Zero no Shinjitsu (ゼロの真実)

Zero's Truth: Forensic Medical Examiner Matsumoto Maou

Ah!

[Protected wildlife Park Do not pick flowers].

That last assignment is so distant…

Today we're helping West Tokyo Institute…

Why don't they handle it themselves?

Hmm… I'm so hungry!

You want a chocolate? Thank You!

You want a chocolate?

When you were kid didn't you rub your nose in chocolate…

And pretend you had nosebleed?

You did not? Did not.

Me and my brother… You did it?

No…

Your brother became a doctor too?

He's running karaoke bars.

He started the karaoke chain "Lovely Echo".

Are you guys tone-deaf?

I am. -I knew it. It shows.

A person like you succeeds at anything.

'Course she fails often, for one she can't keep a schedule.

She can't work in a team, she can't smile…

Muhohohoho…

Yes please.

Don't tell me we have to walk? Let's go!

Thank you. Good afternoon.

1 2! Be careful!

1, 2! 1, 2!

1, 2! We're still in Tokyo sector?!

Yes, it's Tokyo.

Mind your head!

1, 2! 1, 2!

Good afternoon! Medical Examiner's Office.

We're here for the examination!

Good afternoon.

What took you so long!

Beware of dehydration.

Everyone takes a bottle…

Don't be stupid!

It's down here.

Come.

This is all the personal effects?

What?

Never seen such a corpse.

You really like your job? -I'm starting.

You have more chocolate? -Sure.

Here you are.

If I don't have my blood sugar, I'm useless.

The first on the scene was a fan of ruins. -Fan of ruins?

They come in two types.

Those who take photos, those who want to sneak in.

This one was a sneaker in.

This is the shoes and clothes she wore.

There's nothing to identify her.

Even in the bag? nothing.

You mean someone took everything that would identify her?

It's possible that she discarded it herself.

I see. -I ate too much, I'm close to a nosebleed.

What? Mummified?

That's unusual.

We're bringing her in. Yes.

It lost its water and dried off…

An external examination doesn't yield anything.

How long does it take for mummification?

At the minimum two to three months.

I gets like this in 2-3 months.

As it is we can say she died more than 2-3 months ago…

A woman, size 1m65.

Estimated age? From 20 to 60 years old.

Dr. Miporin be serious for a while.

Look who's talking.

You can think what you want about me…

I'm asking you the age of that woman.

It's a mummy, we can't tell anything.

How about I punch you? -Easy now…

Autopsy at the Medical Examiner's Office!

No ligature mark apparent on the neck.

"The body of an adult female was found mummified"

"The police said the body had possibly been dropped there…"

"The investigation is not ruling our murder"

You wanna bet on that mummy's age?

I bet you $100 she's in her forties.

$100, you've come down to modest bets.

I could go to $500, that's getting interesting.

For $500, how old is she?

I'm checking people who have been missing for more than 2 months.

Female 1m65.

Are you an idiot?

80,000 people are gone missing every year.

30,000 women.

Only women, 80 missing every day.

But 90% of those missing people are found.

Judging by her shoes and clothes she's not young…

That certainly narrows the search.

You're welcome to try hard.

I wonder what tomorrow's autopsy's gonna bring.

You like that Medical Examiner's Office…

A mummy was discovered in the Alps in 1990…

It was 3000 years old I was in the Japanese delegation.

We visited the Forensic Department in Paris.

Great! A chance to go for it!

I because I'm from Tokyo University. -Never heard that story chief!

I don't wanna look vain. -Oh come on!

It's my first experience with a mummy…

I hope the chief will offer his insight.

Yes, I wanna see that! -Yes me too.

Yes, last time Iwamatsu…

Let's do this. -Indene too has experience with mummy autopsy.

Matsumoto-kun, many people on that mummy, you don't keep it overnight!

Reply! Yes.

Matsumoto-kun, considering this mummy is 18kg…

Could you assess how much she weighed before her death?

45kg. -Why?

Water represents 60% of a person…

The mummified body lost its water…

The mummy has only 40% weight-mass left.

18kg is 40% of her original weight.

Which is estimated at 18/0.4 = 45kg.

That much anyone could have guessed.

Exfoliation of the skin on the left and right shin.

Exfoliation really? Who can tell.

There's something below the navel. -Really?

Dr. Indene what could this be?

Dr. Indene.

What? -This.

A stretch mark… or a surgery scar.

Surgery…

A stretch mark means she could have been fat…

I'd assess her weight at 55kg.

Once a body is mummified, nothing is certain.

The heart is almost all gone…

Even if the gastrointestinal system is left, it's just a thin thread…

The insides give little clue.

Who? Where? Why is she dead?

You're not very committed for a man so learned.

I didn't mean to…

I want to take her through Ai scan.

Please carry her. -Alright.

All the unnatural deaths within the 23 wards of Tokyo…

Come to the medical examiner first…

And if there is suspicion of crime…

They're sent to the Forensic Department at the University for autopsy…

Other non-criminal cases Such as accidental death or suicide…

Undergo clinical autopsy at the Medical Examiner's Office.

This way, 14,000 bodies are examined each year…

While 2500 undergo autopsy.

There is a defect in the thoracic spine.

Where?

This?

On the rib too… here.

A line from the ribs to the thoracic vertebra…

Would be a clue to a stabbing.

She was stabbed… If that is the case…

That's terrible.

We can't know just with the scan, I autopsy.

There's a stabbing on the left fifth rib inner face.

So the weapon entered from the back…

Pierced the heart I and left a mark inside the rib. -Right.

But we can't see entry wounds on the back or front…

A pointy, sharp tool as an awl or an ice-pick…

Makes a tiny entry hole that disappears when the skin dries.

The heart is right between the thoracic vertebrae and the rib.

The death was probably caused by that wound to the heart.

If it's a crime they could have sent the university yesterday…

I missed that one.

You didn't make a mistake sir.

Only an autopsy could show it. -I know that.

You don't have to be bossy about the obvious.

Where are you going? -We need to process the autopsy.

We need to process the autopsy. Hurry up!

What's with you! -Thanks.

What is it? -They treat us like dirt!

I hate these guys at the Medical Examiner's Office.

Oh… Oh!

The site where the mummy was discovered…

A large-scale survey was conducted for land development …

They didn't see the mummy then…

Did I tell you?

I told you to call.

That autopsy, we really had no choice.

Chief! -What?

I thought you'd scold me but you're so kind… my eyes are misty.

No one could have predicted it would be necessary?

We'll perform the clinical autopsy as a formality…

The cause of death is obscure. unsolvable, case closed.

Chief, telephone. no time for my eye drops.

Yes…

Aren't you glad to be the center of attention, Matsumoto-kun.

This clinical autopsy has become a forensic autopsy.

I will now take a sample of skin and bones.

This is how a forensic autopsy should proceed.

The body won't escape, and as the identity is unknown…

We have no hurry to return her to her family.

Enough for today, let's go home.

Chief, there's one question I'd like to ask.

How old do you think she is? Wait a minute…

Didn't you listen when I said it?

Between 20 and 60 years old.

When do you think she died? -You said you had 'one' question.

Gloves. Yes.