Silent Truth (再会～Silent Truth～)

Your son shoplifted from my store.

What?

That is, if you show me your sincerity.

We shouldn't let him manipulate us any further.

What is he demanding?

Long time no see, Junichi.

Junichi?

You appeared before him as a detective.

Sorry for making you worry.

It's okay.

The four people involved in the incident 23 years ago

reunited because Sakuma was murdered.

Let's open the time capsule.

This will be a secret between just the four of us.

It's gone.

One of us here opened the time capsule and took out that gun.

Give me time. I'll tell the truth.

Why can't you tell me now?

I can, but Makiko…

Ms. Makiko Iwamoto is clearly lying.

I went because you suggested it.

Why?

I don't know why.

I remember seeing someone walking around the school grounds during my evening walk.

It was a black SUV with a Shinagawa license plate.

Is it because they used to be married?

It's very interesting how perfectly their alibis

line up with each other.

On January 18th, just after 9:00 a.m.,

the body of Hideyuki Sakuma, the manager

of Smile Sakuma Mitsuba Minami branch, was discovered.

The murder weapon was a gun.

The estimated time of death is just before 10:00 p.m. the previous day, Saturday.

There are only reports of hearing gunshots and no eyewitness accounts.

There are no clues to the culprit,

and the murder weapon, the gun, has not been found.

WEAPON - GUN GUN THAT BELONGED TO OFFICER KIYOHARA

The murder weapon is a gun that belonged to Officer Kazuo Kiyohara,

who was shot and killed by the perpetrator of the Yamato Trust Bank

armored car robbery 23 years ago.

It's the gun that has been missing for the past 23 years.

We must find the culprit

and recover the gun as soon as possible.

As for the fact

that a police officer's gun was used as the murder weapon,

the prefectural police's senior officials are still carefully discussing the matter,

including whether or not to disclose it to the media.

No conclusion has been reached yet.

Please ensure that this information is kept confidential.

Yes, sir.

MITSUBA POLICE STATION

We have yet to determine the whereabouts of the victim on the day of the incident.

Sir.

I talked to the employee at the pachinko parlor

but couldn't get any useful information.

Anyone else find any leads?

Yes, sir.

Makiko Iwamoto visited Smile Sakuma the day before the incident,

so she was questioned as a witness, but we have since found out that

she lied in her testimony.

What?

On that day, Ms. Iwamoto

went to pick up her sixth-grade son after he had been caught shoplifting.

In exchange for keeping the shoplifting incident a secret…

You're saying that I have an accomplice?

That night, at 11:00 p.m.,

Ms. Makiko Iwamoto and her ex-husband, Mr. Keisuke Kiyohara,

went to hand over the 300,000 yen.

What were their alibis on the day of the incident?

Yes, sir. The two were at a restaurant in the city at 8:00 p.m.

After 8:30 p.m., Ms. Makiko Iwamoto went to Ma Saison hair salon,

and Mr. Keisuke Kiyohara went to a hotel.

They met again at the restaurant at 10:30 p.m.

It's been confirmed that Mr. Kiyohara did indeed go to the hotel.

We have yet to confirm that Ms. Iwamoto was indeed at the hair salon.

Excuse me.

Has the alibi

of the victim's younger brother, Mr. Naoto Sakuma, been verified?

Well? Has it?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Naoto Sakuma returned from Korea on a flight

arriving at Haneda Airport at 8:55 p.m. He traveled home by car,

and due to heavy traffic, he arrived home shortly before 11:00 p.m.

The 8:55 p.m. arrival time at Haneda has been confirmed with the airline.

His mother has corroborated that he arrived home before 11:00 p.m.

That's all.

Verify the alibis of Iwamoto and Kiyohara

and re-examine all witness accounts from the surrounding area. Adjourned.

Yes, sir.

- You overslept? - Sorry.

Or are you investigating something on your own?

No.

We're buddy detectives, right?

I can't believe I said "buddy."

I'm sorry.

Yes, we're buddies.

We're buddies.

The entrance that will be built around here

will be made with wood from trees in Mitsuba City.

We hope to create a shopping mall

that exudes warmth, and fosters a sense of community,

so that everyone will want to visit every day.

Don't you think you should act a little more like a company president?

How does a president act?

I guess they're usually confident and sharp.

But I'm not even the president.

You're the managing director, but you're the next president.

That's true, but…

Speaking of which, you used to get a lot of arranged marriage proposals.

To daughters of local company owners or the granddaughters of chairmen.

I haven't gotten any recently.

Maki told me to show her the photo next time it happens.

We want you to find a good person to be with.

This is no time for such carefree conversation.

We're doing it because it's not the right time.

You're right.

Oh.

What is it?

Mom has been wanting to invite everyone over

for some hand-rolled sushi and madeleines, just like the old days.

Hand-rolled sushi?

Junichi especially loved those.

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye.

Hello?

Keisuke? Are you in Tokyo right now?

No, I'm in Mitsuba.

Then how about we have a match?

A match?

How many years has it been? Fifteen? Sixteen?

You've got good footwork.

I guess it's muscle memory.

You've still got it. You'll be fine.

Although I'll be no match for you.

It's okay. I'll go easy on you.

Yes, please.

We haven't had a match since that day.

When we were in sixth grade.

Red, Tobina.

Ready.

- White, Kiyohara. - Ready.

IROHADAI KIYOHARA

- Take position. - Maki,

- who are you cheering on? - Bow.

You'll just have to cheer for both of them, huh?

I'm going to cheer on the match.

Cheer on the match?

Let's cheer them on so that it will be a memorable match

for everyone.

Yeah.

Good idea, Maki.

Begin.

You can do it.

Winner.

Keisuke.

Keisuke!

- You were strong too. - Good job.

Good job.

Keisuke, you're the one who opened

the time capsule, right?

What?

On Friday night, the day before the incident,

your car was spotted near the abandoned school.

- Someone also saw a man walking through... - Wait, hold on!

- Did you take out the gun? - No, it wasn't me.

Then why were you there?

It's true

that I went there to open the time capsule.

But the gun was already gone.

What?

I opened the time capsule, but there was no gun inside.

- Are you serious? - I'm not lying.

Why did you dig up the time capsule?

I was thinking of taking it with me for self-defense when I went to see Sakuma.

You might not believe it, but the gun was already gone.

I even have an alibi during the time Sakuma was killed.

I didn't use the gun, or take it from the time capsule.

What if the person who took the gun and the person who used it

were two different people?

What?

Makiko's alibi has not been proven.

Are you trying to say that I took the gun,

and then Makiko used it?

There's no way I'd let Makiko do that.

- I don't think that you would either! - Then what is it?

Either way, the gun was gone.

I haven't told anyone that I went to dig it up. Not even Makiko.

So?

The time capsule was opened two times.

That means someone took the gun out of that time capsule years ago,

and kept it hidden?

That's the only possible answer.

If you're telling the truth,

then it would have to be either Makiko or Naoto.

What if

it's Naoto?

If Naoto had dug up that gun a few years ago…

Let's say

that he knew he couldn't possibly beat his brother in a physical fight.