01x02 - Episode 2

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Only to you,
I'll give the information I have.

And in exchange? What do you want?

What I want is Takafumi Shimura.

You were an invisible ghost,
yet you chose to be caught

just to give the police the information
they need on criminals?

You will work with the police.
But you won't say why.

And while you say you'll only talk to me,
you won't answer my questions.

I'm asking you what your agenda is.

With my help,

you may be able to find the random k*ller
who k*lled your partner.

Shimura!

Anno!

Isn't that reason enough for you?

Don't you want to catch the culprit?

I think we should make a deal
with Invisible.

Inukai!
Are you granting immunity to a felon?

With her intel, we can arrest criminals

that we haven't been aware of,
like the Pyrotechnician.

Not only can we solve numerous cold cases,
we can also prevent crimes.

-Still…
-Why Shimura?

Why did she pick Shimura?

Whatever my agenda is,
you'd be better off accepting my offer.

Hey. Will you make a deal with me or not?

Unless you decide,
I can't give him information.

Pretty soon, the next crime will happen.

The next crime?

Fine. I'll give you a freebie.

Check out this livestream
on Ytube tomorrow.

I'm Shota from the Friend Camp Channel!

-I'm Daigo!
-I'm Kazuya!

Today, the three of us
will be building a bungalow here!

No way. This is prefectural property.

It's okay. This time, we got
an official offer from Tochigi Prefecture

to promote its tourism industry!

-It's dope!
-It's dope!

Here? Closer?

Come closer.

Good, good.

-Here is good.
-Dig here.

-Awesome.
-Dig some more.

Wait, stop.

What's this?

What's that?

-What?
-This is bad.

-Damn! Turn the camera off!
-Turn it off, seriously!

The livestream ended here
and the original video has been removed.

Human bones in the soil.

Could this be
what Invisible was talking about?

Six bodies were discovered there.

Six?!

The autopsy found that they were
in their teens and early twenties.

The oldest being ten years old,
and the newest about half a year old.

Nails were driven into cervical spines,
temples, hearts, et cetera.

Definitely homicides.

This is too brutal.

The k*ller has been murdering many people
for over ten years in this brutal manner.

We have to catch them as soon as possible.

Isogaya. Ask the Ytubers in detail
how they found the bodies.

-Yes.
-And Shimura.

-Yes, sir.
-Have Invisible verify the video.

Let me join the investigation.

Shimura.

She won't give
anyone but me the information she has.

Looks like you've decided
to grant her immunity.

Mr. Saruwatari. Welcome, sir.

Director Kagami told me.

I see.

-Are we letting her go?
-No, we won't.

In exchange for intel,
we'll delay the arrest and prosecution.

She'll be in custody
of the First Division.

So everyone, keep Invisible's
existence top secret.

It's completely confidential.

This could work in your favor, Shimura.

I see you still want to be
back in the field.

What if you and she
are up to something together?

What the…

If that's true,
it would explain why she picked you.

Chief, I'll begin monitoring
Inspector Shimura again.

Wait.

Once again, I'll examine closely whether
you are suitable as a police officer.

What's this?

What's that?

Is this the video?

Nails were driven into the bodies, right?

So this is it.

Identified the bodies?

I ask the questions. You answer them.

What's with that attitude?
I won't answer you then.

Hey.

Did you identify the bodies?

We're still checking.

They're mostly skeletons,
so it will take a while.

You can take dental records and DNA

from skeletons and run them
against your team's database.

Tell me, what does
your task force do again?

You mean, they're suspects
wanted for unsolved cases?

Awesome. You're pretty sharp.

The k*ller is
the Criminal called the Trainer.

The Trainer?

And all the bodies
belong to their trainees.

It's weird for me to say this,
but the Trainer is the worst villain.

They m*rder for hire
but never get their hands dirty.

They take underage delinquents
abandoned by their parents and society

and train them as K*llers
and sends them to work.

They seduce lonely kids
who don't belong anywhere

with kind words and warm meals,
filling the void in their hearts,

only to manipulate them at will.

After teaching the kids
so-called survival skills,

the Trainer sends them to k*ll
at a ridiculous price.

You're back.

-Welcome back.
-Welcome back.

Everyone improved a lot.
We're ready to go.

They trust the Trainer beyond any doubt…

not until they die.

And this is how they end up.

Those kids were about to be exposed.

When the police get on their trail,

the Trainer kills them ruthlessly
to get rid of the evidence.

And?

Let's continue
after I'm moved to a safe house.

You know about them, right?

The MPD has homes for VIP protection
and clandestine investigations.

I don't think you realize this,

but cutting a deal with the police doesn't
change the fact you are a criminal.

You can stay here.

FROM CHIEF INUKAI

ABOUT INVISIBLE'S TREATMENT

MOVE TO A SAFE HOUSE

I don't think you realize this,

but I am a VIP of the police
and you are in charge of me.

Take good care of me,
my officer-in-charge.

A VIP of the police.

That doesn't mean
I have to be friends with you.

Is this how the police operates?

What do you--

You treated them like criminals
just for uploading the video!

I only asked them
how they found the bodies.

You suspected us!

-That's right!
-You did!

Don't be so confrontational, boys!

Your cheeky attitude
is what made them suspicious.

My goodness.

-I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry.

If you're going to apologize,
don't do it in the first place.

M-Ma'am…

From now on, if you want to talk to them,
go through me.

Got it?

Come on.

Let's go. Let's head back. Go.

Who's that bossy old lady?

The Ytubers' lawyer.

Her name is Chizuko Fukutome,
and she's an expert on juveniles.

I hear she also helps
troubled youths get back on their feet.

WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF YOUTHS

I'm not so good
with these types of people.

The bodies have been identified.

Long story short, Invisible was right.

We compared dental records and DNA
with the data from cold cases.

All six of them
were suspects in unsolved homicides.

At the time of each crime,
they were minors.

Excuse me.

If the suspects are dead,
what happens to the six cold cases?

Shouldn't we consider them solved?

Hold on a minute.

Yes?

By your logic, won't every case be solved
by k*lling the suspects?

They were tricked into committing m*rder,
then k*lled off when they became useless.

They were both murderers and victims.

Unless we catch that Trainer,
minors will keep becoming involved.

You call that solved, idiot?

I got it. You're so heated.

Alright.

Look into the six kid's circle of friends

and see if they're connected
to anyone suspicious.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

-Shimura.
-Yes.

-You're not working this job.
-What?

The supervisor has his eyes on you.
Stay put.

You take Invisible to the safe house
and squeeze more intel out of her.

Got it?

Yes, sir.

We're moving Invisible to the safe house.

Good job. Were you scared?

Not at all.

I can do more.

Detective Shimura, thank you.

What's your name?

I'm in charge of security.
I'm Toshihiko Shimabukuro.

Nice to meet you, Shimabu.

Don't give people nicknames!

What about my smartphone?
You'll give it back, right?

Thanks.

Remember Ma-kun? My driver.

Let him in when he comes.

No way.

Inukai already gave me permission.

This is a joke. What's going on?

I guess this is it.

Hey. Give me more info about the Trainer.

Don't you smell mold here?

You promised to talk once we came here.

Where's the bathroom?

Hey, you. Knock it off.

SARUWATARI

Shimura.

This is Saruwatari.

I'd like to talk about
your relationship with that woman.

Come to the MPD Interrogation Room 17
in 20 minutes, please.

No chance. It takes more than 20 minutes.

In 40 minutes, then.

If you refuse to talk to a supervisor,

you'll only get in trouble
for breaking office regulations.

Fine. I'll be there.

-I'm off.
-That reminds me.

Sorry. You're busy.

What? Is it about the Trainer?

It's fine. If you can't be there,
I have no obligation to give information.

And you'll want to be there
if you hear it.

Welcome, sir.

Where's Shimura?

-What?
-He was supposed to meet me.

Shimura went to join the investigation.

I think he feels uncomfortable around you.

And no wonder.
You're the one who took him off the field.

May I ask you one thing?

Why are you so obsessed with Shimura?

Look who's talking.

Why are you obsessed with him?

I think we can be friends.

What do you mean?

Wait, I said I was only going to
talk to Shimura. Bye.

Shimura's in the field?

She said he skipped his appointment
with me to go investigate.

I told him to stay put.

CHIEF INUKAI

Has anyone gone missing
after leaving here?

What? What's this about?

I'm actually investigating a case.

Taka?

Toko.

Do you know each other?

We're like family. Right?

Doing a story?

On Chofu School's rehabilitation program.
What about you?

-I'm just…
-Pull out the weeds.

And dig out the rocks, too.

Director, who is she?

She's a lawyer. Ms. Fukutome.

She has helped us coordinate
the rehab program for a long time.

May I ask her some questions?

I think so.

Ms. Fukutome. May I?

-What case is it?
-Do your job.

What did he say?

I think it's about a case.

A serial homicide?

I have reason to believe the k*ller is
using the minors here as accomplices.

What?

Recently, have any minors
disappeared after leaving this place?

Hold on. Let me tell you.

We pride ourselves
on our high rehabilitation rate.

No one here would associate oneself
with a m*rder*r.

Detective Shimura.

I'll ask the wardens here
if anyone has gone missing.

Ms. Fukutome.

Director. It's impossible
for every kid who left

to have settled down in a good place
and turned their lives around.

What do you mean by that?

Kaito Inami?

I heard from a warden that a boy named
Kaito Inami worked and lived here.

Did he do something?

No. I heard he's missing.

I don't know about that. I'm busy. Okay?

Hold it.

I-I said I knew nothing!

You exploited Inami because he was
from a reform school, didn't you?

Should I search this place?

Now I remember.

Inami went away about a month ago.
We lost touch with him.

Could he be involved in something?

I don't think so.

Apparently, he came back here recently.

He came back?

His phone had been left there,
and then it was gone.

When did you notice?

Yesterday.

The employees said
they didn't know anything about it.

So Inami must have taken it.

Oh, if you want to investigate…

Chief, Shimura found a clue.

Shimura did?

A boy named Kaito Inami who used to be at
Chofu School may be involved.

This is him.

It's too grainy to make out the plate.

I knew you'd say so.

So I've calculated the pixels
and enhanced the image in that area.

Great, Chikamatsu. Though this is
way beyond the realm of forensics.

I combine my hobby with work.

Kishi. Run his license plate
and get his address.

I already did that.
Shimura is on his way there.

Chikamatsu, you shouldn't have.

That idiot.

Bad news. The police found this place.

Hurry!

ADACHI DISTRICT

They're here.

It's me!

That was close. Don't barge in!

You could have k*lled me!

Not with this.

Is this the Trainer's hideout?

Did Chikamatsu tell you?

Shimura, please go see
the supervisor for questioning.

First, we find Inami.

Supervisor Saruwatari, Shimura is here.

If you disobey the supervisor,
he'll do more than take you off the field.

Shimura, please go back.

Finally, I get to see you.

Did Invisible instruct you
to go to Chofu School?

She won't say anything
unless I make a move.

Why?

I wish I knew.

Then who instructed you to trespass
and damage property?

Hey, you. Cut it out.

BUREAU DIRECTOR KAGAMI

Sorry. It's Director Kagami.
I'll be right back.

Yes?

Detective Shimura?

This is Shimabukuro,
the security officer of the safe house.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

He's here. We're eating before you.

This is tasty. What is it?

Carrots, I think.

What's this?

Invisible asked Mr. Ma-kun to prepare
roast beef and acqua pazza for you.

Not the menu!

It's been a while.

Shut up. Keep quiet.

What's with the scary face?

Come on, sit down.
Have dinner and calm down.

Time may be running out. Cut the crap.

What about the boy?

I almost found him.
If you hadn't called me…

Too late. He's been k*lled.

You shouldn't have gone
to see the supervisor.

He's probably being buried
in a mountain as we speak.

I told you.

The moment the police are onto them,
the Trainer kills ruthlessly.

You were almost there.

But you can never catch
the Trainer like that.

ASSASSINATION REQUEST

Give me a break, Shimura!

I told you not to investigate!

And you left
in the middle of the questioning!

I tell you, don't join the investigation.
We'll investigate Inami.

It's for your own good.

Understood.

My apologies, Tsukaji.

Chief. A new body was found
at the Trainer's hideout.

A body?

It belongs to Koichi Okazaki, the owner of
the house and the bike that Inami rode.

An accomplice?

It's unlikely. He doesn't have any priors.

It's more likely that the Trainer k*lled
him and used his house as their base.

I see.

Chikamatsu. Any result on the forensics?

The fingerprints and the DNA at the scene

show there were three males
and three females in the house.

One of them is Kaito Inami,
and one more person was identified.

Naoko Fukutome, age 28.

More than ten years ago,
she committed as*ault

and was sent to Iwata Academy,
a reform school.

That's why we had her fingerprints.

Fukutome?

She's the daughter of the Ytubers' lawyer.

NAOKO FUKUTOME
as*ault

Could she be the Trainer?

Isogaya and Igarashi, talk to the lawyer
and find out where the daughter is.

Yes, sir.

Hey.

Got it.

Shimura.

-I'm going with you.
-What?

Didn't you promise the chief
you won't investigate?

I'll be fine if I solve the case.
Besides, you don't like the lawyer.

Bring everything I left at the hotel.
And check out of there too.

Got it.

-Kiriko.
-Yeah?

Should I pay with cybermoney?

Yes, please.

Understood.

COURT

Naoko?

We believe she and Kaito Inami
are accomplices of the serial m*rder*r.

You've got to be joking.

Have you seen her recently?

Ever since she went to reform school,
we haven't met.

For ten years, you mean?

I work with a lot of kids, preaching to
them and whopping their asses,

but I never did anything for my daughter.
I'm a pathetic mother.

Can you guess where she may be?

Not a clue.

Don't you get in touch?

I remember a few years ago,
she called and asked for money.

She gave me an address then.

Where is it? Tell us.

-This way, please.
-Okay.

You're done.

Thank you.

Our pleasure. Have a safe trip.

Thank you.

It's the room at the end.

Look, the door is open.

Wait, Shimura!

Is she there? What is it?

Please, ma'am.

Naoko! Naoko!

Let's leave this place.

Naoko!

This afternoon,
in an apartment in Edogawa District,

the resident Naoko Fukutome
was found bleeding and unconscious.

She was taken to a hospital
where she was pronounced dead.

According to the MPD,
multiple nails were driven into her chest

and the door was left open.

The MPD will perform an autopsy
to determine her cause of death.

Also, to find out how she was involved…

Sorry, Naoko.

I couldn't do anything for you.

Naoko.

Idiot. It was your fault
that the police found you.

Nicely played, Trainer.

What do you mean, it doesn't exist?

The Ytubers said they got an offer from
the Tochigi Tourism Promotion Department.

But the Tochigi Prefectural Government
said they have no such department.

Isogaya. The Ytubers were paid, right?

Yes.
This is the cybermoney account they used.

Let me take a look.

TOCHIGI TOURISM PROMOTION
ID: b10ckh011k

NIE XIAOQIAN
ID: b10ckh011k

The ID is the same
as the one Invisible used.

Invisible?

I followed the guy they call Ma-kun.

It turns out
that at the time of the expl*si*n,

she used the Chinese name "Nie Xiaoqian"
to stay at the Celeste Hotel.

This very account was used
to pay for her hotel stay.

Nie Xiaoqian.

You mean, her name isn't Kiriko?

She pretended to be the department
so the Ytubers would find the bodies.

That must be it.

But why would she do that?

I'll go ask her.

Don't make any moves, Shimura.

Your actions have k*lled
two people already.

I can't ignore it anymore.

Then make me go away. Discharge me.

I'll still go after the Trainer.

Why did you pay the Ytubers
to have the bodies found?

If you knew, you could have told us.

The investigation is going slowly because
you only give us bits of information.

People who didn't have to die are dying!

If you want to complain, go ahead.

You want the Criminals caught.
That's why you fed me information, right?

I swear to catch the Trainer.

So please help me.

I already made my move.

I AGREE TO ASSASSINATE NIE XIAOQIAN

The next target is me.

Tonight, at a vacation home
in Ibaraki Prefecture,

you'll k*ll a Chinese woman
named Nie Xiaoqian.

She's a very evil woman,
so everyone must help out.

-We will.
-We will.

Naoko and Inami will be cheering for you.
So do your best!

-We will.
-We will.

Isogaya, are you in position?

We're all in position.
We can go in anytime.

Go in on Shimura's signal.

Copy.

Shimura. If anything goes wrong,
tell us right away.

Copy.

It's delicious.

You commissioned your assassination
and here you are, eating so nonchalantly.

Hey, what would you do
if today was your last day alive?

If it were me,
I'd want to feast on my favorite food.

What about you?

Shimura!

Anno!

I can't let my life end today.

Because you want to catch the guy
who k*lled your dear partner.

About three years ago, what do you…

Return fire with your g*n.

I don't have one.

What?

They don't let me carry one.

Run through the back door.

Escape through the back door!

Let's go.

Wait.

That was close. I told you to run.

Not the back door. There's no way out.

What's that? What are you thinking?

Where's the Trainer? Is the Trainer here?

Are you listening? Where's the b*stard?

Where--

You.

What a strange place to meet.

So you're the Trainer.

That's why you were always one step ahead.

Slow on the uptake, aren't you?

Ma'am, do you know him?

He's a detective.

You kids. Are you a bunch of idiots?

Do you like working for this hag?

Don't insult her!

You belong nowhere?
Then create a place for yourselves!

Whatever you say to them,

they'll listen to no one but me.

As expected of the Trainer.

Listen to me before you sh**t.

You may not believe me, but that lady
loves herself more than you kids.

That's why she casually kills people
so she can live longer.

Like that Inami kid and her own daughter.

Who are you?

This is the first time we meet, right?

Invisible.

Are you working with the police? Why?

You belong to this side of the world.

What happened?

Shut up.

I've never liked your methods, scumbag.

k*ll them all!

What was that?

Chief, we heard an expl*si*n
at the vacation home.

An expl*si*n?

Go in!

Copy.

Don't move.

Hey. Where did you learn that trick?

Wheat flour's combustible?

So what do we do with her?

I'll bury you
where you buried the six bodies.

You can die here.

Help…

Shimura!

Stop it.

That was close. Don't barge in!

Wait, what happened?

Something… exploded.

Hey, she is…

Ms. Fukutome, the lawyer.

How come?

She's the Trainer.

The Trainer. Chizuko Fukutome.

You're under arrest
for attempted m*rder and as*ault.

Isogaya.

Get up.

Nice work.

Great.

Shimura was injured,
but it wasn't serious.

What about the minors?

I brought them all back safely.

Good job.

There have been some problems,

but the deal we made with Invisible
has produced results.

Chief, the confiscated nail g*ns
had remote-controlled bombs on them.

Bombs?

What's going on?

What were you thinking?

Showing that thing on your wrist
almost got us k*lled.

Don't pull mysterious stunts
like that again.

I hate seeing people k*lled
in front of me.

I assure you, I won't die in front of you.

Thanks for protecting me.

I'm glad I didn't have to use this.

Shimura. I'll question you tomorrow.

Come to Interrogation Room 13
at 10 a.m., please.

What now?

It's about the dust expl*si*n
and your attempt to m*rder the suspect.

Are you for real?
The case is closed. The problem's over.

Not like this.

I tell you,
I didn't do anything that you suspect.

I'll be the judge of that.

I see.

But I'll make my judgment
on what to believe and what to suspect.

I understand.

And I'll make my judgment as I observe
your relationship with suspicion.

I'll question you tomorrow.
Nice work today.

One thing I forgot to mention
about the Trainer.

She has quite a few trainees.

So watch out at night.

Bye, then.

Why did she say something so weird?

It got on my nerves.

Come! This way!

Did you k*ll her?

No, this…

I got the suspect.

Wait. Wait!

Don't resist!

I'm a detective!

I was afraid that you might
end up k*lling someone.

The Stage Director is an artist.

Can they be caught through normal means?

We k*ll two birds with one stone.

What was that? That was close!

Wait a little longer.
He'll show up when it's time.

What do you mean?