Flic (フリック)

K.S.S. presents

A Monkey Town Production

A film by KOBAYASHI Masahiro

with KAGAWA Teruyuki

TANABE Seiichi

OTSUKA Nene

FLIC

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I

- Why are you stopping? - To smoke. Can I? - OK.

It pisses me off. Everywhere is "No Smoking".

Mr. Murata... It's nice out here.

The air is awesome. It'll change your mind.

It's too soon to say that.

That's true. We just got here.

Hello?

Mr. Murata?

Is this Mr. Murata?

That's right.

This is Namerikawa.

Can I see you for five minutes?

Please. I beg you.

Out of the question.

Please... I'm downstairs.

I only want five minutes of your time.

I beg you.

You're not going to move?

It's surprising that you've stayed.

If it was me...

I couldn't have done it. I would have gone insane.

- What do you want? - Well...

You don't want to work?

If you don't go back, you'll get fired.

I handed in my resignation a long time ago.

You know very well that the boss refused it.

You're going to resign again?

- What are you doing? - I'm writing my letter of resignation.

Are you nuts?

You're not going to resign!

No way!

Last night, I got a call.

Since I have a cellphone now,

they can wake me up at night.

It drives me crazy.

The victim's name is Michiko Kusuda. 20 years old.

A student at Hokkaido University.

We found a return flight ticket in her bag.

She had arrived in Tokyo from Hokkaido that very afternoon.

She was killed in Maruyama, in a love hotel.

She arrived there with a man at 22:00.

According to the autopsy,

we estimate that the crime occurred between 23:00 and 02:00.

So... she was killed not long after she got to the hotel.

Almost as if she came to Tokyo to get killed.

To get killed?

Yes.

We caught the killer?

How could we arrest him?

Actually, the chief is persuaded that it's the act of a pervert,

like all the others over the last couple of months.

It seems to be exactly that kind of crime...

Congrats. The case is closed then.

YES!

The killer cannot be caught.

It's been four and a half hours since we learnt these facts.

It's always so easy, isn't it?

What do you want from me?

The case was closed in the blink of an eye.

No need for any more detectives.

You have to come with me.

We have to bring the victim's family to the Station to identify the body.

And I'm the one who must come along?

It's an order from the Chief.

He wants you to work for your own good.

Can you come now?

And if I refuse?

I'll write this in my report:

"Deputy Superintendent Mr. Murata wasn't available."

You're being hard on me!

But it's been six months since we last saw you!

I never stopped taking your side. I've had it now!

You could try to forget about it, no?

Your wife cannot come back.

Right?

Over here.

Mr. Kusuda!

Mr. Ken'ichi Kusuda!

It's the police.

Mr. Kusuda...

Kusuda!

Yes?

You're the violent kind, aren't you!

Please excuse me.

It's Michiko Kusada, isn't it?

How can I tell from this?

But you must know. It's your little sister.

With the head and body chopped by a chainsaw,

you want me to recognize my little sister?

We should work harder...

- You were saying? - Nothing.

Anyway, you wanna come to Tokyo with us?

We've made a reservation for the 22:00 flight, with you on board.

I'll get to see Michiko?

The autopsy was today.

The arms and legs will be reunited with the torso.

- You must identify the body. - And if I refuse?

Don't you dare! You are her only family.

Who... killed Michiko?

The investigation is still ongoing. - Say, Mr. Kusuda...

Do you think she went to Tokyo alone, all by herself?

- Why should we care? - Did she have an appointment?

- Any idea who the killer might be? - Mr. Murata!

- So? - I don't know anything.

Not even the fact that she went to Tokyo.

I had no clue.

Yesterday, she left home early.

I thought she'd left for her classes.

She left... at the same time as usual.

With all this... what's gonna become of me?

How am I going to live?

- I don't know. - Tell me anyway, just in case...

the names of the people closest to your sister,

whether she was doing small jobs on the side, their addresses...

- Why do you need all this? - Part of our job.

Well...

you want to answer me?

So, what are your intentions?

We didn't come here to conduct an investigation.

Tomorrow, we'll go to Tokyo with him.

We'll identify the body at the morgue. After that, our job is done.

- I know. -Careful! Don't abuse your position of power!

This case is closed.

What's got into you all of a sudden?

Mr. Saeki! I'll be right back.

It's been a while... Hi!

How are you? I'm Oikawa.

I'm Namerikawa. Nice to meet you.

I'm with detective Murata.

- We're going for a drink tonight? - Good idea!

Always rotgut? I'll add some hot water.

- When are you returning home? - Tomorrow.

- You've told the local police? - It was a personal matter.

Who was that?

He was my superior at the police academy.

He took care of me. For better and for worse.

Actually, he would like...

to celebrate our visit here with a few drinks tonight.

What do you say?

Come with us.

Tell me instead where we'll crash.

We don't have any money. It'll have to be a bed & breakfast.

Anyway, finding a hotel here is impossible.

Anybody here?

It's weird.

- We made a reservation... - I'm not aware of it.

- I'm sure we made a reservation. - Don't know anything about it.

I'm sure. Please go ask your wife.

Don't know anything about it.

- Shall we search elsewhere? - At this hour?

But I didn't say that I don't have any vacant rooms.

I only said that I didn't have any reservations.

- You have rooms available? - As many as you want.

But no one made any reservations.

We thought that you were refusing...

Excuse us. We didn't reserve, but you can let us stay the night?

It's okay. I don't mind.

A room without meals... costs 3,000 yen.

Payable in advance.

That's outrageous!

Here.

Mr. Murata! This is your room.

I heard they have hot baths. Shall we go?

Nah, I'm going out.

- Where are you going? - To investigate. -No, you can't!

Our mission is to verify the victim's identity.

Stop going on about that.

Please stop.

Mr. Murata!

If an investigation was necessary,

the local police chief would have asked for one.

It's the rule and you cannot just ignore it.

An independent investigation is absurd.

Since when have you become so strict?

Always have been.

Alright. I understand.

- So, are we going for a bath? - You go ahead.

2 minutes, 30 seconds!

Jacques Maillol, it's me!

Say,

have you ever seen a film called 'Un Flic'?

No.

With Alain Delon. A cop movie.

It was because of that film that I decided to become a cop.

"Flic"?

It means 'cop', I think.

- Have you seen it? - No.

I've never seen a movie.

- Never? - That's right.

- Not even once? - Nope.

Geez!