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LIFE INSURANCE

People have gone missing on Mount Shikara, Hokkaido.

One has died, and two have been rescued.

Three remain missing.

Ms. Saruwatari. Open your eyes!

Ms. Aya!

Thank you.

You saved my life.

According to Aya Saruwatari, Ogoma's middle school teacher…

I'll go bring him back.

No, I will.

Everyone, please don't move for a while.

A heat pack.

Thank you.

The deceased, Teruyuki Nikaido, a restaurant owner,

had his wife, Harune, as his beneficiary.

She is now suspected of insurance fraud for 150 million yen.

ORIENT DINER

Police! We're from Kitami HQ!

I'm…

I'm coming!

Hello, officers.

Please, excuse us.

May we borrow Mr. Teruyuki Nikaido's computer and tablet?

Of course.

73 HOURS HAVE PASSED

Reinforcements from Kitami HQ.

-Let's remain calm. -Yes.

Hello, sir. This way.

Hello.

Hello.

Thank you all for your help these past few days.

Thank you, sir!

Let's begin the investigation meeting.

Three tour guests are still missing. The search continues.

Two people were rescued. The guide, Motoka Tabatake,

and the tour guest, Aya Saruwatari.

Tabatake had moderate hypothermia but regained consciousness earlier today.

We've already questioned Saruwatari.

The body found was Teruyuki Nikaido, 44.

The cause of death was brain injury from a fall.

The autopsy found the sleeping pill Zolpidem in his blood.

He took it between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the day they went missing.

He carried no medicine.

We suspect someone made him take it somehow.

Any possible motives?

Yes!

Nikaido had 150 million yen in life insurance.

It was 50 million at first, but was increased two months ago.

The beneficiary is his wife, Harune.

Right after the body was found, she asked the insurance company about the claim.

She cared about money more than her husband.

One more point of suspicion.

All the tour guests had hiking insurance.

The beneficiary upon their death is…

Saruwatari.

Even for Nikaido?

For all four, the three missing and Nikaido.

-20 million in total-- -I spoke to the insurance company!

To receive the money, Saruwatari needs the guests' consent and signatures.

There are no signatures,

so it's practically impossible for her to get the 20 million yen.

Maybe she didn’t know and tried anyway.

The person who handled the hiking insurance was Tabatake.

Thank you.

Guests can't see or change other guests' applications.

The only one who can is Tabatake.

Does Tabatake or Saruwatari have any connection to Nikaido’s wife?

We're checking their relationships.

Yes.

Hello.

Hello.

Did Ms. Saruwatari's surgery go well?

It went well.

Do you have time now?

Do I look like I do?

I checked the hiking insurance.

I checked too.

Really?

What’s with that smug look?

Ms. Saruwatari gets twenty million yen.

Huh?

But she can't receive a single yen, right?

You looked into it. As expected from the police.

-Ogoma! -Sorry.

Anyway, thanks for the information.

I'll give you one more thing.

You can tell me later.

-Hold up. -What is it?

Ms. Tabatake’s daughter, Nono…

has a rare disease.

Rare disease?

Let's go!

Coming! Please tell me more later.

Sorry!

Sorry.

Mommy is okay now.

Don't worry.

Please put on slippers and use hand sanitizer.

Okay.

I love you.

I love you.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I’m Awashima from the Shikara Station.

I’m Ogoma.

Nono, go back to your room.

Yes.

Sorry, we'll make it quick.

VISITOR PASS

It's okay.

Sorry to bother you.

Hello.

Can you tell us what happened on the mountain?

Yes.

A tree fell when lightning struck, right?

I told everyone to stay there for a while.

We'll wait here until the storm stops!

But Mr. Nikaido went down alone.

You tried to stop him, right?

Of course.

But he wouldn't listen.

While I was trying to deal with it, Ms. Saruwatari said…

I'll go bring him back.

What?

I'll convince him to come back.

A heat pack.

What?

Ms. Saruwatari?

-She went after him? -Yes.

As the guide, I should've convinced him to stay.

But I couldn't leave the other guests.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry.

Who prepared the food and drinks?

Each guest prepared their own.

I told them in advance to bring meals, snacks, and water.

Even the late Mr. Nikaido?

Mr. Nikaido was basically empty-handed.

Did he eat or drink anything during the climb?

I saw Ms. Saruwatari give him water.

She gave him her own?

Yes.

Ms. Saruwatari

kept worrying about him because he was unprepared.

More than worried,

she looked angry at him for climbing in light clothes.

This pink flower is the pixie-eye primrose.

-It has five petals-- -Please don't go ahead of the guide.

Mr. Nikaido.

Isn't there any place to get water?

No.

You again?

Drinking it all before going down…

I don't understand you.

So you're not all bad.

What time was that?

During the descent. Before the lightning started.

Around 1:00 p.m.

Excuse me.

Did anyone besides Ms. Saruwatari give him food or drink?

No.

Can I ask one more question?

Before the tour, all five guests got hiking insurance.

Do you know who the beneficiary is?

Their families, right?

All five had a third party as a beneficiary.

Who is it?

Aya Saruwatari.

Were you aware of this?

I had no idea. That's impossible.

Could you have

made a mistake on the tablet?

A mistake like that would be a huge problem.

Detective…

I'm the beneficiary? Why is my name there?

We heard you were worried about Mr. Nikaido during the climb.

Yes.

Why was that?

Why, you ask?

He didn't appear used to climbing, so I spoke to him a few times.

Did you argue?

No, it wasn't that serious.

Did Mr. Nikaido run out of water on the way down?

Yes.

Who gave him water at that time?

Ms. Tabatake.

Not you? Ms. Tabatake?

Yes.

What are you investigating?

We're just checking what happened.

They're each saying different things.

One of them is lying.

Their statements don't match. Tell the station right away.

Got it.

Are you done interviewing?

Yes.

Then can I get their statements too?

I need the accident details for my report.

Did you forget the Hakodate case?

That fake family suicide case.

I handled it.

What a surprise.

How did you know it was murder?

Maybe we're just looking at it from different angles.

The police care about motive and evidence.

I follow money. Only money.

Your tip made the police lose face.

Would you rather I hadn't reported them?

The mistress who killed a family of four in a fire?

-Should I not have-- -Are you picking a fight?

If anything, you're picking one with me.

Did it hurt your career?

I'm now stationed in the middle of nowhere. Take the hint.

Sorry, I'm bad at hints.

-If you have tips, give them to us early. -Got it!

Thank you very much for saving me.

It was nothing. It was Ogoma who found you. Excuse me.

Okay.

Are you looking into Mr. Nikaido?

Is there something suspicious about his death?

I'm investigating, and so are the police.

Let's talk casually.

Where should I start?

What's your relationship with Ogoma?

Hello.

The critical 72 hours have passed.

What about the missing people?

Ryutaro Monden, 30, office worker.

His wife, Misaki, 31, housewife.

Hitoshi Uematsu, 52, civil servant.

-We already know that. -Their addresses?

We don't disclose addresses or job details.

Base to all teams! If you find anything the missing people may have left,

including trash like plastic bottles, collect it right away!

After that, ask the local station to help sort it,

and send it to forensics!

This is getting serious.

What happened in those mountains?

The three missing people weren't drugged too, were they?

I hope not.

Everyone, keep working while you listen.

Tomorrow, support will come from Kitami HQ.

They'll handle the interviews.

We'll move on to canvassing the area.

-Huh? -Mr. Awashima and Ogoma.

Look into Mr. Nikaido's friends and security footage.

Also, check the security cameras near his home.

That's not fair!

Let Mr. Awashima and me keep interviewing people.

We are local officers!

Interviews depend on experience.

It's like pros and amateurs.

-I have some experience too! -Ogoma.

I'm 30 already.

That's half my age, you know.

How did your investigation go?

What do the police think? Is it an accident? Murder?

Their investigation is just starting!

Even if it's murder by sleeping pill, it's very unlikely Harune did it herself.

It will take time to find out if she was even involved.

"I see! It takes time!" Did you think I'd say that?!

Hurry and find Harune Nikaido and the people around her,

and get the report in!

Got it.

Where do I go now?

The funeral is tomorrow.

We don't have much time, and I don't know where to start.

Can you help?

Also, how is that thing I asked you to do?

Okay.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Can I try this on?

This way, please.

Huh?

Oh, my! What a coincidence!

I'm sorry I asked you a ton of rude questions the other day.

May I sit here?

Of course not. I don't want to see your face.

Excuse me.

About the contract change two months ago--

I don’t know.

It was increased to 150 million yen, because…

I don’t know.

Well, let's eat.

Delicious.

CART STORAGE

I'll be talking to your friends and acquaintances, then.

Three people are still missing.

We're stopping for today, but it has already been over 76 hours.

Let's use all our strength to find them as soon as possible.

That's all from base.

Ogoma speaking.

Can we talk now?

Of course.

Sorry for interviewing you right after your surgery.

Did you misremember something? Mix some details up?

Of course.

Nikaido's death is an accident, right?

We're still investigating that.

Was he poisoned?

No poison, no.

Am I a suspect now?

Not at all.

We may ask for your help again, but don't worry.

Do you need anything?

A nail clipper.

Huh?

If you bring me one, it would help a lot.

Okay. I'll bring one.

Okay.

Anytime is fine.

See you.

Bye.

OGOMA

Just ring the bell once.

-Lend me your washing machine. -No.

-Hey! -What?

The coin laundry went under, right?

Yeah. It went bankrupt before I came here.

If you know that, lend me your washing machine!

Wash it in the bath!

Please.

Today.

Just for today. Please.

Drink as much as you like. I don’t drink.

I planned to finish investigating in two or three days,

but it looks like it will drag on.

Thanks.

Can you tell me your info then?

Why are you suddenly acting like a detective? What info?

About Ms. Tabatake's daughter. She has a rare disease, right?

Yes. The name is ECO deficiency.

It's a rare immune disease caused by a gene mutation.

Her immune system, which should protect the body,

went haywire and now attacks the body's own cells.

I see. What are the symptoms?

In the active phase, the lymph nodes and liver become severely swollen.

Normally, her fevers take longer to go down,

and bleeding doesn’t stop easily.

Well, if it gets worse, it can be fatal.

Is she in serious condition?

She seems fairly stable now.

She's had a low fever for a while, so she's in the hospital, just to be safe.

How can it be cured?

It can't be cured easily. It's chronic.

Gene therapy might remove the cause, and she can be cured that way.

But they can't try it until she's more stable.

For now, medicine to control the symptoms is the best they can do.

Does the treatment cost a lot?

You smell money too, don't you?

But this disease gets government support.

The cost isn't high enough to ruin your life.

You talk about money a lot.

Nothing shows a person's nature like money.

Without even meeting someone, once I see their bank records,

I can understand everything about them.

If that were true, we police officers wouldn't struggle.

Show me your bankbook then.

Hey.

Ms. Tabatake is a single mother.

That's prejudice against single parents.

-That's prejudice! -Do you think single mothers are all poor?

-She's doing her best for Nono. -She even works as a driver on the side.

Ms. Tabatake…

She and Nono are doing their best.

Sorry.

Go ahead.

I talked to the coroner who autopsied the body.

You're fast.

Who do the police think gave the sleeping pills,

Ms. Tabatake or Ms. Saruwatari?

We're still investigating.

Who do you think did it, Ogoma?

You tell me first.

No. You tell me first.

No. Here you go.

Thanks.

Okay. At the same time.

-Ms. Aya! -Ms. Tabatake!

Why Ms. Aya?

By elimination.

What?

Ms. Tabatake earns money for her child's sake.

Would a parent commit insurance murder for that?

I thought about it.

-What? -You actually think?

Could Harune have given it to him when he left home?

Maybe she gave him a slow-dissolving capsule or…

I've handled cases like that.

There's a delay, right?

But the delay is only one or two hours.

It wouldn't take until the descent.

Then it needs an accomplice.

Either Ms. Tabatake or Ms. Aya is the accomplice.

The one who carried out the crime.

I'm going to see Harune tomorrow.

That woman never answers the phone.

Your face… Are you coming with me?

No.

-I'm not doing the interrogating. -Why?

I'm not free like you.

Tomorrow, please tell me what Harune tells you.

Huh…

In exchange, tell me some investigation info.

-No. -There you go again.

I hate that about the police.

They dig into everything about you, but give nothing back.

I lent you my washing machine!

I bought you beer!

I haven't drunk it!

Rain?

The police stopped the search today because of heavy rain.

Here's your meal.

-They will resume when weather improves. -Your name, please.

-Aya Saruwatari. Thank you. -Enjoy.

Two men and one woman are still missing.

In this accident, there has been one casualty…

Ms. Saruwatari, you have a visitor.

Now?

We're collecting fingerprints from everyone involved.

-Fingerprints? -Yes.

It's voluntary, but will you help?

Your hair is so messy.

All right. Huh?

You have terrible bed hair.

I want another hair tie.

Hair tie?

Okay. Here.

Dr. Yoshino said I could maybe leave the hospital with you.

I hope you can.

Excuse me. We're from Kitami HQ.

We're here to ask about what happened on the 27th.

Give me a moment.

Were you acquainted with Mr. Nikaido?

No.

He looked kind of, you know…

Kind of what?

He looked shady, so I couldn't trust him.

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Hello?

Hey! What?! I'm scared!

-What's wrong? -It's just…

This car…

Let's go!

Okay!

-No one is here? -Yeah.

Let's go.

-Shut up! -What are you doing! No! Stop!

Shut up!

Is it here?

Should be.

-Do you need anything? -Yeah.

We're with the police.

Does anyone here work at the restaurant, Orient Diner?

Do you have an ID?

You do?

You do?

-I'm Awashima from the local station. -Ogoma.

We want to ask about the owner, Mr. Teruyuki Nikaido.

What will happen to the diner?

Did he act strange recently?

No.

-No. -Not at all?

He didn't act strange at all?

Does he hike often?

He does.

He often calls to say he's going on a hike.

Who does he call?

His wife?

His wife?

Or a friend?

A friend?

Oh, Liam!

-Are they diner staff? -Yes.

I'm good.

It's the police.

Hey! Wait!

Wait! Stop!

Hey! I said stop!

Can we talk?

Open the car.

Excuse me.

I'm going to open it.

Calm down!

Let's get you down.

Okay. Ouch, that hurt!

It hurts! Calm down!

I'm with the police! It's okay!

I'm with the police!

It's you?

-Okay. -I love the police!

Okay, you're pretty strong. Let me go already.

-Boss. -What?

So it wasn't a kidnapping?

No.

I asked them earlier.

They said Nao broke into their shop.

So they caught him to hand him to the police.

Sorry.

But one of them had an expired residence card.

He was staying illegally.

Please say that in Japanese.

Is the interpreter here yet?

Hey. Wipe your sweat.

You're making a mess.

It's open.

I hope we can go home soon.

I'm fine with staying here forever.

Why?

I can be with you more in the hospital.

When we leave the hospital, let's binge-watch Dandadan.

And order pizza.

Will we get the one with crab? I like that one.

I like it too.

What are you looking at?

Officer.

Yes?

Would you like some pudding too?

No, it's for your daughter.

You can't eat two, right? Let's give him one.

I don't know…

Your call.

Let's give him one.

Are you sure? Then can you bring this to him?

May I?

I'll take it, okay? Thank you.

Ms. Aya.

-Yes? -We found fingerprints.

From the bottle collected on the mountain, we found Nikaido's saliva

and Saruwatari's fingerprints.

Sleeping pill residue was also found inside the bottle.

HQ is stepping in!

Um…

What about Ms. Tabatake's fingerprints?

We didn't find any.

It's now clear whose statement was right.

Tomorrow morning, we'll question Saruwatari in detail.

Am I a suspect now?

You are.

I saw Ms. Saruwatari give him water.

Could you have made a mistake on the tablet?

A mistake like that would be a huge problem.

Laundry machine again?

Thank you for saving my life today.

Sure.

-Know any places to drink around here? -Everything closes at 9:00 p.m. here.

I want to show my thanks.

Let me treat you.

No need.

Ogoma! You'll crush my head!

I thought I would be killed.

In that situation, I didn't care about money anymore.

I would have paid everything I own to be saved.

They didn't seem to want to kill you.

They wanted to hand you over to the police.

Did you do something wrong?

I did nothing. Here.

Thanks.

Did you find out anything after that?

I may have been wrong.

About who gave Mr. Nikaido the sleeping pill.

Was it Ms. Aya?

We found fingerprints.

What is Ms. Aya to you, Ogoma?

Your first love?

It’s not like that.

-She saved me… -She is pretty.

I'm grateful to her!

I hear she's single.

I'm just grateful to her!

Ow!

Okay, I get it.

Since we're here, tell me about Ms. Aya.

Hello?

Nono.

Nono.

Mommy?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I have to go home for a bit.

The town I grew up in was dangerous.

Where?

Koura Town.

Right.

That town has assault cases every day.

Everyone's parents were either ex-convicts,

in prison, or addicts.

Are you sure you grew up in Japan?

-Anything you can't eat? -What?

What foods do you hate?

Like bamboo shoots?

Give me some. Here.

Our parents didn't keep a close eye on us.

So some of us did terrible things, like assault, theft,

or selling things washed up on the shore to the yakuza.

-You mean seaweed? -No.

Drugs thrown from smuggling ships.

When the coast guard chased them, they threw the cargo into the sea.

I saw some addicts naked, going wild,

so I knew those drugs were bad.

But in middle school, you want to try risky stuff, right?

I only cared about entrance exams.

Well,

an older friend of mine said he found drugs at the shore.

He said, “Let's try them.”

In flowering plants, seeds are covered by protective fruits.

While non-flowering plants produce naked seeds.

Correct!

I PICKED THIS UP COME, OGOMA

Ogoma.

I need you to help me with something after school.

I thought I had been caught.

Excuse me.

Ogoma, pick this up.

I thought, "Just say it already."

"Report me if you want!"

Huh?

Bye!

Now that I think about it,

Ms. Aya was stopping me from crossing a dangerous line.

She never lectured me.

What about the kids who invited you?

Were they caught?

Two of them got caught and were sent to a facility.

One…

Hey, Tetsu!

Hey!

Hey, Tetsu!

Hey!

Hey, Tetsu, please! Wake up!

Please don't die!

Don't die!

Please!

Don't die…

My friend…

died…

in front of me.

He was like an older brother to me.

I called an ambulance, and the police took me in too.

You were doing drugs with him, weren't you?

I told you I wasn't!

Then why were you there?

I couldn't reach him!

I went to check, that's all.

You did drugs, didn't you?

Admit to it already.

Honestly, I don't care how many idiots like you end up dying.

Fuck you! I'll kill you!

Go ahead. You're just talk. Don't underestimate adults.

I'm Ms. Saruwatari from Koura Middle School.

This boy was helping me clean the science prep room after school.

It's no use, Teacher.

These kids will grow up to be scum.

Don't just assume that.

There are things you shouldn't say to a boy

who just lost his friend.

Come on.

We aren't finished interrogating him!

You won't turn into scum. Never.

It was the first time I felt that an adult was right about something.

I see.

What will you do

if Ms. Aya is the culprit?

If it's true, she'll be arrested.

But if it's a mistake…

I'll repay the kindness

she showed me back then.

You already saved her on the mountain.

Not just her.

I want to help everyone I can.

Yes, Ogoma here.

Understood.

I drank the beer.

What is it? Do you need to drive?

-Going somewhere? -Yes.

Where do you need to go?

Ms. Tabatake has gone missing.

Start with that next time!

She left the hospital and then went to her apartment.

Let's go there first.

-Put it in. -Yes.

I'll hurry then.

Please do.

Thank you.

Ms. Tabatake!

-Mr. Awashima! -Ms. Tabatake!

-Get me the key! -Here!

-Ms. Tabatake! -Please open it.

It's open!

Ms. Tabatake.

Ms. Tabatake!

Why did she leave the hospital?

Ogoma! Ogoma!

Ogoma!

Why are you here?!

Look up! Ms. Tabatake is on the roof!

Please send backup!

Roger!

Ms. Tabatake.

Are you okay?

Please calm down!

Let's go back to the hospital.

Let's go back!

Okay?

Ms. Tabatake.

Calm down.

It's over!

It's not over!

It's over!

I was so stupid!

I'm also stupid!

If you're in trouble, talk to me.

Let's talk!

We'll listen to your troubles.

Ms. Tabatake!

May I come closer?

Is this okay?

Don't.

What do you call your daughter, Ms. Tabatake?

Nono?

Or does she have a nickname?

Just Nono.

So you call her Nono.

Nono.

Get her!

Okay.

I'm sorry. Did we hurt you?

Can you stand?

Are you okay?

Let's go back to the hospital.

I can't…

Let's go.

Hello, sir.

Please use Japanese.

Did you get all of that?

I'm checking.

You're okay.

I love you.

It's okay.

I will settle everything.

Ms. Tabatake! Stop!

Ms. Tabatake!

TRANSLATING

They take people to hell.

I have my sister's life insurance policy.

Get a confession from Saruwatari.

What do you think?

Was it really suicide?

Subtitle translation by: Nix S.