Have some, Takei.
No, I'm on standby right now.
Come on now, Cho-san.
Well, just one cup.
When's her due date?
Oh, she's due at the end of the month, so it can be any day now.
Your wife is Director Saiki's daughter, right?
That guy is sure to get promoted.
That's not the reason I got married to...
Nothing wrong with making an easier environment to work in.
What's wrong?
Check, please.
Okay!
I'll just leave it here!
Got it. We'll be there in 15 minutes.
Kiyomizu!
You're late.
One stab to the heart, huh?
It looks like the house has been ransacked, but the execution is too clean.
This isn't any robbery.
Who's the victim?
Sayuri Kambe.
"SAYURI KAMBE MURDER CASE INVESTIGATION HEAD QUARTERS"
The victim is Sayuri Kambe, 34 years old.
The wife of the Kambe family's heir.
We'll be handling the investigation from both the robbery front and the grudge front.
The media will make a huge deal of this, but don't worry about them.
That's so tedious.
The media aside, we might get something from the higher-ups, too.
No matter who the victim is, we know what our job is.
We lock up anyone guilty of wrongdoing. That's all.
"FIGURE B FORMULA FROM DISCOVERED DOCUMENTS" "FIGURE A SIMPLE SYMBOL"
Recently the heir, a man named Shigemaru Kambe,
I'm clueless when it comes to foreign words and numbers.
and a scientific researcher,
has been engrossed in researching a dangerous material called adollium.
Shall we start with interviews?
Things will remain unsettled if we go too slow.
We're sorry for your loss.
We'd like to speak with Mr. Shigemaru Kambe, the husband of the late Mrs. Sayuri.
He is currently overseas for work.
He's not returning for his own wife's funeral?
Correct.
Two months ago, Mrs. Sayuri rented that house on her own, which became the crime scene.
Has she been separated with Mr. Shigemaru?
Can we borrow a photo of Mr. Shigemaru?
I have none.
You can't surely mean that?
It's this room.
Thank you.
Oh, you don't have to wait. I have a bit of an upset stomach.
It's strange, no matter how you look at it.
I mean, would a family really not have even one photo of their oldest son?
That was more like...
They were telling us that Shigemaru is our perp, it seemed like.
Well, that's typical of a parent looking out for her child.
I think the eyebrows were a bit higher.
Like this?
No, I think it was the opposite. Maybe it was a little lower.
Did you really see this person?
I did! I really did see, but it was dark, and I was far away...
Cho-san, I hate to say this, but you shouldn't get your hopes up.
This is...
Is the guy you saw somewhere in here?
All things considered, it's not good to take it without permission!
How about it?
Let me know each time you find something.
Yes, sir.
Keep your eyes especially on Nakamoto.
The higher-ups really are on edge.
Don't get caught up in some cheap justice and lose sight of the big picture.
I know, Director Saiki.
Excuse me.
Um, I have a report concerning Shigemaru Kambe.
How are you doing? You haven't been home much, have you?
Well...
It must be rough having to team up with Nakamoto.
He's always rushing forward, one way or another.
You have a hard job, but please be kind to my daughter, too.
Of course. Please excuse me.
Here you go.
By the way, your wife gave birth, didn't she?
Yes. I got a call two days ago.
I see.
Cho-san, those are chocolates.
That's the tasty part.
Then, I'll give these to you.
It's been a while. I guess I'll go home.
Probably a coin-operated locker in a train station.
What's this? Is it short for something?
Who knows? I'm clueless when it comes to foreign words and numbers.
This is for that material called adollium that Shigemaru Kambe was researching.
Who are you calling?
Kiyomizu.
Maybe we should get a little bit further before we do that.
Why's that?
No, it's just that...
So you're still here.
Yeah. I was just about to head home.
I heard you guys pilfered a photo album from the Kambe house.
Yeah. I found something interesting inside it.
I found this inside Sayuri Kambe's photo album.
This is most likely what the perp was looking for.
Stay quiet about it for now.
Why is that?
There's a lot going on high up.
Besides, you know that stolen items have no value as evidence, don't you?
If you expose something like this, that'll turn into a question of responsibility--
Are you pressuring us?
What?
I mean, isn't it strange?
We can first confirm what's in the locker--
Shut up!
This is a dangerous case.
Don't go in too deep.
"SHIN-OKUBO STATION"
"COIN LOCKERS"
Yes?
We found Shigemaru Kambe.
What?
Cho-san! We got a reference for the key!
And did you take him into custody?
Yes, we were able to, in a way...
"FAREWELL NOTE"
I see.
Shigemaru had committed suicide.
Is that for certain?
Yeah. The dental procedure records apparently matched, too.
For now, let's hurry over and open that locker!
Yeah.
What's wrong?
It's gone.
No way.
But the goods might still be in that locker.
They decided that the investigation head quarters will be dissolving soon.
In the end, with the material witness committing suicide, the investigation will close.
The mass media has stayed quiet, probably due to pressure from the Kambe family.
What was all this about?
I heard how Director Saiki asked Kiyomizu to keep you on watch, Cho-san.
I'm sure Kiyomizu told the director about the key, too.
Reporting information up is a matter of course for a cop.
I'm in no position to be talking about that.
But who took the key?
It doesn't matter who. No matter who it was, it's the same thing.
You should do what you can in First Division.
For your new baby.
Become a father who you could be proud of.
I don't get it.
I can understand if it was just you, Cho-san, but why did I get banished with you?
Sorry.
Cho-san, is that...
I don't know when to give up.
"SAYURI KAMBE MURDER CASE INVESTIGATION HEAD QUARTERS"
And that's how Cho-san and I drifted over into the lowlands of Modern Crimes.
To be honest, the past few years have been a dead end.
However,
when he came here, I felt like that case might start moving along again.
No, I felt it did get back up and running.
And, sure enough...
The silencing of Imura and the destruction of evidence is connected...
...by a string called the Kambe family.
Where's Kambe?
He's not here, and he hasn't contacted us.
It's been three days since Imura died. He's been absent the whole time.
Are you suspecting Kambe after all?
You need something?
Sorry, Haru. I want to talk to Cho-san.
Imura's murder is connected with that case.
You think so too, don't you, Cho-san?
I want to repay what I owed you 19 years ago.
I used to work under Cho-san.
And I learned various things.
However, as a result of a certain case,
I stayed in First Investigation Division, while Cho-san left.
I heard from Director Kiyomizu, too.
To arrest the perp of this case is my way of repaying his kindness.
Imura was arrested because she was setup
by a third party, who took control of her car and made it drive recklessly.
And this current case is likely caused by the same individual.
And the one who could do that is...
Footage before this has been deleted.
Surveillance camera footage for all routes
leading to the parking lot based on their timestamp have been deleted.
What?
Why don't you show up at Modern Crimes?
Because there's no need for me to go.
Is there something you're hiding from us?
"KAMBE"
What are you talking about?
You're behind Imura's car losing control, aren't you?
Correct.
Damn that guy.
Wait, are you...
Please hold on!
Property damage on top of unlawful entry.
Then you can arrest us. You're a police officer after all.
Tell me! What exactly are you after?
You believe everything can be solved with money, and don't care about other people's feelings.
But you don't willingly commit any crimes, either.
To learn the truth about my mother's death 19 years ago.
That's what I'm after.
That case and Imura's death are linked.
The silencing of Imura and the destruction of evidence is connected...
...by a string called the Kambe family.
"INVESTIGATION MATERIALS 1 KAZUKO IMURA CAR EXPLOSION"
Excuse me.
When her car went out of control,
Inspector Kambe was in Imura's dash cam footage, looking like he was tailing her.
Well done.
I knew Kambe was the one who did Imura in.
I don't think that can be determined with just this evidence.
He made the car go out of control to arrest her, then murdered her afterwards.
There's nobody who could do anything like that besides him.
This place...
I... What happened?
"COIN LOCKERS"
Takei.
Cho-san.
It's this locker. Hurry up and open it.
I can't...
If I look, I'll be murdered.
If I stay here, he'll...
"He"? Who's "he"?
I don't know.
It's true! I really don't know!
Would you recognize him if you saw his face?
That's...
But...
Cho-san.
Is this what you call the afterlife?
For your new baby.
Mr. Takei.
I-Imura?
You were the one, right?
The one who killed me?
Th-That's not true. It wasn't me!
It's fine. I had known that things would end up this way.
But you need to report to him.
Wh-Why?
What the...
What you have been watching was a virtual world projected onto your retina.
"Name: Tatsunori Saiki" "Gender: Male" "Occupation: Former Director of MPD" "Date of Death: February 4th, 9:42 PM" "Cause of Death: Car Accident"
The one you called was the late Director Saiki.
No! This is--
You married Director Saiki's daughter. You had ambition.
That's not a bad thing at all.
You need power to accomplish justice.
That's an unmistakable fact.
That's not it!
I simply...
Were you able to become a father who you could be proud of?
"COSTS INCURRED IN THIS EPISODE"