Excuse me! Sorry!
Yuuta!
Yuuta, I'm going out for a bit.
Okay, take care.
Morning
Good morning.
Morning.
Good morning!
So scary.
Sada-sensei, aren't you being a bit too intimidating?
What part of me is too intimidating?
Your face.
Your attitude.
You, shut up.
Sada-sensei, do you know the story about "The North Wind and the Sun"?
You're...
Of course I know about that.
If you're going to bring that up then I'm a dazzling sun.
I am always thinking about other people and...
No, you're definitely the North Wind.
What are you talking about, you clearly don't know me.
No matter how you look at it, I'm the sun.
You can take your coat right off!
So cold!
Mommy, he's so cold!
Whatever.
I have some news for you.
Next week I'm signing a big contract with an American music production company.
That's wonderful.
To celebrate, why not we get some coffee.
Celebrate with coffee? Now?
Miyama, next week I'll be focusing on this contract so I'm leaving all the criminal cases to you, got it?
I'd be happier if you just kept focusing on that forever.
That's what I want to do too!
I'm looking for Ozaki Maiko.
Do you have an appointment with her?
Yes.
Then, please wait a moment.
Please, take a seat.
Has my brother been troubling you?
Not at all.
Yuuta-kun has been working very hard.
I see.
Has he not contacted you since?
No...
I've told him that you're worried about him.
What did you call me for today?
Oh, actually the police are suspecting that I might be involved in a murder.
A murder?
Yes...
Hello. I'm an attorney, Miyama.
Please wait a moment.
You're a suspect for a murder?
This man isn't a client!
You're looking for a lawyer right?
Can you tell me more about the case?
I'll ask him about it so just wait out here!
Let me listen too!
I got it!
Just wait a bit—ten seconds!
Okay.
10... 9... 8... 7... 6
5... 4... 3... 2... 1... 0!
Huh? I can't open the door.
I can't open it.
Please do not mention my brother.
Oh, okay.
Then, please go ahead.
Okay.
The other day, I found a man who had been murdered and for some reason the police are suspecting I did it
What happened?
That day I had plans to meet a realtor, Hirata-san, so I went to his office at 1:30pm.
The inside of the office was an absolute mess...
What the heck?
Hirata-san was in the bathroom, dead, and bleeding from his head.
What the heck?!
I panicked and immediately went to a nearby tobacco store.
This is an emergency! Call the police!
Hirata-san is dead!
What?!
Then the police were called.
Do you know any other reason why they might suspect you?
They asked about my lease.
What do you mean?
I'm renting the area where my sushi restaurant is from Hirata-san, and that area is being redeveloped,
So Hirata-san wanted to talk to me about relocating.
I'm sorry, but I have to ask you to move elsewhere.
So you fought about that?
We didn't fight at all!
But for some reason the police were really stuck on that.
Ah, it's here.
Welcome~
Hi, what would you like?
Hello, we're from Madarame Law...
Welcome~
What would you like?
Madara-
Welcome~
This sensor...
Ah... try not to move.
This sensor is really sensitive.
Welcome~
Even though I told them to just focus it around here, it picks up movement from out there too.
Out there?
Welcome~
What would you like?
Welcome~
I see.
Hello, I'm Miyama from Madarame Law Firm.
Welcome~
You're a lawyer?
Welcome~
Hirata-san's office, where the crime took place, is to the left at the end of the street.
Right there.
But... it sure is cold.
Um. Is this the only road that leads to Hirata-san's office?
If someone wants to go to Hirata's office, they have to pass by me.
On February 18th, do you remember this man passing by?
I do, he's the owner of Otori Sushi.
That day I opened up at 11am, and was watching the store the whole time.
Just past noon I was eating my lunch when he showed up.
Welcome~
Hi!
What would you like?
Hello there.
Two of the usual.
Isn't it the lunch rush for you boss?
I have a meeting with Hirata-san, but the store is in good hands.
Here, the usual.
That cilantro lunch...
They're selling it around the nearby apartments.
Ah, it's from that flashy food truck, "Pakuchi Mamire".
Yeah, that, I heard they sell across the country.
What time was that?
Welcome~
What would you li-ah... I'm sorry, it's a habit of mine.
How about you turn off the sensor?
I should.
Welcome~
Miyama-sensei.
Welcome~
And it's off. So, what time was it?
1:28pm.
How come you remember the time so exactly?
At the time I pointed right at the clock.
Is the time on that clock correct?
It is.
This is bad, I'll be late.
Then, he ran off to the office.
Then he came back barely 5min later saying Hirata-san was dead and to call the police.
There should be a record of me calling 110.
See.
I'll take that.
He called at 1:30pm.
That's 3min later so it seems like Arai's testimony is correct so far.
Was there anyone who passed by before Arai-san?
A young man.
Around 12:30 I think.
But that guy came back around 20min later.
He looked to be around his twenties, and was wearing a brown jacket.
This young man sounds suspicious.
Did anyone else pass by besides those two since you opened the store?
Nope.
Welcome~
There's no way I wouldn't have noticed.
I see...
Is that all?
Thank you very much.
No problem.
Welcome~
Yes, what would you like?
Welcome~
Was it really just those two who passed by?
What are you doing? I'm waiting.
Akashi, coming through!
We're rolling.
Go ahead.
Welcome~
Yes, what would you like?
Cut.
Akashi-san, one more time.
Akashi, coming through!
Go ahead.
Rolling.
Go lower.
Welcome~
Yes, what would you like?
And cut.
Akashi, coming through.
Go ahead.
Rolling.
Welcome~
Owww....
You could've made it if you didn't do a flip.
If it's that sensitive there couldn't have been anyone else who passed by.
Don't you care about me?!
I landed on the ground! The bare ground!
Next we should investigate Arai's testimony.
OK
I want to see the inside of the office, so the two of you go.
Huh?
Start filming.
We can't, the police are still there.
Don't complain, let's just go!
Go.
The camera is filming.
Go whenever you want.
You could've at least said start!
Even if you want us to rush...
My camera is pointing down...
Out of my way!
Hurry.
Wait...
Excuse me...
He's dead! Someone get help!
What are you doing?!
They're coming.
Welcome.
And the video is paused.
Did you go all the way to the office?
We did!
You filmed it?
Got it!
So, what was the time?
1 minute and 20seconds.
If Arai-san came back in 3min, then he was only in the office for around 2min.
If we make that time the amount he checked out the body... it makes sense.
Arai-san couldn't have been the murderer.
He must have stopped here. There is no other way to go.
Gaudalcanal Dentistry.
Excuse me, could you please help me find a place?
So it's here...
Here it is. This is it.
It's really messed up in there.
The room is really messy.
Where was Hirata-san found?
Ah! Someone's on the ground. It's Hirata-san!
He's dead! I need to get help!
Hey! What are you doing!
They saw him.
Get away from there!
They got mad at you.
Of course they did.
They were seriously pissed.
You're running.
What are you doing!
Filming a video like this, you must be reel-y crazy!
[T/N: Miyama is playing with the words "douga" (video) and "douka shiteiru" (that's crazy).]
I see.
5 points.
You two make such a good pair.
How?!
See.
I'm done.
So it must've been the person who appeared at 12:30 who comitted the crime.
We have to at least check that lead.
*ribbit* You have a call. A call is coming through *ribbit*
That voice... is it Ikkokudou?!
[T/N: Ikkokudou is a famous ventriloquist and is the person shown in the picture]
Hello?
She picked up!
Something bad has happened.
What happened?
Miyama-sensei, they're talking about this case on the news.
In regards to the recent murder of realtor Hirata Kenichi,
Huh?!
The police are looking in to a young man working in a sushi restaurant in Tachikawa.
Oh, he's cute.
This kid...
He's from that photo from earlier!
Oh, he's cute.
Who dropped this?
Who do you think?
Hey!
He is currently suspected of murdering Hirata Kenichi-san with a direct hit on the head with a crowbar.
Two years ago, the suspect Ozaki was also...
This says Ozaki Yuuta.
If it's Ozaki... is it her younger brother?
I'll head there right away, please wait for me.
Japan's conviction rate for criminal cases is 99.9%.
A person who has been prosecuted is almost always assumed to be guilty.
In such a disadvantageous situation, this drama is about a group of lawyers
who tackle on difficult cases in order to find the truth hidden within that remaining 0.1%.
Miyama-sensei!
Please don't butt in to my family's business just to satisfy your own curiosities!
Why don't you calm down?
It isn't set in stone that your brother was the perpetrator. We still don't know the truth yet.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Arai-san! Is Yuuta...?
When I asked, they told me they were still investigating.
What happened?
Around noon I got a call from the police saying that according to their investigations, Hirata-san's estimated time of death was between 12noon and 1pm,
and that all suspicions against me were cleared.
Right after that the police came to the restaurant and arrested Yuuta.
That...
Did the police say anything about why they were arresting him?
They heard that Yuuta and some connection with Hirata-san.
Yuuta has met Hirata-san before?
Due to his past record, Yuuta was having some trouble renting an apartment.
Then I asked for help from Hirata's company and he said that he didn't care about criminal records, so I introduced them.
He went to meet him on the day of the incident?
That must be so...
I wonder if something happened.
This is bad.
What are you planning to do with Ozaki about this?
What would you do?
We need to do some damage control.
If Ozaki's brother really is the murderer, the press are going to come rushing to our doorsteps.
Would we be able to keep her safe?
If that happened, I would have to ask Ozaki to leave.
What?
If the press gets word of this, then it will eventually reach the public and our clients may lose faith in us, damaging our reputation.
I understand what you're saying, but we still don't know what will actually...
Didn't you just say we needed to do some damage control?
If you're the sun, that means I need to be the north wind.
His sister?
I am Ozaki Yuuta's guarantor.
Come in.
It must be hard for you to have a brother like that.
Why was Yuuta arrested?
There was only one person who was at the scene of the crime during the time it occured between noon and 1pm.
When we checked a nearby security camera we found footage of Ozaki Yuuta wearing a brown jacket.
When we checked with him, he admitted that he was at the victim's office at 12:30.
Did you know that two years ago he was involved in a robbery?
How does that relate to the current case?
At the time, among the goods he took, a watch valued at around 1 million yen was never recovered.
That watch was found at Hirata's office.
Hirata knew about your brother's criminal record and probably used that to threaten him in some way.
But since your brother had no money, he thought he could use the watch, which he had hidden away, to keep Hirata silent.
Unfortunately, Hirata only used that to blackmail him more, so your brother lost his temper and killed him.
Um, did the person himself confirm this?
These are my own inferences for now, but I'm sure they're correct.
That's a lot to assume without any investigation.
May I see my brother?
He's been banned from speaking to anyone, even his family.
But if we're his attorneys, it should be fine right?
You're an attorney? Say that sooner!
Um.
You're also an attorney?
Yes.
Go ahead then.
Take a seat.
Nice to meet you, I'm Miyama, an attorney.
Would you like to appoint me as your attorney?
Did you really do it?
Could you please ask that person to leave?
If she stays out of this, I will accept your help.
Yuuta!
You heard him.
He wants you to leave.
Please, take a seat.
I didn't do it.
Understood, take a seat.
Then, let's start from when you were born.
When I was born?
Yes, where are you from?
I'm from Hita in Gifu.
In high school I did a lot of bad things and caused a lot of trouble for my parents.
I see. When did you come to Tokyo?
After I graduated high school.
I realized I couldn't stay the same forever.
I moved to Tokyo hoping to become a sushi chef.
Why a sushi chef?
Because...
Could you please ask that person to leave?
Because of tuna...
So you're that type.
Huh?
I see. Then, I'm going to ask you about the incident.
On the day of the crime at 12:30, please describe to me what happened when you arrived at Hirata-san's office.
I arrived at the appointed time and called out for him, but no one was around.
It's Ozaki, from Otori sushi.
There was no one in the office so I figured I would just wait inside for a bit.
How long did you wait?
Around 15-20min I think.
What was the office like at that time?
It looked fine, not messy at all.
I see. The police said that Hirata said was trying to blackmail you for an incident that happened two years ago, and asked you to give him the goods you stole.
That isn't true at all.
They found a watch which you stole worth 1 million yen at the crime scene.
I don't know anything about that.
The truth is... I didn't even commit the crime two years ago either!
You didn't?
Then, why did you plead guilty?
The victim has agreed to settle things out of court.
Settle things?
If you plead guilty, you will be able to get out of here faster.
It will be okay Yuuta, I'll help you.
Yuuta-san, I just want to know the truth of what happened to you.
Therefore, I'd like you to tell me why you admitted to the earlier charges.
How was it?
He's denying everything.
I see.
Including what happened two years ago too.
Huh?
The victim has agreed to settle things out of court.
Settle things?
It will be okay, I'll help you.
Okay...
Excuse me, did you call for me?
Ochiai, I'm leaving the rest of the details for the contract with that American recording company we talked about to you.
No!
Maiko-san is in a pinch, so I, Ochiai, would like to start—no, return to working in the Criminal Law department.
Normally I'd let you go, but not this time.
If you leave no one will be working on any of the civil cases.
I'm leaving the contract with the Americans to you.
You!
If I go it will be more helpful... eh....
Ozaki! Ozaki, are you in?
EHHHHHHH?
How long did you interview them for? What time do you think it is right now?
Anyway, summarize... I'm standing right here, don't ignore me!
Summarize what you've learned so far.
I can't summarize it so please, leave.
Nakatsuka-san, could you please look at these.
Just tell me!
Ah, the north wind... so cold~
It's not cold!
Isn't it cold?
It is not cold right Ozaki? Oh, she's not in the mood for this right now.
At the time of the crime, the only person who was in Hirata-san's office was Ozaki's brother.
On top of that, a watch which he had stolen in a robbery two years ago worth 1 million yen was found in Hirata's office.
According to the police, they believe that Hirata-san ordered Yuuta to "gimme the damn watch" in exchange for looking past his criminal record.
Is that really how he said it?
But, if Yuuta really did do it, why did he mess up the office like that and then forget to take the watch?
It's strange that he would leave something that would definitely point back to him.
That's true.
If that watch wasn't given to him by Yuuta, why was it found at the crime scene?
There might be something else connecting the robbery from two years ago to this case besides the boy.
What?
Good job.
Congratulations...
Gomeitou.
[T/N: 御名糖 (gomeitou), the name of the candy is a pun on 御名答 (gomeitou) which means the correct answer]
That's how you read it?
How many of these do you have anyway? This is new isn't it?
Although, that's just trash.
Nakatsuka, order some fried chicken nearby.
Eh?
Here you go.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Even if you try to dig up what happened two years ago, it's pointless.
The boy himself confessed.
And also, didn't you convince the victim to settle things out of court because you thought he was guilty too?
I'll be borrowing these.
According to these documents, Yuuta-san was working at "Sazazushi Honten" in Hachiouji.
He was then arrested and subsequently confessed to stealing 5 million yen worth of cash from the office as well as a wristwatch worth 1 million yen.
Did your brother always want to be a sushi chef?
According to this outline, on the day of the crime, the owner Itomura finished work at 11pm, locked up, and then hid the key in hidden spot.
Afterwards, he said a few words to Yuuta who was left on clean-up duty before leaving from the back entrance.
This was recorded in footage from a security camera at 11:10pm.
Yuuta-san was then left alone at work and the same security camera caught him leaving the restaurant at 11:55pm.
The next day, one of the staff found the office in a mess and called the police.
Were you the last person to leave yesterday?
No, one of our younger staff Ozaki was left here.
Ozaki-san?
Did this security camera not catch anyone else besides Itamura and Ozaki's brother?
From the time Itamura left until the incident was discovered the next morning the camera did not spot anyone besides Yuuta.
So, no one.
The police suspected him and when they searched Yuuta's belongings they found a key to a coin locker in his bag.
In that coin locker they found the stolen 5 million yen.
I really didn't have anything to do with this!
At the time, Yuuta insisted that he had no recollection of using that coin locker or how the money got in there, but he was arrested and charged with theft shortly after.
What did the defendant say to you before the day of the crime?
Ozaki told me he'd come across a bunch of cash.
Yuuta's good friend Onishi Tatsuya gave a testimony during the trial,
and told the judge that the day before the incident Yuuta had told him he had come across a large amount of cash, and had seen the 5 million yen himself.
Things were eventually settled out of court, Yuuta confessed to the crimes and was placed on probation.
So he confessed even though at first he said he had no recollection of doing it.
That's because his sister really pushed to settle things out of court.
All the evidence lined up so it was clear that Yuuta was the only person who could have done it.
I figured that this would allow Yuuta to make amends with Itamura faster and would help him in the long run.
I thought I was helping him.
It's strange though.
What.
Since Yuuta was a staff, he should have known where everything in the office was, and therefore also where the cash would be.
If he really did commit the crime, why would he ransack the place?
On top of that, the person who testified, Onishi said that he had seen Yuuta with the 5 million yen,
but if Yuuta wasn't the culprit than Onishi-san would've been lying about what he saw.
Even though he was denying everything, you forced him to settle things privately.
He ended up confessing in the end anyway.
My point is, did you look in to the case properly?
I was trying to help him!
Don't tell me you just read the reports at face value and then concluded that Yuuta was the perpetrator.
If they fight, I'll stop them.
See, they stopped, it's fine.
Oi, where are you going Ozaki?
I'm going to find Onishi and ask him about what happened.
The rest of us can—
It's fine!
I can do this on my own.
Yuuta is my client though.
Then please, help me look out for him.
Ozaki—ow!
This is in the way!
That dumb trolley is always in the way.
Ozaki! Ozaki!
Well, for this case and the one from two years ago, for a simple theft they sure made a mess of things.
It's because you didn't stop the fight earlier!
It couldn't be helped!
You're Onishi-san, right?
Can I talk to you for a moment?
Why are you suddenly asking me about something from two years ago?
Onishi-san, did you really see Yuuta with that 5 million yen?
Who knows.
Weren't you one of Yuuta's friends?
Why would you say something to put him at a disadvantage like that?!
Who cares.
Hey! Answer me!
I said who cares! Don't touch me!
Did you tell him that I had something important to tell him about?
He said he didn't want to see you.
I'm back.
It will be okay, I'll help you.
Yuuta, you're lucky they just put you on probation.
Yuuta?
Don't ever try and talk to me again.
Could you please ask that person to leave?
Maiko, you said you would help him didn't you?
But I didn't help him.
But, you thought you were helping him, didn't you?
Sally...
We walked so much my knees hurt.
Ozaki-sensei, welcome back.
Um!
Please, help my brother. It would mean a lot to me.
We're already doing that without you asking.
Huh?
Yesterday we dug out all the friends your brother had in the past until now.
Everyone helped out for this.
Among them, we found one person of interest.
Do you know this person, Sakamoto Suguru?
Sakamoto Suguru? Who is that?
So you don't remember?
We scheduled a meeting with him in two days time.
Head to Fuchu North Prison.
Prison?
I'm almost about to be released, why are you lawyers showing up all of a sudden?
Ozaki Yuuta was arrested and is being charged with murder.
What? That can't...
That has to be some sort of mistake.
He would never do something like that!
Could you please tell us what you know about him?
My brother was arrested because of me.
What do you mean?
Sakamoto was one of Yuuta's high school classmates, and they would often get into trouble together.
When Yuuta moved to Tokyo they kept in touch, and apparently Sakamoto was the one who introduced Yuuta to Onishi.
But since Yuuta was seriously trying to become a sushi chef, he tried his best to avoid getting too close with Onishi and his gang, and also told Sakamoto...
You need to stop hanging out with them! Seriously, look for a job!
Screw off!
Sakamoto didn't listen to him though and was eventually arrested for being involved in robbing a pawnshop after a joke became too serious.
I was the judge for that trial.
His friends knew that and...
Get your sister to let Sakamoto off.
No way. I can't do that to my own sister.
You sayin' your sister is better than us?!
Yuuta stood his ground though.
He also never spoke a word of this to me, so shortly after, I gave Sakamoto his sentence.
The defendant will be sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Apparently Yuuta went to apologize to Sakamoto for not being able to help him.
I'm sorry I didn't ask my sister for help.
Onishi's group continued to hold a grudge though...
Sorry, but could you guys please leave?
Is that how you treat your customers?!
Please leave!
Wasn't Yuuta arrested for theft after that?
Yeah.
After that happened, Onishi came to see me and told me that Yuuta was finally paying the price.
They must've worked with someone to frame him.
Which means that for the incident two years ago, your brother was innocent.
Yes.
As a judge, I wanted to be able to view each and every person's life as clearly as possible.
But... I really had no clue about anything.
For my brother's case included.
That's good.
What?
Now you are able to see things clearly, right?
No matter how much you think back on it, or regret it, you can't go back to the past.
What's important is what you do from here on out, and now that you've become an attorney, there are many things you can do.
We were having a nice conversation just now!
It was so long...
Is what Sakamoto-san told us true?
We're trying to help you.
If you don't tell us the truth, it makes things harder for us.
I get it, we're not the ones you want to talk to.
Then, we'll be leaving now.
We'll have you talk to your sister instead.
What did you say?
Ozaki!
Sit!
We have some things we need to talk about.
Miyama, let's go.
I'm putting on my jacket.
Fine!
Hey! Read the atmosphere right now!
I came here to listen to what he had to say.
It's just supposed to be the two of them!
It's just supposed to be those two!
I'm an only child.
Let's go!
Huh? Why?
Let's just go!
She's making noises! She just coughed!
Are you sure you'll listen to what he says properly?
I'll give you a candy if you leave!
Make sure you listen to him properly!
She's got it already!
Take notes! Counting on you!
Let's go!
Why didn't you tell me any of this?
If you had spoken sooner, we could have found some other way.
You were the one that jumped to settling things privately!
When I was arrested, I saw you there and I thought I'd be fine. I thought you would definitely help me out.
I thought I was helping you! I tried...
But, at the time I thought it would help you more if you were able to make amends with President Itamura as quickly as possible.
I thought that if you reimbursed him and were able to reflect on what happened then your sentence would be...
But it's because you didn't believe me!
That's what hurt me the most.
I was never able to study like you, but I really wanted to become a sushi chef.
But...
The person I wanted to believe in me the most didn't believe in me at all!
I'm done with this.
You gave up your dream of being a judge because of me.
I'm the worst.
You probably hate being stuck with a crap brother like me don't you?
I've never thought that.
You might not believe me, but I will definitely find proof that you're innocent.
Thank you for that.
It was better with just the two of you...
We still haven't figured out this case yet though.
So, did you listen to him properly?
It was a conversation just between us so I'm not going to tell you about it.
Of course.
I don't care about that. I just want to know the truth.
Let's forget about the truth just this once. Just drop it this time.
Why?
At any rate, there wasn't anyone who saw your brother with the money besides Onishi.
If your brother is innocent then we need to figure out how that watch ended up at Hirata's office.
Let's go and ask the victim... Itamura was it? About the robbery two years ago. Quickly.
Understood.
Why didn't we just do that first?
Because they wouldn't have talked to each other if we didn't do this!
We came to hear the tru—
At that time I really let him off the hook.
So this time it's a murder?
It must be hard having a brother like that.
Could you please—
We'd like to ask you about the robbery from two years ago.
Why did you wait until I spoke!
At the time, out of the stolen goods, the only item that wasn't recovered was a wristwatch worth 1 million yen.
That's right.
Why didn't you try harder to find it?
That's because I received compensation from his sister.
That watch was found at the scene of the current murder, do you know why that might be the case?
Even if you ask me that, how would I know?
I want to write this down.
He hid it until now and then tried to use it to bargain with the other guy didn't he?
I see. By the way, what was Yuuta like when he worked here?
Well, he was pretty hardworking, but it seemed like he got involved in the wrong crowd.
After he left here, he was able to find work at Otori Sushi in Tachikawa. Did you know that?
I didn't.
Give that back!
Excuse me, it's almost time sir.
We'll come again. Thank you.
Here.
You return it now?!
Honestly... sorry!
Excuse us, sorry.
Ah! Hello.
Excuse us—!
Could we talk to you for a bit?
You just gave me whiplash!
Sure!
You were the one who called the police right?
Yes.
So after seeing the office in a mess, you contacted them?
Yes.
Do you remember what state it was in?
The room was absolutely torn up and we couldn't tell where any of the important paperwork was.
We had to go so far as to redo all the accounting records and client contracts.
It was really bad.
That sounds like an absolute mess.
A complete mess.
Yeah...
Just a real mess.
Yes, a mess.
Yes.
What a day that must've been.
It really was.
Someone really must've had a grudge if they were willing to mess up the room that much.
What if their main goal was to trash the room?
Their main goal?
If her brother was framed doesn't it mean it was Onishi's gang that pulled off the robbery?
Eh?
I said, if her brother was framed doesn't it mean it was Onishi's gang that pulled off the robbery?!
The two of them couldn't have done it themselves. They were never caught on film.
I see.
We've been over this already.
There might be a clue hidden among the mess.
How about we take a closer look.
Could you enlarge the photos?
Sure.
I have something else I need to do right now so... I'll leave this to you.
So that's what it was...
He's probably off to deal with some more business contracts.
That sly bastard.
Move over.
We're starting.
Ah... okay.
Thank you.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Sorry for the wait. I'm from Yokoyama-ya.
We didn't order anything.
We received an order from a Sada? He paid in advance.
Then, we'll take it.
Now then...
Itadakimasquerade, Shono Mayo.
[T/N: Miyama is referencing the song Masquerade by the singer, Shono Mayo]
Thirteen points.
Um... is it okay not to wake them up?
They'll wake up eventually.
That's true.
Now then...
It's nice and average.
Thank you for the food.
This is so good!
Like brother, like sister.
Hm?
Hey, do you know why Yuuta was aiming to be a sushi chef?
When I went to visit Tokyo, my sister took me to eat sushi for the first time.
The sushi that day was so good.
This is so good!
Keep it down!
Sorry. You should have some too, it's real good!
This is sooo good~
Hey, keep it down!
Sorry.
So good!
The sushi we had that day was so good.
Passion like that doesn't start from nowhere.
Once I, Akashi Tatsuya, become a lawyer...
I was shot twice... my own dad never even shot me before.
Eh?
Hm?
Ah... Ah!
Miyama-sensei, look at this! It might be...!
What...
Good morning.
Where are you right now?
We found something interesting.
Well, isn't that just a coincidence.
I also got my hands on something juicy.
Is that so?
Was the sushi good?
Yeah, it was nice and average.
So you're here? By the way, that wasn't your average sushi!
It was average.
Why are you still on the phone...
I said it's not average!
It was average.
If you were in the office you could've just told me!
Ah!
What?
We found something interesting.
Just hang up already.
Sada-sensei, good morning.
What happened?
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!?
What's going on all of a sudden?
Actually, after our chat we talked to one of your staff who had been around at the time, and she told us after the incident all the documents in the room were in a mess,
and you had to redo all the accounts and client agreements.
What about that?
Well actually, we also heard that the day after your office was scheduled to undergo a tax inspection.
But, due to the robbery the inspection was pushed back to the next month, correct?
Of course it was, we were going through a lot at the time.
It also helped you cover up some of your creative accounting, didn't it?
It let you throw out certain documents that might not have made you look too good.
In order to cover up the fact that you were destroying important documents, you needed to mess up the office.
In other words, the robbery was just a set-up.
What proof do you have to make those claims?
You were caught on the security cameras a 11:10pm.
If you had spoken a few words to Yuuta before that, that means you would have left the office here at around 11:05pm, correct?
That's right.
Here are some photos that the police took of the office which we have enlarged.
The documents in the fax machine are curled up.
That means this fax came in after the room have been trashed.
On the fax is the time stamp from when it was sent.
What time does it say on it?
It says 11:07pm.
Those times are usually off though.
We checked with the sender of the fax and they confirmed that was the correct time, which means that the room had already been trashed at this time.
This was just a minute or two after you supposedly left.
It would have been impossible for someone to destroy this room in such a short time, which means the only conclusion is it was messed up beforehand.
And the only person who could have done that... is you!
You were also the one who used Yuuta's friends, knowing they held a grudge and had them make up a fake testimony, weren't you?
And one more thing.
You might also be a murderer.
Hah?
You were the one who murdered Hirata-san, weren't you?
What are you saying?!
If that robbery was just a set up, that means you had the wristwatch the entire time.
If that watch was found in Hirata's office where he was killed...
...that means the police will suspect you were the one who killed him.
W-w-wait a minute here.
I didn't kill anybody!
Then why was your watch found at Hirata's office?
Arai, that guy told me to lend it to him.
Didn't you say you didn't know Arai-san?
Um, well. Uh.
Which one is it? Be honest!
I did my apprenticeship with him in the past.
When I decided to open my own store, he lent me money and I felt like I'd never be able to repay him.
Then, he found out about the truth about the robbery two years back and blackmailed me.
According to those around him, the victim Hirata-san was pretty overbearing and would often tell his tenants, to "get outta there already" and kick them out.
Do you know him personally?
No, that's just my image of him.
I see, your image.
At any rate, him and Arai-san probably got into a disagreement over something like that too.
Which means that Arai-san had a strong motive.
He's definitely evil.
But, that would mean Arai-san was at the crime scene the entire time when it occurred.
If we don't figure out how that works out, we won't be able to figure out the truth.
Reserved?
Nakatsuka-chan, who is this reserved for?
Tranquillo!
Calm down!
I was freaking out!
I finished your t-shirt.
That's pretty nice!
Can this even fit me?
What is "The likelihood of this afro is 99.9" supposed to mean?
The time the crime occurred was between 12 noon and 1pm.
Yuuta was at the scene from 12:30pm until 12:45pm.
He said the office wasn't trashed yet which means...
The other day I made a super big nakanishi german with small pieces of potato.
What's the point if you use small potatoes?
Which means, the only time the crime could have occurred would have to be in those 15min between 12:45 and 1pm.
Welcom-eh?!
En serio?
Seriously? You're kidding, BUSHI?
Who is that?
Are you BUSHI? Amazing. You're actually him?
Eh? Wait, seriously, Naitou?
Naitou? Chin?
[T/N: Kana is referencing a famous author Naito Chin who is most known for a column he wrote titled "Yomazu ni Shineru Ka"]
Yomazu ni Shineru Ka?
Los Ingobernables de Japón.
Tranquillo! Calm down!
Who are you? Gaos?
[T/N: Kana is likely referring to Gaos, a fire-breathing monster from the film Gamera vs Gaos]
Good work today.
Nakatsuka-chan, you know them?
We're meeting to talk about some new t-shirt designs.
Ah! The reservations! Welcome! Welcome!
We've been waiting for you!
BUSHI! You're BUSHI!
Um, Mr. Naitou, I have a request for you.
Could you please do your "Los Ingobernables de Japón"?
Bando-san, I'm really sorry, but they're here for personal reasons.
Right, of course.
Daisuke! Takashi! Youko! Ah, you're a guy.
Arai-san arrived at the crime scene after it occurred at around 1:28pm.
I'm going to be late for my meeting, see you!
Hirata-san, eh!
What the hell?!
He must've passed by the tobacco store with the sensor.
Welcome~
Yes!
No one else passed by except those two.
These are the rough drafts so far.
The fact that you're here today must have been destino, as in des-tiny, right? So could you think about buying some of my CDs?
I'm currently ocupado!
En serio, seriously!
They did it! It's the real deal!
And wait, you know destino?
No idea.
What do you mean no idea, you know!
To pass the sensor without being noticed...
Well anyway, let's eat.
Miyama's special Keema Curry Magic ~with a pickled egg garnish~
That looks so good!
Now then, Itadakeema Curry!
6 points!
Ah!
Ah, Nakatsuka you were here?
Sada-sensei, a package arrived for—oh, you're not in.
Wow, this looks really ni-ah! AAHHHHHH!
I did it again.
I can't lose...
What are you peeking into other people's offices for?
Good morning.
Morning.
Did you figure something out about Arai?
Nope.
Same for me.
I thought about it all day yesterday and got nowhere with it.
Huh?
This... wait.
This can't be real! What the hell happened?!
Wait. Wait!
This... it can't....
Did you do this?!
I just came in with you!
T-T-Then who the hell did this?!
Sada-sensei, you got a package.
What's wrong?
Ahhh!
Monte Carlo's...
Monte Carlo... who did this?!
How could this happen?!
WHO DID THIS?!
Monte Carlo...
Monte Carlo's dead!
Monte Carlo!
MONTE CARLO!
Who did this?
Find out who did this!
If you must, get fingerprint samples got it Nakatsuka?!
I'm counting on you, seriously!
God damn it.
So? Explain to me what's going on.
I've figured out a way that Arai-san could've committed the crime.
You told me that already, now hurry up and show me!
I will.
*ribbit* Your phone is ringing. You have a phone call *ribbit**ribbit*
*ribbit* Your phone is ringing.
Hi.
What a weird ring tone.
Okay.
You called her?
Why did you call her?
Oh, she's pissed.
Does she look pissed?
Yeah.
Welcome~
Yes, what would you like?
Hello.
Ah, a beautiful lady.
I see.
On that day, Arai-san passed by this store before it opened at 11pm and went to Hirata's office.
He went there pretending to ask for advice about renting in order to buy time, and then killed him in between 12 and 12:30.
My bladder has been terrible these days.
I just need to take a bit of a leak.
I won't die!
Then he hid himself in the bathroom and waited for Yuuta to show up.
It's Ozaki from Otori Sushi.
And in order to make an alibi for himself, he trashed the room and then headed towards the tobacco stand just outside.
And just like she displayed just now, he pretended as if it was the first time he'd shown up and allowed himself to be seen at 1:28pm.
Welcome~
Hello, what would you like?
It makes sense, but being able to prove that would be hard.
For now, there is only one way we can prove this.
The day of the crime, Arai-san had a talk with the owner of the tobacco stand
Oh, that cilantro lunch set!
They were selling it by the nearby housing complex.
Yeah, from the food truck, Pakuchi Mamire.
That was what they spoke about.
About cilantro?
What did he say just now?
Cilantro.
That's what happened.
Why were they talking about cilantro?
It's possible that the people running the food truck Pakuchi Mamire might have seen Arai-san heading to Hirata's office before 11am on that day.
So you're saying we just have to find the Pakuchi-whatever truck?
Exactly.
Then let's go to Pakuchi... what was it?
Mamire.
That's a weird name, but, let's go!
Excuse me! Damn it, he drove past us!
Even if I look up Pakuchi Mamire, nothing is coming up.
We must be searching it up wrong.
Should we change the search engine?
Nothing's coming up for this Pakuchi Mamire?
You kept our promise right?
She's so cute!
I see you're enjoying yourself, but if you don't put this back to its original state, all your trash, whatever the hell this is—
Please leave my beetle glasses alone at least!
Maybe it's bakuchi?
Bakuchi Mamire?
I'm begging you!
I'm seriously begging you!
Oh. This isn't Pakuchi Mamire, but apparently there is a Pakuchi Bento Sumire.
That's so small.
Written like this, I can see why they read sumire as mamire.
You can barely tell if it's "su" or "ma".
Where is this truck today?
I'll check.
Today... ah, it's here.
Today it's outside Nishino city's citizen center.
The words are so small!
There it is!
No wonder why he misread it!
Is it "ma" or "su"?
Pakuchi Bento Sumire.
You're so thin!
Sooner or later you'll be walking around with chicken thighs!
Ah, that day? Yeah, I was here.
Ah, this looks so good.
Did you see this person pass by before 11am?
Ah. I didn't.
You didn't?!
We'll take even the smallest detail. Just anything you remember.
I didn't have time to look around, that day was really crazy. You know.
Which means...
Do you like Edogawa Ranbo?
Well, I don't dislike them.
I love them!
What I like the best from him is...
Pakuchi Kogoro versus The Fiend with Twenty Bentos!
[T/N: Edogawa Ranpo is a famous Japanese author and Miyama is making puns using titles from his works and the works.]
Two points.
Ah... it's really cold.
The Fiend with Twenty Faces and The Fiend with Twenty Bentos!
Bento!
And the twenty still makes perfect sense!
Twenty bentos!
Mom... it's really cold.
Oh... I just got it, he's referencing Akechi Kogoro.
Pakuchi Mitsuhide.
Four points.
That's from the Sengoku period! That's hilarious! Akechi Mitsuhide.
Who wrote off Honnoji!
[T/N: Miyama is referencing Akechi Mitsuhide, who is famous for his rebellion against Oda Nobunaga at Honnoji Temple.]
This has nothing to do with cilantro...
I want to write your testimony down afterwards so is it okay if we record this?
Of course.
Thank you.
Okay. You're in the shot.
Go.
It's filming.
Now then, we'd like to ask you a few things about what happened that day.
Sure.
What time did you pass by the tobacco store?
At 1:28pm.
Right. Of course.
By the way, at that time what was the owner of that store doing?
He was eating a cilantro lunch box.
And you two talked about seeing that same food truck, right?
Yes.
What was the name of that truck?
It was Pakuchi Mamire.
The name of that truck was actually Pakuchi Sumire.
No way. There is no way that was "sumire".
But it was definitely that place.
Do you remember any details of that truck?
Of course, it was a green food truck ran by a red-haired man who was loudly calling out his services.
Are you sure you saw this?
There were flags for it everywhere, of course I saw it!
Thank you very much.
We now know that the one who killed Hirata-san, was you.
What are you talking about?
We actually found that food truck and asked them a few questions.
We learned that he was definitely operating near that housing complex that day.
Right? That's what I said!
But.
What he said was a bit different from what you've told us.
That day was really crazy. You know.
I was operating as usual when...
You can't do business here!
Someone reported me and the police came.
So I was definitely around there at around 11am.
The day of the crime that truck was only around from 10am until 11:30am.
Which means that at 1:28pm you could not have seen the food truck Pakuchi Bento Sumire.
You saw the food truck before 11am when the tobacco store hadn't opened yet, which was when you were headed to Hirata-san's office.
Then, after you killed him you pretended to pass by at 1:28pm and get spotted as if it was your first time there.
The reason you recommended Ozaki Yuuta there out of your own "good will" knowing he had a criminal record was part of your plan to kill Hirata-san.
You had planned to frame him from the beginning, isn't that right?
If you want to try and keep lying about this, we will send what you just told us to the police right now.
If we do that, we'll know exactly what the truth was.
It was Hirata's fault!
I was at that place for 20 years! How could he ask me to move?!
But even when I begged him, all he did was raise my rent to a ridiculous amount.
Arai-san, can I ask you one thing?
If you were planning to frame Ozaki's brother, why did you come here for help?
I thought that if you were involved, I would definitely be okay.
The one who doubted your brother the most was always you!
I apologize for all the trouble I've caused.
It's good that you were able to prove his innocence.
Two years ago Yuuta got involved in that case because he wanted me to continue being a judge.
It must have been so hard for him to live these past two years being labeled as a criminal.
And then this time he was framed to be a murderer.
But since you were able to prove his innocence, that will only help him in the future.
I stopped being a judge because of him.
I think in my heart, I was always still fighting for him.
I'm really glad I became an attorney.
I'll be counting on you from here on out.
Please do.
It's good we didn't need to fire her.
What the hell are you talking about?
You're the one that wanted to fire her !
What?
Don't "what" me!
Thanks to that, how hard do you think I had to work!
What's with that face?
What's with that smile, like you're looking at some sad kitten.
You sly bastard...
Here you are.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Everything is good now.
We will also continue to represent you for the follow ups on your previous case.
Also, this is a restaurant I'm familiar with.
The previous owner passed away, but I've already told his partner about you.
Please do your best there.
Eh?
Sada-sensei, thank you so much for everything.
That place is nice and average.
What are you talking about, that's a top class restaurant.
It was average.
It's not average!
Do not forget to pay your respects to the rice and fish.
Of course.
Let's go.
If I had just believed in you more, none of this would have happened.
I'm so sorry.
Didn't you once say that a judge never needs to apologize for anything?
I'm not a judge. I'm an attorney.
I see.
Well then, continue on.
Stop it already!
Now is not the time to butt in!
But it was such a sweet moment.
You and me are really just like water and oil!
Thank you!
Hey sis. Thanks.
I'm so sorry.
Stop that!
Yuuta, why not we get some sushi just like old times?
I can't.
Why? It's my treat.
Because I want to become a proper sushi chef who can serve you the best sushi in Japan.
So until then, you have to wait.
Okay, I'll wait.
It's so cold!
It's winter.
Nah, it's 'cause you're here.
What the hell?
Mr. North Wind!
Shut up already about that.
Sada-sensei, do you have cash?
On me right now?
Yeah.
Of course I do.
It's cold so let's get a taxi.
Just take the damn subway!
Ah. One just came.
[T/N: Miyama is making a final pun on the word "pakuchi" (Cilanto) which sounds similar to how you would say taxi in Japan (Takushi).
Hey! Pakuchi!