LOVED ONE (ラブドワン)

Abrasions on the hand

rib fracture… from CPR…

Darn! This will never end.

You scared me.

Too many reports. Someone take over.

I'm busy organizing files.

Same, I got inspection reports.

I can't either.

The MEJ is different from what I imagined.

Tell me about it.

Makes me want to go back to university research labs ASAP.

Dr. Honda, you're finished?

- With ease. - I still have some, if you're free.

I have plans tonight.

Oh, a date.

No.

Going for drinks with an old colleague.

Lucky.

See you later.

Shall we get to it then?

Okay.

…the coronary artery tissue of…

Dr. Matsubara.

- Can you put yourself on mute? - What?

Sorry.

Welcome.

Hello.

Hey!

Hirono.

Here's your oden.

Hey, do you remember?

That massive pile-up on the highway.

Of course, I remember.

That was brutal.

We saw 30 patients in one night.

Pretty much just the two of us.

Once you've survived a scene like that, nothing scares you anymore.

True.

And then, we had a toast in that empty lobby afterward.

That canned beer was the best in the world at that moment.

Spoken like a guy who was drinking non-alcoholic.

More importantly, how's the new workplace?

MEJ, is it?

Yes.

It's the worst.

Really?

The police and everyone else find us annoying.

I have no idea what my boss is thinking.

He's a weirdo.

I'm worked to the bone for low pay, too.

I see.

You've got it good.

Settled in nicely as a surgeon at Meiwa University.

I should never have gone into forensic medicine.

Honda, you know...

Don't start with the comforting words.

- Sorry, it's work. - Top doctors have it tough.

Sorry, it's work I really can't miss.

Sure.

I'll make it up to you next time.

You know, I...

Just go.

You're busy, right?

Let's talk properly next time.

Good luck.

My head hurts.

A hangover?

Coming into work after partying?

That's just wrong.

You stink.

I went home after my friend got called into work.

- An emergency patient? - Yes.

He's a surgeon at Meiwa University.

He's moving up in the world. Unlike you.

Dr. Honda, the toxicology report…

I turned it in yesterday.

There's an error in the diagnosis of the poison, please fix it.

No way, I was certain everything was correct.

No, the lethal dose of Olanzapine was overlooked.

Oh.

This is Medical Examiner Japan.

Someone please also cross-reference it with past cases?

Okay.

There's so much to do even without any autopsies.

I wish we got paid extra.

Yes.

Yes, goodbye.

Dr. Honda.

Yeah?

Where did your friend work?

Meiwa University Hospital?

What was that call?

There's a body of a person who died an unnatural death.

What?

This can't be real.

He knows the victim?

It seems he was his friend.

They went drinking together last night.

Ms. Dojima! We haven't been able to find his smartphone.

There are no surveillance cameras nearby.

We don't know what happened.

The cause of death

was a cerebral contusion from a strong blow to the head.

Or perhaps internal organ damage from multiple fractures.

This is a condition seen when there is a violent collision.

Like a traffic accident?

In that case, there would usually be secondary injuries

from being thrown onto the hood or windshield,

and tertiary ones from hitting the road's surface.

It doesn't add up.

It doesn't add up.

It doesn't add up.

Rather than that,

it looks as though he fell from several meters above.

Are you saying he fell from the sky?

An example, going by the evidence I see.

- Supervisor. - Yes?

Maybe the crime scene was elsewhere, and he was moved here? Or something?

There are blood droplets directly beneath the body.

It doesn't add up.

In any case,

he must have fallen somewhere not too far from here.

Well, even if you say it's not too far…

- He really fell from the sky? - Idiot!

Don't say stupid stuff, it's annoying.

Sorry.

These bloodstains…

What is it?

Possibly from when he fell,

but in that case the amount of blood is far too small.

It doesn't add up.

Could we ask you a few questions?

Sure.

Okay. First, what was your relationship with the victim?

We were colleagues when we worked as ER doctors.

And you were with him last night?

We had dinner.

What time?

Dr. Honda.

You don't have to do the autopsy. You can take...

Bureaucrats

are soft, aren't they?

Let's begin.

As a result of the autopsy, the direct cause of death was indeed

a cerebral contusion from a strong impact to the back of the head.

However, before that,

Mr. Hirono took a heavy blow to his lower back.

I believe there is no doubt that he fell from a height

of about ten meters, landing on his back.

At the moment, we have no reports of people falling out of airplanes.

Of course not.

Furthermore, there were abrasions on his right arm and left leg,

as if something had rubbed against the skin.

They look like burns.

I wonder. Doesn't look like the skin is peeling either.

What do you mean, they look like burns?

So he did not actually fall?

These injuries were not fatal, and no doubt it was a death from falling.

Something bothering me is

that there is absolutely no gas in his intestines.

His rectus abdominis muscle is expanded out.

Temporary post-mortem expansion?

Probably.

Expansion?

Is there a connection to the fall?

That is also unknown.

Also,

in the back of his throat, his lungs, and his hair

a small amount of a powdery substance was found.

Detailed tests are currently being carried out.

So in the end, we don't know anything.

That's right.

Not at this point.

Contact me if you find out anything.

Okay.

Same to you, Ms. Dojima.

I will if we find a witness who saw a guy flying in the sky.

It's ridiculous.

First, we'll do questioning.

Yes, ma'am!

Could this powder-like stuff

be wood dust from these trees?

He climbed a tree and fell?

Could be, if we found alcohol intoxication.

Then,

from the roof of this stadium?

But the distance from where he was found is eight meters.

If he fell from there…

He would have to do a long jump.

Did he even fall on his own?

Maybe he was pushed?

Someone with a grudge against him?

That's not possible.

What?

There's no way someone would hold a grudge against Hirono.

Dr. Honda, let's go.

Until the appraisal results are out, I'm going to look into Hirono's work.

At the hospital?

Hirono cut the drinking session short, saying he suddenly had work,

and then died.