Traces of Sin (愚行録)

Hey.

Hey!

Offer your seat to the lady.

I'm fine.

Show some respect.

Thank you.

Are you alright?

Hi Brother.

You came.

It's been like six months?

Did you lose weight?

You didn't need to come.

I'll be out in no time.

Right?

Ms. Tachibana, my lawyer.

Yeah, I know.

I brought you some clothes.

- Need anything else... - How's Chihiro?

She's doing fine.

The doctor says she is recovering well.

See?

My girl didn't eat much.

I don't know about others, but...

the police are mean to me for being a bad mother.

Mitsuko.

Remember our promise.

Right, right.

I shouldn't talk now. No worry.

You know

I love secrets.

Johoku Police Station

I was surprised.

I thought your call was for advice on your article.

I didn't know how to deal with it.

You were the only one I could ask for help.

I hope I can be of some help.

I appreciate it.

Anyway it's good to hear Chihiro is okay.

When she was found,

her weight was like a 1 -year-old.

She still remains unconscious.

Even if she wakes up,

the doctor says her brain will remain damaged.

I see.

Mitsuko will be charged and tried.

Prosecutors seem to be keeping her in longer than usual.

- I'll drive you. - Thanks.

Is there anything we can do now?

A psychiatric test.

She seems strange, don't you think?

No feeling of responsibility like it happened to someone else.

For instance,

when she was a child did she experience the same as Chihiro?

If that's the case,

let's apply for a test.

Sogensha Publishing

I don't get it.

Why dig into the Takou family murder now?

It's natural...

Do the insurance murder in Nagoya. The verdict is soon.

- That case is already finished. - Takou's case is, too.

The murderer is still at large.

The case is one year old.

One year next month. Good timing for an article.

We wrote everything we know of.

I'll talk with people connected to the dead.

How should I put it...

They must have something to say after a year.

Who wants to read that?

Do it, if you insist.

But

I won't promise the pages. Depends on the article. Got it?

Thank you, boss.

When did you get so soft?

I have my reasons.

3-Year-Old in ICU Due to Arrested Mother's Neglect

Is this...

His younger sister.

He needs something to take his mind off of that.

TAKOU

Here again?

Newspaper? Magazine? You're a reporter, right?

Can you tell?

You have that face.

I thought everyone got enough.

Been a year, right?

Next month.

1 year anniversary.

Oops,

said too much.

You a neighbor?

Kidding me? Neighbors all moved out.

Scary, isn't it? An entire family.

It can't be a human, who killed such a nice family.

It's the deed of the devil or something.

Thinking that way,

then I don't feel scared.

Mr. Tanaka?

Mr. Watanabe?

Sorry to make you wait.

It's raining hard.

No umbrella?

It's very close. Shall we?

It was usually here I drank with Takou.

I still can't believe he's dead.

Murder, and not disease or accident.

You knew Takou since when?

The company entrance exam.

We both graduated from Inada University.

That's 1 5 years.

Correct.

There were others from Inada, but he was the closest one.

You got along?

Guys who enter our company want to develop and create new towns.

So did we.

But Takou was assigned to sales and I to accounting.

So we were kind of pissed off.

Two losers griping about our careers.

Since Takou was in sales, he had to deal with customers.

Some are difficult, so he had a hard time.

He lost weight, couldn't sleep. He was almost neurotic.

That bad?

Customers. People are born to be so selfish.

Real estate commercials make me laugh.

Takeshi TANAKA

- Chuhai with oolong, please. - Coming right up.

- Get you a drink? - I'm OK.

You like to drink.

The only thing I enjoy now.

Takou and I had many drinks before he got married.

Company parties too.

Let's have another round. Cheers.

So good!

We always had a welcome party for new recruits.

The personnel section selected girls as future wives for men in the company.

So they were cute.

Attention!

Everybody! Thank you for coming today.

- Thank you! - Appreciated.

We can communicate with the new breed,

to achieve better performance.

Cut the crap!

OK. Introductions.

Hiroki Takou, sales dept.

I love mountain climbing, since my college days.

Takou and Watanabe are Inada U grads.

Wow.

Let me do it.

How much would you like?

Some dressing?

Ms. Yamamoto, no salad for me?

Sorry.

Muramoto, that's why girls hate you.

Takou's so lucky.

- No intention. - Here you go.

I'll get your salad.

What a gentleman!

Allow me!

It hurts.

I'm drunk.

Are you okay?

Hi, dude.

Customer trouble again?

Not about work.

Remember the welcome party?

- The one with Muramoto? - Yes.

Remember the girl called Yamamoto?

The one you slept with.

You knew?

Crystal clear.

Shit!

Does everyone know?

So obvious since you two disappeared.

Well, yeah...

Are you going out?

Not for me.

But she thinks so.

Why not? She is a nice girl.

A nice girl who fucks the guy she just met. A slut.

Boss called. Can't make it. Sorry! Takou

Ms. Yamamoto?

You come to a bar like this!

Bad for you?

I didn't mean that! You don't seem the type to be here.

Are you alone?

Yes.

It was really nice to find you here by chance.

Why?

Honestly, I was supposed to meet my girlfriend.

You have a girlfriend.

I hope I do.

I thought she was my girlfriend.

But I have a feeling she thinks different.

How can I explain...

the passion for each other is different.

She cancelled our date at the last minute.

Sorry. This has nothing to do with you.

I really know what you mean.

Really?

It's exactly the same case with my boyfriend now.