Enzaihan (冤罪犯)

Do you know there's a delicious hamburg steak restaurant nearby?

Let's go, let's go!

- Ah... I'm tired. - I couldn't play well at all.

- Let's grab a bite. - I'm going home.

- What? - Sorry, I'm really tired.

- Bye. - See you.

Urgent, urgent! Chiba Headquarters to all stations.

Incoming call on a case from Funabashi North Police Station.

The location is a fallow land at Takasedai 3-12-6.

Koyama Ryosuke

Chiba Prefectural Police, Funabashi North Police Station, Chief Detective

- One minute from Funabashi North-1. - Chiba Headquarters. Over.

If you want to improve ventilation, you have to open two or more places.

The breeze feels good. It's going to be spring soon.

Chief Koyama!

Masuoka Misa

Funabashi North Police Station, Detective

A student card was found in the student's bag.

The victim is Fukazawa Miho.

A first-year student from a private high school in the prefecture. 16 years old.

There are strangle marks on her neck.

They're sneakers. Most likely from the killer.

Section Chief Irie, thanks for coming.

People from the Prefectural Headquarters are here.

Irie Masayoshi

Chiba Prefectural Police, Headquarters Section Chief

Please come this way.

Kamaya-san and Niiza-san are too humble!

Who laid that blue sheet?

According to Regional Division's Sergeant Yasukawa who was first to arrive,

the sheet was already there when he came.

Yasukawa Shinji

Funabashi North Police Station, Sergeant

- There are no signs of a struggle here. - Right.

After killing the victim, the murderer moved her here,

covered her with the sheet and then fled, we think.

Kamaya Uichi

Funabashi North Police Station, Detective

Niiza Toshinari

Funabashi North Police Station, Detective

From the size of the feet, the culprit is a big man.

Or one can't carry a high school girl alone...

- Who found the victim first? - Yes... um...

Miyake is interviewing him now.

You were jogging along that farm road when you noticed the legs sticking out

Miyake Yoshikuni

Funabashi North Police Station, Detective

- of the blue sheet so you stopped? - Yes.

But you know... the sky was still dark at the time of discovery, right?

- Why did you notice it? - Huh?

Ah... there was a car light from the back at that time.

- Car? What kind? - I think it was a wagon car...

- I don't remember well. - What kind of wagon? What colour?

I think it was white... Well, I don't remember well.

Was there any company name or letters on the car?

- You saw it, didn't you?! - Even if you ask me...

- Miyake-san! - What?!

Please watch your words towards a civilian!

Shut up...

Hey, Koyama. Where are you going?

To inquire about 2 people who were near the body.

Two people?

There's only 1 type of sneaker footprint though.

Indeed, there's only 1 type of footprint.

But some of them don't have a trace of the heel.

In other words, there were 2 people who

wore the same type of sneakers.

One person wore the sneakers for a long time so the heels have worn out.

The person's height is around 180 cm.

He should have attracted attention.

I'm going to make inquiries if anyone has seen 2 such people.

And...

And what?

Nothing...

I'll go with you.

Weren't you going to say something just now, Chief?

The victim is a high school girl. A blue sheet and a vinyl greenhouse...

The case where these 3 keywords overlap

occurred in the same area 7 years ago.

What?

In autumn 7 years ago, 2 high school girls were consecutively raped

and killed in the prefecture.

The case was called the Tamiya Case from the culprit's name.

Tamiya... Case...

The victims are high school girls. A blue sheet and a vinyl greenhouse...

These three points are in common.

No, there are four.

The incidents always occurred on Wednesday nights.

Last night was a Wednesday... There are 4 common points?

The culprit... Tamiya is still serving time in prison, right?

No...

- Tamiya committed suicide in prison. - Suicide in prison?!

Then, the murder this time is a copycat crime of the one from 7 years ago?

That is one possibility, but there's another viewpoint too.

Another viewpoint?

Tamiya denied the crime.

He pleaded innocence to the very end.

That means... the case from 7 years ago

could have been a mistaken arrest... A false charge?

The real culprit of the case from 7 years ago could be a different person.

And that real culprit committed a crime again...

Enzaihan

Chiba Prefectural Police, Funabashi North Police Station

We interviewed people within a radius of 3 km,

but didn't get any useful information on the 2 big men for now.

That's all.

Kubo Yuzo

Chiba Prefectural Police, Investigation First Division Chief

The culprit probably abducted the victim who was on the way home

from the residents hall, transported her by car and killed her in the car.

After that, the body was abandoned next to a vinyl greenhouse in Takasedai.

Section Chief Irie.

The cause of death is suffocation, from pressure on the neck.

As there were no cord marks or fingerprints, we think she was killed with gloved hands.

Henceforth, we will continue to track for 2 big men

wearing sneakers of a size of 28 cm.

Find the wagon car that passed by the first person who found the body near the scene.

Prioritise checking all the suspicious cars that were near the residents hall.

Any other points that you noticed?

You won't bring up the Tamiya Case?

Well then, that is all.

Chief Koyama!

Why didn't you mention the Tamiya Case?

Masuoka.

You... only came to Funabashi North Police Station recently

so of course you didn't know.

Regarding that case,

Miyake, Kamaya, Niiza and the rest also know but didn't say it.

They know but didn't say it? What's going on?

In the first place, the one in charge of the Tamiya Case

was Prefectural Headquarters' Section Chief Irie,

who was in Chiba Central South Police Station back then.

What?

Indeed, this case is similar to the one from 7 years ago.

But we can also say that it's only similar.

- That's... - Well...

Even if a chief at a local station like me brings it up,

I won't get permission to investigate.

It's a delicate problem to the police organisation.

This is an untouchable matter.

Was it my misunderstanding?

What?

Before I came here, I heard that Chief Koyama's image

was a more optimistic, dazzling, enthusiastic person...

Dazzling, huh...

Masuoka... you're going to be 30 soon, right?

So what?

I don't dislike that innocence at that age.

- Huh?! - Meet at the murder scene at 8 am tomorrow.

Ah... thanks for your hard work.

- Oh, what's up? - You shouldn't be asking that...

You didn't come again this year on Mama's death anniversary.

Visiting her grave?

Are you getting along with your uncle and aunt?

It's been 5 years... They're like my dad and mom already.

Are you cleaning and tidying up properly?

Huh?

It was terrible when I went the previous time.

I'm tidying up properly. The house is clean.

- Come and see it next time. - I won't go.

I'm busy with club activities...

Speaking of which, you will be 16 on your next birthday, huh?

Sorry! My friend just called.

There are kids in the world who lose their lives at 16.

Cherish your every day...

The scenery you want to see and the scenery you can see... are different.

You actually know, right?

Regarding the sneaker footprints left at the site where the body was abandoned...

According to the maker, this model was released 3 years ago and

- its production has stopped last year. - I see...

As it was distributed to supermarkets and mass retailers nationwide,

determining the buyers will be difficult.

Since the sneakers were released 3 years ago,

that means this was not sold 7 years ago.

Chief... Chief!

Don't tell me, you're going to investigate the Tamiya Case from 7 years ago?

You don't have permission from the superiors, right?

Chief!

It means the scenery I want to see and the scenery I can see are different.

Huh?

What's the matter, Miyake?

The scenery I want to see and the scenery I can see?

Are you certain it's the wagon car?

Got it. I'll go at once.

Is it the wagon car that passed by the person who first found the body?

- Adachi-san. - Ah, hello.

Please repeat the story that you said just now.

Ah, okay.

- You saw 2 men, right? - The surroundings were dark.

I saw them in my headlights for only a moment...

You could tell that they were 2 men?

Yes. Both were quite tall...

It seemed like... they were running away in a hurry.

Then, when I returned to my company at dawn,

I overtook a man who was jogging.

Ah... excuse me.

- Did you see their faces? - Ah... I only saw their backs.

- It was only for a moment so... - I see.

Then, please give us the details...

- Well then, can I ask you over there? - Ah, okay.