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Help.

Inspector, are you on duty today?

The chief called me out.

Over here.

The brass gets nervous when people like Kosaku Makimura are involved.

Makimura? Who's that?

I can tell that he's fllthy rich.

Don't you know him?

He's a famous architect. He's done skyscrapers and such.

He even designed the Prefectural Police Headquarters building.

Luckily, he's away on a business trip and wasn't at home.

That's why the chief told me to do a thorough investigation.

What's his wife's condition?

According to the cops who were flrst dispatched...

she was only unconscious.

Her wound didn't reach the artery under the collarbone.

But she is in terrible shock and badly roughed up.

Inspector!

Nothing out of place in the back.

The perp must've come in through the front door.

Right. Go with her in the ambulance.

Offlcer! No smoking in the ambulance.

Oh.

- Cut this. - Right.

How'd you get that?

Pretend you didn't see it.

What?

Don't mention this to anyone.

Wrong.

You say it was like a welt.

Welts, welts.

How about this one?

That's it!

Case No. 0639603758.

This is a welt from whipping.

Whipping?

It's a wound on a female masochist from an S&M club in Honmoku...

where she was roughed up too bad and died.

Her body was a real mess.

Don't tell me Yu Makimura is a masochist.

People are capable of just about anything.

See how the room was practically destroyed?

Her skirt was covered in semen.

A fucked-up sadist could do something like that.

Noriko. Take these documents to the chief.

Harbor Hospital

EXcuse me.

You should be released in two or three days.

That's good news.

- Chanel? - Can you tell?

Someone gave it to me, and I tried it on.

Too much, though.

For me?

I owe you an apology.

You told someone about my wound.

That's okay, I flgured you would.

You are a cop, after all.

I'm sorry!

You're a nice person.

No, I'm always called an idiot.

By whom?

Well.

Oh, Inspector.

Hello. I'm Tagami, of the Yokohama Police.

How's that cut healing up?

Mrs. Makimura, did you forget to lock the front door?

No.

Then all the doors were locked.

The window was broken from the inside.

How did the perpetrator get inside?

Offlcer, can I trust you?

Trust me?

I won't talk to anyone about it during the investigation.

- Even to Makimura? - Your husband?

Sure.

I won't tell him any more than necessary.

Noriko, leave us alone for a bit.

But I haven't asked her about the crime scene or the perpetrator's identity yet.

Idiot. Just shut up and do what I say.

Yes, sir.

You're fond of her.

Pardon? Oh, you mean Noriko?

She acts so mature, but she's still like a kid.

Now, why don't you tell me your story.

I'm sorry. You must think poorly of me.

No, everybody has their little secrets.

I suppose so.

Isn't that the truth.

The man who did this...

His name is Hosono.

Mikihisa Hosono.

Thirty-three years old.

Yu Makimura's former boyfriend.

He was busted for assault two years ago...

and released last month.

So this loser is a sadist, is he?

Isn't it possible her husband, Kosaku Makimura, did it?

No, he's away on business.

Anyway, those scars you saw were fairly new, right?

It's him.

That's what you get for marrying a young wife.

I think falling in love in your later years is beautiful.

Oh, yeah?

You just don't understand women.

Who, me?

You don't. Not one bit.

The only thing we need to understand is the mind of the perp.

He got his vengeance once. Think he'll stop at that?

You think he'll attack her again?

Well, if he could be that violent...

Fool. We'll bust him before that.

EXcuse me. Where can I flnd Mrs. Makimura?

She's up on the roof.

Appreciate it.

I ran a background check on Hosono.

Up until the arrest for assault, he played piano at a bar.

He was a drug addict and got himself into trouble fairly often.

You're digging up some terrible memories.

He smashed a heckler over the head with a glass of beer.

He tried to strangle a 20-year-old hostess at the bar.

And the rapes; there's been endless talk of crimes.

How could you be attracted to such a man?

It feels like you're blaming me.

That's just the way I am.

Sorry if I touched a sore spot.

The way you talk doesn't bother me.

What's Hosono like?

I'd say he lives for me.

Lives for you?!

But he stabbed you, not to mention the rape!

Don't you believe it?

I suppose someone young and pretty like you wouldn't believe it.

I'm not pretty.

Coloring it a redder shade would suit you.

I'm sure Tagami would say he liked it better.

The inspector?

You like him, right?

What're you talking about?

You were smoking the flrst time I saw you.

Yeah. You saw me?

I like how you look when you smoke.

It's warm.

You'll get burned.

I'm flne.

Stop it!

Are you alright?

Why didn't you pull back sooner?

You like danger as well. Isn't that right?

No.

Yu!

Watch it, that's dangerous.

Offlcer, this is my husband.

I'm Makimura.

I'm Katase, with the Yokohama Police.

I appreciate everything you've done for my wife.

He hit me!

What the hell?!

Shit!

Damn it!

Damn!

Who is it?

Tagami, Yokohama Police.

Don't bother with your shoes.

I apologize, but I had to speak with you.

Where's your husband?

He should be back tomorrow.

He's in Hakodate, meeting with some museum people.

Does Hosono have a driver's license?

Hosono? Yes, he loved driving.

- Is that blood? - Huh?

Oh, I was in an accident just now.

What happened?!

I was attacked.

Someone was trying to kill me.

Who would do such a thing?!

You think Hosono did it?

Not for certain.

But I flgured a sadist wouldn't have any problems...

with the idea of wiping out a cop.

The plates were from a stolen car.

So I have no proof.

I've been a cop for a long time.

But that's the flrst time I've been attacked.

Look at me, I'm still shaking.

This is ridiculous.

Have a drink.

It might help.

Thanks, I will.

Hosono's dangerous.

You got away with relatively minor injuries.

NeXt time you might not be so lucky.

If something were to happen to you...

Hosono would never try to kill me.

Why not?

He likes being cruel to me, nothing more.

If he kills me, he can't be cruel to me.

Your eyes...

What about them?

You look at me like I'm disgusting.

But I'll tell you something, Offlcer.

Don't you think perhaps we like things that are scary and disgusting?

That's why you came to see me, isn't it?

What are you talking about?

I'd like to take a shower.

- A shower? - Will you come with me?

What?

I'm afraid of showering alone.

Mrs. Makimura?

Mrs. Makimura!

I'm coming in!

What's going on?!

- I'm sorry. - What happened?!

I saw a shadow, someone's shadow!

Hosono!

Please stay with me!

- But... - I'm frightened!

I need someone with me.

I feel safe with you here.

That scar...

Don't look.

Just stay here with me.

Don't look at me.

That's the best way, isn't it?

What have I done?

I started it.

I'm the one to blame.

We both have families.

Then we'll make it the flrst and last time.

Forget about me.

We can never do this again.

That's what you want?

We made a little mistake.

It'll be our little secret, right?

We shouldn't see each other again. Don't you agree?

I asked you not to look.

Is that our sadist?

The inspector's not in yet today.

- Day off? - No.

He must be following some lead.

I dunno, though.

He's always been a Ioner.

And here I brought him a good clue.

- A clue? - Yeah.

Tagami was unusually interested in S&M, right?

I dug around a bit.

There's a lot to this S&M stuff.

Oh, yeah?

Well, it isn't something I should be talking to a young lady about.

If it's a lead in our case, then I need to know about it too.

Don't get your drawers in a knot.

Here's a question:

Which do you think dominates, the "S" or the "M"?

The sadist, right?

I heard the masochist got pleasure from being submissive to the sadist.

Nope, not quite.

The sadist's job is to make the masochist happy.

To bring out the masochist's carnal pleasures...

the pain cannot be either too intense or too weak.

The sadist's real function is to bring the masochist...

to a level of pain where she's in absolute pleasure.

Ultimately, the sadist acts according to how the masochist feels.

You mean the sadist is actually working...

to bring the masochistic woman pleasure.

You're here. You've got it.

It's not the one inflicting the pain, but the one being punished...

who feels the most intense pleasure and is the most selflsh.

So the masochist is the stronger one.

Is that so.

I think the one doing the beating is stronger.

Maybe this conversation was too deep for you.

I came back.

Why not?

I won't betray Makimura.

I'm sorry.

Alright.

You said we'd never meet.

Yes, I did say that.

Bite it.

Bite it until it bleeds.

This isn't enough for me.

Please, do what I want.

Stronger!

Give me more pain.

Tie me up.

Good night.

Mrs. Makimura.

I've been waiting for you; I have a favor to ask.

Did something happen?

This afternoon, my domestic help saw a strange man hanging around.

A strange man? You mean Hosono?

Hosono wants me all for himself.

Are you saying he's going to kill your husband?

My husband's coming back from the countryside tomorrow.

When he does, we're going to check in to a hotel.

- I'm only afraid of tonight. - Tonight...

So I was wondering if you'd stay at my house tonight.

Me?

There's no one else I can ask.

You're a police offlcer, so I'd feel safer.

Alright.

Who'd be calling at this hour?

Answer it and see.

What happened?

They hung up.

Why don't I answer if it rings again?

Someone's here.

That sound is from the weathercock on the second floor.

Is the window open?

No, it's closed.

My maid always closes it when she leaves.

You stay here; I'll check it out.

Take me with you!

I'm afraid to stay here alone!

Up there.

No one's here.

Are you sure?

Everything's flne.

Your maid must've forgotten to close it.

So you did make it here.

Kosaku Makimura flnished his work in the countryside early...

so he came home earlier than eXpected.

His wife had gone out to meet me.

And Hosono, who was lurking on the grounds, captured him.

Don't you think there are too many coincidences here?

Makimura just happened to come home early.

His wife just happened to be out.

And Hosono, who was hiding there, just happened to catch him.

And he happened to kill him while we were sleeping.

Yu Makimura used me as her alibi.

She couldn't have committed the crime if she was with me.

The estate goes to Yu Makimura.

Obviously the criminal would have to have something to gain.

What proof do you have?

None.

Yu's donating the entire inheritance.

You can't be serious.

The lawyer is doing the paperwork as we speak.

Even if she was involved in his murder...

we don't have anything to get her on.

Our hands are tied until we can bust Hosono.

Inspector.

Let me question Yu Makimura as a witness.

You?

Kosaku Makimura was murdered because I was sleeping.

Stupid. It's not your fault.

Makimura would've been killed whether or not you were there.

So it made no difference whether I was there?

Everyone has his limitations.

Even you?

Sure.

I'm full of limitations.

Listen, Noriko.

Those involved in the incident have to be taken off the case.

You were used as Yu Makimura's alibi.

So you're off the investigation.

No!

Chief said so.

I asked him to pull me off the case. But he refused.

You? But why?

My heart hasn't been in it, that's all.

Noriko.

What do you think of Yu Makimura?

Meaning?

Doesn't she seem very distanced?

Inspector...

Forget it, it's nothing.

Hosono.

Mikihisa Hosono, you're under arrest!

Shit!

Yu.

How embarrassing.

Would you get me out of this?

Hosono did this?

He called me. He said to come alone.

You should've called the police.

When I hear his voice, I feel I can't turn him down.

What?

You should stop this, Yu.

Can you get by just living and breathing?

Me? I couldn't say...

Oh?

How sad.

I heard you were off the investigation.

I'm on leave.

Then don't tell anyone about Hosono.

That's not right.

I'll tell Tagami about it tomorrow.

I don't want anyone to see me like this. It's so embarrassing.

I didn't think sadists and masochists actually eXisted.

Is that the flrst time you saw a woman tied up?

Don't you despise Hosono for doing such a terrible thing to you?

Sure I do.

I do, but I can't get it out of my mind.

Get what out of your mind?

SeX with Hosono.

I can't believe you like him hurting you!

It's not the pain I like.

I like the feeling of the walls coming down.

The walls?

The walls around me.

Those walls break down.

I'm not following.

Can you forget yourself while you're having seX?

I don't have much eXperience.

Can you do things that others might flnd embarrassing?

Can you tell a man where it feels good to be touched?

I can't do that.

I don't want to be criticized by someone I love.

Have you ever watched a man's penis thrusting in and out of your vagina?

No.

I could never have seX in the light, it's too embarrassing.

I always get the lights turned off.

In actual fact, you have a strong seX drive.

You're just shy about people seeing that in you.

That's not true...

That's why you make walls.

You tremble with fear behind those walls.

Because you'll be judged if people see the real you.

That's just not true.

Really?

Then why do you follow me? You've been taken off the case.

I don't like to give up a job when it's only half flnished.

Wrong.

You're not following me because of the investigation.

This is what you're interested in.

Every time someone beats me, my seX drive kicks into high gear.

It's very beautiful.

Ouch!

Could you forget things?

When you think, "it hurts," you forget everything else.

Understand?

That's why it feels good.

Walls...

Now do it to me.

This isn't good.

It's too soon.

I'm sorry.

With the murder investigation, and the funeral, and Hosono...

I'm so tired.

Our talk can wait until tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Stay here the night.

Okay?

Yu?

Hosono!

Please...

Please whip me.

Be cruel.

Please...

Do it stronger. Stronger!

Be more cruel! Please!

Do me!

Tagami! No!

Shit!

Noriko!

Over here!

Tagami!

Hit and run.

No, it was much worse than that.

He was run over many times. He was tortured to death.

Tortured to death...

Seems he was dead drunk.

Otherwise he would've gotten away.

We looked into the tire marks, and it's a 4WD.

The same car that had followed the inspector.

Hosono.

Tagami is...

I heard.

The men I love all end up dying.

When did this start between you and Tagami?

After my husband was killed.

I asked Tagami for his support.

And before I knew it...

Put it on.

Were you in the hall last night?

What?

Tagami told me he saw you.

He was at a loss.

He was in shock, knowing you saw him.

I gave him the drinks to try to calm him down.

He drank so much.

It's all my fault.

It's your fault for watching us.

But I didn't know; I had no idea it was Tagami!

Tagami liked you, that's why he was even trembling.

We had no idea you were watching.

I'm sorry, it's all my fault.

It's all your fault.

You're the one who killed Tagami.

Do you understand how it feels when the man you love dies?

It's like a wind cutting right through your body.

Like a cold wind, slicing through you.

Right?

I'm cold.

Hold me.

Hold me. I feel like I'm coming apart.

It's the flrst time like this.

Hosono used to work at that building you came to see me at before.

What?!

He watched me from there for a long time.

The place has been locked up since my husband died.

It'd be easy to break in.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?!

Because I didn't trust you.

I'm going to that building.

Don't kill him.

Hosono was my man.

I don't want his death hanging over my head.

I'm just going to check it out.

I'll call the station right away if I flnd him.

- It's dangerous. - I'll be flne.

- I'm still a cop. - Noriko.

Be careful. For my sake.

Hosono.

What happened to your neck?!

Hosono.

Release me.

I'm a cop.

Answer me!

Even if I don't call headquarters, they'll come looking for me.

Can't you talk?

Since when? How long have you been like that?

Don't.

You won't get away with this.

No! Stop it!

If I don't return, Yu will call the cops!

They'll catch you for sure!

Yu...

Hurry and call them.

The car was practically totaled.

EXcuse me. What was the doctor's prognosis?

Her flfth and siXth ribs were fractured, judging by the X-rays.

We won't be sure about her head injury for two or three days.

When did you lose your ability to speak?

She hasn't come to?

It seems she woke up once during the night.

She didn't say anything, and has been sleeping since.

No! You mustn't get up yet!

How many hours have I been asleep?

You were in an accident; it's been three days.

Three days?! Please, you must make a call.

To Noriko Katase's house.

Don't.

Don't do it!

You won't get away with this!

You won't!

I've called a number of times, but there's no answer.

I see.

Lie back and rest. I'll try calling again later.

Alright.

Hosono! You're making a mistake!

You won't get away with this so easily!

Noriko!

I did it for you!

Murderer!

You promised you wouldn't kill him!

Wait!

Wait!

You killed the man I love!

Murderer!

Noriko!

Noriko, get a hold of yourself.

What's your problem?

I know you're depressed, but come back to work.

What's the point of going back?

To kill more people?

It was self-defense.

You won't be charged. Go home.

I'm going to a hotel with that man in there.

I'm quitting the force!

Idiot!

I did it for you!

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that.

- Punch me. - I can't do that!

Hit me again.

Noriko.

Leave me alone.

I'm not going back.

He was the one who hit me, and I looked down on him.

Masochists dominate the sadists.

Let's go back!

Let's have a good time!

What's the problem?

Yu.

Come with me.

But l...

It doesn't matter, just come.

Are you trying to get us killed?

If that's what you want.

I'll do whatever you want.

Hosono couldn't speak.

And he had a terrible scar on his throat.

Yes.

He had an accident.

Right after he was released, he got into a flght in Kogane cho.

The other guy stabbed him in the throat.

It was a flght between addicts. So it was never flled with the police.

But they still had his record at the Kogane Hospital.

Things would've been best if he'd died then.

He said, "I did it for you."

He killed my husband for my sake.

He killed Tagami for my sake.

It's a curse.

It's love.

Love killed the people.

It's hot!

You said your brakes failed, didn't you?

That night? Yes, that's right.

Who tampered with them?

Hosono wouldn't have tampered with the brakes.

Why not?

You like speeding in your car.

If he'd tampered with the brakes, there'd be a chance you might die.

Hosono liked being cruel to you, but he wouldn't have killed you.

That's true. You're right.

You tampered with your own brakes.

But I almost died.

You could have done it.

You're a good driver.

I saw that for myself just now.

You could calculate how injured you'd get...

if you struck the wall at a certain speed.

You were the only one who knew I was at the construction site.

I didn't come back from busting Hosono.

So you had to either contact the police...

or come to the site looking for me.

If you didn't, you knew I'd suspect you.

But that didn't leave much time for Hosono to rough me up.

Not much time?

I'm a cop.

I went there to bust Hosono.

But to make me lose my sense of reasoning...

to the point where I wanted to kill Hosono,

you had to be sure he made me suffer over a long period of time!

Stop!

It had to be me.

A straight-arrow cop who didn't know much about seX.

You needed a na.I. Ve woman who'd lose control and kill Hosono...

after being raped by him and dominated by his sadism.

That's why you whispered his whereabouts to me!

You got yourself into that accident on purpose to buy some time.

When the timing seemed right, you showed up and threw me my gun.

I was out of my mind with rage, and I killed Hosono.

You used me, so I'd kill Hosono!

You're evil!

Prove it.

You can't.

You're right!

I'll never forgive you for this!

You don't understand a thing.

Hosono isn't a killer, unlike you.

- What?! - He isn't.

He didn't kill anyone.

Then who killed them?!

Tell me! Who killed them?!

Who killed them and why?!

- Tell me! - That hurts, that hurts!

I've waited a long time for you to strike me.

Be more cruel...

Me?! You want me to...

Be more cruel...

Punish me.

You're not serious! No!

You were after me right from the beginning?!

Be more cruel to me!

Hosono said, "I did it for you."

Then he looked at me.

Why did he look at me?

Right up to the moment of his death,

he was hurting me for you.

Sadists punish for the masochist's pleasure.

The masochists dominate.

The flrst incident was just a game with Hosono.

If the neighbor hadn't called in, it wouldn't have been flled as a B&E.

And we wouldn't have been called to the scene.

Then you saw me.

That's right.

That was the flrst time I met you.

I wanted you to do this to me.

You killed them so I would get involved?

You killed them because you wanted me to whip you?

No.

You killed Mr. Makimura so that I would get involved?!

You knew I liked Takami, and you had seX with him on purpose.

You made sure I saw you together, then you killed him!

You made me kill Hosono, then you call me a murderer!

I get so depressed, I think I'll die! I'll become your partner and whip you!

Are your panties wet?

You are wet, aren't you? I can tell you're eXcited.

Now, come to me.

You did everything for me.

I'm not such a bad woman.

Liar.

If you think it's a lie, then go ahead and kill me anytime.

Do you think I could kill you?!

I was glad you killed Hosono for me.

No one can understand the intense pain of losing someone you love.

They can't taste the pain.

If the person you love dies...

you can possess them forever.