Legal V (リーガルV)

Rose Bridal itself is a scam company.

They take advantage of the fact that...

their members want to get married and then make money from it.

We've successfully approached the girls hired by Rose Bridal.

Evidence collected against the law can't be used.

Is it the judge's job to eradicate evidence of a scam?

Who put pressure on you to do so? Did they bribe you?

Let's start a new case.

A class action suit.

A class action suit? Are you serious?

What the scam company is doing is infuriating, right?

Gather all the victims together.

Let's sue them until they're utterly defeated.

Hey, if it's a class action suit,

Baba can also be one of the plaintiffs.

That's right. I'm also a victim.

I feel so much more confident fighting with you.

Unfortunately, you can't be one of the plaintiffs.

What?

You've already sued the same company individually.

However, we'll need your help to gather the victims.

Do you even need our client's help?

First, post an announcement on our firm's website...

and through the media.

By the way, what is the professor doing?

He wants to make the Me Too movement for men popular.

It looks quite nice.

I have a Graphics Design Level One certification.

And what is Takanashi doing?

The victims are scattered across the country.

We need to hold a briefing, Pochi.

Prepare to ride Kirishima Express and Alps Express...

as well as Sagano Scenic Railway.

What? - You just want to ride them, right?

Do you have a problem with that?

Even if I have no license to practice law,

I can still ride on trains.

It's Sakurajima.

Look. That's snow.

That's all for the briefing of the marriage scam class action.

As fellow victims, let's fight together.

Okay. Let's do this!

What?

A class action suit would take a few years, right?

It depends on the situation. There has been such a precedent indeed.

Then I can't afford that.

Shoko already made an announcement to the press.

It's so strange.

This way, it's harder for us to back out.

There, there.

Excuse me.

Ms. Takanashi, Mr. Pochi, welcome back.

It was the best.

We were able to ride the Sakura train of Kyushu Shinkansen,

the Setsuki train of Echigo Tokimeki Railway,

and the Hiei train of Eizan Railway.

That's right, souvenirs. Here, Pochi.

These can really make a railway fan happy.

Why did you even go there?

To assist in the briefing, of course.

I understood the victims' plight.

Go, Pochi.

Mr. Aoki lost everything and returned to his hometown in Toyama.

He got depressed, couldn't go to work,

and lost his job as a result.

That's so sad.

After Mr. Iwato from Kagoshima bought the 100 million yen land,

the girl stopped all contact.

Mr. Iwato just shut himself out at home.

That's so painful.

That means, these marriage scams ruin people's lives.

We must work hard for them.

However, they all don't want to sue.

They couldn't pull themselves together...

because of how they suffered.

Wait.

You just wasted money.

We were able to collect valuable information.

Pochi, this one.

Well..

Mr. Kawakami from Kyoto gave the girl a car.

According to him, Takaichi Tetsuya is also a victim.

He promotes equal rights for men and women...

and supports the Me Too sexual harassment movement.

He's a popular, self-proclaimed intellectual sociologist.

It means that if he voices out his grievances,

this case will immediately get a lot of attention.

That's just a rumour.

As a sociologist, how can I fall for a marriage scam?

You're supporting the women's Me Too movement,

yet you're a coward yourself.

You're such a phony.

I've already gotten married a year ago.

I have a very warm family now.

He probably just doesn't want his wife to know.

Mr. Takaichi, please standby.

I'm sorry. I'm really busy, so I'll go ahead.

Men are really hard to understand.

So it's a marriage scam?

Isn't this a high-end matchmaking agency...

that gathers many outstanding individuals?

I heard that those handsome members...

were mostly hired by them for the marriage scams.

I spent 900,000 yen for the seminars.

I also invested three million yen in my boyfriend's company.

You won't get your money back by staying silent.

We must sue them.

Excuse me.

I was asked to buy a piece of land at Minato.

Can I also join?

I'll also join to protect my rights as a victim.

Women like us are already bravely standing up for ourselves.

Are men like you really unwilling to make your voices heard?

And these lovely women...

I want to fight with you.

Let's fight together.

Aren't you going to join us?

Let me tell you.

Being scammed is not embarrassing.

Those scammers are the ones who should be embarrassed.

I think so too.

Then I can say...

that we've successfully gathered the plaintiffs.

As someone who has a Photography Level One Certification,

I'll take a photo as a commemoration.

Please hold this sign.

How hurtful.

Anyway, ten of you are the plaintiffs.

Together, we'll sue Rose Bridal in a class action suit.

In preparation for the case,

we must collect evidence that Rose Bridal...

wanted to scam everyone right from the start.

We'll find common points from letters and messages...

in the way they've interacted with the victims that enticed them.

And we'll use those as evidence that they've conducted an organized scam.

"I'll spend my life making you happy."

After two weeks, he said,

"I'm backing away for your happiness."

How unforgivable!

It's so rare to see you this emotional.

They're so bad.

Okay, I've decided.

Grilled meat lunch box. Anyone wants the same?

Me. -Okay.

Don't mind her. Let's continue.

The priority is to increase the number of our plaintiffs, right?

Ten people are too few.

We can't even find evidence of the organized scam.

Of course, we have to get more victims to join us.

I've also posted on our homepage...

that we'll hold a Me Too gathering at Kanda Park every Sunday...

to welcome more victims to join us.

What if we change it to a barbecue party?

The victims can also interact with each other.

Let's make the atmosphere more relaxed.

Good idea. I'll prepare the meat.

Please prepare Matsusaka beef.

We're trying to encourage the victims here.

All right. My pleasure.

She just wants to eat them herself.

Thank you for waiting.

It's so delicious.

Ms. Saki, have some.

We also have beers.

What's the matter with everyone?

There are lots of Matsusaka beef for you.

The plaintiffs don't seem to be encouraged at all.

If we can't find new victims,

it would be hard to get evidence of the scam, right?

If only we could get the scam manual that was mentioned...

during the first trial.

Then let's make contact with those hired scammers...

and fish for information.

These two are the only manuals you use, right?

Once these leaks out, I'll get attacked and it's over.

We don't mail these manuals to them.

We only coach them verbally.

The computer we used to make these manuals has been disposed.

I'll dispose these manuals as well.

Thank you.

Do we really need to do that?

Can't we just put pressure on them?

Your job is to protect me.

Ms. Aida, please don't misunderstand.

I'm not planning on protecting you.

Is it fine to speak to me that way?

I can just make a call...

and a small lawyer like you will be destroyed.

Ms. Aida Shiori...

was once a talented reporter for Daily Financial Journal.

She resigned five years ago and established Rose Bridal.

I'm not sure why Felix and Temma is handling this case.

If she used to be a financial reporter,

she must have something on them.

That's possible.

Even Heisei Bank is protecting them.

They're so bold to threaten and blackmail them that easily.

Rie, you used to work at Heisei Bank.

Can you get any information?

She embezzled money from them before.