My Family (Maifamiri / マイファミリー)

I swear we'll rescue Misaki.

Don't ever try to interfere again.

Misaki really will be killed.

There was a bug in the router.

Suzuma and you and your wife.

What the heck is your relationship?

Are you...

the kidnapper?

I kidnapped her.

You must be kidding.

Todo, you'd never do anything like that.

I'm sorry.

It was me.

I...

kidnapped Tomoka

and Yuzuki.

Why?

Why?

Why?

Where is Misaki?

I don't know.

I didn't kidnap Misaki.

This is bullshit.

You and your partner have been taking the money, right?

Me and Aya... Suzuma...

We're just taking orders.

Orders?

I've had it. I'm turning him over to the cops.

How come?

We shouldn't listen to this douchebag!

Why did Todo end up doing this?

I want him to explain it himself.

She's okay.

It doesn't look like he's contacted anyone.

He also doesn't have a wire.

Is it true that your daughter was kidnapped?

-I bet you kidnapped her too, didn't you? -No, I didn't.

Then,

your daughter hasn't been returned

and your wife is still missing.

Is that the truth as well?

Yes.

Then why did you kidnap our daughters?

You surely must know just how horrifying it is.

I did it to get Koharu back.

Five years ago,

when I didn't know where Koharu went for her field trip...

CALL ENDED

...they figured out the police were involved.

So they ended the deal.

Since her alibi at the time of the kidnapping was vague,

eventually, my wife, Aki,

became suspected of faking the kidnapping.

Even I began to wonder if Aki was hiding something

and I questioned her about it.

Tell me what you're hiding!

I knew I was hurting her,

but even so...

Why won't you say anything?

...I needed to do something.

But I ended up pushing her over the edge.

I'm home.

Aki left me.

Ever since then, I haven't been able to contact her.

After Aki disappeared, the police suspected her even more.

But

if it became known that a detective's wife had faked a kidnapping,

it would disgrace the police department.

Gradually, the investigation team was shrunk,

and the case came to be treated as unsolvable.

That's why I decided to quit the police and search for her myself.

I believed that if Koharu returned, Aki would as well.

But

I couldn't find any leads at all.

If nothing was done,

since the case was under a gag order, not only would it be buried,

but I might not ever be able to see Koharu again.

I panicked.

When I thought about how

Koharu could be confined somewhere, suffering,

I nearly lost my mind.

I wanted to save Koharu by whatever means necessary.

That's when I came up with the idea

to commit a copycat kidnapping.

If a similar kidnapping occurred,

the police would start investigating in earnest again.

If the case were to resurface, new information might come out.

And that's why you went after Tomoka?

I was sure I could pretty much figure out what you and Michiru would do.

However, I hadn't seen you for a long time, Haruto.

So I had to find out how you lived now.

That's when you had Suzuma work for Harukana?

Aya is my wife Aki's younger sister.

Her real name is Aya Sumiyoshi.

She was already a programmer and had IT know-how.

COPYCAT KIDNAPPING

For my plan,

she was an absolute necessity.

Itsuki...

I'll do it.

Aki was Aya's only blood relative.

She had been like a mother to her and raised her.

To get back her niece and clear her sister's name,

she said that she would do absolutely anything.

Good afternoon.

-Afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Six months before the kidnapping,

Aya joined Harukana as a mid-career hire.

She followed my orders

and bugged the president's office.

That's how we found out that Haruto almost never went home

and that there were money problems in the company.

You actually think that'll convince the bank?

And what about that bug?

At the office,

Aya made a mold of your key then a spare key.

I'm the one who installed it.

That's how I knew

when Tomoka went to cram school and about her argument with Michiru,

and that she was going by herself.

Then, on that day,

I kidnapped Tomoka.

HELLO, TOMOKA.

Hello, Tomoka.

You don't need to be afraid. If you behave, you'll be safe.

If you need anything or if there are any problems,

tell it to this tablet.

HOWEVER, IF YOU TRY TO ESCAPE

However, if you try to escape, you will be killed.

I have kidnapped Tomoka.

What did you say?

Is Tomoka safe?

She is alive.

Is she injured?

Tomoka?

Let me talk to Tomoka!

If you report this to the police, I will kill Tomoka.

We promise we won't. So please, don't kill her!

I would do anything for Tomoka's sake.

-I would too. -So don't call the police!

Aren't we doing this for Tomoka?

Just as I predicted, Haruto called the police.

My daughter has been kidnapped and...

For the ransom handoff,

I had you rush around with barely enough time.

I was waiting for Michiru and Haruto to be separated.

It had to be the same situation as the kidnapping five years ago.

Then I had the handoff fail.

This transaction has ended.

Wait.

Please wait.

Please don't kill Tomoka.

Please!

Give back Tomoka! Please!

Please!

COMMUNICATION HAS ENDED

My initial goal was to make the handoff fail and drive off the police.

As I predicted, Haruto came to me for help, since I was an ex-cop.

I was lying then when I said there weren't any bugs.

So what are we going to do tomorrow?

The biggest issue is what the cops do.

Having you communicate with the kidnapper via the game chat function

and using it to determine Tomoka's location

were parts of the plan I'd already told Aya about.

I made some coffee. Have some.

-Oh, thank you. -It's hot.

On the day of the second handoff,

Aya remotely assisted with identifying the users who had passed nearby.

But at that time, she was near where Tomoka was being held.

By utilizing the game from there,

we were able to purposely give away Tomoka's location.

She also knew that Haruto and I had tricked the police.

Tomoka, can you hear me?

I know you're here!

I've left the money under the gate at the nearby shrine.

You can take the money

and disappear. I don't care!

But if anything happens to Tomoka...

I will kill you.

Aya took the money and left.

IT'S A DEAL

Daddy...

Tomoka!

If Haruto tried to go after Aya, I was going to stop him.

To prevent Aya from being stopped and questioned,

we rented a nearby storage unit where she stayed all night.

The next morning, she left the money there and went to work.

She was rescued safely.

-Thank goodness. -Thank goodness she was found.

Yes, that's great news.

We...

succeeded with the kidnapping.

You scumbag.

When you saw Tomoka in the hospital room, how did you feel?

How could you be so calm there?

Before we did it, I knew...

that it would be hell.

It's all over, Tomoka.

You don't have to think about it anymore.

That goddamn kidnapper really pisses me off.