Absolute Zero: Special Investigation Unit (絶対零度)

Kitajima going for gold,

two...one stroke from gold at the Olympics.

And he's finished! He has gold!

In the Athens, Greece where the Olympics started,

Kitajima Kosuke has gold!

This way. We didn't find any explosives or poisons.

1, 2, 3.

Mototani-san, are you all right? She's going into cardiac arrest!

It looks like it was set up

to remove all oxygen in the locker

after 72 hours.

That's it.

Chief, stop it!

Please stop!

Chief, that's enough!

42! Hey, 42!

Give this to the detective in charge of the Suginami case.

What's wrong Rookie? It's been a long time, you should be happy.

It looks a little thick.

Because the suspect supposedly killed 13 people.

13 people?

Just reading the preliminary notes will be tough.

If it was easy, it wouldn't be fun. Any complaints?

- No no. - Looking forward to the results.

Excuse me.

This is Nagashima.

What do you mean?

Takowasa Kawasaki.

The murder at the high class hostess club in Ginza 8 years ago?

The victim was Watanuki Ryoko, 23 years old. Killed at her place, right?

- Yes. - The murderer said there were 13 people in total.

What is this "Takowasa Kawasaki"?

The preliminary notes said it was a hint that he gave.

The case is already solved.

Why don't you just search the internet?

No! That's cheating.

Hmm, maybe the murderer worked at an izakaya

- in Kawasaki. - What are you saying?

Takowasa sounds like an izakaya.

Of course you would say ridiculous things like that.

The silver gem robbery murder?

Yeah. I looked at the data but

the initial investigation was so shabby. What were they thinking?

Next time around, I'll go

straight for him and solve this case!

The greedy man can't see much.

That's why women keep rejecting you.

Ow! Why?

Because Takamine outranks him.

No wonder she said that.

The Suginami case?

You must've heard something now.

Doesn't involve you.

Suginami, wasn't the Chief in charge of that?

It was in his jurisdiction.

Takamine was in the investigation too.

A case where the pain hasn't gone away for 6 years.

Even for Takamine.

Everyone, the Chief is calling.

The Chief?

Looks like a reopened investigation. Suginami.

Zettai Reido (Absolute Zero) - Case 8

The only data we have is that

someone kidnapped her on her

way home and put her into a dark blue van.

We know all the people in her family

and those with criminal records with dark blue

vans, but we don't have anything so far.

There's almost no data, we can't build a criminal profile.

Our only chance of getting him is by paying the ransom.

We only have 36 hours left.

Understood. The suspect contacted

the victim's home about the ransom!

In the end, he disappeared and never contacted them again.

Why didn't he come for the ransom?

It seems he knew that the police were involved,

so he gave up on the money.

After that, the time limit ran out

and even though he left the locker behind at the warehouse, she died.

Not even sure if it was a grudge or for the money.

The motive isn't settled.

- Right, investigator Takamine? - Yes.

It seems like the victim's father was involved

with some tax evasion scandal of the Diet budget committee.

So he was a member of the Diet?

Mototani Takuro of the Democratic Party. That's why the media covered it so much.

All of them.

Chief, is there any new evidence for this reopened investigation?

Someone who claimed that he did this, has appeared.

Former mechanic, Oguri Taichi.

Serving time for manslaughter but he's gotten sick, he's being hospitalized now.

Is he really the one who did it?

He drew this. It's the Suginami murder machine.

The machine that removed oxygen after 72 hours.

He even wrote a letter confessing to it.

What about the voice? Do they have the voice from the ransom demand?

They didn't match.

But there's a high chance that he was involved.

Why is this Oguri confessing now?

I don't know. Takamine, I'll leave the investigation to you.

Chief, I'm...

Leave it to me. I'd like to help you out.

I'm thankful but I want Takamine to do it.

- Okay? - Understood.

Sakuragi, ask for data on Oguri from the headquarters.

- Ah okay. - Rookie. I want you there too.

- Huh? - Why?

There's only 15 hours remaining.

We couldn't get a profile at the scene

so it was decided that we get a real criminal profiler in here right away.

Takamine of the Central Government Profiling Team.

There's a high chance that

more than 1 person carried out the kidnapping.

From the note, it seems we have someone who's very attentive to details.

So one of them is

faithful to rules, an introvert with a lot of pride.

Technical worker, man in his 30s or 40s.

What does someone who wasn't at the scene know?

It's just like you said.

Profiling is all about statistics.

But my powers of perception can't

- be beaten anyone here. - You've got some guts.

Did the boy you went out with a month ago run away from you?

No.

Even though it's saying you lie?

- Next question. - Did he leave because

- another girl got him? - No.

Are you always rejected like that?

No!

We don't need a polygraph for you.

It shows on your face right away.

I see why the Chief wanted her to come here too,

to take the load off you?

What? Don't say such stupid things.

It seems Oguri is fine.

Please answer no to all of the following questions.

Did you kill your friend half a year ago

over a dispute about a loan?

No.

Did you work as a mechanic

in a semiconductor parts factory 6 years ago?

No.

Were you involved in the Suginami murder?

No.

Were you an accomplice to the murderer?

I read in the newspaper before.

- About the murderer profile you made. - Answer the question.

The murderer was faithful to rules, an introvert with a lot of pride.

How about it miss detective?

- Do I fit your profile? - Answer the question.

You killed a perfectly good citizen. Haha...

Oh, old-time detective? You remember the paper airplane?

I threw it.

It was an amazing end to the act.

The murderer evading the

inefficient police for 6 years, ending it with his own confession.

Why did you do it?

It doesn't matter.

I planned it all alone.

There were others.

Your voice

doesn't match the one that made the ransom call.

I just had some punk make the call for me.

Think. Use a little imagination.

Detective. Use your head a little when you investigate.

Isn't that why you couldn't make an arrest?

Stop joking and get serious!

Stop, he's still my patient.

It's cute to see you so worked up.

You made preparations? I'll call again.

It seems there's an ex-convict

that Oguri was involved with.

Fukuzawa gave you the voice data, right?

Yep, the voice doesn't match

with the voice of the ransom call at all.

Is this what Oguri made?

It's set up to control

air flow in the locker, eventually

removing all oxygen.

Did he make it all by hand?

Isn't it cool? Oguri took this tiny thing

and made all this? Quite skillful.

It's not something to admire you nerd.

Oh, can you do some work on this too?

- What? - Voice data on

Oguri's ex-convict contact.

Huh? Shiraishi-san, I haven't had lunch yet.

Neither have we. We still have more investigating to do.

My body isn't that strong.

Don't lump me in with you, muscley Tsukamoto-chan.

Don't go calling me by -chan you idiot.

She was so happy

when she won the district championship.

Yeah.

She took a lot of pictures with this.

We should put them all in the coffin.

Mototani-san, I'm sorry to ask but

would you let us take care of all your daughter's belongings?

Why?

We'd like to analyze them for any clues on the murderer.