The Interview

Please take your parking ticket.

Follow the signs inside…

-Delivery. -Thank you.

Here.

Kono!

Sorry, the train stopped.

-Has the guest arrived? -He's on standby.

This way.

-Do your makeup quickly. -I'm fine as I am.

No way.

I'm the reporter. It's fine.

The interview time got cut short, so I'm in a mess.

Be careful!

After the announcements, it's the Friday segment with Kono.

THESE DAYS WITH KYOKO KONO

One minute to go.

-Good morning. -Morning.

-I'm fine here. -I'll take that.

This is bad.

This is pretty bad. Oh man…

-Back on in ten seconds! -Delivery.

Eight, seven, six…

Five seconds to go.

Four, three…

OPEN IMMEDIATELY

Now we'll hear from experts in various fields

with our reporter, Kyoko Kono.

"These Days with Kyoko Kono. "

Good morning. This is Kyoko Kono.

Segment started.

Lately, I think everyone has been hearing about biomass power generation

in the news.

What exactly is it?

Today, I'll be talking to the person…

Okay, name.

…who discovered a new method for biomass power generation,

Professor Emeritus Kyugo Sano from Teito University.

-Thank you for joining us. -Okay, check.

Glad to be here.

It's been in the spotlight recently for environmental reasons,

but what exactly is biomass power generation?

The word "biomass"

is a combination of "bio," referring to biological resources,

and "mass," which refers to quantity.

Resources that are organic matter derived from plants and animals.

Food waste from homes

and sewage from city sewers can be burned directly as fuel

or converted to biomass for power generation.

So it's a way of generating power using the city's waste.

Yes. That's right.

Until now, disposing of the city's waste has cost an enormous amount of money,

but by using waste as fuel,

each facility will be able to achieve annual savings

of 300 million yen.

But to do it properly,

we'd need to establish collection systems at a local government level

for things like food waste and waste materials.

If you ask me, this is too big a task.

Really, it's a project the nation should tackle with full force.

Sounds like it'll take some time to make it happen.

Do you have a concrete plan?

Well, this is 300 million yen we're talking about--

Professor?

Huh? What's wrong?

-What's going on? -What the hell?

-What're you doing? Stop broadcasting! -He's floating.

HUMAN VAPOR

Good morning!

Hey.

-There's eggshell in this. -A week off without permission.

Do you realize what a mess you've made?

I had a biking injury.

I called in.

-It hurt so much I couldn't move all day. -I don't care!

-You won't get paid this month. -What? What are you talking about?

Hey. Use Japanese.

Speak in Japanese!

I'll fire you.

Then you'll be sent back to your country for being here illegally.

Excuse me!

What is it?

-Anything weird in your food? -Not at all. It's delicious.

Thanks.

But

I can't pay.

What?

Well, seems you're not going to pay him, so there's no reason I should pay, right?

Palm?

Palm.

Palm!

Yes, sir?

Do you know that guy?

I don't know that person.

It's nothing to do with you.

Keep your nose out of my business.

I'm surprised you're still in business.

What?

Just from a quick glance, I can see you're violating labor laws.

The ingredients lying around over there are violating food safety laws.

And you have tables outside.

Do you have a permit to use the public road?

You little…

Hey!

Get out, now.

Hey!

That hurts, you bastard.

Excuse me…

Sorry, what was your name?

It's Palm, right?

Palm?

Hey, Okamoto.

Chief? What's the matter?

Where are you now?

I'm eating out.

Head to the scene right away.

What?

You know I'm on suspension, right?

I've been ordered to reinstate you

to the First Investigation Division as of today.

Head to JNT right now.

"JNT"?

Thank you.

He said he'll pay me.

You should find a better place to work.

No one will hire someone like me.

Don't assume that.

If you decide that yourself, nothing will change.

Good luck.

Move back. You there, move back!

I'm at the scene in front of JNT headquarters.

No entry inside.

Please move back.

-Sorry, no entry. -No, it's okay…

Okamoto.

You're late.

Sorry for the trouble.

It's been three months.

Congrats on your reinstatement.

Right.

Is it a murder?

Well, that's a little tricky.

What the heck?

What happened?

Kyugo Sano is a professor in environmental energy engineering.

This happened out of nowhere during the show.

What's all the smoke?

The whole thing wasn't broadcast, right?

It was a live broadcast, so…

You're kidding?

Kyoko?

Unfortunately, the reporter interviewing Professor Sano was Kyoko Kono.

Where is she now?

Forensics finished collecting evidence, so she's resting in the cafeteria now.

I see.

Do you want to talk to her?

Don't say anything unnecessary.

Better not get more involved with that reporter.

Hello, sir.

Excuse me.

Okamoto from Metro Police.

May I speak with Ms. Kono for a bit?

Are you okay?

Kenji…

You got reinstated.

Yeah.

So you're in charge of this case?

Well, I guess you could say that.

It's a big case, so there are lots of other detectives involved.

I see.

Before the incident,

was there anything unusual about Professor Sano?

Nothing in particular.

You saw the broadcast.

Kyoko!

The director's holding an emergency meeting for the chief reporters.

Got it.

I've told you all I know. Can I go now?

Sure.

Did you hear that?

Kono is a chief reporter now.

She gets promoted.

And you get suspended.

She's a go-getter.

Where do we even start with this case?

Breaking news.

Around 10:00 a.m. today at the JNT studio, Prof. Emeritus Sano of Teito University

died after suddenly rising up into the air and exploding.

Director!

Hey.

Yes, okay.

Turns out this arrived at the news department this morning.

-Aren't you going to open it? -I don't know.

It seems suspicious.

-Stop! -No, Kyoko!

Be careful.

Wait, isn't this dangerous?

-It's empty. -Huh?

Oh, there's a QR code.

Oh, maybe we should scan it.

Wait.