Kansatsui Asagao (Medical Examiner Asagao / 監察医 朝顔)

Here, Tsugumi!

Woah! So cold...

Asai Yui-san, 28 years old. Her husband. Asai Saburo-san found her dead at the bottom of their house's stairs.

Sensei

Asagao-sensei.

Asagao-san, let me take over.

No. It's alright.

- Really? / - Yes.

Asagao-san.

I'll take over.

I'm saying this not for you but for Yui-san.

You're in the way. Leave the room now!

Get out!

We'll start the incision.

I'll do the clean up.

Please.

The deceased is Asai Yui-san, 28 years old.

She knocked her head and was found dead in front of the stairs on her home's first floor by her husband, Saburo-san.

We suspected she fallen down from the second floor.

The severe injuries are from skull and cervical spine fractures.

Especially the one on cervical spine was the mortal wound.

We recognized the abdominal hemorrage.

The spleen was injured probably due to the impact when she fell down.

Burner injuries look a bit different compared to someone who falls normally.

- Yes. indeed. / - Yes, you're right.

For someone who fell down from second floor. the injuries on her back were few.

No injury at all on her upper arm.

But there are scratches on her elbow.

You can see the scab right here.

This is not the injury from falling down this time.

The deceased fell down while holding her baby...

probably that's why no injury on her arm.

From the husband's testimony, their 1 year old son was inside the deceased Yui-sans arm.

- Eh... What about the baby? / - Seems like no injury.

Maybe she was full with trying to protect the baby, so she couldn't use her hand to protect herself.

Did she lose her footing... or I wonder if she got dizzy.

Did she has any chronic disease?

Her brain. heart. lung and such will be checked after this but...

no particular lesion was found.

Maybe there's a need to check her medical report.

Excuse me...

Is there any possibility she was pushed down by somebody?

Pushed down?

The possibility of she was pushed down-from the top of the stairs.

Actually, this deceased seems like she felt down on her back.

She was dead while facing upwards.

Does that mean she was murdered?

If there's a possibility of criminal case, there's a need to do on-site investigation.

But, based on our autopsy findings.

We can only say that she was dead due to falling down.

Whether this is an accident or a criminal case, it's on your side to investigate it.

Understood.

Please wait a minute.

There's no way something like that happen.

It's impossible for this to be a criminal case.

- Absolutely not... / - Asagao-sensei.

There's no way Sabu-chan would kill Yui-san.

Asagao-sensei. please calm down.

The police officers are only doing their jobs.

I'm sorry.

That's it for the autopsy findings.

We'll inform you immediately, once the test result is out.

We'll be waiting.

Asagao-san.

Chako-sensei

Please let me in charge of examining Yui-san's dead body.

I want to prove that Sabu-chan is innocent.

We're not police officers.

Asagao-san. What is your occupation?

Can you enter the autopsy room?

Besides, aren't your hands going to be trembling again?

For the time being. I can't let you handle any autopsy.

You can go home now.

What?!

So, she was Asagao-sensei's friend.

She was the wife of her childhood's friend.

Their kids are also close with each others.

The other day, I also ate together with them.

The family has a nice relationship.

I don't think it's a criminal case.

- That must be hard. / - Um~ I see.

Taira-san.

Saburo-kun. can you please tell me?

Yesterday, I was so busy as a group of customers came in.

When I went home, I slept right away.

And then, in the morning. I woke up after I heard a loud noise.

That was around what time?

Eh. Taira-san, am I getting suspected here?

We have to investigate until we know the truth.

From the current situation, does that mean the husband pushed her down from top of the stairs?

A middle school student who lives next door said...

he heard a quite loud metal noise from Asai-san's home at 6 AM.

That was the time the student went to school. so he remembered it clearly.

Did Asai-san mention anything about that»?

No, not at all.

How suspicious.

Chief.

I got information that 6 months ago. Children's Welfare Center went to visit Asai-san's home.

Children's Welfare Center?

Apparently they were informed about a suspected child abuse case.

The husband abused the 1 year old baby and the wife tried to protect the him.

And then. they started to argue and there was a possibility the husband pushed her from the stairs.

- Okajima. please investigate a bit more. / - Alright.

- Okajima, please investigate a bit more. / - Alright.

But. he worried so much about the kids.

He doesn't seem like someone who'd abuse his kids.

That can't be helped. As a detective. our job is to suspect people.

If that's the case. what an unpleasant job this is.

Oi! Morimoto!

Chief, I'll go get the investigation warrant for Asai-san's house.

No need, Taira-san. Okajima, get the warrant instead.

Noted.

They're the family of your acquaintance. right?

Please drop out from investigating this case.

I understood.

You can go home for today.

Sabu-chan.

Asagao.

I'll get the tea.

Asagao.

I still totally can't understand this.

Even now, I can't believe Yui has really dead.

I'm suspected by the police.

But. I really can't remember anything.

- Owner! / - Ono-chan. what happened?

Just now, when I was about to pick up Haruto-kun at the nursery,

- Then. please handle this case. - Yes, I got it.

Asagao-sensei.

Haruto-kun and Takeru-kun, where did they go?

Right now, someone from Children's Welfare Center is with them.

Their mother just passed away. so both of them must feel really anxious.

Why did you decide it like that?

Before this, apparently Children's Welfare Center received a report informing the suspicion of child abuse.

- No way there's an abuse! / - Asagao-sensei.

No way there's an abuse!

Asagao!

They're not doing this to separate the family. They're only under temporary custody.

Asagao-sensei.

I understand how you feel but until he's clear of the charge, there's nothing we can do about it.

Bye bye~

Mama~! Mama~!

Tsugumi, sorry to keep you waiting.

Did you have fun?

For the upcoming parents' day. we're going to do Sleeping Beauty.

Sleeping Beauty? Tsugumi, which role are you going to do?

- Squirrel! / - Squirrel, the animal?

- Yeah. / - Looking forward for that,

- Can you do it properly? - Yes!

What's this?

This is the script.

Please practice at home.

Alright.

- Let's practice properly/ -Yes.,

Tsugumi.

Can I skip making dinner for today?

Yes. okay.

- Then. is it alright with croquette? / - Yay~!

Croquette, croquette~

- Is it good? / - Yes.

I'm home.

Grandpa. welcome back.

- I'm home. / - Welcome back.

- Today, we're having croquette for dinner. / - Yes.

Bon Appétit.

Why everyone is not talking?

- Um? There's nothing like that. / - Nothing like that.

Father, Tsugumi will act as squirrel for upcoming parents' day.

Squirrel? For what performance?

- For Sleeping Beauty, is it right Tsugumi? / - Yes.

- Does squirrel appear in the story? / - Mai-chan will also act as squirrel.

Oh~ I see.

Father, let's go watch-together.

YES.

I'm home!

- Papa, welcome back~! / -Tsugumi. I'm home.

Did you behave nicely? You're heavy.

I'm home.

- Welcome back. / - I'm hungry.

- Large serving for the rice? / - Yes.

It's croquette. Looks delicious.

Ah~I'm so tired today. Kanzaki-san pushes people so hard.

Ah, right. Kanzaki-san was your partner, right?

He said let's go drinking next time.

Kanzaki-san is such an interesting guy.

He sent his regards to Asagao as well.

- Is that so. / - Yes.

Ah, right.

Next time. why don't we invite Kanzaki-san to come over and let's drink together.

Like the other day when Sabu-chan came over.

We can do barbecue and such.

If we're not drinking at home, Kanzaki-san seems the type who will not let us go home.

Right?

- Here. Sorry to keep you waiting. / -Thanks.

- Good work for today. / - Yes.

- Look at this. / - Oh~ That's good.

Bon Appétit~

The sauce.

For the parents' clay, Ryo-kun will act as squirrel too.

Oh~ Ryo-kun too?

And then, Nana-chan will be squirrel too.