Soredemo boku wa yattenai (Even So, I Didn't Do It)

" An Innocent shall not be punished, even if 10 true offenders slip away "

Groper!

What?! I wouldn't touch an ugly bitch like you for a million yen!

Liar! You just touched me with these hands!

Let go, hey! I'm going to file a complaint!

Don't act dumb!

The woman says you touched her!

I didn't do what I didn't do!

Don't mess with me, you pervert. I can tell from your face.

Why? I didn't do anything.

We'll discuss this in the station.

I have an interview now.

It won't take long.

What are you going to do if the same fibers as that woman's panties are found?

Listen, you're sadly mistaken if you think groping leaves no evidence.

- Left hand. - Yes.

I'm sorry!

My life will be over if my company or my wife finds out.

I'm sorry!

- I see, you're going to admit it? - I'm sorry!

Yeah.

Excuse me,

A moment please, Yamada.

Again? I just had a night shift!

I'm sorry!

Right, what did you do?

A little...

You again?!

I'm sorry.

It's all right now, you don't have to be scared.

You did well.

What's so fun doing things like this?!

You always do it?

Huh?

The girl said you did it.

Hey, don't be denying it.

Take out everything in your bag.

Hurry up!

You're going to work with this? Give me a break!

Take out everything in your pockets. From your pants too.

I heard the victim grabbed your wrist.

Uh... not my wrist, my sleeve.

That's right, just tell me the truth.

"I grabbed a female junior high school student's buttocks

in a crowded train to work, and she caught my sleeve."

What are you talking about?

"It was just a sudden whim,

but I'm deeply sorry for what I have done."

"I will tell you what really happened now."

Wait a minute!

I didn't say things like that.

- I'm leaving... - Hold it!

You were arrested.

Arrested by the Individual in an Act of Crime. You understand?

"Individual" doesn't mean a police officer. It refers to an ordinary citizen.

You were caught red-handed by the victim!

Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai " Even so, I didn't do it "

"I lifted up a junior high female student's skirt on the way to work,

and touched her buttocks over her panties..."

"such a thing absolutely did not happen."

Here, sign it.

I'm going to tell you this one more time. You can get out right away if you truthfully admit it.

It's the same as breaking a traffic law.

You're released once you pay a fine after a Summary Judgement.

Fingerprint, left hand, index finger.

Take off your pants.

This is a good luck charm?

Yes.

Underwears too?

You can keep it on.

What's this?

An iPod...

Hello...

Your first time?

What did you do?

Uh, nothing... it's some kind of mistake.

Really?

What should I...?

- About what? What should I...?

Oh, where should I sit?

Anywhere.

Most people who were here went to the public prosecutor's office.

Do you know what public prosecutor's office is? It's where they investigate and file charges.

Police detectives only do the catching,

you don't know what dumb cops would do if you let them do as they please.

Smart public prosecutors who passed the bar exam will examine you with composure.

Or so they claim.

So, what about a lawyer?

Huh? Oh, the person who defends a client.

I'm not quizzing you. You didn't do anything, right?

Yes.

Then you have to get a lawyer. Didn't the detective tell you?

About what?

There's something called a "public defender system", first time is free.

Person in charge!

Oh...

He wants you to call a lawyer.

Do you know someone?

Huh? Uh, no...

Public defender.

Public defender.

It's too late, he'll probably come tomorrow.

Well, I'll contact him for you. I don't think he'll make it today though.

Tsk, he's teasing you. It's barely past noon.

He'll come right away. Don't worry.

Did you contact your family yet?

Uh, no...

You can ask me anything you want.

I know a lot about false charges too.

False charge?

That's what happened to you, right? You're innocent, right?

There are such cases once every while.

He's released. You know what he did?

Businessmen who come in the morning and leave by the afternoon.

It's this.

Hey!

Groping, it's groping!

Let's eat.

Let's eat!

She called me a groper in the station, and I was taken here.

You denied it during interrogation too?

What?

You said you didn't do it? That you're not a groper?

Yes.

Are they planning to charge you for Infringement of Public Safety?

What?

There are different charges for groping.

Simply put, if you touched her over her panties, it's Infringement of Public Safety.

If your hand goes into the panties, it's Excessive Obscenity.

Oh,

the police detective accused me of touching her over her panties.

Tell me what happened after you got on the train.

Yes, sure.

Let's see, I got on the express from Sumiregaoka, and...

- What line is that? Let's see, I got on the express from Sumiregaoka, and...

Oh, it's Jouhoku Express Line.

And I was planning to get to Kishikawa,

but I got off at Musashidai...

Um, why did you get off in the middle?

I was worried about forgetting my resume. I had an important job interview.

So I got off because it was too crowded on the train to look for it.

Are you a student?

No, I'm unemployed. 26 years old though.

Did you find your resume?

It wasn't there, but I'd be late if I went to get it.

So I gave up, and that's when the departure bell rang...

I hopped onto the express in a hurry...

Doors are closing!

More like being pushed in by the station staff. Because it was way over capacity.

The doors closed at last, and I secured some free space.

But it felt like I was being pulled back,

and when I thought something was wrong,

I realized that the end of my jacket was caught between the doors.

I panicked a bit and pulled it with my right hand,

and tried to twist my body, but it didn't budge.

Then my arm or something hit someone,

the woman to my right tilted her head and stared at me.

I met her gaze, so...

Sorry.

I whispered "sorry" to her...

After that, I tried pulling it and

moving my body without bothering others.

The man to my left kept pushing me for some reason,

and I was worried he might push me too hard and rip my jacket,

but it finally came free when I was about to reach Kishikawa.

Please stop.

Then someone said "please stop"...

and I heard someone crying when I turned around.

Turned around?

Oh, I was looking at where it was caught while pulling,

so I turned around.

And when the train arrived at Kishikawa and I got off, she suddenly grabbed my sleeve...

You were groping, weren't you?

The girl said I was groper...

Groping?

Then some weird guy showed up

and told me to discuss it in the office if I didn't do anything wrong,

and it was causing a scene.

What's wrong?

The station staff came, and said he'll hear us out,

so I followed him to the office, and when I went inside...

the woman came,

and said "he's not a groper because he was just trying to free himself from the door"...

It was the person I apologized to earlier on the train.

That woman actually said it wasn't you?

Yes.

Did she talk to the police too?

No, she went somewhere...

The station staff closed the door without even listening to her, so I got agitated.

She just said it wasn't me.

I told him she was an important witness, so let her in.

Sir, why did you let her go?

I got outside and called her,

but she was already gone.

So, that station staff didn't record her account or get her contact information?

He didn't.

He said he'll hear me out, but he didn't listen at all.

The police detective too.

The detective asked "who was it, if it wasn't me",

so I said some fat guy standing beside me was suspicious because he kept pushing me.