01x02 - Episode 2

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The victim is Hitoshi Tadokoro, age 56.

The k*ller stuffed his mouth
with pachinko ba*ls after the m*rder.

It has to be Hidaka.

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

-The weapon?
-Something like a piece of round rock.

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

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

You just ditched your gloves!

That's enough.

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

KANTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL

Will you turn yourself in
as Haruto Hidaka,

be interrogated as a m*rder suspect
and spend the rest of your life in prison?

Or will you cooperate with me,
clear me of my charges

and be acquitted?

Clear your charges?

But you did it.

You k*lled him, didn't you?

Only innocent people can be "cleared."

Oh, is that what you mean?

You can't possibly be innocent?

Make a choice!

Otherwise, it's the end for you.

I will… help clear you.

A wise decision.

What has happened has happened.

Let's cooperate and enjoy our new lives.

Our new lives?

After all, there's no guarantee
we'll go back to our bodies.

There isn't…

While I'd love to exchange information
about our lives, time is running out.

First, tell me about
the house search today.

When and where will they come?

Today at 8 a.m.

Investigators will search your home,
company, and lab

to seize anything
that may incriminate you.

At the same time,
you'll be taken in for questioning.

It'll be you, not me.

I know that!

"I" will be taken into custody
and be interrogated.

The house search and the interrogation
are the two hurdles to overcome.

That's our job at hand.

Yes.

Can I trust you
to handle the interrogation?

You're a pro, so you'll know
how to handle it better than I do.

I suppose.

And the house search.

Before the search begins, I have
a few things I'd like you to get me.

What things?

There is a box under the bathroom sink.

Get me all the items from the box.

Is there only one box?

Yes. You'll know when you see it.

On the way to the station,
there's an unoccupied park.

Pretend to stop by on your way to work.

Hand them over there.

Got it.

Lastly, let's delete all data that
we don't want to show each other.

Until a few hours ago, that body was mine.

We're gonna take back the credit!

As Ayako Mochizuki, a police officer,
I was on the tail

of a m*rder suspect, Haruto Hidaka.

I gathered bits of evidence, and just as
I thought I could finally arrest him,

we fell from a pedestrian overpass
and our souls were swapped.

No way!

I became the m*rder suspect

and Hidaka,
the detective who chased that suspect.

Why did you keep that rock?

The rock over there.

Oh.

I wonder, too.

What?

I know it's better
to destroy the evidence,

but I can't bring myself to do it.

I feel the urge to keep them.

So is it really the weapon
you used to k*ll Tadokoro?

Why did you k*ll him?

What's the point
in getting my confession now?

"Someday when we switch back,
I'll arrest him."

Is that it?

I was just curious.

Really.

I thought you were going
to slit my throat right here.

Of course not.

DELETE ALL

RECYCLE BIN IS EMPTY

Will you hand it over?

One moment.

I forgot to erase something.

Make it quick.

If we can't make it through the search,
you're the one who'll be arrested.

How can I know for sure
you won't betray me?

The rock and the items from the box.

If you submit them as evidence,
I'm done for.

How will you guarantee you won't do that?

If I have to give you a reason, it's that
I'd rather not see myself get arrested.

That's all.

TURN ON LOCATION INFORMATION

I'm done.

Here.

Don't worry.

Unless something goes wrong,
I will not hurt you

because you're now Haruto Hidaka.

You are me.

I'll help you as long as
you don't decide to betray me.

Thanks for that.

Thirty minutes until the house search.

Unless I give Hidaka the contents
of the box, I'll probably be arrested.

Gosh!

I'll be called a m*rder*r,
lose all freedom,

and spend the rest of my life behind bars.

Where's the restroom?

I found it.

What I found in there was…

Sample Q?

We hope to narrow the number down
and find a clue leading to the m*rder*r.

This is Sample Q!

PHI, THE JANITOR OF THE DARKNESS

This is the phi mark!

Could it be the same k*ller
who k*lled that official three years ago?

This is the same k*ller!

This means he's definitely guilty.

Wait, this means I'll surely be on
death row if I get caught!

TO HARUTO HIDAKA

Amami Oshima?

DEPARTURE - HANEDA
DESTINATION - AMAMI OSHIMA

Is this a hit list?

"Hitoshi Tadokoro!"

If only my soul was still in my body,

I could have been decorated for this!

No!

I was so angry.

This is unacceptable behavior
for a police officer.

To think
I'm helping him get off scot-free…

I must never be forgiven.

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Oh, dear.

They're enthusiastic.

Still…

For now,
I have no choice but to cover things up.

However, that's only for now.

I'll pretend to cooperate.

Then one day,
I'll return to my body and cuff him.

Or so I thought.

We have a warrant this time.

May we see the security camera footage?

Also, give us a key to Suite 2001,
Haruto Hidaka's place.

Are they gone?

Mr. Hidaka!

Mr. Hidaka!

You can't run away.

Right.

I'm Hidaka now.

Are you going to work?

It's quite early.

I wanted to walk there.

Walking is your hobby, right?

Yeah.

I'm sorry, but you can't take that walk.

Mr. Hidaka Haruto.

SEARCH WARRANT

Regarding the m*rder
of Mr. Hitoshi Tadokoro,

we will be searching your house today.

I have to ask you to come…

Good morning.

I'm sorry for being late.

No one called you here.

I'd like to help out as much as I can.

What the heck?

Are you wearing makeup?

I wanted to psych myself up.

Your things.

Go back and figure out
the room assignment.

Let me check for dangerous objects.

All right.

It's in the parcel locker.

Retrieve it quickly.

Haba!

Excuse me.

Will you cooperate, sir?

Sure.

Her desk is…

Good morning.

Good morning.

Ms. Mochizuki,
did they let you go so soon?

Yeah.

Is that makeup?

I changed my style.

More importantly,
where is Hidaka being interrogated?

Has it started already?

I believe it has.

Oh, really.

Let's go then.

Then, let's move on to your alibi
on the day Hitoshi Tadokoro was m*rder*d.

That night, you claimed
that you had taken a long walk.

Is that true?

-Yes.
-But you took a taxi, didn't you?

You took a taxi at 11:26 p.m.

Then, at 11:47, you got off
at Yotsuya San-chome intersection

near Tadokoro's house for some reason.

Can you call it a walk?

How will he answer?

That Hidaka.

I wonder.

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

Oh, that's what you mean.

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

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

Taking a taxi is also part of a stroll.

If you force yourself to walk,
the stress makes walking lose its meaning.

Is that so?

Then how do you explain this?

After getting off the taxi,
at 1:16 a.m. on the 14th,

you rented a bike
near Tadokoro's place and went home.

For one hour and 29 minutes,
where were you and what were you doing?

I was…

taking a walk.

A one-and-a-half-hour walk
in the middle of the night?

Is he going to say
"walking" to everything?

I would if I were him.

Then can you tell us where you went?

From when you got off the taxi until you
rented a bike, you had an hour and a half.

Where did you wander around, and how?

Please.

I don't remember every route I took.

Is that right?

You leave me no choice.

I've got to ask your smartphone.

Bring me his phone.

Yes, sir.

Did you know?

Unless you factory-reset it,
your phone automatically stores

all your location and time data.

Like this.

It's called location history.

I was in such a hurry
that I didn't double-check.

Is it just me or does Hidaka look nervous?

He does.

At that time,
did Hidaka erase his location history?

I'll be fine.

He wouldn't be stupid enough
to forget to delete it.

I'm sure it was deleted.

Looks like Hidaka's done for.

How pathetic.

But what if Hidaka never intended
to help me in the first place?

Perhaps he planned to frame me

and get off scot-free
from the very beginning.

PRIVACY SETTINGS

LOCATION HISTORY

Hidaka erased everything.

Sorry. I deleted it.

Normally, people don't do that.

It only proves that these days
criminals never keep their location on.

You're speaking formally again.

I am.

I thought about myself,
and I changed my style.

A change of style?

-Chief!
-Director!

What is it?

Hidaka's secretary brought a lawyer.

Already?

That's quick.

What do we do?

Do we continue?

For now,
wouldn't it be better to release him?

When we find new evidence,
we can bring him back.

I'm sure Hidaka brought
a competent lawyer.

I don't think
it'll be wise to cause trouble.

What, Mochizuki?

You're so uncharacteristically rational.

Yes.

I thought about myself,
and I changed my style.

You did mess up quite a few times.

I guess you've come to your senses.

Yes, sir.

A change in style?

Chief.

Shall we release Hidaka then?

Thank you so much for helping us out.

No problem. Call me if anything…

What was her name?

Well, Mr. Hidaka.

Ms. Itsuki.

-Right, Itsuki!
-See you.

Juri Itsuki!

Thank you for coming.

Does he call her Itsuki or Ms. Itsuki?

Is it possible that he calls her Juri?

What's wrong, President?

Oh, nothing.

Thank you.

Ms… Itsuki.

Should I have added "Ms." or not?

Why the silence?

It's my duty.

The lawyer looked over your case.

They had no evidence.
The warrant was problematic.

I got it right!

President?

They searched the company too,
didn't they?

Did they give you
a list of confiscated items?

President, you sound like the police.

Oh.

The detective
who questioned me told me about it.

These are the list of items
confiscated from the company and the lab.

Do you have the list for your house?

Yes.

You didn't forget to take anything,
did you, Hidaka?

SAMPLE Q

Will it be bad for me
to contact Hidaka directly?

It's me.

Me?

Is this my voice?

Yes, it is.

I'm using a prepaid phone.

Earlier, I sent a prepaid phone to you
to your office.

Retrieve it tomorrow morning.

I used a shop's name as the sender.

The search. What was the result?

The report hasn't come in yet,
but as far as I know,

they didn't find anything
pertinent to the case.

How about the location history
of the phone?

I heard the data
remains even after you delete it.

There is no data in the first place.

I turn that thing off
as soon as I buy a phone.

It's common sense.

That means…

you think about crime
constantly, don't you?

It's not a good idea to talk for too long.

Bye.

COIN LOCKER

SAMPLE Q

Well, I guess I can put
the search behind me.

Great.

Let's take a bath!

He has that…

thing.

I won't look.

I won't look at it.

I won't!

Ouch.

I saw it…

Wait. Riku!

Riku!

This is Hidaka's phone!

Darn it!

I don't have my house keys!

He'll be fine, right?

He won't be k*lled, right?

Wait.

Riku will realize
that it's not the real me.

Do you like it?

Yes. It's very delicious!

"Yes. It's very delicious"?

It's great!

Oh, really?

Then try this, too.

Have the potato salad, too!

I wonder what was for dinner today.

-How is it?
-It's great!

I wonder what Riku made today.

Oh, James!

This meat tastes great.

I used whiskey to cook it.

Whiskey?

Yeah.

The key is in the amount of whiskey.

Nuts…

It's a secret!

Geez, he eats chocolate with alcohol?

She likes to eat nuts when she drinks…

Huh?

No, it's nothing.

Do you like nuts, Riku?

Me?

You're the one who loves them.

That's right.

Thanks for accommodating me.

Somehow, Ayako,
you're like an angel today.

Am I?

Oh, stop.

Please don't, James.

Calm down.

Wait a second.

Is this where it's going?

Ayako, I…

T-This kind of thing
never happened to me before.

Me neither.

He wouldn't do that kind of thing, right?

Inside, he's a man.

That won't happen.

I want to eat your pie!

-Huh?
-James!

Apple pie!

What's going on? What's happening?

I can't take this anymore!

Good morning!

Morning, Riku.

Good morning.

What's with you?

You look like you've just finished a job.

Well, my girlfriend turned into an angel.

What are you talking about?

Good morning.

Good morning.

You seem rather tired. Are you all right?

I needed to get used to many things.

I'll ask the lawyer if you can get
compensation for emotional damage.

It's all right.

But…

It's fine, don't bother.

If you say so.

Then please go over these documents.

Okay.

COEARTH INC.

This is it.

Did you buy a new smartphone?

Oh, yeah.

I bought one without thinking.

Should I ask for a refund?

No, it's all right.

President, the meeting is about to start.

Okay.

Collaboration with KOL will enable us to
gain access to plenty of target patients.

But to obtain clinical POC in two years
as we'd planned, we must pick up speed.

At the next meeting with PMDA,
unless we present…

I can't do this.

No way!

What?

What is it, President?

What do you mean by "No way"?

Huh?

Is it the way we screen the patients?

Or the timing?

I take it back.

I take what I said back!

I made a slip of the tongue.

I'm sorry.

Then, at the next meeting with PMDA,
unless we present the data in time,

our rivals will probably catch up with us.

I can't do this. I need to go back, fast.

We found that none of the Sample Q bottles

confiscated from CoEarth
and its lab has been opened.

The inventory matches,
and we found no evidence

that any of them was taken out to be used.

As for the leather
found on the pachinko ball,

none of the gloves confiscated
from Hidaka's house matched it.

Regarding Hidaka's computers and…

What is it?

Aren't you going to mention that?

What?

That Hidaka threw his gloves away.

That's right.

You two!

What are you whispering about?

We're sorry, sir.

It's nothing.

As reported, the search found no concrete
evidence that proves Hidaka is the k*ller.

While his alibi
is still somewhat suspicious,

putting Hidaka at the top of
our suspect list may result in

letting the real k*ller get away.

Therefore, I suggest that
we shift the focus.

From now, we'll focus on
finding persons both linked

to Tadokoro and Shouzo Ichinose,
the victim from Kanagawa three years ago.

Sir.

Stop it.

What, Haba?

Are we really going
to cut Hidaka loose at this point?

Not completely.

Are you accepting his childlike excuses?

Hidaka's lawyer sent us a letter.

He hinted at the possibility of
suing us for damages.

Moreover, the lawyer is an ex-prosecutor,

which means he is
well aware of your partner's tricks.

I'm sorry about that.

We're not taking Hidaka
completely off the list.

We're merely checking other possibilities
before it's too late.

Will this be all right?

This isn't right, is it?

Don't be so anxious.

If he's off the radar,
then we put him back on the radar.

What happened the other day, Mochizuki?

You two ran off
as soon as I mentioned the glove.

Weren't you going to question Hidaka?

About that…

Unfortunately,
we didn't catch up with him.

Oh, really?

No surprise there.

Bye.

Why did you lie to his face?

Well…

what happened to the gloves?

You wrote down the license plate number.

Did you look it up?

I asked the truck owner
to find the gloves,

but they haven't been found yet.

It's possible they fell off on the way.

Where did the truck go?

To Iwate.

Is it possible to find a glove that fell
somewhere between Tokyo and Iwate?

You've got a point, but…

If we report something like that,
won't we get reprimanded?

It means we lost valuable evidence.

"That day, we tried to follow Hidaka."

"However, we weren't able to find him."

And let's leave it at that.

Ms. Mochizuki, what's with you?

You speak formally to me,
wear makeup, and tidy your desk.

I changed my style.

You were so sure about Hidaka.

You insisted on catching him
and taking the credit.

I haven't changed my mind.

It's just that there's no need
to be obsessive even if he's the k*ller.

Other evidence will eventually be found…

Ms. Mochizuki.

I wonder if he heard us, that Sexual-Hara.

Eavesdropping
isn't really sexual harassment.

What?

Did she use to do that?

I can't handle this.

This is too stressful.

It's the prepaid phone.

Hello?

Sorry.

I made a mistake.

What happened?

Nothing. It's nothing.

What is it?

I thought I should give you a heads-up.

I think Kawahara found out
about the leather gloves.

What do you mean?

As for now, the whereabouts
of the gloves are unknown.

I persuaded Yamaki
to set our stories straight

and gloss over the glove incident,

but Kawahara saw us talking.

It means that he now knows

that I have
another pair of leather gloves.

What do we do?

You k*lled Tadokoro with it, didn't you?

I suppose we've got to do something.

If they find them, it's all over.

I'll be guilty of a crime I didn't commit!

Well, it's highly unlikely
they'll turn out.

You don't know Sexual-Hara.

He'll do whatever it takes to find them.

He may even fabricate evidence!

Calm down and listen.

Why the hell did you keep the gloves
you used in a crime? Are you stupid?

If you're a criminal,
get rid of that stuff!

Do you get it?

This is a lot more dangerous
than you think.

If I am found guilty, that means you,
Haruto Hidaka, will be found guilty.

Are you listening?

Well…

I don't really care.

I wouldn't be delighted about it, but
you're the one who'll be arrested, not me.

But…

-It's your body!
-Mind your language.

I'm toiling away trying to help you and
I don't appreciate being called stupid.

W-Wait.

What now?

If the gloves are found
and they find Tadokoro's DNA

and Hidaka's fingerprints on it,

there will be no way out for me.

My life will truly be over.

I'll be on death row.

No way.

They can't possibly be his.

Even if the gloves aren't found…

Shut up!

…this kind of thing may happen
over and over again.

Every time, I can do nothing
but tremble in fear

even though I didn't do anything.

This is ridiculous.

To survive,

now, there is only one way.

From Tokyo to Iwate.

Hey, Ayako.

How do you see your location history?

Huh? Why?

A client asked the errand service center

to help find something they dropped.

First, I should figure out
where they went.

One second.

First, open this.

Then tap this, then here, and then here.

Got it. Thanks.

So he runs an errand service center.

HOSPITAL, SETAGAYA DISTRICT

I have a history…

starting from the hospital.

One moment.

I forgot to erase something.

She turned it on then, which means…

PARK, SHINAGAWA DISTRICT

COIN LOCKER

I see.

Ayako?

Hello?

I'm sorry about what I said before.

No problem.

I'm sorry, too.

You must be very nervous right now.

I'm glad you understand.

There's…

something I'd like to confirm
about those gloves.

Can we meet now?

How great.

I wanted to discuss
something with you, too.

Yes, yes.

Is it work?

Yeah.

I got called in.

I might stay there overnight.

That must be tough.

I'll take the snacks.

Sure.

There's only one way for me to survive.

Our bodies must be swapped again.

If we fall the same way we did before,

I bet…

I can go back.

I'll definitely go back.

It will be all right.

His hands sweat like crazy!

Gosh, it's excessive!

He's here.

Ouch…

Mochizuki.

What's the matter?

It didn't work.

That's right.

We can never go back

however hard you try.

Can it be that you know
how we can return to our bodies?

Hey.

Do you know?

You know, don't you?

If you know, tell me!
If I go back, I won't arrest you.

I don't know!

I really don't know.

It's not like I'm a wizard.

I can't swap bodies
back and forth as I wish.

Since it's impossible, let's accept it
and make the best out of it.

"The best"?

Letting a k*ller loose?

You're itching
to preach to me about justice, aren't you?

Why don't you calm down
and talk with me again?

Besides, I've found out new things.

New things?

Yes.

Hey.

I know you're busy,
but can't you at least clean up?

I will, once I adjust.

Sit anywhere you want.

It's your house anyway.

What do you want to discuss?

That's…

I brought it from your house.

Riku told me you loved them.

Well…

About Riku…

He's fine.

Don't worry.

It's not that. He's just a freeloader.

I hope you kick him out.

It's fine with me.

I'll treat him well.

He and I are quite compatible.

So you two became friends?

Well, that too.

Hold on.

"That too"?

What else?

How about this drink?

Okay… I mean, explain!

You have a nice body, Mochizuki.

Hey.

It has good shape,
good motor skills, and efficiency.

I say it's high-class,
comparable to a deluxe sports car.

Well…

Thanks.

The khaki gloves were a gift.

So I couldn't bear to throw it away.

Who gave them to you?

Why do you want to know?

If I must live as you,
it will be good to know that.

My mother.

She has passed away, though.

You don't seem convinced.

It's up to you to believe what you want.

I have two things to discuss.

First, this.

LOCATION HISTORY

My location history
begins at the hospital.

How do you explain this?

You turned it on
at the hospital, didn't you?

That's right.

For what reason?

It might be convenient to have that info
when we switch back.

At that time, I believed we could.

Really.

I was so sure you were using the phone
to keep tabs on me,

to collect evidence
in case we switched back.

You're too suspicious.

Is that so?

It's too bad I suspect everything.

It can't be helped.

I think we should
get to know each other better,

since we can only show our true selves
to no one but each other.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Nothing really.

Mochizuki.

There's one more thing.

Actually…

I have a severe allergy to nuts.

Nuts?

The best way out for me
is for you to k*ll yourself.

I can't build trust with someone
who tries to stab me in the back,

and I'm not nice enough
to toil away for someone like that.

You die and make a clean exit,
and I go on living as you.

I believe this is the optimal solution.

What do you want to say in your will?

Will you die protesting
a dishonorable accusation,

or die confessing your crimes
because the police have you cornered?

I'll give you a choice
because this is the end for you.

What should I write?

If it's all the same to you,
I'll write "I die in protest."

That way, my family
and employees will be less affected.

I'll press it.

In an apartment like this,
someone will come right away.

You'll have no time
to make it look like a suicide.

It'll be all over, not just for me
but for you, too.

Where's the medicine?

Give it to me.

Give it.

She's quite admirable.

I became painfully aware
of the advantage he had over me.

For Hidaka, k*lling me is as easy as pie.

It makes sense for me
to commit suicide in this situation.

Even if some things seem unnatural,
he is in a position to cover things up.

And above all else,

Hidaka does not cling to his life.

As for me,
I can't even report the attempted m*rder.

The way the world sees it,
the person who tried to k*ll me

is me, Ayako Mochizuki.

Ayako Mochizuki is no longer me.

She is a stranger.

I can't report this incident,
unless I stop caring about

making my family sad
or becoming a criminal.

I'd have to be a madman like Hidaka

to cut myself off
from Mochizuki completely.

In other words,
as long as we remain swapped,

I can never win.

On top of that, I may have to

live like this for the rest of my life.

I'll be Hidaka.

No nuts or highballs
for the rest of my life.

What kind of twisted punishment is this?

What did I do?

You are under arrest.

Why should I end up like this?

Why am I the one who got switched?

Why? Why?

Why?

I never k*lled anyone!

Hidaka.

He's back.

Sorry for coming at this late hour.

There is something
I'd like to check with you.

What is it?

I know it may sound strange,

but do you know
Officer Mochizuki's collar number?

Why do you ask?

P-Please just answer me.

Do you know it?

K…

086257.

What is the nickname
only she and I use for Mr. Kawahara?

Sexual…

Hara.

And for Director Igarashi?

Kellogg Igarashi.

What does that mean?

He's a weathercock
who always watches where the wind blows.

And Mr. Nitta?

Drawl Nitta, because he ends
his sentences with a drawl.

When did you first call me "Sloth"?

I asked you to buy pollock roe
rice ba*ls at Rice Ball Hanako.

They were sold out, so you got me

pollack roe crackers
instead of a rice ball.

It's incredible, but I have to believe it.

Ms. Mochizuki,
you were swapped with Hidaka.

Right?

I have to give you credit, Yamaki.

This is your biggest achievement!

The sun and the moon were swapped?

Hidaka said that?

Yes, he did.

He said there was a legend.

A legend about switching.

Can it be that you know
how we can return to our bodies?

I don't know!

He does know something.

What should we do?

Where does this legend come from?

Amami Oshima?

It's Amami.

Amami Oshima.

TO BE CONTINUED

PHI, THE JANITOR OF THE DARKNESS