Legal V (リーガルV)

Mitake Tozan Railway is the best indeed!

I never thought I could travel like this someday.

This is the peak of my happiness!

All right. Let's toast.

Cheers. - Cheers.

So, where is our destination?

Our destination is here.

A cable car with a 25-degrees slope, or 470 per mile.

We'll keep on riding trains from now.

It's coming.

From Haijima Line in Ome, we'll switch to the Hachiko Line.

From Yorii, we'll take the Chichibu Railway.

From the Ohanabatake Station, we'll switch to Seibu Chichibu Line.

Then... - Wait.

Isn't this the law firm's team building trip?

I told you we couldn't leave things to her.

Please wait.

I'm checking travel information for nearby places now.

It's so beautiful.

Wait, this way.

It's a wild boar's poop.

We have to be careful!

I want to wash away everything from the past in that river!

There are fishes here.

What's there to be happy about?

It looks good. - Right. It looks delicious.

What are you doing?

Professor, this is for you.

Thank you. - Are you stalking us?

I don't want to hear that from a stalker.

You have so much free time.

Do you want to join us that much?

A former prosecutor should be very much in demand.

But you're utterly useless.

Professor, please have some tea.

No, I have work to do.

I was asked to defend a murder case.

Two months ago, a body of a woman was found here.

In this river?

The victim's husband cried so hard when he came to identify the body.

He said, "If I only came with you..."

Once the news reported that,

he immediately received sympathy from the society.

It's that guy on television.

However, a netizen uploaded a photo and exposed the husband's lies.

On the day of the murder,

someone took a photo of the view here.

They noticed that the husband was with the victim that day...

after they enlarged the photo.

Also, after the incident,

many people confirmed that they've seen the husband...

around the area where the murder happened.

It was also confirmed that he bought a large sum...

of insurance for the victim and that he also has a mistress.

Asano once told me...

that he'd marry me when he gets the insurance claim...

after his wife dies.

What his mistress said changed the public opinion.

They condemned the victim's husband as women's public enemy number one.

That guy did it perfectly.

The police also arrested him for suspicion of murder.

Believe me.

After a case was filed against him,

it seems his defense lawyer quit...

because he made some impertinent comments.

Afterwards, he couldn't find anyone to defend him.

That means they just passed this case to you.

No, this is a case that the society is paying attention to.

However, there's no room to negotiate for a lower sentence.

No, the defendant does not wish to negotiate for a lower sentence.

His plea is not guilty.

Did that liar and women's public enemy number one say that?

He said he lied because he was afraid of becoming a suspect.

What a lousy excuse.

According to him,

he left first because he had a fight with his wife.

He was already in Shinjuku when the murder happened at 4pm.

Does he have an alibi?

I'm working hard to investigate...

If you really want to know,

it's fine if you help me investigate.

I refuse.

Why?

This is a case that can change your life if you win.

It's a well-known case that's being widely reported by the media.

What is he so excited about?

What was that sound?

What's out there?

Takanashi.

I agree. - What?

I will assist in the investigation according to the conditions.

Conditions? - Yes.

You'll take care of the expenses for the investigation.

If you win, you have to give credit to Kyogoku Law Firm...

at the press conference.

Isn't that something I should decide as the representative?

Takanashi, you're just an administrator.

Stop nagging.

If we can promote ourselves through this case,

then it won't be long until we have a bustling law firm.

You don't need to work anyway.

Well, I don't have the license to practice law.

Hot!

Thank you for requesting our assistance.

I'm your lawyer, Otaka.

The cause of death is trauma to the head.

The estimated time of death is 4pm.

At the crime scene...

You think I did it too, right?

We found...

your wife's and your fingerprints on the murder weapon.

That's not a murder weapon.

That's just the lid of a pot.

And you bought a large sum of insurance for such a young wife.

I had no choice because my wife's relative is an insurance agent.

If you're innocent, you must testify in court.

Can anyone prove that you were in Shinjuku at that time?

I saw Godzilla at Kabukicho.

It showed its face from the top of the movie theatre, so I said hi.

Think about it carefully.

People don't believe you because of this kind of attitude.

I came here because I heard that you refused to plead guilty.

Where did you go to in Shinjuku?

I watched a movie at that theatre. - What's the title of the movie?

It's an American movie. I forgot the name.

I was asleep the whole time.

Then I went to Shinjuku Virginia Hotel at 7pm...

to meet Satomi.

Do you mean that girl they interviewed in the news?

I received news of my wife's death before we met.

If I knew this would happen, we should have did it at least once.

If Asano was really in Shinjuku when the murder happened at 4pm,

then the testimonies claiming that they've seen him...

at the murder scene are fake.

However, many people testified to that.

Testimonies are very easily influenced by preconceptions.

For example, this jacket in the picture.

It's a popular item from Shimakuro. Many people are wearing them.

I have one too.

And Shimakuro.

Excuse me, I have a question. - Yes?

I'm looking for witnesses for the murder that happened...

on August 26.

Please take a look at this photo.

Yes, he's the one.

He was wearing this jacket.

Is it this person?

Yes, he's the one.

He's the murderer, right?

Is it this person?

He's the one.

His face looks so scary.

Unfortunately,

the staff at the movie theatre and the hotel...

don't remember seeing you at all.

The CCTV captured an image of a man in a jacket,

but they couldn't confirm his face.

I was having an affair,

so I was walking with my head down unconsciously.

You'll be treated as a murderer if this goes on.

Is there anything else?

Anything at all. Think about it.

A crab. I saw a crab.

Kani Doraku can't testify for you.

Not Kani Doraku. It's Mr. Kanie, an art teacher.

An art teacher?

His wife was also with him.

We greeted each other.

There is indeed someone called Mr. Kanie...

at Shizuoka Senior High School...

in Shizuoka Prefecture, Asano's hometown.

He was Asano's class advisor during his sophomore year.

I'll get going then.

I thought you can't work...

because you don't have a license to practice law.

Speaking of Hamamatsu,

it's on the Tenryu Hamanako Line that's famous for the eel rice.

The expense will be handled by the Former Prosecutor.

Seriously? What?

The Tenryu Hamanako Line is the best.

I remember Asano.

He was a troublemaker,

but I didn't expect that to happen.

I have something to ask you.

Be more modest.

Mrs. Kanie told me not to be shy.

I'm sorry.

Actually, Asano said...

that around 4pm on August 26, the day of the murder,

he saw you and your wife in at Kabukicho in Shinjuku.

In Shinjuku? - Yes.

Why would we go to such a crowded place?

We haven't even been to Tokyo in over 10 years.

That day, I was painting at the back hill of the school.

My husband is an artist.

He's preparing for an exhibit.

The elongated shadows under the sunset looks great.

But why would Asano say that he met me?

Gosh.

Didn't you cover for Asano when he made a mistake before?