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I'll do the investigation.

Huh?

Why did she tell you my father had been murdered?

If he framed your father in some way,

I'll never forgive him.

I found it.

My father left a recording.

I wanted you to listen with me.

This is a record of the environmental energy corruption case.

This case is clearly fabricated.

The e-mail that the prosecution submitted as evidence

is completely fake.

Why is this witness changing his story?

Was it entirely a setup?

So it was my dad after all.

You and I should stop meeting each other.

Masaki?

What's the matter?

Hang on.

Takashi.

What's going on between you two?

I won't meet him anymore.

I don't want to meet him.

He has cancer.

He's actually critically ill.

We need to talk.

Come in.

Hey you.

I...

set the fire.

So you're saying you did it.

Is this correct?

Yes.

I did it.

Just after ten last night, here in Mizuho Ward, Yokohama,

there was a fire at the residence of attorney, Koichiro Nogi.

His unemployed son, Masaki, who was near the site

admitted to setting fire to the house and was arrested at the scene.

I listened to the voice recorder.

Yeah.

I wonder if he did it for you.

For your father.

Regarding the fire that occurred in Mizuho-ku, Yokohama last night.

According to the police, at the time of the fire,

only Mr. Nogi and his son were present in the house.

The police are investigating the motive...

Arson? What's happening?

If that's Kanagawa Prefecture, then it's Yokohama District.

-I should call Kanade. -You shouldn't.

Why?

Even if she finds out something,

she has a duty to be confidential.

She can't tell us anything.

What if his father dies as a consequence?

Would it be arson-homicide?

It would be arson

and a murder charge.

Both.

Good morning.

You're up already?

Whoa, I didn't realize how late it was.

Go wash your face.

Get ready to go. Hurry!

Yeah... I'll hurry...

Huh? Where's your dad?

Stop there.

Excuse me.

What?

What will happen to me after this?

You'll be referred to the district public prosecutors office shortly

to decide if you'll be detained.

If you're detained, it'll take ten days to decide if you're indicted or not.

Or 20 days maximum.

The interrogation will be long.

Try to organize it in your head now.

-Come in. -Pardon me, ma'am.

I want you to take this case.

Me?

It's my order as the branch chief.

CASE OF NOGI RESIDENCE ARSON

ARSON OF INHABITED BUILDINGS

MASAKI NOGI BORN JUNE 12, 1989

I'm Nishimura, the prosecutor.

You have the right to remain silent if you don't wish to speak.

You were arrested for the crime of arson of inhabited buildings.

Please confirm. First, your name...

Mr. Masaki Nogi, aged 35.

Place of birth, Yokohama.

Currently unemployed.

Do you affirm these facts I've read as being true?

Is this all correct?

I wanted to know the truth.

That was the sole reason I wanted to become a prosecutor.

To achieve results as the prosecutor in charge,

you wanted to indict Diet member Azuma at any cost!

Kanade.

I love you.

So it was my dad after all.

You and I should stop meeting each other.

That's why I am now...

I'm Nishimura, the prosecutor.

Nice to meet you.

THE FIRST INTERROGATION

Today you have been referred

on the crime of arson of inhabited buildings.

Do you affirm that you set the fire?

I did it.

I'd like to verify your actions on the day of the arson.

Yes.

The night before,

you were admitted to Minato General Hospital in Yokohama

as an emergency with stomach pain.

You left the hospital after 9:00 the next day.

Yes.

Then you walked around Yokohama,

and at 5:40 p.m.

you called your father, Mr. Koichiro Nogi, on your cell phone.

-Come in. -Then you went to his house.

I did.

That day, your mother...

She is not your birth mother, is she?

She's my father's second wife.

So on that day, your stepmother and your sister

were in Tokyo to see a theater performance.

It was only you and Mr. Koichiro Nogi present at the house.

Yes.

Mr. Nogi invited you into the living room.

The two of you talked.

Later, it became an argument

and you lost your temper.

There was a lighter on a shelf nearby.

You grabbed it and lit it.

When you threw it towards Mr. Nogi,

the curtains caught on fire from the flame.

Yes.

Then you left the house with your father still in the room.

Is this all correct?

Yes, that is correct.

I want to ask you something.

What is it?

If you lit the flame because you lost your temper,

then does it mean you didn't visit the house with the intent of arson?

I didn't.

Then,

please tell me what you were talking about

and what caused the argument.

What was the conversation about at the time?

Can I invoke my right to silence?

Right now, your father

is on the edge between life and death in the hospital where he was taken.

He's suffering from inhalation burns

and carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire

which resulted in cerebral hypoxia.

All because

you set fire to the house.

How do you feel about this fact?

How... do I feel?

Do you have any feelings of remorse?

Not particularly.

Next, I'd like to ask you about your actions since then.

According to the police...

On this day,

Masaki didn't say much of anything in the end.

What about the time between when you left the house

and when the police officer asked you questions?

Thanks for your work.

Great job.

We need the pre-indictment detention request.

Yes.

Are you going somewhere?

To the crime scene.

The crime scene?

Something is bothering me.

I see.

By the way...

Huh? Isn't it still during working hours?

Not that. It's about Masaki Nogi, the suspect.

Isn't he the one who had that big fight in the lobby of Yokohama District Court?

What?

You know, after that illegal drug possession case.

What the hell is this?

You killed Eisuke Tsuji, didn't you?

Kanade, wait!

Let's go, Kaji.

Are you sure?

Yes, he is.

Well, I was wondering if he had a long-standing feud with his father.

Maybe involving asking for money?

Could be.

I'll keep that in mind too.

-Thank you. -Yes.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

I wonder if Kaji noticed

that Masaki and I know each other?

Even if he knows,

I'll find out in my own way

the truth about this case.

This is Kaji.

Do you have time to talk now?

What was Masaki's...

What was suspect Masaki Nogi's motive?

Why did he commit arson?

What was the reason he decided to set the fire?

On the morning of the fire,

Masaki left the hospital,

and walked in the city.

The reason for him visiting his father must have been the voice recorder.

It must be.

This is the truth I discovered.

So it was my dad after all.

What if he went to the house

with the intention of arson-homicide from the start?

-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Nevertheless,

would he try to kill so suddenly?

There seems to be a big gap between his motive and actions.

Thenjust as Masaki said

the two had an argument that night, and...

I've had enough!

Masaki lost his temper.

He lit a lighter he found lying around.

The curtains caught fire from the flame.

A lighter...

Ms. Nishimura.

-Oh, good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Did the fire start in the living room as the suspect stated?

We're still trying to determine.

Was the lighter found?

Not yet.

I see.

Considering the house burned down completely,

something is bothering me.

Why did he use a lighter?

What triggered him?

Are you Ms. Nishimura, the prosecutor?

Yes. Thank you for taking the time to see me.

Is he still in critical condition?

Yes.

He seems to have inhaled a large amount of carbon monoxide.

A large amount?

The respiratory tract burn is also severe.

There's a possibility he won't wake up.

Is that so?

Of course, we'll try our best, but...

What really happened between Masaki and his father

on the day of the fire?

Kanade's the prosecutor in the case against Masaki?

Yeah. That's what I heard.

No way.

Is it going to be okay?

Well, it does sound like a tough job.

Her superiors don't know about her relationship with Masaki?

I imagine they wouldn't let her do the job if they knew.

Tomo.

I...

What?

I quit the law firm.

Huh?

-Why? -Actually...

to be precise,

it's like I didn't have a choice but to quit.

Did you do something bad?

It's not that.

I didn't...

do anything.

My goodness! Don't scare me like that!

It's just that the law firm was poorly managed.

They started getting strict about quotas.

I'm looking for a job at other law firms.

But I'm having trouble finding one.

So I...

kind of asked...

Check. I don't mind.

Okay.

No way.

International Cultural Law Firm.

They want to interview me.

International Cultural Law Firm?

That's awesome! That's great!

I didn't like my family to start with.

I mean,

I didn't like him.

By "him" you mean your father, right?

But why so much hatred?

I wonder why myself.

Shoplifting...

Long ago I shoplifted once.

It was from a convenience store, when I was in junior high.

I was goofing around with childhood friends.

What did you steal?

Vanilla ice cream.

Trading cards.

I wasn't caught that time,

but my friend shoplifted again right after that.

And I was suspected.

My dad said to me at the time,

"Whatever they ask you,

don't ever admit you did it."

"Just insist you didn't."

"If you keep denying it,

that'd be the truth."

I realized something at that moment.

I thought, "Oh."

"I get it."

"So this is

the way he does things."

Did you follow his instructions?

What do you think?

If you did what he told you,

I guess you wouldn't have this hatred toward your father.

The Nogi family is prominent in Yokohama, isn't it?

Your grandfather was the founder of Nikkai Shipbuilding Company.

Your father is an attorney.

I think ordinary people would envy your background.

I don't fit in with them because look at me.

After you dropped out of university, where did you go?

If you're feeling ill, please tell us.

In that case...

I went to the Tohoku region.

I had an acquaintance there.

An acquaintance?

A tutor

from high school and before college.

They were doing volunteer work in Miyako after the great earthquake.

Miyako?

Miyako in Iwate Prefecture.

I was there helping to clear the dirt and so forth.

And you didn't tell anyone at all about this?

I didn't.

Why?

I wanted to change my ways.

I felt...

like I was totally naive.

About your university days?

Although I got in,

I wasn't attending classes but just hanging around.

I didn't have any purpose at all.

So you didn't enjoy it there?

I did.

It was the best time...

of my life.

Thinking back now...

that period...

was the happiest time.

Doing silly things all the time...

but I was happy.

I fell in love there.

Show me.

W-What?

Your answers, so, I, can, cheat.

Law major?

-Yes. -Me too.

Don't you know me?

Did you have a partner?

Perhaps someone more

than that.

I love you.

Do you know there's a way to hold hands that can never be separated?

When someone who you thought loved you suddenly disappears,

it hurts. I know.

Until then, I didn't have

a lot of people I could open my heart up to.

But when I was with her,

I could be myself naturally.

A minute longer together...

A second longer together...

That's what I was wishing for.

I don't really know what that was.

I think there was a powerful mutual attraction.

Have you experienced

anything like that?

I have.

Masaki, wait! Don't go! Masaki!

I'm sorry!

Why did you break up with that person?

Maybe because...

I thought it'd be too painful...

to stay together.

I didn't want to see her being sad.

Didn't you tell that person your honest feelings?

No.

Don't you think that person

would have understood if you had?

It's too complicated.

I was probably...

completely confused about it myself.

So...

I thought I had to disappear.

Didn't you consider

those you abandoned without explanation?

I wasn't considerate enough.

I guess I'm selfish.

Would you say you have impulsive traits?

To want to throw everything away,

wishing everything would be gone?

Do you mean the fire?

No, not just that.

Hey, why are you asking me so many unrelated questions?

These are not unrelated questions.

Your motive for committing the crime,

your strained relationship with your father,

whether you regret what you've done or not...

Our job is to find answers to these questions.

Whether to indict or not

depends on the decision of the prosecutor.

Your life depends on it.

We can't make the wrong decision.

That's an intense job.

I respect you.

That's right.

I thought at the time

if I could restart with a clean slate, I might feel so much better.

If I burnt it all down

and everything was gone...

Excuse me.

What is it?

Can I ask you one thing?

Go on.

How is he doing now?

I heard he was still unconscious.

Is he...

going to die?

Nobody knows that.

Including me.

That'll be it for today.

Stand up.

Prosecutor.

Yes.

These handcuffs...

They're so cold.

I just found out.

You're going out now.

YOKOHAMA DISTRICT PUBLIC PROSECUTORS OFFICE CHUO BRANCH

Yes.

Ms. Nishimura.

I need to talk to you about what you said the other day.

Yes.

New evidence?

Since what you mentioned stuck in my mind,

I searched the garage in front of the house.

Yes.

CRIME SCENE NOGI RESIDENCE FLOOR PLAN LIVING ROOM

Look at these.

We found a piece of a burned-up plastic fuel can.

We also detected gasoline on it.

Gasoline...

Additionally,

there is a new report from a witness in the neighborhood.

-I'm home. -Hi.

-Interrogation again today? -Yeah.

What's this?

It was in our delivery locker.

Tomo brought it for us apparently.

-Tomo did? -Yeah.

I know you're busy so I'll just leave this here.

They're in an insulated bag. Do a sniff test just in case.

You don't need to e-mail me. Hang in there. Tomo.

We should eat.

Okay.

-I'll go change. -Okay.

This is comforting.

Yeah. I'm so grateful.

Do they feed people in detention?

What? Of course, they do.

Well...

How long is he... Masaki going to be in there?

Well, the maximum is 20 days.

Whether he committed the crime or not,

essentially,

I think he should get treatment.

Has it progressed?

From the way he was in pain...

Takashi.

Where does it hurt?

From my right side...

to my back.

I see...

Can you tell me again the situation of how you started the fire?

THE THIRD INTERROGATION

As I've said many times, we got into an argument.

I found a lighter on the shelf.

I threw the lighter, then the curtains caught on fire...

Mr. Koichiro Nogi quit smoking five years ago.

Other family members don't recall it being there.

Then who's lighter was it?

Why was it there?

I don't know.

But there was a lighter there.

The lighter was on the shelf next to the sofa.

When you got into an argument,

you lit the lighter and threw it towards your father.

The lighter caused the curtains to catch fire and flare up.

After that, you left your father there

and you fled the scene.

Is that correct?

Yes.

Are you feeling all right?

Huh?

Yes.

Are you able to eat?

I'm eating somewhat.

Any fever or listlessness?

If you feel ill in any way, please inform us.

Prosecutor,

you sound like a doctor.

I feel fine.

Please proceed.

All right.

Actually, as a result of an inspection of the crime scene,

there's a possibility the fire started outside of the house.

Near the garage adjacent to the living room,

we found evidence of a fire breaking out.

There were also traces of gasoline detected from there.

There is now an eyewitness account of a man roaming around the area.

These facts don't seem to align with your statements.

I wanted the fire to grow bigger.

After I left the house, I spread gasoline around.

Where was the gasoline?

It was in the garage.

Was it something you had prepared?

I'd rather not say.

Then why didn't you tell us before that you spread gasoline around?

I didn't want it to be a more serious offense.

Right after setting the fire, you admitted to a police officer that you did it.

Even though you admitted to the crime,

you wanted to avoid a more serious offense?

Yes.

That's right.

Masaki Nogi is hiding something?

Yes. His statement has some strange points.

Such as?

First of all, he says that after an argument

he used a lighter he found in the room to set the fire.

But his family says Mr. Koichiro Nogi quit smoking five years ago,

and there was no lighter in the house.

Couldn't Masaki Nogi have had it with him?

I've considered that,

but he's been saying he didn't have any intention of arson when he went there.

Koichiro is currently in the ICU.

To be injured so seriously,

he must have inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.

I wondered if he failed to escape due to trying to put out the fire,

but no fire extinguisher had been used.

Also, he had no pre-existing conditions. No high blood pressure or heart disease.

If Masaki Nogi's statement about setting the fire in front of Koichiro is true,

Koichiro Nogi could have escaped early on, in the same way as Masaki did.

But the fact is he didn't make it out, he's unconscious, in serious condition.

Moreover, the crime scene inspection revealed

a piece of a burned plastic fuel can with gasoline traces.

We also have a witness who saw a suspicious man

roaming near the house on the night of the fire.

When Masaki Nogi was asked about this,

he began saying things he hadn't stated before.

What did he say?

"I wanted the fire to grow bigger."

"After I left the house, I spread gasoline around."

I see.

Right after allegedly committing arson,

Masaki was questioned by a police officer and easily admitted to his crime.

Then why didn't he mention the gasoline before?

Is the man the eyewitness saw and Masaki Nogi the same person?

Still unknown. The Yokohama Minami Police are investigating now.

That means the arsonist might be still at large.

There may be another individual besides his son who holds a grudge

against Koichiro Nogi.

Yes.

Will you allow me to investigate a little longer?

Understood.

We'll extend the detention.

Yes.

Ms. Nishimura!

Masaki Nogi lost consciousness in his cell, vomiting blood!

What?

Yes. The medical procedure is done.

We knew he had gallbladder cancer,

but they said it metastasized into his duodenum and made him vomit blood.

He needs to rest for the time being, then they would consider surgery.

I see.

We'll stop his detention for a while.

Make the arrangements now.

Yes. I will. Goodbye.

The interrogation is canceled.

Okay.

What is the possibility of surgery?

Possibility?

It's just that if he doesn't get surgery,

he may not last long.

When his condition stabilizes,

he'll need it as soon as possible.

You should stay with him.

Y-You don't mind?

For now...

it's better if someone is with him.

Where am I?

The hospital.

Right.

How do you feel?

Oh, the worst.

The prosecutor's interrogation is a pain.

About my illness...

Did you know?

I heard from your doctor.

I see.

Hey.

Did you really set the fire?

You're still asking?

I might vomit blood again.

Okay.

I won't ask for now.

It was so hard.

Kanade.

We were face-to-face for hours.

You were right there...

so close to me.

But you're the prosecutor.

Staring at me with a scary face.

And I even had a rope... around my waist.

That can't be helped.

Hey.

Hold out your hand.

What are you saying?

Here.

It's Kanade's hand.

So soft.

Kanade.

Hmm?

You asked me...

why I came back to Japan.

Yeah.

You want to know...

the real reason?

Huh? What is it? Tell me.

Kanade.

I wanted to see you.

Of course,

my father...

and Kaori

were part of it too.

But...

you were more important.

When I thought...

I might die soon,

the one I wanted to be with

is you, Kanade.

So that's why...

I came back to see you.

But then...

this whole thing happened.

I'm such an idiot.

Why do things

always turn out the wrong way for me?

I guess it's my own fault, huh?

It is all your fault.

The things you do are always messed up.

You're selfish.

You do as you please.

And you're self-righteous.

You've always been that way.

And you just go away without telling anybody.

It's the same even now.

Kanade.

Want to run away?

Let's run away.

Just the two of us.

I want to be with you.

I want to see that starry sky...

with you alone.

That was the second crime...

I ever committed.

Subtitle translation by: Ikuko Sachs

I don't mind dying if I'm with you, Kanade.

Masaki Nogi is missing?

I have a question.

You're hiding something.

Masaki.

What's the truth?

-It was recorded on the dashcam. -What?

What were you doing in front of the house that day?