Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa

I received a challenge from a suspect yesterday morning.

I asked all of you to come here because I want to give back a challenge.

What do you mean?

I give a challenge to a suspect who is right here with us.

Saying "The real suspect is right here with us" on the cliff?

It's just like a TV drama.

What's so funny?

Oh, I'm having fun.

I'm enjoying the situation that the real suspect who just received my challenge aloofly is right here with us.

I knew it.

You enjoy this situation as though it were a game.

How can you state flatly that a suspect is one of us?

Because it's more fun.

Akemi, since you asked him to help you,

we got into worse trouble.

Because I...

Because I asked Sensei to help me...

Because I wished Shotarou to die...

Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa

Episode 6, A study in Vermilion Part 2

It was yesterday morning.

On the next morning when Himura received a request from Kijima Akemi for the investigation of the incident of 2 years ago.

somebody called Himura.

This must be a challenge to me from a suspect.

According to his directions, when we went to a condo,

we found a dead body of Yamauchi Yohei.

Akemi's uncle Yamauchi Yohei

Piano Teacher Ono Yuko

By proceeding with our investigation, we found the links between this incident and Cape Twilight murder incident,

and also an arson attack that provided cause of Akemi's fear of orange color.

Akemi's uncle Munakata Shotarou

Client Kijima Akemi

Do those 3 incidents happened around Kijima Akemi link each other?

Akemi's cousin Munakata Masaaki

Masaaki's junior fellow Mutobe Shirou

Is a suspect a person involved in those incidents?

Akemi's aunt Munakata Machi

We seem have no choice but to go there.

Let's go to Cape Twilight.

We drove there for solving all incidents.

Nabeshima,

I understood that you feel chagrined at Ogata.

But I'm not sure if we should go to Cape Twilight before solving the incident occurred yesterday.

All incidents are linked.

Himura-sensei also said so.

But,

2 years ago

Inspector Ogata Masayuki

Hey, Nabe-yan,

What's wrong with a grim look, Ogata?

Well, this is a very troublesome incident.

Don't push yourself too hard. That's your bad habit.

Anyway, I have to repeatedly visit the crime scene.

I'm going back to the crime scene tomorrow.

See ya.

See ya.

2 years ago

Yuko-sense is reading a book.

Sensei, don't you care about sunburn?

This spot is all right.

But a sun is a little bit stronger today.

What are you laughing at?

We were talking about you last night.

Sensei is like a sun.

What? Do you mean that if you come closer to me, you get burned?

According to the views report of Crime lab at that time,

A suspect fatally beat the back of her head with a driftwood to death,

put her on a chair,

climbed on top of the cliff, and threw a rock down on her.

In other words, there may have been the spare minutes between the 1st and the 2nd murder.

In practice, we need some time to go to the top of the cliff from the ground.

It's impossible to climb this cliff directly.

So, a suspect had to go around that side...

Sakashita,

I think so to.

Damn, it! Run!

Yes.

The estimated time of death is between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

That was the reason why Ogata couldn't narrow down a suspect.

Everybody in a cottage at that time had a blank time.

"I have to repeatedly visit the crime scene", Ogata had a habit of saying so.

I'm going to the top too.

Yuko always sat here.

This must have been her favorite spot.

Not only beat to death, but also threw a rock down...

I can't understand a suspect's state of mind.

I don't know why a suspect killed her twice,

but I understand his mind.

What?

Whatever the reason, it's no wonder that people have designs against somebody.

Are you saying that you empathize with the mind of this cruel suspect?

Empathize?

Well, you're not totally wrong.

Have you wanted to kill somebody?

I have.

Komachi, you should be able to empathize with a suspect if the 1st beating was an impulsive murder.

If you say NO, it's a lie.

Each one of us has a murderous seed that is a flash of anger and hatred.

It's not a crime in itself.

Actually, if somebody made a voodoo doll and tried to imprecate a curse on somebody,

nobody can bring that person to justice.

Hey, what's wrong, Himura?

Why are you so excited?

Himura, do you affirm a murder?

Did you listen to me?

I don't affirm a murder.

But I don't deny that people have a murderous intention.

That's why I don't forgive people who move their murderous intention into action.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Himura,

your theory may be difficult to understand.

So, it's enough, isn't it?

I don't ask you to understand me.

Nobody can understand me.

Public Safety Bureau of the Tokyo MPD Ide Mamoru

We'll send Moroboshi Sanae to the public prosecutor's office tomorrow.

Please sign this.

Your wife and a daughter are in my cage.

Can I go with you until she arrives at the prosecutor's office?

You're a dedicated man.

Ah, can you bring that big furniture here?

Nabeshima, why do we have to do this?

If you were Ogata, you wouldn't complain.

Hey, you.

Witness of Cape Twilight Murder incident Ex-Sergeant Yoshimoto

Can you pile this up there?

Can you?

Wow, he doesn't need a stepladder!

Sergeant Yoshimoto,

No, I'm Ex-Sergeant.

I don't see Detective Ogata.

Ogata died of illness last year.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Talented people die early and useless people live long.

Life isn't fair.

So, do you want to know about that rock?

Yes, please.

I still remember about that incident clearly.

2 years ago, on the day of the incident

When I got out of a car at the usual spot.

Yes, this is it.

2 years ago, at 5 p.m.

When I was leaving, I saw the same rock at the same spot.

A suspect must have used that rock after I left there.

While you were painting a picture, didn't you see any strangers?

You've been at the crime scene, right?

It's a deserted spot.

Any strangers...

Ah, wait a second...

It was in June 2 years ago.

Is this a fisherman?

Yes, he was there until 4 p.m.

This must be Yamauchi Yohei.

He said that he was fishing between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Yuko was murdered at the bottom of a cliff where you were painting such a beautiful picture on top.

May I borrow this picture?

We'll make an inquiry around the neighbors.

We're going to see them.

Them?

Suspects.

Himura-sensei is absent today too.

Again?

And Sensei sent us a substitute instructor.

A substitute instructor?

Yes.

Don't tell me that handsome detective...

Or...

That NEET writer?

Yes, yes.

Well...I work for Crime lab at Kyoto Prefectural Police.

My name is Yasoda.

Well, I'm as substitute for Himura today.

Cape Twilight cottage

Here you are! Everybody is waiting for you.

Akemi, you became such a beautiful lady.

Well, I'll play a piano for you.

Akemi, are you all right?

It seems to be stuck in a time warp since 2 years ago.

If you want to move a clock again, you have to solve this incident.

That's why we're here.

Sensei, you said that each one of us had a murderous seed.

I thought that you read my thoughts.

Akemi, do you want to kill somebody?

Sorry, it's an insensitive question.

I'm sorry.

That's all right.

Kijima,

I want to make sure of one thing once again.

About your nightmare.

You told me that it was Yohei who spread gasoline on Shotarou, right?

Yes, but it's just a dream.

Please listen to me as your counseling. Don't think that this is a part of the investigation.

If your deep psyche made that nightmare,

did you hate Yohei who was an arsonist in your dream?

Definitely not!

Instead, only Yohei was at my side.

Only?

You sound like that people around you were your enemies other than Yohei.

Hey, Mr.counselor, don't trip her up on her wording.

If you have something that you haven't told us, please tell me now.