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It's okay.

I will settle everything.

Ms. Tabatake! Stop!

I love you.

Ms. Tabatake!

Sorry to come so late at night.

There's something I needed to ask you right away.

May I ask you about your mom?

Uh…

She said she was going to your house before she left the hospital, right?

Yes.

Did she say anything else?

Why did she want to go home?

Was she different from usual?

Mom said, "Once I'm discharged, let's have crab pizza."

Okay.

What else did she say?

Can you leave her alone for today?

I'm begging you.

Why doesn't Mommy answer the phone?

Nono, your aunt is on her way here from Obihiro.

When she gets here, we'll talk about--

Why not now? Where is Mommy?

Who do you want to hear the answer from?

Dr. Yoshino.

Your mom can't come back.

She passed away.

She died?

Why?

Uh…

We don't know yet.

Are there things even adults don't know?

Yes, many.

That's why I want you to tell me even the smallest details.

Why your mom--

Nono, you did nothing wrong.

We doctors, the nurses, child welfare workers, and the police,

we will all help you.

Nono…

it's okay.

You're not alone.

Excuse me.

Sorry.

My name is Nao.

Are you a police officer, sir?

No. I work in insurance.

When your aunt comes, please give her this.

I'll help.

Excuse us.

-A 24-gauge, please. -Okay.

If his oxygen level falls below 94, notify me at once.

"It's okay?" Why did I say that to a kid?

There's no way things are okay.

Why? Damn it!

Should I take us home?

I'm going back to the station.

They take people to hell.

My apologies!

I'm sorry.

Well?

There was no suicide note left in her home or in her hospital room.

It was probably impulsive.

Was it really suicide?

There are several witnesses, including you.

She was scared.

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

150 MILLION YEN

We sent her phone to the lab.

Also, this, the bottle analysis.

Only Nikaido's and Saruwatari's fingerprints.

None were Tabatake's.

I'm glad we got those prints.

We have Tabatake's statement, only the motive is left.

-Chief. -What?

You said you would question Saruwatari again tomorrow. What time?

-Why do you want to know? -I just…

Our goal is to make her tell us why she gave Nikaido sleeping pills,

that's all, right?

Base to all teams.

Due to bad weather, today's search has been suspended.

We did not find the three missing people or any belongings.

Tomorrow, after the weather improves,

we'll widen the search below the north cliff.

That's all.

The sky!

Are you Mr. Nao from Zennichi Insurance Research?

Who is this?

I'm Chika Kato.

Motoka Tabatake's older sister.

What's your business?

I'm Nao.

Nono gave me this.

I'm handling the insurance investigation for this case.

It was so sudden.

I didn't know who to talk to or what to talk about.

My condolences to you for your loss.

Did she have other relatives?

Only me. Our parents have passed.

I'm sorry to ask…

but where will Nono live from now on, and who will watch over her?

I want to take her, but my husband is strongly against it.

We have three children of our own.

Um…

I have my sister's life insurance policy.

She told me to handle it if something happened during her guide work.

Is Nono the beneficiary?

Yes.

I'll look at it.

My husband says…

if it's suicide, the insurance won't be paid.

Is that true?

Depending on the contract, it may not be paid.

When would it be paid?

We have three kids, and my husband said we can't afford to take care of Nono too.

30 MILLION YEN

It depends on the contract terms.

Okay.

Thank you for the nail clipper.

You got them for me, right?

It was nothing.

-Good morning. -Hello.

-Good morning. -Excuse me.

I heard about Ms. Tabatake.

Why did she commit suicide?

You said Ms. Tabatake…

gave Mr. Nikaido water, right?

When he said he wanted water…

I have a spare bottle. Give it to Mr. Nikaido.

Ms. Tabatake told me to give it to him, so I did.

So you're not all bad.

Why didn't Ms. Tabatake hand it to him herself?

I've heard Mr. Nikaido was irritable, but…

From the start, she was avoiding him.

Ms. Saruwatari, you've climbed this mountain several times, right?

Yes.

If someone is falling behind, can you help?

Yes! Of course.

-Thank you. -Thanks.

Mr. Tsugaru?

No.

Tsugaru?

She called him that. I thought she mistook him for someone else.

Okay.

I heard your daughter is doing better.

You should thank me a little.

Hey, can you take a photo of me?

-Is here okay? -Yes!

Does that mean the two knew each other?

Hello, sir.

-It's possible. -Hey, let's go!

Excuse me.

I'm Shibasaki from Kitami HQ.

Why did she call Mr. Nikaido "Tsugaru"?

We should investigate Tabatake and Nikaido's connection.

Yes.

Detective!

Yes?

About Ms. Tabatake…

She was talking with someone on the phone last night.

I won't tell the police.

The police believe she felt responsible for what happened during the tour

and are investigating the possibility that she drove herself to suicide.

Chief, what the heck is with today's press conference?

Why did they say she felt responsible?

None of us ever said that.

The call records, have they been analyzed?

No unusual calls.

94 percent are calls from family and work, and the rest are sales calls.

END OF EXTRACTED DATA

This last call

is two minutes and ten seconds long.

-Is it really a sales number? -The lab says it is.

Ms. Tabatake was scared of someone--

Why couldn't you stop her from jumping?!

-Sorry. -My apologies!

Keep investigating Nikaido and his connections.

Yes.

Thank you.

Today is Nikaido's funeral. It's our chance.

Let's do what needs doing.

CALL, 2 MINUTES 10 SECONDS

The number you have dialed is not in service.

Please check and dial again.

There aren't many mourners.

Does he not have a lot of friends?

My funeral would be like this.

Don't say that.

That guy again.

Yes.

Hello.

Here.

I'll give you the receipt later.

Didn't you say you didn't want to see my face?

I changed my mind. Sorry for calling you over so suddenly.

Is insurance murder a grave crime?

The motive is vicious, you know.

Even with just one victim, a death sentence can happen.

You've already decided that

I killed my husband for the insurance, right?

Finding that out is the police's job.

My job is to gather material to decide whether the insurance should be paid.

The insurance company decides, not me.

Yes.

The company will decide based on your investigation?

I believe insurance should be paid justly, not one yen more or less.

-That's how I investigate-- -What do you want to ask?

Two months ago,

when Mr. Nikaido's insurance was raised to 150 million yen.

Whose decision was it?

My husband's.

He decided the amount too.

Do you know why he raised it?

It was our tenth wedding anniversary.

When I was 48,

he was only 34, and proposed to me.

I thought he would soon switch to a young girl.

But he stayed my husband for ten years.

So…

instead of promising to stay with me until death,

he rewrote the contract.

Did you love Mr. Nikaido?

I loved him.

I was physically, mentally, and financially

satisfied with him.

I'm lonely without him.

Thank you for waiting. Here are his ashes.

I understand.

I know this is a tough time for you,

but may I check your financial situation?

Yes.

There's testimony that Teruyuki Nikaido and Tabatake knew each other.

Tabatake called Nikaido "Tsugaru,"

and Nikaido seemed to know Tabatake had a daughter.

Whose testimony was that?

Saruwatari's.

Didn't this come out in the questioning?

-What are you getting at? -Ogoma!

Don't criticize another squad's work.

My apologies.

We looked into Saruwatari's finances.

She's about four million yen in debt.

About the sleeping pill…

Saruwatari's father, who died last year, was prescribed Zolpidem for insomnia.

That settles it.

Kitami HQ will be calling the shots.

-That's all. -Yes, sir!

Ogoma, you…

Officer Ogoma.

Yes?

Won't you help with the investigation?

I will!

Oh, my! Did he do it?

You were Saruwatari's student, right?

She was only a temp teacher though.

Saruwatari denies the charge.

Hello.

Hello.

We have physical evidence and Tabatake's testimony.

But the other tour guests are missing. We can't back up Tabatake's testimony.

It's a hard case, but for the late Mr. Nikaido,

we want to give it a murder indictment.

So what should I do?

Get a confession from Saruwatari.

Find out what she did on that mountain and where.

I hear you've asked to be transferred to another station.

Yes.

I've asked many times.

If you get the confession, I'll recommend you to your preferred station.

Huh?

Do your best.

Ms. Aya.

What's wrong?

-No-- -Sit down.

They've already decided I'm the culprit, haven't they?

What did they tell you during questioning?

Who are those people? They even brought up my debt.

What debt?

My useless father's gambling debt.

He tricked many people and borrowed money everywhere.

I'm paying it back.

Did you explain that to the officers?

I did.

I did, but…

Do they even want to listen?

I hadn't seen my father in years.

I didn't even know he got sleeping pills at the hospital.

As for Mr. Nikaido,

I don't even know who he is or what he does.

No matter how many times I say I don't know,

they say, "Think harder," or "A little digging will tell us."

How can I make them believe me?

Their job is to doubt suspects.

If you say Mr. Nikaido was killed,

I want you to find the culprit. That's why I'm cooperating with the police.

Sorry for the trouble.

I never imagined you would become a police officer.

Well…

It just kind of happened.

It's a job that helps the world and people.

It's not that great.

It is! You're doing well.

What do you really want to know?

The truth…

about what happened on the mountain.

Do you also think I gave Mr. Nikaido the sleeping pill?

Did you?

What do you think?

You don't know? I guess you don't know me very well.

Won't you tell me?

I…

I didn't do it.

I didn't.

The culprit is…

someone else.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Good work. -Hello, sir.

Do you think Saruwatari really did it?

As long as there's evidence, we'll consider her a suspect.

Mr. Endo.

Hey! Ogoma, you're home.

Hello.

Whoa!

I made progress today!

-I finally had a serious talk with Harune. -I'm glad.

From my position on the insurance side…

Is your stomach hurting?

Ogoma.

Why are you coming in?

I want to tell you a few things.

Not today.

That hurts.

In my investigation, Harune has no link to the others.

The increase in the insurance coverage has a reasonable cause.

Since I can't find any evidence that Harune, the beneficiary,

was involved in Mr. Nikaido's death, my insurance investigation must end.

You're really ending it?

Our time together was short, but I learned a lot from you.

We still don't know why Mr. Nikaido died!

Finding the culprit is a job for you police, not me.

But Ms. Tabatake is dead too.

Wasn't it a suicide?

It's under investigation.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

With the insurance Ms. Tabatake had

if she died, 30 million yen would go to Nono.

The contract was made two years ago. If it's suicide, the money isn't paid.

What?

I mean, what if someone took out insurance with the intention to kill themselves?

They won't pay for a contract made within two or three years.

What happens to Nono then?

Would Ms. Tabatake

really throw away 30 million yen that she could give her daughter?

-Money again-- -Nothing is more certain than money.

So, for now, this is the police's theory, right?

TOUR GUESTS

Ms. Aya gave Mr. Nikaido sleeping pills and killed him.

Yes, that's about it.

And your theory, Ogoma, is this.

Ms. Tabatake gave Mr. Nikaido the pills and killed him.

Also, Ms. Tabatake was scared of someone.

Who?

Someone.

Just "someone."

"Someone."

-Which one do you think it is? -I don't care much anymore.

You should care!

Ms. Tabatake did many unnatural things.

Like changing the beneficiary on the hiking insurance.

A mistake like that would be a huge problem.

Detective…

She did say that.

If she made a mistake it would be a big problem.

Something like that could easily get her fired.

Changing it wouldn't get her the insurance money either. So why take that risk?

Would she take such a high risk?

The fingerprints too.

Ms. Tabatake's didn’t show up?

If Ms. Aya were the culprit,

I don't think she would be so careless as to leave prints.

Even discounting your bias for Ms. Aya,

I agree that Ms. Tabatake's actions look unnatural.

If the three missing people were alive,

we would know who is telling the truth.

There's a record of a person lost in the Andes

who was rescued after 72 days.

That long?

Mt. Shikara isn't as harsh as the Andes.

If they're alive, they would have come down by now.

-Chief. -Yeah?

Can I be of help?

If I can, please tell me.

Yes.

HQ wants to pin it on Saruwatari.

Here, look at these too.

I can't believe I got such a messy case right before retirement.

We're usually called for drunks fighting.

-Right? -Yes.

Only small cases like those.

True.

I've been waiting for a big case too.

Mr. Awashima,

have you ever disagreed with the higher-ups' plans?

A few times.

-Think they ever got a wrong lead? -Yes.

What did you do then?

Followed the higher-ups' plan. That's what officers do.

Hello.

Hello?

-Can you hear me? -I can.

Who is this?

I'm Nono Tabatake. I want to ask you something.

-You… want to ask me? -Yes.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Please use the sanitizer. -Okay.

Brushing her teeth?

I brought a get-well gift. The doctor said it's okay.

Here you go.

Canned soup, warmed up. It's hot, so be careful.

Let's eat.

Drinking this on a snowy mountain…

It makes you feel alive.

Better not talk about mountains.

Okay, ask. I'm all ears.

Okay.

How much money does it take to live alone?

You mean you, by yourself?

When I leave the hospital, I want to go back to the house where I lived with Mom.

Is it impossible for me?

Listen,

Japan…

has a rule that children in trouble must not be left alone,

and adults must protect them.

-A rule? -Yes.

It's called child welfare.

My mom has life insurance, right?

She does.

My mom never gets involved in dangerous trips.

Dangerous trips make more money,

but she doesn't do them because she always wants to come home.

That’s a wonderful decision.

"If Mommy is gone,

I'll leave enough money so you won't be in trouble.

Don't worry." She told me so.

Can I live alone on that money?

Your mom

really loved you.

All of her life insurance money

is proof of her love.

Okay, I got it. I'm now your personal advisor.

If you have any questions, you can ask me.

Was my Mommy…

killed?

Why do you think so?

Was your mom being targeted by someone scary?

How old is Ms. Tabatake's daughter?

She's eight, she's in third grade.

Any relatives to take her in?

There are, but it looks tough.

So she'll go to an orphanage.

She says she wants to live alone in her old home.

Nao, if an eight-year-old girl

said she wanted to live alone, would you say "go ahead"?

No way. I wouldn’t allow something that dangerous.

Yes. She still needs someone to care for her.

I can't object to that.

But is there a way to--

Is this relevant? You're being distracted.

I'm not. I'm heading to Harune's place.

To see her financial records.

Can I get another speeding ticket?

You know I would never say yes.

Wait, Harune! Wait!

Wait!

How is it? Will you be done today?

Ogoma, you can return to normal duty after tomorrow.

-Why? -Because we want you to.

Is it because I know the suspect?

I already told you. She's an old acquaintance!

It's a decided matter.

I have to ask Harune why Ms. Tabatake called Nikaido "Tsugaru".

-Please. Take care. -Chief.

Bye!

-Bye. -Chief.

-You want to be promoted, don't you? -Yes.

This time, stay out of it.

Don't get involved.

Mr. Awashima, you think something is off too, don't you?

Tabatake, the center of the case, suddenly died,

and the next day, it was already judged a suicide.

Even though there's no suicide note.

No information about Nikaido's wife or the other tour guests

has been provided by the higher-ups.

Are the higher-ups hiding something?

They say the search for the missing might end tomorrow.

They're ending it?

Enough. Don't get involved.

Trust me on this.

Mr. Awashima and Masaru.

-Yes. -The two of you…

It's over!

I was so stupid!

Tsugaru?

She called him that.

150 MILLION YEN

Doubt everything.

Once you have doubted everything, what remains is the truth.

Call me.

-On my phone. -I'm leaving first.

What is it?

Harune got away!

What?

I was fooled. I was stupid to trust her.

What are you talking about? Where did she go?

Probably Tokyo.

-Why Tokyo? -I knew it.

That woman is suspicious.

Who benefits when Mr. Nikaido dies?

Harune, of course.

She ran because she knows something?

-I'll find her and make her confess. -No.

-What? -Us police will catch her first.

-I'll be first. -No!

I'll find her and make her talk right away.

Tell me the details.

-Ogoma! -Yes?

Want to go for a drink?

I'm going home. I'm taking leave tomorrow.

Okay! I'm off!

You don’t need to take leave for this.

It's Ogoma.

Don't admit to what you didn't do.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET FOR A WHILE HANG ON UNTIL I GET BACK

Thank you for waiting.

Japan Airlines to Tokyo Haneda, departing at 9:50 a.m.

Wait for me. I'll catch you, Harune.

-So cool. -Are you making fun of me?

-I am. -Huh?

-Just kidding. -Try again, please.

Here.

Try again.

-What are you doing? -I'm…

-Gather all the CCTV data you can. -Yes.

-If they refuse, persuade them. -We've arrived!

This way.

Ogoma, this way.

Do we have anything to cool him down?

I'll go look.

-Nao! -How are you doing?

Who is that?

-A detective from Hokkaido. -Who hurt him?

No one.

Huh?

Mr. Nao?

Where are you, Ogoma?

In front of the station.

What do you see?

Lots of people.

There you are.

Where were you going?

Wow!

First time in Tokyo?

Yes. It's so humid!

He's worn out by the crowds. His place in Hokkaido is really remote.

Don’t push yourself. Rest.

No, I'm fine.

-Any idea where Harune went? -Yes.

Nikaido owns a condo in Shibuya.

Shibuya?

-I gotta go-- -Rest!

Okay.

I'll send you security camera footage from around the condo. Check all of it.

I have to do it?

Of course. Hurry up.

Find Harune already.

I don't want to pay 150 million yen to that shady woman!

How many hours of footage are there?

Don't force yourself.

No, I'm okay.

All right.

How is Ms. Aya doing?

The police interrogate her every day.

Figures.

I don't know anything anymore.

About what's true and who's lying.

Honestly, I only learned about murder cases at the police academy.

I lost Harune because I couldn't doubt her.

I should've doubted her before trusting her.

Doubt everything.

Exactly.

Ogoma.

-Yes? -Right now, who do you doubt the most?

The police.

You shouldn't say that as a police officer.

You overturned police investigations before, right?

Yeah. The Hakodate case?

Or the Sapporo one?

The investigation was sloppy.

The higher-ups wanted to hide their mistake

and bent the facts to do it.

That was a long time ago.

May I tell an old story too?

-Sure. -Here goes.

In my hometown, innocent people were often arrested.

Your hometown had no laws or justice.

I thought the police were trash, so I joined the police.

That's a rare reason to join.

I figured if I joined the police, I could make the world more peaceful.

And then? What happened?

Ogoma?

Harune?

Not her. That's a man.

Who?

Is that Mr. Monden?

-Ryutaro Monden? -Yes.

-The missing guy? Wait! -Yes.

Is it him? Or someone who looks like him?

-Why? -Be quiet! Give me a moment!

Here.

Look!

It's Mr. Monden, right?

JULY 27, 2:00 P.M.

He's supposed to be missing, so why is he in Shibuya?

He's alive.

He's a witness.

He's pretending to be missing?

So we'll investigate and not tell the police?

What is this?

Make sure you come back. Saruwatari is about to confess…

Subtitle translation by: Nix S.