LOVED ONE (ラブドワン)

The prosecution presented three grounds for naming Mr. Serizawa as the culprit.

The first was motive.

They claimed that Serizawa was stalking the first victim, Yui Sato.

Serizawa admits that he contacted Sato by phone and letters,

but he denies the murder.

The second was the murder weapon.

It was judged the marks could match a belt he possessed.

The third was the DNA test.

In order to file a request for a retrial,

we need to overturn these grounds.

However,

it might be difficult with just these documents.

Because your mentor was in charge of these reports,

they must be legit, right?

Yes.

What happened?

It's a breaking news report of an execution.

Today, one death row inmate has been executed.

It was an extremely brutal crime in which multiple precious lives were taken

for entirely selfish reasons.

In the end,

after careful deliberation, it was decided he would be executed.

It's Akiko.

Hello, this is Kiryu.

Yes.

The one who was executed

was not Serizawa.

That's good.

It wasn't me today.

Don't worry. We will save you.

It wasn't me today.

It wasn't me.

Those documents Professor Kujo had on the Shiramine case…

Could you look for them one more time?

If it's the documents you want,

I found them.

But…

I threw them away.

Could you leave?

Don't ever come back again.

Tomorrow,

we're going to Shiramine.

What was the town of Shiramine like at the time?

Everyone was exhausted from the anxiety of when the next murder might happen.

I heard there was even a police officer

who committed suicide due to the stress of the investigation.

In the midst of all that,

Shinichi suddenly got arrested.

But Shinichi always said it.

He said he definitely didn't do it.

I've believed him this entire time.

But recently,

I find myself thinking sometimes

that maybe

we might not make it in time anymore.

How long will I have to wait?

Return my daughter, quickly!

Yukie is a victim of a serial murder case.

We need to investigate carefully.

So what have you found out?

You can catch the killer now, right?

No traces connecting to the killer have been found.

They haven't been found?

Then what did you perform the autopsy for?

I am terribly sorry.

Anyway, please let me take my daughter home.

The test results will be ready by tomorrow,

so she will be returned to her family.

Please wait

just a little longer.

Yukie Morishita's judicial autopsy results.

I got what they have as of right now.

Thank you very much.

This wound…

It's a little strange.

Strange?

According to the report,

the injuries to the cheek and lips could be from when she fell down.

How is that weird?

Depending on the situation,

the contents of the report would add up.

However,

I feel like something's off with how the wounds were made.

Morishita's body is still at the university, isn't it?

Would it be possible to let me examine the body?

You mean perform an autopsy once more?

Yes.

Judging by her father's state,

I think it will be difficult.

The documents Professor Kujo had have already been disposed of.

Ms. Morishita's body

might be the only clue to clear Mr. Serizawa's false accusation.

It has been 15 years since Yui passed away.

The other day,

I saw on the news that the killer's family is…

Claiming his innocence.

Your daughter

was being stalked by Serizawa, right?

That's right.

She refused him, because she had a boyfriend.

Even so, he wouldn't give up.

I told her

we should go to the police.

But Yui said

there was no need to worry that much.

Um,

her boyfriend at the time…

Does he still live nearby?

He passed away.

What?

He followed Yui.

He committed suicide.

I should have…

Gone to the police, even if she didn't want to.

I will absolutely never forgive Serizawa

for taking Yui away from me.

So I told my boss.

"It doesn't add up!"

Wow, awesome.

Right?

I just can't ignore those things, you know?

Strange things are...

Hey, it's about that time, isn't it?

Shall we head home then?

What are you saying? On to the next spot!

What?

- Excuse me! Bill please. - Okay.

We need Dr. Honda now more than ever.

The burden is too heavy for just us!

We can't!

He left yesterday to help with autopsies at Kyomei University, so he's busy.

Mr. Morishita.

Do you have a moment?

What is it?

I had a forensic scientist

from an organization called MEJ look at Yukie's autopsy results.

That doctor said

there is something strange with the wounds on Yukie's face.

Could you let us

examine Yukie's body just one more time?

You mean you want to perform another autopsy?

Yes.

Don't mess with me!

Yukie was murdered,

and even autopsied.

Are you telling me to hurt that child again?

I understand your feelings very well.

But that doctor

has found so many small contradictions left on bodies

that nobody else had noticed.

He has always uncovered the truth.

He will…

Find the contradiction left behind by Yukie for us.

Please…

I beg you.

I don't want there to be any other victims like Yukie ever again.

I am not going to change the time for her wake.

Make sure to return her

by 6:00 p.m. tonight.

Thank you very much.

By 6:00 p.m.?

Taking into account the time to deliver the body back,

we only have about two hours left.

Will we make it?

We just have to do what we can.

Let's hurry.

Yes.

I will help too.

What are you all doing here?

I was at Kyomei University today to help them out.

I happened to hear Ms. Dojima talking to the bereaved father.

I don't know all the details,

but you have little time for the autopsy, right?

So, I thought it would be better to have as many people as possible,

so I hurried and got everyone together.

I also managed to leave early somehow.

I don't know the details of why you are staying at MEJ, Dr. Masumi.

But,

I understand that this autopsy is not just an ordinary autopsy.

Please let us help too.

We want to help you, Dr. Masumi.

Thank you very much.

Well, we don't have much time.

Shall we get to it?

- Yes. - Yes.

After checking the wounds on the left cheek and lips,

we found out what Dr. Masumi thought was strange.

The positions of the wounds are off.

Off?

In the report, the wounds on the left cheek and lips

are described as beind caused from falling down.

The wounds on Yukie's body were concentrated on the left side.

It is natural to think she fell on her left side.

But,

only the wound on the lip is closer to the front.

If she fell to the ground with her left side down,

it would be difficult to get a wound there.

So,

we tried re-examining the inside of the mouth once more.

There was bleeding inside the oral cavity,