Kurokouchi (クロコーチ)

December 10, 1968 Fuchu City, Tokyo

Hey you! The 300-million yen!

45 years ago,

on December 10, 1968,

a man disguised as a police officer

carried out a heist that would leave a mark

in the crime history of the Showa era.

The 300-million yen robbery

remains unsolved to this day.

Even when we call out to him, no one comes out.

He's just really creepy.

No wonder we're getting complaints.

I can't even hear the intercom.

Huh? What did you say?

This is getting us nowhere, so...

I'm kicking the door in!

What's the world coming to~.

There was no need for Goda-san to commit suicide.

When you die, it's all over.

What if

someone didn't want Goda Sensei alive?

Are you saying he didn't commit suicide?

I don't know~.

You. What's your name?

Porisu (Police)...

I mean, Hori ssu (it's Hori).

Let's see...Hori-san.

Listen. You're bothering your neighbors.

Oh, I have to get ready for duty~

Meditate?

That cap you're wearing, is that real?

Hey...cut that out!

I'm calling for reinforcement!

The statute of limitations for bribery expires completely today.

Hmph. After extorting from me all that time.

Hello. Kurokouchi.

Aniki (Bro), the policemen are picking on me.

- I need your help. - Get that guy on the phone.

Hello? Who is this?

I'm Kurokouchi with Kanagawa Prefectural Police, Second Division.

Ku-kuro...

The blond kid there...

he's my precious partner.

Try prying into him any further and

I'll kill ya.

Please excuse my ignorance!

- Let's go. - But we haven't done anything...

Never mind! We don't want to mess with Kurokouchi-san.

How come?

Are you sure you really haven't murdered anyone?

Of course I'm sure.

I'm not Governor Sawatari.

According to Goda Sensei's last testament,

Kanagawa Prefectural Police HQ Interrogation Room

8 years ago, Sawatari Sensei,

on top of inducing a high school girl, Kanemoto Mami, to engage in sexual intercourse,

you strangled her to death. Furthermore, 6 months later,

you hired someone to kill Touyama Soji-san, the web designer who

found out your secret, and his family.

It's a matter of time before Hashimoto Sensei, who is written here as

an accomplice in the series of crime, will confess.

Is that so?

I'm innocent!

Now, now, Hashimoto Sensei. Please calm down.

If you insist on being like this, will Goda Sensei, who wrote this as his last testament,

be able to rest in peace?

There's 1 week left before Sawatari's detention period is up.

The question is, will Hashimoto confess by then.

If I talk, I'll get killed.

If I talk, I'm sure

I'll meet the same fate as Goda.

Get killed? By whom?

Hashimoto Sensei, are you all right?

- Sensei. - What's wrong?

Quick, take Sensei to the infirmary.

- Are you all right? - Notify the infirmary. Go!

Hang in there!

Excuse me~.

It's been confirmed that Goda-san committed suicide, right?

You haven't heard yet?

- You received an anonymous letter? - Yes.

Kanagawa Prefecture Governor

TAMIYA HIROSHI

This morning, we received

this anonymous letter addressed to me.

"Assemblyman Goda didn't commit suicide."

"He was murdered by Assistant Inspector Kurokouchi"?

It's probably a prank directed at the police.

Governor.

To tell you the truth, we learned from the test results that

the rope mark left on Mr. Goda's neck was unnatural.

Which means, in short...

In short, it means that

there's a possibility that Mr. Goda was murdered.

Wha~at? And so I'm being suspected again?

When Goda-san died,

you were at the scene, weren't you?

Oh, no~ Did I get found out?

Listen.

Isn't Sawatari the one who's glad that Goda, who knows the truth, is dead?

Besides, I don't have the technique to make murder look like suicide.

It's not like I'm that guy.

Who is that guy?

Actually, just between us,

there's a rumor that a purveyor to a VIP who contracts to kill

is hiding somewhere in this prefecture.

Purveyor to a VIP...

In the past 2 years,

whenever a scandal surfaces, people conveniently die.

What's more, on the face of it, they all

committed suicide by hanging.

Weren't there anything found at the scene

that could be traced from DNA like fingerprints or strands of hair?

Not a thing. Well, if a professional did it,

it wouldn't be surprising if he shaved his whole body.

Maybe

he's the one who killed Goda too.

Wait a minute.

If Goda's murder was directed by Sawatari,

Hashimoto Sensei is in danger too.

Cuz he's now the last living witness that got Sawatari arrested, right?

Hashimoto Sensei, that is.

Uh...

Hashimoto-san fell ill and was sent home to recuperate.

Accha~

I'm home.

Why...

Welcome home~.

Good evening.

Cause of death is asphyxiation due to pressure on the neck area.

I'm pretty sure it was suicide.

Would a man who was just hollering that he didn't want to die

go and kill himself?

Isn't it too soon to conclude that it's a suicide?

Chief!

I just happened to hear the news about Mr. Hashimoto when I was leaving the house,

so I decided to stop by.

- Shouldn't we call the Section Chief... - I know, huh?

Team Leader!

- Ch-Chief. - Good morning.

- Well? - Ah, yes.

Last night at around 10:00, a neighbor

witnessed a patrolling policeman.

But there were no policemen in the area at that time.

Yes, exactly.

What's going on?

If this was murder,

the culprit committed the crime disguised as a police officer.

Or, it's possible he was a real police officer.

Ku (9)-ro (6)-k ou (5)- chi (1)

Who was the culprit of the 300-million yen robbery?

What are you talking about?

In regards to the cause of death of Assemblyman Hashimoto and his family who died last night,

it was noted in forensic autopsy that all three of them had

rope marks on their neck - two grooves in the shape of a V.

Furthermore, similar grooves were noted on

the neck of Assemblyman Goda, who was found dead hanging the other day.

In other words, in all these cases, there's a strong possibility that

someone strangled them and made it look like suicide.

And from this method, we believe they were all killed by the same person.

Goda-san didn't commit suicide either?

There's a rumor that a purveyor to a VIP who contracts to kill

is hiding somewhere in this prefecture.

What's more, on the face of it, they all

committed suicide by hanging.

Killed by the same person...

In addition, a suspicious man believed to be dressed as a policeman

was witnessed near the scene.

Therefore, we will proceed with the investigation

of this case as a homicide, along with the re-investigation of Mr. Goda's case.

Now then, Chief, please.

This time, since Governor Tamiya requested it as well,

I will take charge of the investigation as a special case.

As a start, investigate into the suspicious individual

who was witnessed in the area of the crime scene.

You shouldn't fight, you know.

I'll have to arrest bad boys.

Hey, what's going on?

What are you?

Ah, police (porisu)?

Actually, I'm Hori (Hori ssu).

I'm calling a real policeman.

I...

I'm a real policeman too!

So, the police is looking for that so-called fake police officer?

Or, he could possibly be a real police officer.

Am I being suspected again because of the anonymous letter the Governor got?

You're very well informed.

But the perpetrator is someone else.

Is that the purveyor to the VIP you were talking about the other day?

Incidentally, they're all

unsolved cases that you love.

Will you tell me about them?

You want it, huh?

For starters, the first suspicious death within the prefecture occurred

2 years ago on April 2nd.

2 years ago, April 2nd.

April 2, 2011. A prefectural assemblyman, who accepted a bribe

in connection with a fish market relocation dispute, hanged himself in a hotel room where he was staying.

Cor~rect.