have time so it should be fine.

-Take care.

-Okay.

They look like a happy family

when I'm not included.

Goodbye.

But behind that happiness,

there are those who were sacrificed.

My stepmother and my sister

don't know the truth.

My relationship with Masaki

was a thing of the past.

I told myself that.

Now I have finally obtained happiness.

And yet

Kaori's accident was on my mind.

Aren't you going to eat?

I'll be right there.

You want to buy a condo?

Don't you think this place is too small

for a married couple?

Some day it might be.

Yeah?

I did some checking and there are

good places available nearby.

Something wrong?

Well, what if I get transferred

to another city?

I think there's definitely going to be

more moving around for me.

How do you feel about it?

Shouldn't we think about those things

as they come up?

It's not that complicated.

I guess you're right

But for me, it's an important

decision to make.

Oh, I have to go.

I'm done eating.

Thanks.

-Hey.

-Hmm?

Have you thought about quitting your job

and becoming a lawyer instead?

If you did, we wouldn't have to worry

about being apart, right?

Of course, it's up to you.

Oh, I really have to go.

Have a nice day.

At that moment,

I realized for the first time

what Takashi was hoping for.

Have I ever thought about

quitting my job as a prosecutor?

Yes.

Never. Not once.

I see

-Never?

-Yes.

Everyone around me became my enemy.

My colleagues, my boss.

My husband.

Did your doctor-boyfriend

tell you to quit?

Um, no.

That's when everyone hesitates.

Prosecutors can't avoid transfers.

Marriage, childbirth, parenting

Should you stay a prosecutor

and be transferred by yourself,

or just quit and become a lawyer?

Maybe quit working altogether?

But you know, in my opinion,

somebody who's not fully a prosecutor

doesn't have the right to waver.

If you're not sure,

you might as well quit.

Your level of commitment is low anyway.

You might be happier that way.

Although I think,

what happiness consists of

depends entirely on that person.

As she said,

I might not have been

a full-fledged prosecutor

and didn't have a right to waver.

But still,

I didn't want to quit this job.

Besides, I still had

something I had to do.

This accident

Do you suppose it was a crime?

I'm the one who

RECENTS

TAKASHI, TOMO

If I find out something,

can I contact you?

I want to talk about something.

Me too.

I wanted to ask you something.

Come in.

Is this allowed?

Not really.

But no one can hear us in here.

Kanade.

I see you're a prosecutor for real.

Huh?

You even have your own office.

Yeah.

What did you want to talk to me about?

Yeah.

Oh, here.

Vanilla ice cream.

Since I promised

I'd get it for you.

Where are you going?

I got a call from a girl.

Just kidding. To the store.

Then buy some ice cream.

Is vanilla okay?

I'll tell you

about that day.

This feels

like an interrogation.

It should.

I need to hear your story.

Unless you tell me,

I can't move forward.

I

I can't be done.

Why

Why were your fingerprints

found on the steering wheel

when they checked Kaori's car?

I see.

On that day

Yes.

I was awakened

by Kaori calling me.

Hello?

I knew you would come.

Get in.

Just get in.

I got in Kaori's car.

And she said that

I shouldn't be dating you.

And that your dad

didn't commit suicide.

Kanade's dad didn't commit suicide.

He was m*rder*d.

What?

Kaori said that?

So

I made her stop the car

and I let her talk.

She told me about the case

your dad and my father were involved in.

"The corruption case involving the subsidy

of environmental energy."

Your father became famous

because of this case.

But Kanade's dad

took his own life after the case.

What do you mean?

What are you saying?

This case seems strange to me.

The politician who was arrested

was guilty for sure,

but in the trial,

everything was overturned.

Kanade's dad was forced

to take responsibility.

Kaori seemed to be

suspecting something.

At the trial,

who overturned all the testimony

and evidence?

It was your father.

After losing the trial, Kanade's dad

was accused of a crime.

And then

he died.

Hey.

Your dad used to be

a prosecutor, wasn't he?

Did you know that he was

a colleague of Kanade's dad?

No, I didn't.

I heard the two were rivals.

So what?

Are you saying he did something?

Kaori?

I know

because I went to see your father

and heard everything.

She went to see my dad.

Who said she could?

I lost it.

I totally lost my cool.

What the hell

What are you doing?!

Like I said!

You shouldn't be seeing Kanade!

Why?!

Hey.

Do you want to die with me?

Huh?

Let's die together.

Kaori started the car suddenly.

She drove dangerously fast.

Kaori!

Why can't I ever get what I want the most?

Come on, stop! This is nuts!

Why won't you believe me?!

She had been acting weird

around that time.

I thought our lives were in danger.

So I grabbed the wheel,

and I tried like hell to stop her.

Kaori!

But

she had remarkable strength.

Kaori!

Stop! I'm serious!

Stop!

I thought she was really trying to die.

I said stop!

She could be so dumb.

I was frantically telling her

to stop the car.

Stop!

Kaori!

Kaori!

And then?

Then before I knew it,

Kaori turned the wheel.

You're saying

Kaori was the one

who turned the wheel?

Are you sure?

I

I let go of the wheel.

Then

why did you say something like that?

I'm sorry!

I'm the one who

k*lled Kaori.

Because it was the same

as if I'd done it.

Why wasn't I

able to listen to her more calmly?

Why couldn't I

make her relax?

I could have gotten her a soda float

and said,

"You're cute, Kaori"

or something like that.

Like I always do.

But the truth is

I was tired

of being pushed around

by Kaori.

Somewhere in my mind,

I'd had enough of her antics.

I did get pissed off

when she talked about my dad.

But that wasn't all.

I was thinking

"I love Kanade."

"So?"

"What's wrong with that?"

And I think

I was also scared of dying.

That's why I let go of the steering wheel.

After the accident,

he came to the hospital.

The police determined the accident

was due to Kaori's negligence.

I was a suspect but as always,

he made it go away.

But

I fled.

When I was told the accident

was Kaori's fault, I didn't deny it.

So

it's as if I k*lled her.

Why did you

disappear without telling anybody?

I didn't know

how I could face you guys.

I knew that

we wouldn't ever see Kaori again,

and it was my fault.

Are you going to be okay?

Will you be able to sleep in the tent?

No problem!

I'm going now. Bye.

Have fun.

You're saying

Kaori was the one who texted

and asked you to come out.

And it was her who was driving too fast.

That's what happened.

No.

I couldn't stop her.

It was my fault.

I ran away after that

without saying a word.

I just ran.

Tomo has every right to scold me.

Tomo.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

You're wrong.

It's not Maski's fault.

It's my fault.

Tomo?

I'm the one

who told Kaori about the corruption case.

What?

I'm sorry, Kanade.

Masaki.

Around that time,

my graduation thesis

was on cases of false accusations.

THE MECHANISM

OF FALSE ACCUSATION CASES

I found an article on the corruption case.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY CORRUPTION CASE

EISUKE TSUJI SUSPECTED

OF FALSIFYING EVIDENCE

He was a public prosecutor in Tokyo.

He left my mother and me

and took his own life.

COMMITS SUICIDE AT HOME

The prosecutor in charge

was Kanade's father.

And I learned that the attorney

who uncovered it was Masaki's father.

I was so surprised, I just

told Kaori about it without thinking.

What? You're kidding.

Oh my

I-I was shocked

when I learned about it too.

Look at this.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY CORRUPTION CASE

REACHES cl*max AFTER FOURTH TRIAL

This is bad.

Don't you think so?

Then Kaori's actions escalated, and

Don't do something like that.

That's going too far.

But you're the one who told me

how bad it would be if this were true.

-Yes, but

-You knew he was going out with her.

That's why you thought it was no good.

Kaori, hold on

You thought he should know too.

I realize I shouldn't have

told you about it.

But even if it were true,

it's their problem and not ours.

We don't have the right to step in.

What good will it do, anyway?

You're being argumentative again.

I know that you like Masaki.

But that doesn't mean

I don't have feelings for Masaki.

Not at all.

I'm just saying it because he's a friend.

Hey, stop. I can't take all this

schoolgirl-level talk anymore.

Leave me out of it.

My life depends on my studies.

Then why did you show me this?

You encouraged me, Tomo.

That's not fair.

Kaori said

she went to Masaki's father's office

and asked him questions.

I couldn't believe what she was doing.

I couldn't take her seriously.

So I snapped and said

I went all the way

to Tokyo to see him. But you

You did? To ask him for a job?

How could you?

How can a friend say such a thing?

That's cruel, Tomo!

You

You

Kaori was crying.

But I was still mad at her.

I didn't even run after her.

Considering her personality,

I should have known.

But who knew she would die?

Who knew it'd be the last time?

That's why

whenever I think about Kaori,

I always remember what I did.

So I tried hard not to think about it,

and desperately sealed off my memory, but

It's not your fault, Tomo.

It's not.

No, I did it.

It's my fault.

It was me who

Tomo.

It was me.

Both Tomo

and Masaki

were still living under the weight

of Kaori's death.

It was a pain that hadn't healed

and still continues now.

The days of our youth

continued after that day.

They hadn't ended yet,

even though we'd become 35 years old.

Hey, do you want to keep walking

a little bit more?

I don't feel like going home right now.

Are you okay being with me?

Sure.

You're my friend

from my university days, right?

Remember what Kaori said

while looking very serious?

Let's be friends forever.

Don't mock our friendship!

And everyone laughed.

Yeah.

But she was not kidding.

I'll forget about that kiss, okay?

You knew?

Mm-hmm.

You did?

Yeah.

Because when you had that fight

Were you listening?

Huh?

No.

Your voices were so loud,

it was impossible not to hear.

I knew that Kaori's death

was on your mind a lot too.

That's why you went out with me on a whim,

got pregnant with Nozomi,

and married me.

You even gave up

on your dream of passing the bar exam.

It's not that I gave up.

It's not like that.

Huh?

I felt like Nozomi

was the reincarnation of Kaori.

-Reincarnation?

-Yeah.

A precious life was given to me.

I wanted to cherish it.

You know,

I wouldn't be here

if you weren't there for me back then.

Thank you, Yuki.

It's nothing, because

I've always liked you.

From the first time I met you.

What?

I didn't know that.

I thought you probably didn't.

Tomo!

I promise

to try my best.

For you,

and for Nozomi.

So

let's keep living

our lives together, okay?

Huh?

I can get home on my own from here.

Thank you.

Okay.

Where do you live now, Masaki?

Nowhere, I just stay in various places.

I'm going far away soon anyway.

Overseas again?

Yeah.

Kanade.

About my dad.

I'm thinking of going to see him again

and asking questions.

What?

If he framed your father in some way,

I'll never forgive him.

He's the type who would do such a thing.

To win a trial

he would do anything.

-So

-Wait.

I'll do the investigation.

Huh?

Because we're not sure of anything yet.

But Kaori told me back then

We don't know the truth yet.

What did your father say to Kaori

when she met him?

Why did she tell you

my father had been m*rder*d?

What was hidden behind the case

they were working on?

Why did my father die?

There's no absolute proof.

Knowing about my father

is very important to me too.

Besides

I shouldn't blindly doubt someone.

He's your father after all.

I see you have become

a prosecutor for real.

You're right.

That's what I am.

You can't see any stars here.

I see one.

That doesn't count.

Just as I promised Masaki,

I found time during work

to investigate my father's case further.

JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICER

KUNIMITSU NOZAWA

I tried to question people

who were involved in the case, but

This is Nishimura.

May I speak with Mr. Aoki the attorney?

My name is Nishimura

from the Yokohama District Office.

Is Mr. Takezawa there?

Nagoya District Office?

My name is Nishimura

from the Yokohama District Office.

Nobody was willing to talk to me.

Time went by without any results.

Kana Kana, come here.

Daddy's job is to be committed

to what I believe is justice.

Do you feel any pain or swelling?

No.

How about here?

A little.

All right.

How's your overall condition? Any fatigue?

Not particularly.

You said you first felt something was off

when you were overseas.

Did you get the same diagnosis?

Yes.

They said I had gallbladder cancer.

When the name of a juvenile criminal

is made public,

losing the opportunity for correction

may be a human rights violation.

We must be careful not to obstruct

the healthy growth and correction

Are you Mr. Yuki Umeda

from the Atore law firm?

Uh, yes.

Do you have a minute to talk?

How should we proceed with your treatment?

If you're staying around here for a while,

it's possible for you

to receive treatment at this hospital.

Let me think about it.

I see.

If you're starting treatment,

I think the sooner the better.

I understand.

By the way, this might sound strange but

did you attend Shinano University?

Yes, I did.

Actually, I went there too.

So did my fiancée.

Really?

Yes.

My fiancée's name is Kanade Nishimura.

It looks like you've decided

to stay on as a prosecutor.

Try meeting this person.

He should know the most about your father.

RYUICHI NIIZATO

-Are you Mr. Niizato?

-Yes.

I'm Kanade Nishimura.

I'm the daughter of Eisuke Tsuji.

My, you've become quite impressive.

You might not remember,

but we've met a few times

before your father's death

and after as well.

Oh, I didn't know.

I appreciate your help.

Did you happen to meet

the daughter of Eisuke Tsuji recently?

He died to prevent

the truth from coming out.

It can't end this way!

What's the matter with you?

This was clearly done

by an out-of-control prosecution.

-We need to talk.

-Come in.

Goodbye, Kanade.

I

Our destiny.