LOVED ONE (ラブドワン)

Ms. Kiryu.

Please sign this.

Okay.

You look like you don't get it at all.

- No, I'll check it. - Thank you.

This too, please. April's post-mortem reports.

And here is the summary of the test results.

Got it.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Will you really be okay?

Yes, it's no problem at all.

Of course it isn't.

Ms. Kiryu is the head of MEJ, after all.

Right?

Yes.

Here is the summary of the chemical analysis.

Please sign it.

I'm going to step out for a bit.

My boss at the Ministry of Health is calling for me.

- She ran away. - She certainly did.

Regarding that youth poverty support project you were moving forward with,

it is finally ready to launch.

What?

Really?

However, since you are busy with the MEJ now,

I have decided to put another person in charge of it.

What?

Keep up the good work over there.

Is something wrong?

Well…

It seems your hands have stopped moving.

Oh, yes, they have.

I'm just stamping seals. I'll be fine. I'll finish it after this all-nighter.

I wouldn't recommend that.

Staying up all night is the same as being drunk.

Drunk?

Cognitive function after 24 hours without sleep

is reportedly at the same level as a blood alcohol concentration

of 0.10 percent.

Information cannot be retained by the brain in that state.

But I won't finish unless I work all night.

That said, research shows that women who sleep for less than four hours

have twice the mortality risk compared to sleeping seven hours.

By pulling an all-nighter, you think you're increasing your time,

but you might actually be decreasing it.

I will be careful.

As much as I can.

Okay then!

Hello.

Good evening.

It happened in the owner's room.

This way.

The victim is 39-year-old Hayato Kuriyama.

The owner of this club.

A host from a partner club found the body when he came for a meeting.

Fine white froth is visible around the nose and mouth.

There is a possibility of drowning.

Drowning?

You mean he drowned inside a closet?

It would be difficult to kill him outside and move him here.

But drowning inside a room?

It is possible as long as there is enough water to cover the mouth and nose.

The autopsy shows that the cause of death was drowning.

Components of the cleaning agent

used in the room's toilet were detected in the water inside the lungs.

We found pressure marks on the neck and a slight bruise on the head.

Both occurred while he was alive.

We also found skin fragments

under his fingernails that don't belong to Mr. Kuriyama.

Testing revealed

that it is female DNA.

Female…

Did the victim have any trouble with women?

When he took a liking to a girl, he would try to keep her for himself.

They were too scared to refuse.

Some girls were backed into a corner.

Had he been clashing with anyone in particular lately?

Well, actually,

one girl was arguing with him about breaking up.

Excuse me.

Police.

Police?

Could you come with us to the station to discuss Hayato Kuriyama?

I'm sorry.

I have to go to work now.

Female DNA was detected on the body.

Will you cooperate with a DNA test?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

The culprit is 24-year-old.

Miyuki Yanagihara, an employee at the club.

She visited the victim's room on the day of the crime.

Please just let me go.

I'm at my limit.

I'll kill you if you run away.

She put poison in his protein shake and left the room.

However…

Where's your earring?

What?

One second.

So then, she strangled the victim after he regained consciousness.

After that, fearing he would wake up again,

she submerged his face in the toilet.

What?

But no poison was detected in the autopsy, was it?

The components checked in the initial screening are limited.

Irregular toxins won't be detected unless we specifically test for them.

Test for them?

What was the substance used?

She's actually remaining silent about the poison.

What poison was it?

Where did you get it?

I forgot.

What?

Why?

Maybe she's protecting someone.

In that case, finding the toxin could be quite difficult.

For now, let's broaden the scope of the analysis.

- Okay. - Okay.

We will investigate the source of procurement as well.

Hello?

Huh? What do you mean?

I'll be right back.

What happened?

A staff member from the club turned himself in.

He says he was the one who killed the owner.

I'm the one who did it.

That day, I went to talk to him about a loan.

Please, I beg you!

Are you stupid?

Bastard!

After that, I got scared

and ran away.

But then I saw on the news that Miyuki had been arrested.

It was all my fault.

Miyuki is innocent.

Please, arrest me now!

Mr. Murano.

Did you really kill him by strangulation?

Yes.

She has already admitted to the crime.

That's impossible! Please, investigate!

Like I said…

Where is the ashtray you used to hit him?

Hey.

I threw it into the Ooguri River.

Why did you ask about the murder weapon?

The bruise on the top of the victim's head

might have been caused by Murano hitting him.

If we find the weapon and match it, we can be certain.

Wasn't that just from bumping into something when dragging him around?

Besides, the cause of death was drowning, right?

Murano's statement that he strangled him doesn't add up.

It's only natural to consider Miyuki Yanagihara as the culprit.

Murano is just giving a false confession to protect Miyuki Yanagihara.

Miyuki is innocent.

Please, arrest me now!

However, as long as no poison has been detected,

we should investigate assuming every possibility.

Let's investigate their relationship and search for the murder weapon.

- Supervisor. - Yes?

The cause of death has been determined to be drowning.

There's no need for the MEJ to investigate any further, is there?

Oh, well…

The MEJ has the authority to conduct all general investigations to...

Do you have anything else besides "authority"?

How can you call yourself the supervisor?

Let's go.

Yes, ma'am!

We have no choice but to move on our own.

Could you investigate the relationship between Yanagihara and Murano?

What? Me?

I will proceed with identifying the poison.

I'm counting on you.

Are we looking for it after all?

We were told the weapon was thrown away, so we have no choice.

Here I thought I could go home today.

I wanted to finish early too.

Do you have any plans?

I do.

I'm getting snacks,

watch a reality-TV show while drinking wine, and doze off.

Wait. Ms. Dojima, you watch dating shows?

I do.

Wow, you're actually interested in love and things like that?

Even I have interests in things that aren't violent and terrible.

We're taking a break!

We're taking a break.

I mean, how long are we going to do this?

The culprit is Miyuki Yanagihara.

We're not going to find that ash tray!

Something's bothering me.

Nothing came up in the gas chromatography or liquid chromatography.

Capillary chromatography is also negative.

Damn it!

We'd have no trouble if she just said what it was.

I wonder why she won't.

Maybe that club staff member got it for her.

I think she's staying silent to protect him.

So they're both covering for each other?