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The subject of today's trial is a murder case.

The name of the accused is Ando Mizuho.

The name of the victim is Ando Rin. She was eight months old at the time.

The first-born daughter of the accused.

There was no problem with the state of mind of the accused

and she had a clear intent to murder her daughter at the time.

Mizuho-san had no intention of murdering Rin-chan.

This is the exact opposite.

If it's true what the defender said and she was cornered by her husband

to the point of becoming mentally unstable...

It couldn't get any more tragic, right?

Is that how you always treat her?

No!

Leaving her at such a place...

People call that child abuse!

Abuse?

It's not what you think!

You're blowing this out of proportion.

It's just that with the trial going on...

Stop acting like your presence holds any signification.

Being a lay judge of all things.

Even though I told you not to work too hard.

She's really sensitive at the moment.

I'm sorry to ask you,

but could you let her sleep at your place tomorrow?

What if you overestimate yourself

and cause something you won't be able to recover from?

This is way more serious than you think!

Ayaka, I told you not to play with your food.

Don't do that! That's not what food is meant for.

Look at the mess you made.

Papa!

Don't step on it.

Wash your hands and bring a rag.

Coffee will be ready soon.

I'll take Ayaka to my mother's place today.

I don't mind.

I've got some time today.

It's fine, I'm already used to it.

You're always doing it before the trial. It must be tedious for you.

Say, about yesterday...

Do you still think that I abused her?

It's really not like that!

When she's tired like this

she tends to comply when you make it sound like a game.

It's okay.

Let's just say you where exhausted.

- I'm telling you, I wasn't. - But let's not do that anymore.

Leaving her at such a place, in the middle of the night!

Children can be reasoned with if you talk to them properly.

Papa! I have a rag.

Alright, let's wipe it clean.

Yes, just like that. No more dropping your food.

You're a good eater, right?

Yes, I am!

- Papa! - That is child abuse!

Saka no Tochuu no Ie

Episode 2 Saka no Tochuu no Ie

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I'm going to pick her up at six again.

Say, how about you stay the night here?

It must be tedious to come and go here every day.

I'll call Yoichiro and we can all have sushi together.

Right?

You like the revolving sushi place, don't you?

Yes, sushi!

See? Let's do that.

Well, not to be rude, but...

It was Yoichiro who asked you to do this, wasn't it?

Telling you I'm not myself and that you should let us stay the night.

I happened to overhear him last night.

- Hey! She's going to hurt herself! - I'm coming!

All he does is complain while not moving an inch himself.

The thing is, I'm totally fine.

He's simply worrying too much.

I've found my pace

and should have enough time to prepare dinner, too.

I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble.

It's not that big of a deal for me to make you some dishes.

But I've got it handled.

You do?

If that's the case...

I'm sorry.

Still...

If it's that tiresome, shouldn't you quit the trial thing?

There's no need for you to push yourself.

( Texting an old friend. Telling her about her being a lay judge now and wanting to have lunch with her again. )

( She's questioning herself as a lay judge and tells her about the misunderstanding with her husband. )

Morning.

I'm sorry, did I startle you?

No...

There's been a slight change in the schedule

and apparently we're going to hear the husband again one more time today.

Let's go.

( She's apologizing for the sudden wall of text and will contact her again later. )

Fourth Public Hearing

Would you say that your marriage was going well before you got the child? Fourth Public Hearing

Would you say that your marriage was going well before you got the child?

To be honest, I don't think so.

My wife was still working at that time

and with me coming home late, we barely saw each other.

In order to raise your child, Mizuho-san decided to quit her job.

Did you tell her to quit her job?

No, we discussed it together.

You didn't tell her to quit her job and to focus on the child?

I did not.

Comparing your incomes at that time,

who was the bigger earner?

My wife.

How did you feel about that?

It didn't really bother me...

Was it just the intention of the two of you to get infertility treatment?

I was originally told by my surroundings to get a child as soon as possible.

Can you be more specific about who told you that?

My mother.

I never approved of this marriage.

Two days after the baby was born

that person wouldn't even embrace her.

There was no affection towards her baby whatsoever.

Did your son ask you to help the accused with raising the child?

Of course he did.

I was busy giving calligraphy lessons at home,

but I gladly helped out.

But it's almost as if she was ashamed and too stubborn to...

Your Honor.

Please don't volunteer explanations of your answers.

What happened specifically?

She had the baby sit in front of the TV all the time.

She wasn't good at taking care of her, so she had the TV be the babysitter.

Look Mizuho-san, I know it's none of my concern,

but isn't that a bit too much TV for Rin-chan?

Pardon me? Did you say something?

One of my pupils is the wife of a pediatrician

and he says that children who watch too much TV

will have difficulties expressing themselves.

- I'm just a little bit concerned. - She'll be fine.

She isn't watching TV but a DVD for intellectual training.

It's suitable for all ages.

I still think it would be better to embrace her, cuddle her in your arms and tell her a story...

We're living in different times.

We do.

But Rin-chan isn't smiling at all.

I was only giving her a little advice,

but she flared up at me with that extremly angry look.

Are you saying that she's weird?

That's not what I...

I'm raising her properly.

Could you please not spread such a groundless rumor!?

Mizuho-san didn't yet become confident in parenting

and was anxious to be alone with her.

Wouldn't you agree

that your behavior drove her into a corner?

Rin-chan ain't smiling at all, huh?

She's watching too much TV.

You see, one of my pupils is the wife of a pediatrician

and he says that too much TV

increases the number of expressionless children.

But she stops crying if I show her this.

It's for intellectual...

She'd stop crying if you embraced and cuddled her more.

But holding her constantly...

If you're raising her like this,

she won't become a proper human being.

Are you...

Are you saying that she's weird compared to other children?

That's not what I'm saying.

But with her not drinking your milk...

She does look a bit tiny for a six-month-old.

It was your words

which gave her the impression

that Rin-chan and herself are lacking.

The pain from those words.

That must have been why she asked you not to help anymore.

That's merely an excuse.

Before, you mentioned her having a high income

and that my son was jealous of her, didn't you?

Please speak into the microphone.

You made it clear that his person had a much higher income.

And yet she didn't even pay a single yen for their home.

Mizuho-san was saving her salary for their future.

That's a lie!

I don't know anything about brands,

but my son told me that she went shopping a lot.

It's that person's fault that my son got all busy.

What do you mean?

My son used to have a solid job.

Yet all she did was complain.

I'm telling you I can't give birth to a child the way things are right now.

We're barely scraping by with your salary.

How much do you think infertility treatment and education is going to cost?

We don't have to live in luxury.

I've got plenty of colleagues

who can make a living despite having children.

What about the house?

House?

The environment here ain't good.

There's no good school here either.

If you want me to quit my job and raise a child,

you'd better transfer to a nicer company with higher salary.

What's that supposed to mean?

You can't give birth like this?

It's not about me giving birth,

but I won't be able to save any more money if I quit my job.

I think we should come up with some kind of plan.

- The infertility treatment itself... - To put it short,

I'm not earning enough for you?

That's not what I...

Look, didn't you say so yourself?

"If we get a child, it'd be nice to live in our own house."

Stop putting all this on me!

Fine.

If you can't live the way things are,

I'll find a different job.

That's not...

I just wanted us to discuss this.

Like tightening our expenses...

I'll transfer to a company with higher salary.

That should solve it, right?

I'm trying to sleep here.

My mother would know how to make her stop.

One of my pupils, Nomura-san

raised her child all by herself, you know.

Shut up!

I told you not to cry!!

Look, you see that?

- Look, she's smiling. - She is~

It made her laugh.

- You're such a cutie. - She finally smiled.

Such a cutie.

I've no idea what to think anymore.

There are too many claims to the contrary.

I'm almost too frightened to go home.

I actually hope I'll never get married now.

Are you alright?

Are you not feeling well?

No.

I just got a little scared.

Scared? Why?

Nevermind.

I'm sorry for saying something strange.

Risako-san!

Look.

Here.

You should try this recipe.

It's highly nourishing, of course.

I'm...

Of course I know that you're already a good cook yourself.

That fish dish you got from a book...

Aqua... Aqua something, was it?

The intricate dish you made before?

But Yoichiro made fun of you for making him wait that long.

- Hey, I want some rice. - Right away.

All things considered,

you could make some more simple and delicious meals.

The best fish dishes are still sashimi or grilled fish.

Acqua pazza isn't really taking that much time to cook.

There's just a little bit of delay until it can be served.

I understand.

But this is one of his favorite recipes, you see.

Guys love that kind of meal.

Hey, why is there no miso soup?

Come on now.

Can't you see that I'm talking with Risako-san right now?

There is no miso soup today,

because I wanted to make a clear mitsuba soup.

Ayaka, I told you not to play with your food!

Hey, get a rag!

- It's okay, I can pick it up later. - That's not the problem.

Stop it!

You must have had enough, huh?

Stop it!

You can stop eating if you want, but no playing with the food.

Ayaka!

"Okay, I'll stop."

Look, "please don't be angry at me anymore."

Here, Risako-san, make sure to try this recipe.

Yoichiro is working very hard for the sake of your family.

Let's not cause him any more concern, okay?

Right?

- I'm hungry! - You're only going to play with your food again.

I'm hungry! I'm hungry! I'm hungry!

- I hate you, Mama! I'm hungry! - That's enough, Aachan.

But you...

Mama is sorry, too. We should make peace.

But you're a bad girl, too.

You know you shouldn't play with food.

- But! - Enough already.

You know, when you were born,

you made the same crying face you did just now.

You were so loud.

Mama and Papa were so happy, we cried as well.

You were so cute

and such a good girl.

So lively and always drinking lots of milk.

Such a good girl.

My apologies for being so late!

Can't you please come a bit sooner?

Thank you. I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry for being so late. Let's go home, okay?

- I'm so sorry. - Here.

Thank you so much. I'm so sorry. It won't happen again.

- Take care - We will.

I'm back.

Huh? You should tell me if you're coming home early.

The reception for our client got canceled.

I'm starving.

Say, when are you starting next month?

Your childcare leave.

I'm dealing with a big trial right now,

so it would be great if you could start your leave by the 10th.

I haven't applied for it yet.

I need to appoint a successor, but no one comes to mind yet.

But you had plenty of time to get that sorted out.

It's not that simple.

You think I had it easy?

Didn't we promise to take turns?

- I'll ask my mother for now. - I dare you!

You're waking up Kento.

I know it's difficult for a man to take childcare leave.

But we talked about this and decided to both keep doing our jobs.

Because you said you wouldn't have the child if we don't.

What did you say?

I would have been okay with only me working.

Wait a second!

I'm hungry.

What's for dinner?

I think he's a good husband.

Young people these days nonchalantly tell their wives to also go work and earn some money.

Even though the wife

is already working very hard by giving undivided attention to parenting.

Hello, Nami-chan?

My son is finally asleep, so I figured I should give you a call.

Is now a good time?

Yes.

I'm sorry about that weird I message I sent you today.

You can say that again, considering it's your first message in a long time.

I'm sorry, just forget about it.

Not gonna happen.

You being a lay judge is one thing,

but what do you mean you're being misunderstood by your husband?

What happened? I'm listening.

This might sound kind of silly, though.

The day before yesterday, on my way home from the trial,

my daughter was making a scene, so I let her be.

People do that, right?

Moving along when the child is throwing a tantrum.

My husband saw me doing that and accused me of abusing her.

He wouldn't even listen to my explanation.

- Hello? - It's not like that.

- Papa! - Ayaka?

It's not what you think!

You know, I'm...

It's really not like that!

It's okay. Let's just say you where exhausted.

No, I just wanted to discuss it with you.

That's what's been eating at you?

You had me imagine all kinds of serious things.

Sorry.

Things should clear up soon.

It should be obvious whether there's abuse or not when you're living under the same roof.

You're right.

The outerwear for the adult woman should be a trench coat.

That should be all for the next edition.

- Send out the schedule. - Got it.

About the day after tomorrow...

Would it be okay for me to leave early?

My mother won't be able to go and pick up our child that day.

I don't mind,

but weren't you supposed to meet with a writer for dinner?

I am...

I'm really sorry.

I understand.

I will go in your place then.

You're a lifesaver!

I'm so glad you're our boss.

One of the other mothers was complaining about her boss giving her hell.

Apparently she can't have children.

Sounds terrible.

I'd be working much harder if I didn't have a child myself, too.

Japan isn't very parent-friendly.

Us women are always at a disadvantage.

You're doing it right!

It's better not to have children.

Go me.

Huh? Yamada-san?

What are you doing here?

You had the trial again today, right?

What about you? Didn't you go home?

There it is! I forgot my phone.

Are you actually always coming here to work after the trial?

No, that's not why.

I can't go home.

I was told by my wife not to come home until 10 pm.

Why?

She says that my face makes her sick.

It gives her headaches, makes her feel nauseous.

Makes her feel dizzy.

In short,

my wife is coming from a well-off family.

She was living in so much luxury as a child.

A 660m² house in Shoto (upscale district in Shibuya).

When she was in primary school, they'd spend the summer in Karuizawa

and the winter in Hawaii.

Her parents would always buy new clothes for her and themselves.

But me...

I can't give her any of that.

She must feel bad for our child and hate my guts.

That's why she told me that I should at least not show my face until 10 pm.

Hey.

Same thing tomorrow, okay?

Man...

I really don't understand women.

To be honest, even while watching the trial I feel like I'm looking at a field of landmines.

So you're saying that every night you're free until 10 pm, right?

I guess.

I'll keep you company.

You're late.

I thought you were staying the night over there,

so I worked overtime.

I'm sorry, but...

You even refused my mother's dishes?

Now she's feeling like she did something bad.

Me too, a beer.

You know, the reason why I refused her dishes

is because I'm totally fine, trust me.

I admit that I was kind of restless when I got picked as lay judge,

but I'm not straining myself like you say.

And so, as an act of reprisal,

you make such a feast for me.

You only made this to prove your point, didn't you?

It's already strange for you to even think that way.

Strange?

My mother has nothing but good intentions,

so don't be so stubborn.

You're drinking a lot. Are you okay?

It's only my second.

Be careful.

You better not become an alcoholic.

An alcoholic?

Did you notice?

You've been drinking every single day ever since the start of that trial.

That wasn't the case before.

( More recipes from her mother-in-law. )

This is one of his favorite recipes. ( More recipes from her mother-in-law. )

This is one of his favorite recipes.

( She's deleting all those recipes. )

"If only I never had this child," she said.

Fifth Public Hearing

According to the defender Fifth Public Hearing

it was a case of diminished responsibility, Fifth Public Hearing

it was a case of diminished responsibility,

but how did she do outside of childcare?

Like cleaning.

Everything was in order whenever I went over.

So about her being mentally unstable...

Just look at her cooking.

She was making all kinds of difficult Italian dishes with a recipe book.

Having a baby usually means having some kind of disorder at home.

That's just the way it is.

Appearance is all she ever cared about.

Did you know that before you started helping,

like during the period when the baby would cry all night,

your son didn't always come home from work?

Like I told you, he was busy with work.

This person told him to transfer to a company with higher salary.

I understand.

But even so, for him not to come home at all...

I believe the accused must have felt terrible.

But with her crying all night

it would interfere with his sleep and work.

That's why I told him to go to a business hotel

and get some nights of sleep.

Are you saying that the days when he didn't come home,

it was you who told him to sleep at another place?

I did.

Being the backbone of the family,

it's only natural to show that much consideration.

That's kind of terrible.

What is?

Why should the man sacrifice his job

when there is a full-time housewife at home?

If my son got sick,

what would happen to this person and the child?

Your Honor.

Unless there are more question, I believe we're done here.

Alright, there are no further questions.

No matter how much the times have changed,

you can't tell me it's not strange

to regret your own child only because you're sleepy or worn-out.

That's why I told this person,

"Stop causing concern for my son."

The cross-examination is over. There's no need for you to continue.

Raising a child isn't some hobby.

It's not some dress-up doll either.

It's not just some sex byproduct either.

You have to do your best no matter how difficult.

You will pass through those difficulties in no time.

And once you got through, you can laugh about it.

Diminished responsibility...

That's a lie!

I...

...was trying to help you.

Why did you kill Rin-chan?

Give her back.

Give me back my Rin-chan!

You murderer! Murderer! Murderer!

Give her back! Give her back!

- Give Rin-chan back! - The court is adjourned for today.

- Give her back! - Ando-san!

Murderer! Murderer!

Man, that was something.

My apologies, maybe I've said too much.

Maybe that was a good thing?

It opened the floodgates of that mother-in-law.

But for her to tell him to stay at a hotel...

I also think that's pretty awful of her.

Well, I think that's pretty normal for a mother to say.

Just saying.

I wouldn't take her advice, though.

My wife's too scary.

I don't think she's completely wrong.

I mean, it's obvious that the accused wasn't good at parenting.

Maybe she's just trying to blame it on others.

How do you feel about this?

I completely understand that mother's words.

But with the mother only trying to protect her son

and not questioning her son's words at all...

What if it was a misunderstanding that made them...

A misunderstanding?

For example, earlier

she said that she was more concerned about cleaning than parenting.

Maybe she actually just wanted it to be clean for her mother-in-law

and felt the need to clean as best as she can.

I believe it could be misunderstandings like that

that might have driven the accused to the wall...

But look...

It was her being a bad parent that made the mother-in-law come over,

so the cleaning itself must have been for show only.

She should have been honest and tell her that she's at her limit.

Assuming the accused really had diminished responsibility,

it could pass as persecutory delusion.

I think both of their good intentions

were perceived as spiteful and evil.

Do you have any more thoughts?

No.

Then I shall explain about the next trial.

Please take a look at your documents.

The sixth hearing will be held on November 14th.

Here.

I'm so glad.

I heard you used my recipe.

You got me worried since you didn't say a word this morning.

You see, Yoichiro called me and he sounded so happy.

Could you please not let her play with food?

I've been making sure to tell her

that food isn't for playing and she finally started to listen.

It will be a problem if you don't scold her properly!

Risako-san...

You must be really tired, huh?

Are you alright?

Children can sense it when their mother is feeling irritated.

I'm sorry to say this,

but Aachan has been somewhat dispirited,

so I want her to feel at ease when she's here.

You should try to be more relaxed as well.

Ah, look, I tried some of my old recipes.

None of them take longer than 10 minutes to cook.

Here, this one.

This one doesn't need many ingredients and takes almost no time.

Hello?

Ah, it's me.

I'm bringing a colleague home today.

- It will be two of us. - Hey, I'm coming too!

- What about your train? - I'll be fine!

I can stay the night.

Three people.

But I only got food for us...

It doesn't have to be fancy.

My mother gave you some simple recipes, didn't she?

- We'll be there in an hour or so. - I wanna go right now!

Wait.

Yay, let's go!

Read for me!

Hold on, once I'm done here.

No! Read for me!

- No! Read for me! - I'm almost done.

No! Read for me!

Look, this is the last one.

Stop it!

No!

This food is for our guests!

No!

Don't play with food! How many times do I have to tell you!?

I'm back.

- Pardon me. - Pardon me.

- Nice place. - How lovely.

I put Ayaka to bed.

It's okay.

That was on me.

I mean, you told me you're fine,

so I figured that would be a piece of cake.

My apologies for being unobservant.

- Aachan! - No!

Mama!

Look at you.

You came all this way by yourself!

Okay, let's go home.

Were you startled?

We're almost home.

Mama isn't going to nana's place?

Mama is always busy, so she will stay at home.

Take it easy and refresh yourself.

- Thanks. - See you later.

- Mama bye-bye. - Bye bye.

Hello, Nami-chan?

How's it going?

Did you solve the misunderstanding?

Yes, it's solved.

Thanks.

I'll contact you again.

See ya.

( Pictures and more recipes sent by her mother-in-law. )

Couldn't it be that she actually didn't know about normal home cooking? ( Pictures and more recipes sent by her mother-in-law. )

Couldn't it be that she actually didn't know about normal home cooking?

Maybe she just didn't want her husband to find out.

I wonder how big that building is?

- 50 floors? - There's no way it's 50 floors.

Hey.

Today should be fine.

You know, my mother asked me when we will have our 2nd child.

Wouldn't you yourself be the first to realize?

About you being an inferior mother and human being.

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