Woman of Maruho (Maruho no Onna / マルホの女 / Hoken Hanzai Chosain / ～​保​険​犯​罪​調​査​員​～)

This is a story of the wide variety of insurance mushrooming in modern society.

These two insurance adjusters battle against

those committing sophisticated insurance crimes, and attempt to uncover the truth.

Please show us the investigation notes for Kuki Saeko's case.

Kashiwagi Natsuko may find you.

Please pay by throwing yourself on the fire.

Kashiwagi Natsuko-san.

I'm a reporter from Maiasa Shinbun, Hotta Reiji.

He's dead.

Caught red-handed.

You have both offended us.

Run.

Eh? Ah, wait...

Let's jump!

Tohno Aki, you're under arrest for murder!

Let's go.

Got it.

Yes!

I did it!

I'm alive.

Tohno-san!

I've just remembered.

I...

I'm scared of heights.

Tohno Aki,

you're under arrest for murder.

Tohno-san!

You lot, go to the next building.

Yes, sir.

We'd like to talk to you, too.

Get your hands off!

That broach should be submitted as evidence.

You did well for an amateur.

It's over.

The conversation and attempted murder is all recorded on here.

Run, quickly!

Quickly!

We didn't want a rough imitation like that, though...

What are you doing, Kashiwagi-san?!

Run!

Natsuko!

Shut up!

That's right.

I hate you!

It's true that in the hotel room,

Tohno-san hit Hotta on the head with an ashtray.

You admit it!

However,

that was a justifiable defence to save my life.

So you're saying Senior Superintendent Kujihara's testimony is a lie?

That is extremely likely.

As I've told you over and over,

Kashiwagi-san was being strangled by that man Hotta

he was going to kill her, so I intervened.

He ran away, so I chased him.

When I reached him, he was already dead.

Do you understand?

You used to be the leader of a motorcycle gang, correct?

That's irrelevant.

It's true I was a bit bad back then,

but that's how I know how to moderate my strength,

and hit without killing.

When I hit Hotta, I avoided the vital points.

So you killed him because he fled?

I didn't kill him.

Ah, want me to show you?

Can we have an ashtray?

I can hit you, right?

We have a witness!

That witness is telling a pack of lies.

Can you prove he's lying?!

I can prove it!

Please check my brooch and Tohno-san's phone.

If you see the recordings, you'll know.

I recorded it all,

including Hotta's admission that he killed Takaaki-san

Excuse me.

There's nothing recorded on either the broach or the phone.

That's impossible!

Instead, we have this.

It's footage from the security cameras in the hotel corridor.

What the...

Kashiwagi Natsuko, this proves it's your testimony

that's a pack of lies!

I'm not lying!

This video is fabricated!

Yes.

Hotta Reiji is dead.

Let's proceed to plan B.

Was there personal trouble between Tohno Aki and Hotta?

Huh?

Tohno and Hotta quarreled in the hotel room,

and she killed him with the ashtray.

In order to pretend it was justifiable defence,

she contacted her work partner

and asked you to give false testimony.

Isn't that right?

In retrospect

things had gone far too smoothly.

An elite police officer easily agreed to show investigation materials to civilians.

Kashiwagi Natsuko-san.

An informant presented himself.

He's dead.

Caught red-handed.

Kijihara-san.

Everything was orchestrated to trap us.

Orchestrated by Senior Superintendent Kijihara.

This is a voluntary interrogation, correct?

In that case, I should have the right to leave.

Don't be ridiculous!

You're suspected of being an accessory after the fact.

We can't let you leave.

The Police Duties Act 2, paragraph 2, sections 1 and 3:

If a person has not been formally charged

they may not be held in custody against their will

in any police station or police box

and if questioned at a representative office

they may not be compelled to answer!

If you ignore the law and constrain me,

I'll do a police fraud investigation and utterly denounce you.

Hello, it's Kashiwagi.

I have an urgent favour to ask.

What are you doing?

Start tailing that woman immediately.

I'll get an arrest warrant.

An arrest warrant already?

We haven't verified the evidence...

Low ranking officers shouldn't worry about details.

Once the warrant's been issued,

you will immediately move in and arrest that woman.

Got it?

Don't let Kashiwagi Natsuko out of your sight.

Madam?

Er... Where to?

For now, just drive.

Huh?

Ah, okay...

What's do you think about it, Inspector?

Huh?

Do you think she was really lying?

She must have been.

The Senior Superintendent himself is a witness.

You idiot!

What are you doing?!

Sorry, the engine suddenly stalled.

Sorry~.

She's been worked hard.

You can hear that kyurukyuru, can't you?

Seems she's on her last legs.

Shut up and move it! We're on official business!

Oh, you're police officers?

Our deepest apologies. Thanks for your work every day.

What should we do? It'll be bad if she won't move.

Alright, Azuma.

If the van won't move, we will instead.

Aza~su.

Sorry, we're doing our best.

- We'll back up! - Right!

I'm sorry, we've lost sight of Kashiwagi Natsuko.

Aza~su.

Yes.

I want to ask Tateishi Kazuko-sensei to be the next prime minister.

For that, Masumoto-sensei, we need your help.

Of course, it will be beneficial

to you and us bureaucrats, too.

Thank you.

I'll speak to you again.

Come in.

Ah, Onodamisaki-san.

What are you doing here now?

The local police have let Kashiwagi Natsuko escape.

They were useless.

Well then...

Let's move to Plan C.

Yes, but...

if Kuki Saeko never regains consciousness,

we'll never get the data back.

After everything we've done to get this far.

We can't let ourselves be stopped

by a small problem like this.

Excuse me...

Yes?

I'm Sannomiya from Adjust Research.

Here.

- I'm so sorry. - Are you alright?

I'm sorry, thank you.

Every week our Kashiwagi Natsuko

has been paying sympathy visits to Kuki Saeko-san,

but has she been today?

No, she hasn't come here today.

Ah, is that right?

Ah... Did she come late last night?

Visiting at night isn't allowed.

Of course...

Is something wrong?

No, nothing.

Ah, well, I'll be off.

I'm Kijihara, from headquarters.

Senior Superintendent, hello.

Last night or today,