The Snow White Murder Case (白ゆき姫殺人事件)

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Breaking News! Incident in Shigure Valley.

Where's Shigure Valley?

National park, Nagano Prefecture!

Patrol cars, fire and media trucks are there!

Live nearby, crazy since dawn...

Roadblocks, late for work!

Crime rate 32x average.

Murder maybe?

Deserted all day.

My kids go there. What's up?

The Show White Murder Case

In Shigure Valley National Park, a burnt corpse...

was found by a local resident.

Police state the body was stabbed over 10 times and burned,

badly charred when found,

trying to identify the victim...

in this abandoned corpse case.

Set up quickly!

Hey, which is what?! How about cues?

You check on it.

Put 'B' roll in first.

... tourists and locals are shocked,

and the criminal is still on the loose,

so local residents are afraid.

Had 'ramen' noodles at Manpukuken.

RED_STAR: Ordered thin noodles.

Nothing special. Rating: 2 stars.

Nothing special. Rating: 2 stars. What's going on?!

Get to work!

Sorry.

Why are you here?

No reason for you to come.

Sorry, you're right. Sorry.

- Go away! - OK.

Get out of here!

RED_STAR: Had ramen at Aniki Noodles on the way home.

Noodles and soup both awful.

Doesn't know what ramen is.

Rating: 1 star.

Nothing...

Why is the camera moving?

Her husband searched for her hidden savings.

You know,

I did it hand-held.

To express his feeling on the screen.

Not needed for re-enactment drama.

Maybe not...

Risako Kano

RED_STAR: Oh, a call!

What?! Just you. Pretend I'm asleep?

Yeah?

Hello. You awake?

Yeah.

Sleeping? Better wake up now.

This news is too important for texting.

What?

Today, for the first time in my life,

RED_STAR: Drives me crazy. Today, for the first time in my life,

police questioned me.

Speeding...?

RED_STAR: Police questions? Interesting. Speeding...?

RED_STAR: Police questions? Interesting.

RED_STAR: Police questions? Interesting. Wasn't so trivial! I did nothing wrong.

Didn't you hear? Shigure Valley incident.

Huh?!

You must know! You work in TV news.

RED_STAR: What's the Shigure Valley incident? You must know! You work in TV news.

RED_STAR: What's the Shigure Valley incident?

RED_STAR: What's the Shigure Valley incident? Not in charge of it.

RED_STAR: What's the Shigure Valley incident?

RED_STAR: What's the Shigure Valley incident? You're not in charge! Just do as told.

You're not in charge! Just do as told.

Director doesn't do as told.

You're a director now?! Wow!

1 new TWEET You're a director now?! Wow!

1 new TWEET

You've come a long way since university!

Stabbed body found in the park. You've come a long way since university!

Stabbed body found in the park.

Stabbed body found in the park. Stabbed body murder?

Stabbed body murder?

Yeah, that's it.

I know the case.

You live in Shigure Valley?

It's a national park, no one lives there.

That's not why I called.

I know the victim.

Really?!

RED_STAR: Knows the victim?!

RED_STAR: Knows the victim?! We can't deal with this by texting.

We can't deal with this by texting.

Well...?

Police came to my office today.

They look at you differently.

Like being trapped in their gaze.

Then what?

They told us the name of the victim.

Noriko Miki.

Noriko Miki.

I told you about a beautiful superior at work, it's her.

RED_STAR: Victim's name is... Can't make it public! I told you about a beautiful superior at work, it's her.

RED_STAR: Victim's name is... Can't make it public!

RED_STAR: Victim's name is... Can't make it public! Oh, that woman...

Oh, that woman...

RED_STAR: 1st feature. 24 years old...? Oh, that woman...

RED_STAR: 1st feature. 24 years old...?

RED_STAR: 1st feature. 24 years old...? Somebody resented her beauty?

RED_STAR: 1st feature. 24 years old...?

Don't be stupid! Noriko wasn't a sleazy beauty.

When I say she's pretty,

people assume resentment.

RED_STAR: 2nd feature. Very pretty. people assume resentment.

RED_STAR: 2nd feature. Very pretty.

RED_STAR: 2nd feature. Very pretty. Fairy tale beauties like Snow White and Cinderella...

Fairy tale beauties like Snow White and Cinderella...

RED_STAR: Ignore her idea of beauty. Fairy tale beauties like Snow White and Cinderella...

Fairy tale beauties like Snow White and Cinderella...

also have pure hearts.

But real world people think they're bad.

RED_STAR: Don't care about your beauty theory. But real world people think they're bad.

RED_STAR: Don't care about your beauty theory.

RED_STAR: Don't care about your beauty theory. Isn't that strange?

That's true. So...?

Actually, Noriko and I...

were partners.

What?! What?!

Huh?

No, not partners like that! Training partners.

For the first year, new employees...

RED_STAR: Shocked me! Just a work partner. For the first year, new employees...

RED_STAR: Shocked me! Just a work partner.

RED_STAR: Shocked me! Just a work partner. are paired with experienced staff for training.

RED_STAR: Shocked me! Just a work partner.

RED_STAR: Shocked me! Just a work partner. We call that a partner system.

We call that a partner system.

I felt insecure, lacked confidence.

Challenging to be Noriko's partner...

Let's do our best.

I'll work hard.

Every day was like a princess and a slave.

Like Marie Antoinette and her servant.

My future seemed bleak.

Our featured product.

Snow white Soap Our featured product.

Snow white Soap

I see.

You'll have Snow White skin.

But within one week, I was glad to be Noriko's partner.

What's wrong with you?!

Worthless new employee!

I'm sorry.

Boss, get mad at me, not her!

She did nothing wrong.

Noriko wasn't just gorgeous,

she was also kind.

She treated me to meals at gourmet restaurants.

And often gave me presents.

The CD I'm playing is from Noriko.

Serizawa Brothers.

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company.

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company. Hear it?

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company.

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company. It's a nice song.

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company.

RED_STAR: Victim worked at "have Snow White skin" soap company. Yeah. Trio of violins and piano...

Yeah. Trio of violins and piano...

What did the police say?

Well...

That Noriko's death occurred last Friday night. That evening...

our section held a farewell party.

It was for Mayama.

Noriko had a fever, so went home early.

RED_STAR: Death occurred Friday night.

RED_STAR: Victim attended party, left early.

About that murder?

Wow! Not about ramen today!

Wow! Not about ramen today! But it seems she didn't return home.

But it seems she didn't return home.

The next morning...

RED_STAR: Want to declare I've quit gourmet reviews! The next morning...

RED_STAR: Want to declare I've quit gourmet reviews!

RED_STAR: Want to declare I've quit gourmet reviews! her burnt body was found.

RED_STAR: Want to declare I've quit gourmet reviews!

Hey, don't share this on Twitter or your blog.

Why not?!

Be responsible about this incident!

RED_STAR: Shared already, too late! Be responsible about this incident!

RED_STAR: Shared already, too late!

RED_STAR: Shared already, too late! I know that.

So...

Do you know the suspect?

Well, actually...

Huh?

RED_STAR: Is this my big break?!

Shigure Valley Charred Remains Identified

She is gorgeous!

Victim's name and photo released.

Beautiful!

Snow White soap staff...