TAGUSARI bros. (田鎖ブラザーズ)

I compared the procurement list Tsuda had

with the subsidiary ledger from the Karashima Metal Factory.

In Tsuda's procurement list, there was SNCM.

This metal is used for…

Handguns.

That gun might not have been meant for use,

but rather something manufactured at the factory.

Tsuda was probably investigating the gun smugglers.

If some kind of incident happened then…

The ones who killed our parents

might be the Igarashi-gumi.

He's a weirdo.

Let's go.

- I'll leave the rest to you. - Yes.

How did you know he was a thief?

Just a coincidence.

You happened to be looking at him, and he happened to commit the crime?

What is it?

If you got serious, you might just be a decent detective.

If I had lived properly, I wouldn't even be a detective.

Then what would you be doing?

Who knows? I've never even thought about it.

You would probably be getting a divorce by now.

At least let me get married first.

Haruko investigated Tsuda's room the other day, right?

Three…

This is terrible.

Haruko already checked this place?

Should we lift the futon?

Anyway, what was the motive of the guys who attacked him?

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Wrong room.

The ones who trashed Tsuda's room were members of the Igarashi-gumi.

The Igarashi-gumi?

The guy who stole Tsuda's backpack told me after I bought him a beer.

Hey, where is it?

Hold it right there!

Hey, Tsuda, you bastard!

Come back!

Hey!

The heck? There's nothing here, just books…

On the back of the Karashima Metal Factory photo,

it said "tools."

It seems those guys took all the notebooks and files.

"Tools" is slang for handguns.

No doubt, that factory is connected to the Igarashi-gumi.

Then what they took was Tsuda's research notebook.

That notebook

might contain clues from 30 years ago.

Problem now is… how do we get close to the Igarashi-gumi?

CHINESE RESTAURANT MOCCHAN

Welcome. Oh, hey.

Well…

Hello.

- Oh, hello. - Please check this.

We have to hurry.

We need to get that notebook before the gang members dispose of it.

What happened back then?

If we find out what went on at the factory, I'm sure…

Sure of what?

What are you two investigating about the factory?

Fumi.

Makoto,

it's nice to see you.

Minoru.

I heard you're with the Kanagawa Prefectural Police?

What?

It seems you visited our tax accountant

and looked at the factory ledger.

Sneaking around isn't a good thing.

I'm sorry.

I just wanted to know about the metal used for the robot.

Is that really all?

Yes, just that.

What about you?

Me?

Is there anything you're hiding from us?

What do you think?

I'm the one asking.

- What happened at that factory… - Mogi!

- Thanks for the meal. - Oh, sure.

Fumi!

I'm glad I saw you.

Mogi.

You can keep the change.

You're too kind.

Thank you very much.

Was this really for the best?

Mr. Uno.

THE EMPTY GARDEN.

Please remember…

What happened that day.

Doctor.

Now, you're quits.

You're even.

Nice and even.

Nice and even.

Nice…

The deceased is Ayaka Nishiura, 29 years old.

She was in a vehicle accident, brought to the hospital, and pronounced dead.

Examiner Tagusari.

As the victim's fingernails were bright red, we performed an autopsy.

The results showed the cause of death was not injuries from the collision,

but carbon monoxide poisoning.

What does that mean?

Carbon monoxide…

But the car wasn't on fire, right?

We believe she inhaled it before the accident, while driving.

While driving?

After the autopsy, the coroner requested an investigation of the vehicle.

As a result,

it was found that the flange connecting the muffler

and the exhaust tailpipe was unnaturally loose.

The flange?

This part right here.

NISHIURA FLANGE / ENGINE

While the car was stopped at a red light, exhaust gas entered

through a crack in the car's lower part.

That is all.

Then she had carbon monoxide poisoning.

In other words,

it was murder?

Thanks for your cooperation.

- It's on the fourth floor. Follow me. - Yes.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Excuse me.

This is Ayaka Nishiura's residence, right?

Yes.

Who are you?

I'm Kudo from the Aoi Station.

Pardon me, but what was your relationship with Ms. Nishiura?

I was dating Ayaka. My name is Agatsuma.

Why are the police here?

There's something that caught our attention.

Ayaka's death was an accident, wasn't it?

Has she been acting strangely lately?

She changed.

Quite a lot compared to back then.

Three years ago,

Ayaka accidentally killed someone in a car crash.

It's so warm! Thank you!

Ayaka didn't commit any violation.

She was just driving normally.

If that person hadn't jumped out,

she never would have caused the accident.

It was one week before our wedding.

Though it was unintentional,

she was depressed about having killed someone.

She couldn't work,

get married, or do anything.

But over time, she was moving forward little by little.

I had just proposed for the second time.

I'm sorry.

It's just… unbearable, isn't it?

A second proposal, huh?

The dead do not get a second chance.

Ayaka Nishiura, who died yesterday, caused an accident three years ago

that resulted in the death of Ms. Yoko Uno.

At the time, Ms. Nishiura was not found negligent and not prosecuted.

But it seems Yoko's husband,

Takamichi Uno,

repeatedly protested to the police and prosecutors about that result.

Do you think the husband killed her?

Did you find something?

Hey.

Yes.

Early in the morning of the day Ayaka Nishiura died, a person was seen

crawling under her car in the apartment's parking lot.

Looks like Uno.

Furthermore, Uno is a mechanic at an automobile factory.

That's why he was able to tamper with the flange.

Guess this case is open-and-shut.

I'll question Uno tomorrow, so I have to report to the superiors.

But it was an unavoidable accident, wasn't it?

She suddenly jumped onto the road.

It's just something that could happen to anyone.

Uno did it as revenge for his wife's death.

Would you really seek revenge for that?

And three years have passed already.

Maybe he tried to forgive, but couldn't.

For someone with a grudge, his method was too roundabout.

If you hate someone, you would confront them.

Are you saying Uno isn't the culprit?

Who knows?

He asked me about the shootings in Yomogida Town 30 years ago.

From 30 years ago?

He said a colleague at Totsuka North was pursuing it,

but apparently, Totsuka North isn't handling any such case.

Do you know what Tagusari is investigating?

You're Ms. Fumi…

Karashima, right?

Who are you?

This…

Can you buy this off me?

Everything about what happened 30 years ago

is written here.

ASAI AUTOMOBILE INC.

I'm from the Aoi Station.

You're Takamichi Uno, correct?