Tokusou 9: Season 3 (Tokusou Nine: Season 3 / 特捜9 season3)

Now,

the seat of the team leader is vacant though.

I don't have that qualification.

This is an order!

To be able to lead them,

I have to do the unreasonable thing the commissioner asked me.

Yes. Come in.

I beg your pardon.

Thank you for the good work.

Oh? You're alone?

Yes.

Are you worried that I'm the only one?

Well, no.

There's just something I am concerned with.

Can you see this one?

Okay.

The autopsy results from this body...

...declared suicide as the cause just this morning,

but do you realize that her mouth looked strange?

I got it.

The lipstick's color is too bright for the make-up.

The color doesn't matter. Look carefully.

Oh, okay.

The lipstick sticks out, right?

It really is!

What? What do you mean by that?

If this women had applied it for herself,

it's unlikely a protrusion.

Then, did someone put on the lipstick later?

Is this a murder disguised as suicide?

The jurisdiction determined that this was a suicide and completely ignored our opinions.

Please leave it to me!

I will investigate it thoroughly.

Takeuchi Saori…

The receiver cannot answer the phone right now.

Oh? Are you going somewhere?

Yes. I have some things to do.

Some things to do?

Oh, hello. Shindo, what's up?

What?

A possible murder?

A Murder From 10 Years Ago

The body belonged to Takeuchi Saori, 37 years old.

She worked at an accounting firm in Tokyo.

A colleague from her company doubted her for being absent without notice,

so when she visited her home,

She found her with her neck hung up.

So what's the reason for suspecting murder rather than suicide?

We were concerned about the applied lipstick from the victim,

so I looked it up in detail,

and there were traces of blood stains on its front teeth.

When I looked it up, the bloodstains weren't owned by the victim,

but it was from a third party.

So you mean to say someone else was involved in her death?

Oh, Shindo, the one who first discovered...

Her company colleague, you mean?

I'm going to hear from her.

Right. I'm asking you.

Then, I'm asking you, guys.

Takeuchi Saori...

Certainly,

she's Kadowaki-san...

Kadowaki-san is my senior during that time.

The reason he quit being a police officer was...

he was in an affair with a female police officer, Saori Takeuchi,

who worked for another jurisdiction.

After leaving the polce, Kadowaki-san...

...became active as a TV commentator,

but he was to meet again in an investigation of serial murder case...

...aimed at women 10 years ago.

The incident was resolved successfully,

but after that, Kadowaki-san has never contacted me.

What?

Kadowaki's lover was killed?

Keep your voice low.

Hey, Yazawa. Who is Kadowaki?

Don't you remember?

He quit being a police officer and became a commentator for a while.

I see!

He's that someone who massively craves the limelight.

What?

Haven't we arrested him before?

He was suspected but he was not the culprit.

- Was that the case? - Right.

Sorry to ask this,

but can you collect information about the victim?

I'm going to contact Kadowaki-san.

Roger that.

Let's go.

We have already finished our work today.

It's better if Murase will be the one to do that.

Murase-san is off-duty.

Seriously. Do you really have to call him for that?

You're right.

Then, let's get going.

Murase, come over soon!

- Hey! - Wait...

Whom are you talking with?

All right. Then, call me if you have something.

Oh, and also... Asawa...

Well, I'll contact Komiyama-kun from there.

Okay. Well then.

What?

It would be better if you have said that I'm with you.

It would be misleading if he knew that we were together during my day off.

You're just overthinking.

Just tell them my friend is moving places,

and that we sort our home appliances she no longer needs.

If you have spoken that way,

won't that solve the situation?

That's right, but there's no need to say otherwise.

It is to turn right here...

Hello. I'm sorry.

Well, I'm already near there,

but I was a bit lost...

We're not lost. We just made a mistake.

I understood.

I beg your pardon.

Do you know Takeuchi Saori who quit for over 10 years ago?

Of course.

That former detective...

...appears on TV with his woman sometimes, right?

You mean Kadowaki, right?

That's right! That's Kadowaki!

Wait, be sure to staple it in the corner.

You already stopped.

Oh, I see.

He's a terrible man.

He quit being a police officer.

Takeuchi-san had worked for a while,

but she may find it hard to stay as all eyes were around her.

But how did both of you find it out?

Right. Why are you asking about it?

There were rumors that someone revealed Kadowaki-san's wife.

By some chance,

did she even think of herself as his wife?

Oh, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

At that time,

do you know anyone whom Takeuchi-san trusted more?

Maybe, she had a lot of trust in the section chief, her superior.

Do you know what that person is doing now?

He should be in Investigations Division 1.

Oh, you don't know? It's Kunikida-san.

Kunikida... I think I've heard about him.

Yes.

What?

The squad leader was Takeuchi Saori-san's former boss?

Right.

So I think it's better to inquire about the victim from the squad leader as well.

Oh, I see. Please continue what you're doing.

Takeuchi Saori...

The line is busy...?

Yes. This is medical examiner Hayasegawa speaking.

This is Kunikida of the SIT.

Team leader, it's rare for you to call me.

Sorry to ask this, but can I ask a favor from you?

Oh, is this you, Asawa?

It's been a long time.

Long time no see. I guess my number is still registered on your phone.

Of course.

It's a junior's pride.

Say,

what kind of incident are you investigating now?

Tell me some helpful information of your investigation.

Please give me a break.

You know I can't say that.

Kadowaki-san, how are you these days?

After that incident, I was really restrained.

But you know what,

at that time, I got bored with my free time so I wrote books which became a hot topic.

Thanks to you, there was another request.

I will be on TV today.

Oh, it looks like it.

I saw the homepage.

So,

what's up?

Do you have something to ask?

The truth is...

Do you remember Takeuchi Saori-san?

What happened to Saori?

She died yesterday.

Seriously...

What is the cause of death?

Are you deducing it as a murder?

I don't know the details,

but it's suicide.

Suicide?

How come?

Do you have any idea for that reason?

Wait a second.

Certainly, Saori and I used to date each other.

That was over 10 years ago.

But soon after I quit the police, I broke up with her,

since then I have never met her.

Is that really true?

Yes.

I understood.

Sorry for taking your time.

Oh, wait a moment, Asawa.

What's wrong?