Kansatsui Asagao (Medical Examiner Asagao / 監察医 朝顔)

Inside the glove..

They found white particles.

They suspected it to be human bones.

Tell Taira-san right away.

Okay.

- We're home. / - We're home!

Ah. there's a call. Tsugumi, go wash your hand first.

Okay~

Hello.

Dad, where are you?

I'm home now. My work ended early so I went to pick Tsugumi up.

What's wrong?

Well.. please stay calm.

What is it? You are making such a big fuss.

I received a call from Sennoura just now,

They found mom's glove.

There is white particles inside.

It could be hers.

Dad?

Dad, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Asagao. can you go home right away?

Yeah. I'm going back now.

Okay.

- I'm thirsty. Should we drink barley tea? / - Yup.

- I'm home. / - Mama, welcome home!

Tsugumi, I'm home. Where's grandpa?

- Welcome home. / - Dad...

I'll get going then.

Actually I also..

No. no need. You need to take care of Tsugumi too. I'll be fine.

I've told grandpa.

If it really is her, I'll bring her back.

Grandpa, bye bye~

I'm sorry. Thank you very much.

Understood. You don't have to worry.

I'll leave Asagao and Tsugumi to you.

- Morning» / - Morning~

- How's dad? / - He said he's arrived there.

1899..

The suits... so it's today.

Asagao. will you be okay?

Yes. At times like this I better focus on work.

- Okay. / - Yeah.

- I'll wake Tsugumi up. / - Thanks.

- Here you go, Emi-sensei. / - Oh. thanks.

- Today feels somewhat calm. / - It's always like this on days without autopsy schedule.

[n that case, please finish the piled up reports

Where are the others?

- Mitsuko and Takahashi-kun are in a training / -Training?

- Asagao-sensei is participating in a trial. / - Trial?

- Did Asagao-sensei get arrested? / - Are you a fool!

It's only been a month for Kuma-chan after all.

- Appearing on court is a common thing in forensics. / - Is that so?

In the first place, one of the reasons records are taken during judicial autopsies are for trial purposes.

You took lots of pictures during autopsies, right?

- That's for these. / - Ah.. I see.

I'm bad at testifying in trials

Besides. today is cross-examination. I'm totally no match.

Cross-examination?

It means re-verifying the autopsy result done by another forensic institute.

Re-autopsy is possible overseas

But in Japan, we cremate the body after autopsy. So cross-examination is commonly done.

This time too. I'm counting on you.

Same here, Prosecutor Ishida.

Is the preparation alright'?

Yes. But I can't get used to it no matter how many-times I've done it.

Please just do as usual.

- See you later. / - Okay.

Why are you here?

You've never come to the trials before this.

There's no way I don't get curious. It's the 10 billion yen beautiful witch.

In the first hearing, it was concluded as a natural death by experts.

- They've done it. / - And she was found not guilty.

Do they really call this person a beautiful witch?

Yesterday, Shirakawa-san has answered to the press interview.

Shirakawa-san! Shirakawa-san!

Two people close to you have died!?

Yes.. I'm also very sad.

What will you use the 10 billions inheritance for?

I won't answer that kind of questions.

The cross-examination result will be announced tomorrow. Do you have any thoughts on this matter?

I'm not guilty. nothing will change.

She's definitely guilty

- Is this the case Asagao-sensei will testify for? / - Yeah.

This lady has lots of guts.

Oh, this, is the one.

[3 years ago. her CEO husband died from illness. The inheritance she received was 4.03 billion yen.]

[The next year, she got re-married to a wealthy man. This time, she received 6 billion yen.]

That's why she's called "The 10-billion beautiful witch"

I wonder how they could get fooled by this kind of woman.

Men can't win against their desires regardless of age.

No.. except me. / Well, whatever.

I wonder if Asagao-sensei will be okay.

Maruya-san

Asagao-sensei, the police force's dignity is on the line for this trial.

Please make sure she's found guilty.

I'm not here to especially make her guilty.

I just did a cross-examination to find out the truth-

At any rate! Please just don't let us lose our faces in front of that Prosecutor Ishida!

Ah, she's here.

She's just an old lady.

Well then...

According to the request for an expert witness by the prosecutor,

we will begin the cross-examination by Maki Asagao-sensei, a forensic scientist from Koun university.

The witness will resume the stand.

I swear

that the evidence to he given by me shall be the truth. the whole truth.

And nothing but the truth.

- Excuse me. / - Good morning.

Um.. I heard you've found a glove with my daughter's, Maki Asagao, name on it.

Ah.. you are Maki-san from Kanagawa?

Yes. I'm her father, Maki Taira.

- This way, please. / - Thank you.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It's here.

What do you think?

There's no mistake that this belongs to my wife.

Is that so? I'm glad.

Also, I heard there were white particles inside the glove...?

Yes. We believe it needs to be assessed by the experts so we've handed it over to the police.

If see

Have you submitted any DNA of the relative?

Yes. My daughter has handed it in.

In that case. I think we can know the result by tomorrow.

I understand.

Toyoko University's forensic institute was the one initially in charge of conducting the medico-legal autopsy on the defendant's husband, Ikeuchi Tadashi-san.

In order to scrutinize the expert evidence,

this time we have requested Maki-sensei from Koun university to provide a cross-examination.

Please tell us the initial testimony by Toyoko University regarding the cause of death.

Yes.

The forensic scientists from Toyoko University concluded the cause to be

death by suffocation due to aspiration of vomitus which arise from gastroenteritis.

Do you think this result is reasonable?

Looking at the autopsy photos. there fare inflammations on his gastrointestinal mucous membrane.

We can also see ulceration in his stomach:

There is no doubt that Ikeuchi-san was suffering from chronic gastroenteritis.

In addition, we have also observed Ikeuchi-sans medical chart from the hospital. as well as his gastroscopy images.

It is a fact that he was receiving treatments for gastroenteritis.

Does this mean you agree with the examination result given by Toyoko University?

However, there are several concerning points.

Different from expected. Unfortunate event.

Three characters, started with

Hey, it's time to start working.

Will you help me with the autopsy report?

I don't have time for that.

Okay. Emi-sensei. Should we go?

Yes.

The draft budget meeting for next year is starting soon~

Let's snatch the budget for this time too.

We have to introduce pantomography* next year.

*A method of tomography for visualisation of body curved surfaces at any depths.

- Let's snatch the budget. / - Okay! I'll join too.

Only representative committee members can participate.

- Is he? / - I'm not...

- Too bad! / - Too bad!

- Let's go! / - See you.

It's "G-Men '75"*

Sensei. those concerning points are...?

It was concluded that Ikeuchi-san was suffocated due to aspiration of vomitus.

However. there are various reasons as to why a person vomits.

It occurs for those suffering from pancreatitis. Migraine, Meniere disease,

or even brain diseases such as subarachnoid hemorrhage also leads to severe coughs.

In any case, he died from illness. right?

- That doesn't contradict anything! / - That's unreasonable claim!

- Silence. / - It's not unreas-

We tried to verify from various cases in order to identify the exact cause of Ikeuchi-saws vomit.

As a result.

We arrived at the conclusion That Ikeuchi-san didn't die from illness.

Your Honor, may we continue the hearing by using the autopsy photos from Toyoko University?

- Defense counsel, what do you think? / - We have no objection.

You may proceed.

We can see discoloration on parts of Ikeuchi-sans skin as well as deformities on his nails.

These are symptoms of metal allergy.

There are approximately 16 different kinds of material which can easily cause metal allergy.

We asked for Ikeuchi-safls blood serum from Toyoko University

and performed a re-examination.

- I was the one who did it. / - Allergic reactions are divided into 4 categories.

Metal allergy is categorized as the fourth type.*

*4th type: Delayed Allergic Reaction - Metal Allergy

It is characterized by the length of time it takes before the reaction occurs.

However. there isn't any case of which someone died from metal allergy.

If that's the case, why are you investigating this?

There is only one metal substance among those that can cause metal allergy which is highly toxic and can lead to death.

It's... mercury.

Which means Ikeuchi-saws cause of death is... mercury?

- Objection. It was misleading. / - Sustained.

Why wasn't mercury detected in the initial autopsy done by Toyoko University?

Stop making irresponsible statements!

Mercury is not part of those targeted by the toxicology test in typical autopsy.

The test to determine the existence of mercury is normally not performed

unless there is suspicion of mercury consumption by the subject.

But the body should have been cremated already.

You don't have any solid proof, do you?

In any forensics institutes, we retain the tissue fragments of internal organs and bloods after the autopsy.

In addition, they are preserved in formalin solution-

- Are you okay? / - Hey, ambulance!

- That's totally weird. / - The court is dismissed for today.

We will resume again tomorrow.

We are back~ Eh? No one is here.

Are they showing it on TV?