Absolute Zero: Special Investigation Unit (絶対零度)

Someone has appeared saying they did it. Former mechanic, Oguri Taichi.

It's the machine used in the Suginami murder.

It was the machine that removed all the oxygen after 72 hours.

I heard from the Chief... that he and Takamine-san

still carry pain from the Suginami case.

You killed a perfectly good citizen.

I overestimated my profiling abilities.

Doing this is the only way I can think of paying them back.

End the case?

So we're just going to put a lid on this case again?

The Suginami Case is an embarrassment for the police!

Why did she... have to die?

Miyukidai. She went multiple times.

He had the habit that Hatanaka described. I was just a little curious.

- Where are you? - Miyukidai...

Zettai Reido (Absolute Zero) - Case 9

Get any clues?

No. Couldn't find anyone who saw Sakuragi.

We'll go out and ask again tomorrow.

Once we get permission from the jurisdiction to go in there.

Do you understand the 'rocket' hint from Oguri?

No, not at all.

Why did that idiot go off by herself?

That's just how she is.

Once she hears we're worried, she'll come back.

Is that Sakuragi?

This is Investigations, Takamine here.

Hello?

Hello?

Sakuragi? Is it you?

Put Sergeant Sakuragi's boss on.

It's Kurada. Put a trace on the phone.

Who are you?

What if I said there's someone who should be punished for Motoya Shoko?

You're... the Suginami killer?

Fulfil my demands and she can go.

Demands?

The Suginami case isn't over yet.

Keep the investigation open and make an official announcement.

Is Sakuragi fine? Let me hear her.

If I don't hear anything on the evening news tomorrow

she will pay the price.

Hey! Put her on!

No good. Too many foreign relay points.

What's his intention?

There's no point in going over the case again.

What do you think Takamine-san?

Huh?

A profile.

Can't say anything. There's not enough data.

There never is enough data. That's what profiling is for!

Are... you frightened now?

Hey! Takamine!

Tsukamoto, quit it!

We have to spend every minute to try and rescue Sakuragi.

- Yes. - Yes.

You're the Suginami murderer?

Did you ever imagine...

one day you possibly could lose your life?

No one ever does.

Do you understand what you did?

Your crimes have hurt so many people.

- And the person you killed... - No one knows how the dead feel.

They say... the dead don't speak.

Starting now, every second is ticking to your death.

I'd like to see if you can stop it.

What do you have Master? Get anything?

- Master! - Hey! I can't focus here.

- Just go to the bathroom Omori-san! - Huh?

All this pacing, is it because\You don't want to go?

Don't be stupid! I'm worried about Sakuragi.

That's surprising. Omori-san worried about someone.

It'd be a shame to see\Such an interesting person die.

So they call that worry?

Everyone has their own way of loving.

Got it! A match for the Suginami murderer's voice.

- Master, your hand's shaking. - Oh, it is!

Oh, it's so rare to see you nervous. Your face shows you're worried too.

It's just an unconscious reaction.

Each person has their own way of loving.

I'm sorry to cause you\Worry, Commissioner.

Is it really the Suginami murderer?

The voice matches.

He's demanded we say tomorrow\We're keeping the Suginami case open...

We can't comply with that!

Get him before the press conference.

Don't let the media find out about this.

- If this leaks... - Of course it won't.

All it took was the spreading of rumors for my detective to be kidnapped.

Goodbye.

Ah, I remember her.

She was looking for a place where you could see the same sunset as the photo she had.

A sunset photo?

I remember seeing chimneys in the photograph so it must've been from high ground.

But she was kind of vague in her questioning.

Was she really a detective?

She is for now anyway.

Sorry to bother. Thank you.

She can't even question properly?

And because of that we found someone who remembers her.

She's making the police look bad.

Everyone will think detectives are stupid like her.

She wasn't joking about finding something.

Well, we won't be letting her go out alone anymore.

Another suspect?

You said that Oguri had acted alone.

What is this?

Well... Actually...

one of our detectives

was kidnapped by someone we believe was involved.

She was in Miyukidai looking for a place to see a sunset.

Do you know something?

- Sunset? - Yes.

Wait, that detective...

Sergeant Sakuragi.

That's... probably this sunset.

What is this?

I got this from my daughter.

But I told Sakuragi I didn't know where it was taken.

It's my fault.

My fault Sakuragi is...

Don't blame yourself.

Why do you say that?

She was probably kidnapped at the spot with the sunset!

It's not your fault.

This happened as part of the investigation.

How about it Motoya-san?

Does this place remind you of anything?

No, nothing.

There's some factory chimneys here too.

It's a sunset, so the chimneys should be in the east then.

You have the time when it was taken right?

July 20, 2004. 5:45 PM.

Calculating the location of the sun,

it must've been taken... around here.

Isn't that Oguri's hint?

Ah, so this is the rocket.

Shiraishi-san.

It's Sakuragi's.

I'll have to keep my eye on you.

Huh? Won't you give it back?

There's a lot of important messages, addresses, numbers, on it.

Worry more about yourself than your phone.

I don't need to worry.

I'm not that good but

there's a bunch of great detectives in my department. They will...

definitely arrest you.

Impossible.

I have no link to the victim's family.

Huh?

Oguri was the only one who knew me.

So no matter how much they investigate, they'll never get to me.

Come on! Isn't the air conditioner broken? I'll fix if you let me drink here.

It's too broken.

It's fine. I may not look like it, but I'm a mechanic!

I've worked with a lot of different brands.

I can easily fix a simple 1 volt thing like that.

Oh, so you're that important?

Come on. I haven't had money since I was laid off.

You're really annoying.

I'll pay for your drinks.

- If you can fix it. - Huh?

You're a rare one.

Paying money to see me fix an air conditioner.

- This is a test. - Huh?

You fix it, I'll introduce you to a better job.

Took us some time to get this photo.

Had to ask an old friend of yours for it.

That car, it was yours 3 years ago right?

The used car dealership has your signature on the contract too.

You said you never saw a blue van like this before.

- You don't know if that's my car. - Stop messing around!

Using violence to force a confession, I'll sue you.

Just try!

There's no value for a neck like yours!

They just told me to keep an eye out for that girl.

You won't fool me you know with your simple lies!

It's true! That day, I heard she was going to appear near the school.

But she didn't come.

She went on a different road.

I was just the decoy.

Oh, Oguri? That girl's here in Miyukidai again.

She seems to be looking for someone's place.

She comes to Mukidai weekly when she doesn't have school activities.

Other than that, she just goes to home and school.

Oh, she's moving. I'll call you again.

Do you know anything about the woman your daughter was looking for?

Why are you asking me that?

It seemed like, you had some idea.

Is there... something you're hiding?

Ridiculous!

I'm the victim's family here.

Why am I being investigated now?

Motoya-san, I'm only thinking of arresting the person

who murdered your daughter and getting some justice.

So, even if there's a small chance of getting the person,

I'll do whatever I can.

And it doesn't matter...

who I have to deal with.

There's no way my daughter would've known.