Breaking Alibi
Service
I beg of you! Please help me.
If it's money, I'll give it to you!
It's not a robbery.
Ah... I'm Eisuke Wada.
Wada...!?
No way, you're...
Tomioka-san...
First... I have something to tell you.
Oh really.
I don't care about you.
[sound of beating] I'll just kill you.
♪ Five court musicians are playing flutes and drums. ♪
They are singing Hina Matsuri (Happy Dolls Festival), Japanese nursery rhyme.
Mitani Watch Store Owner Tokino Mitani
♪ Today is a happy dolls' festival. ♪
Coroner. Forensic Division Hideto Higuchi
Children's Day takes place annually on May 5 and is the final celebration in Golden Week.
I don't like the fact that Children's Day
is a national holiday and Dolls Festival isn't.
That's true.
Absolutely... It's an important event for girls to wish for their health and happiness.
What about you, Tokino? What doll are you putting for Investigation Division 1?
- Doll? - Is it a bishop or something?
Ah... Just the friend doll.
You are just to kind and very likeable you know.
Eh...?
Wow. I'm impressed.
- That's great. - So good!
What are you doing? You guys?
- Good morning. - Good morning.
We are decorating the doll house. Isn't that cute?
Ah. Wait! Really...
Director. Investigation Division Nano Prefecture Yoshiyuki Saji
This is a police station, the investigation division.
- Don't slack off. - Don't be so hard on it.
Ah~!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Oh! It's even more amazing this year, huh?
- Right? - It's relaxing as well.
- Tokino! - Huh?
Criminal Detective Tokai Yuma
- Present. - Eh?
- Eh. Are you sure? - Yes.
Isn't that the new songs by Akagi Tetsuro!
You're a fan, aren't you?
Thank you very much! Wow~!
I think it's not a bad thing.
His songs are good, right?
♪ Let's stop being alone ♪
♪ For you have friends, don't you? ♪
Stop it, you useless bunch!
This is the investigation division 1! It supposed to be tense here! Tense!
[Telephone ringing]
Yes, Investigation Division 1.
You have to switch that on and off from now on.
When you're at the station, it's not off!
Yes, I understand.
Head of the investigation Division Makimura Takumi
An unidentified skeletal remains have been found.
Where is it?
It was...
found in the garden of Tomioka Shinji-san home.
Tomioka...?
Huh? Do you know him?
Tomioka-san, a resident, was murdered three months ago.
3 months ago...? Before I came here?
Who is the suspect?
We still... haven't caught the suspect.
An unsolved case... Let me help you, too.
Let's go, Makimura-san. This is your case.
- Yes. - I'll go too.
An unsolved case?
ECOTV PRESENTS
BREAKING ALIBI SERVICE
All of the plants and weeds in the surrounding area are being cut off
Alibi of the Download
Well, have you ever been here before?
I've been here many times.
The exterminator found the body while exterminating the weed.
Thanks for your hard work.
What's the status?
A man about 170 centimeters tall.
I think he was beaten with a blunt object and killed
because there were marks that sunk in the back of his skull.
That's how he died...
It's been over a dozen years.
Tomioka-san has lived here for 40 years.
Tomioka probably buried this body.
It is also probably Tomioka who killed this person.
Tomioka couldn't drive,
so he couldn't leave the body in another place.
Do you know anything about the identity?
This person didn't have any belongings but...
Only this.
WADA
"Wada"?
Let's find out this Wada to those connected to Tomioka.
- Yes. - Yes.
We'll start the investigation right away, so we'll know immediately.
There's going to be an investigation briefing
I'm doing maintenance on Yuma-san's watch.
- As a thank you for the CD. - Oh I see?
Huh? So I don't have to leave?
If you find anything, please let me know. It's a chance.
Chance?
First of all, I would like to explain
the murder of Tomioka three months ago.
You don't need do it. We all know.
I don't think the director knows.
Please continue.
The incident occurred on November 20, three months ago.
At 9:10 pm.,
an anonymous man called 110 and when the police arrived,
found Tomioka Shinji, 65, dead on the floor.
There were marks of being tied by rope
and being hit on the head,
so there was no doubt that he was murdered.
However, Tomioka lived alone and there was no eyewitness accounts.
The estimated time of death is around 9:00 pm. on the same day.
Time of Death
PM.
Before or after
Around 9 pm....?
Also Tomioka's house
was called a haunted house among the children in the neighborhood.
The garden was not taken care of at all,
because all the trees and weeds were free to grow.
Could be because of the body that was buried....
The real estate sales have noticed the state of the garden,
and the exterminator visits the garden where they force their way in.
A neighbor has seen Tomioka yell and chase him away.
After that, the investigation did not progress,
and today, a weed exterminator commissioned by Tomioka's older sister
found the remains of a man who had been left in the garden.
So that's what happened...
So, what's the identity of the skeletal remains found?
Yes. He was an accountant at Tomioka's company.
I'm sure he's that person, Wada Yuichiro.
Wada disappeared 13 years ago,
leaving his wife and his 8-year-old son.
- I see... - Tomioka ran a small company
dealing with health equipment until ５ years ago.
After Yuichiro Wada's disappearance, an investigation was done on
the company's accounting, found out that 10 million yen had been used,
and it was thought that at that time
that it had disappeared because Wada's work.
The fact that he was murdered by Tomioka
and buried him in the garden.
Chief of Police Nano Prefecture Watanuki Tetsuharu
The son or wife he left killed Tomioka for revenge.
Wouldn't you think so, right?
I see. That's right, Junior!
[Applause]
Eh... His wife, Chieko,
died of acute heart failure half a year ago.
His son, Eisuke, is now 21 years old
and is attending Meio University.
Speaking of Meio, That's a very hard university, right?
His grades are excellent and he is a scholarship student who is free of all tuition fees.
So I'll go and talk to his son, Eisuke Wada tomorrow.
Director...
Could you back off this time?
The person in charge of this case is Makimura-san.
But it's been three months...
Ah! You think you can return to the National Police Agency
if you get a credit for solving an unsolved case.
That's what chance is, huh?
[Laughs] No way... There's no ulterior motive.
Then, please back off this time.
The suspect is definitely Eisuke Wada.
"Today, around 8:40 am.,
a skeletal remains was found in a house in Nano."
"Three months ago, there was an incident in which Tomioka Shinji,
a resident of the house, was killed by someone"
Mom...
you don't have to worry.
I will never get caught.
[Laughs]
Is the suspect really Eisuke Wada?
Yes, I think so. [Sigh]
I guess it's not my time, so it seems.
No. I think we have a chance.
It's not going to be an easy one.
Eh...? What do you mean?
The discovery of Tomioka's body
was because of the anonymous 110 call, right...?
The reporting was immediately after the estimated time of death.
Perhaps the report was made by Wada-san himself.
Why Wada though?
He wanted to find the body right away.
In other words, I think that there is a high possibility that we might do some alibi work.
It's also could be difficult...
He must be a very excellent person.
[Laughs]
Hey! Seems like a good chance, huh?
[Laugh] Then I'll ask for it again.
I'll go and hang this.
[Whistling]
He still want to take credit after all, huh?
It looks like we can finally solve it.
I'm sorry.
Everyone... I'm really sorry!
If it wasn't for Tomioka's older sister
misguided investigation, I would've solved this 3 months ago.
No. No. No one could've thought of that.
We all know.
That you are doing your best as much as we do.
- Junior... - Please,
definitely solve this case, we leave it in your good hands.
I will make sure of it. Thank you very much.
[Applause]
So I'm going to ask you about your relationships with your parents.
I look forward for it.
By the way, where were you
on the night of November 20 last year?
Are you suspecting me of killing the owner of this house by any chance?
Son of Yuichiro Wada Eisuke Wada
To take revenge on my father?
That's ridiculous. I would never do that.
So where were you on November 20?
It was three months ago, so I don't remember the details.
Ah, right. Let's look at the journal.
Uh, November...
Ah, November 20th...
Take a lecture at the university
There was a lecture at the university
I ate dinner with my friend Furukawa at school,
Dinner with Furukawa at the school cafeteria
I bought beer and snacks at a convenience store.
Shopping at a convenience store
Went home with Furukawa
around
Ah, but Furukawa came to my apartment around 7:00 pm.
Ah, this was the receipt at that time.
November 20. 6:43 pm.
He definitely bought beer and snacks.
Furukawa and I are on good terms
and he often come to visit me.
What time did Furukawa-san leave?
Ah... It's around midnight, I think.
We were playing games on my computer while drinking beers.
Game?
It's a game I programmed.
[Game sounds]
It's a bit of a hobby.
Furukawa came here once or twice a week to play games.
What is this "Castle of Sand DL" wirrten here?
DL stands for "download", in this case downloading a song.
Ah, yeah!
Um... Do you know Akagi Tetsuro?
Yeah, well.
The song Castle of Sand was written by Akagi Tetsuro
when he was a student,
that song was distributed digitally only
on his birthday November 20.
What about it?
I downloaded that song in front of Furukawa.
Ah... Was it just before Furukawa left?
Please ask Furukawa.
According to his friend, Furukawa,
he didn't remember the exact date when he went to play in Wada's apartment
in mid-November last year
but when he listened to the song
"Castle of Sand" which he got from the music distribution,
he testified that Wada downloaded
"Castle of Sand" before midnight.
Ah, yes he did.
he downloaded it in his apartment.
It means that an alibi has been established.
Yes. It seems that
Wada was with Furukawa on November 20 on his apartment.
around
Cheers.
Cheers!
Time of Death
around
PM.
As long as there's this alibi
then it's impossible for Wada to commit the crime.
I'm sorry... But what do you mean by distribution or download?
It just that I don't understand those parts.
As I've told you before. Please back off on this one.
I know, but...
This is Makimura-san's case to solved on his own.
You don't know how much Makimura-san has worked so hard on this case
for you, Director, to just suddenly show up and solved it.
Junior...
Excuse me... Do you think Furukawa was just lying?
That he just lied to you.
No... It didn't look like he was lying.
And if Wada told Furukawa to lie, he would've told him
that he went to his apartment on November 20 upfront.
You're right...
This is a very weak alibi.
But... I just can't break it.
A weak alibi, huh?
It might be too early to focus on Eisuke Wada.
How did Wada know that Tomioka
killed his father?
The body was only discovered yesterday, right?
That's because...
Are we going back to the start?
I will re-examine all the information again.
[Sigh]
Makimura-san.
Did you find a clue to break the alibi?
No...
After all... Is this case too heavy for me?
Ah... I wish
there was a master of breaking alibi at this time...
Eh...
...I was just kidding.
If you say such a pathetic thing, you won't be a detective.
I will destroy the alibi at all costs.
[Time clock alarm ringing]
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Service
Ah...
...It seems that
he was playing his own game.
And Akagi... Akagi somehow is...
I'm trying to listen to the song called Sound of...
- It's "Castle of Sand". - Yeah, that's it.
It is known as a visionary song among fans.
And that, er... inter... It's not an Interpol thing.
Er... It seems to have been distributed on the Internet.
Um... What do you mean by that?
Sorry. I don't know much about it.
Anyway... Makimura-san said that it's a weak alibi but that he want destroy it by all means.
A weak alibi, huh...
It's exciting, isn't it?
Is the killer really Wada?
Yes. I think so.
So how did Wada know
that it was Tomioka who killed his father?
The garden in Tomioka's house
was full of weeds and plants, wasn't it?
That's because he doesn't want any exterminator into the garden.
Wouldn't it be suspicious
if Wada-san found out about it?
Some people said that there was someone who pushed his way into the garden.
Why did you come in!?
Wouldn't you think that it was
Wada-san dressed as an exterminator?
I'm sorry.
I see...
It seems that Tomioka shouted and drove off the exterminator,
Wada saw the reaction and was convinced.
Then Wada-san asked.
I have something to tell you.
The person who killed my father...
It's you, isn't it?
If you tell me honestly,
I won't do anything bad.
I see...
Tomorrow. Let's go and see Wada Eisuke-san!
No... What are you talking about?
Saji-san, it's your chance to take the credit.
Direct confrontation!
[Time clock alarm ringing]
Grandpa...
Saji-san, can't help it because he doesn't understand it properly just yet.
♪ Let's not be alone ♪
♪ For you have friends, don't you? ♪
♪ No matter how far someone goes ♪
♪ I will never betray those days. ♪
♪ Your rival is all behind you ♪
[Video sound] ♪ So, let's go! ♪
Okay, let's do it!
Bring it on, weak-ass alibi!
[Phone ringing]
Hello.
Ah, I'm sorry. I know it's late.
Can I go to your store for a while?
Ah, I'm taking a bath right now.
Ah... Ah... B-Bath...
I'm leaving the tub right now,
but you might have to wait for a while.
I'll be right there.
♪ Let's not be alone ♪
[Door opening sound]
- I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. - Ah...
No... Sorry for coming here while you were taking a bath.
It's not a big deal anyways.
We're stuck in the investigation...
I thought that seeing Tokino's face might give me some strength.
How are you?
Makimura-san and us have been chasing this case for the longest time.
- Makimura-san needs some time off. - Yes...
He thought he finally saw the light.
I think this will be a quick solution to Director...
Oh, yeah!
When this case is solved, why don't we go out for dinner together?
Let's go! Eh, dinner...!?
- Thank you very much. - Oh...
...and Makimura-san too!
-...with Makimura-san too? -Yes.
Oh, okay...
Tokino...
Thanks to that, my strength has sprung up.
I'm going back to the station.
- Makimura-san is doing his best, too. - Yes.
I will destroy the alibi at all costs.
You don't know how much Makimura-san has worked so hard on this case
for you, Director, to just suddenly show up and solved it.
- Wow, really... - Come in.
- Yes! - I have my friend Furukawa over though.
Ah... Should I leave?
- No... - Ah, no, no, Please stay.
You can stay.
I told the other detectives
that when I Furukawa came over on November 20th,
I also remember the release of the "Castle of Sand"
and around 11:00 pm, I hurried to download it to my phone.
I also had Furukawa listen to it on the spot.
- Right, Furukawa? - Yes...
I saw him download it as well.
By the way, who are you?
She's an expert in music.
As for me, I don't have a clue. [Laughs]
Furukawa-san. Are you sure that the download
happened late at 11:00 pm.?
Yes. It was just before I left, so I'm sure.
I work part-time delivering newspaper every morning...
so I try to leave Wada's apartment
after 10:00pm or before midnight.
This is the proof.
Were you originally a fan of Akagi Tetsuro?
Yes, of course.
For that, you downloaded it just before the delivery was over.
I was careless... It was a close call.
Can I listen to the song?
Yes, of course.
♪ Castle of sand is the sand castle of our youth. ♪
I'm sorry. I'm not an expert at this...
[Music stops] - Ah. - Ah.
Ah.
- Is this your mom? - Yes.
- When did she die? - Six months ago.
Fairly recently, huh?
...Would that be all?
I've told you where I download, Furukawa saw it and listened it.
We should be able to prove that we were here on November 20th.
I don't know what you're suspicious of, but Wada is a really nice guy.
He was never been once caught by the police.
Wada-san,
Let's play.
- Wada-san, let's play. - Huh?
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Service
I love playing games, don't you?
Hey...
I'm sorry. I'm not an expert at this...
It's just a little bit then.
[Game audio] ｢ＦＩＧＨＴ｣
So cool! You're a tough enemy, huh?
Of course. Because I made this game.
But I won't lose.
You can't beat me.
May I ask you one question, Mr. Furukawa?
What is it?
When did you know
that Casle of Sand was only available on November 20?
I heard it from the detective yesterday, but what about it?
[Game audio] ｢ＫＯ｣
Wow! I'm defeated! You are a strong opponent, aren't you?
Wada-san, let's go again.
No matter how many times you try, you can't beat me.
...I try to leave Wada's apartment before midnight
...and around 11:00 pm, I hurried to download...
Wada was with Furukawa on November 20...
...distributed digitally only, November 20...
...I heard it from the detective yesterday...
This is a very weak alibi.
[Sound of second hand]
I was able to turn back time.
I broke Eisuke-san's alibi.
- Are you sure? - Furukawa-san,
did not know until yesterday
that the "Castle of Sand" delivery period was only one day.
[Yawn] What's wrong with that?
When Wada-san downloaded the song,
he never said anything about when he did it.
Don't you think it's funny?
Why didn't he say anything about that topic?
Right... He could've just said it...
If you say that the delivery period is only one day,
then of course you would tell me that it's only on November 20.
Didn't Wada-san
want to avoid such question?
Eh, why did he need to avoid that question?
It wasn't on November 20th
that Furukawa-san went to Wada-san's apartment.
If he let him know that the delivery was only on November 20,
then Furukawa-san will realize that that day
isn't November 20. -…Huh?
Ah, no, er... If it wasn't on 20th, when would it be?
The day before that, the 19th.
No... But the song is only available on November 20.
He couldn't have downloaded it on the 19th.
Of course,
Wada-san downloaded it in front of Furukawa-san
on November 20.
Otherwise, he won't be able to download it.
What you're saying is contradictory.
Is that so?
Breaking Alibi
Service
I'm sorry to call you here.
No, it's fine.
I broke Wada's.... alibi.
Eh...?
Aren't you gonna ask my reasoning for it?
Why... me...?
I'll leave the rest to you.
This is your case.
No, thank you.
I'm not going to solve the case
with reasoning from someone else.
I have my...
pride as a detective.
♪ Let's not be alone ♪
♪ For you have friends, don't you? ♪
♪ No matter how far someone goes ♪
That's Akagi Tetsuro's new song.
Of course, I have regrets, but...
[School bell ring]
You still did it after all when I said back off...
Wada is here.
What is it? I have to go to the part-time job now.
Listen to this old man.
Director, go ahead.
Wada-san.
You said the Furukawa came to your apartment
on the 20th, right?
Yes. I have proven it as well.
It was actually the 19th, wasn't it?
I wouldn't have able to download it on the 19th.
Of course, you download it on the 20th.
Otherwise, you won't be able to download it.
Eh... Director, are you okay?
What you're saying is contradictory.
Is that so?
How can Furukawa be on Wada's apartment on November 19,
and download the song on November 20?
Because the date changed along the way.
The delivery started at midnight on November 20.
Because the date changed,
Wada-san was able to download Castle of Sand.
How did the date changed?
Furukawa testified that he left Wada's apartment before midnight.
Wada-san delayed the clock in his apartment.
On November 19th, Wada-san delayed the clock in his apartment
before Furukawa-san came over.
Probably by 15th minutes.
You have clock on your desk
and on your wall on your apartment,
but I wonder if both clocks had already been delayed, right?
On November 19, Wada-san and Furukawa-san ate their dinner at the university's cafeteria,
and bought at a convenience store, and arrived at Wada-san's apartment.
You don't really care about time when you're a student, don't you?
Must've been the same for Furukawa-san.
So when Furukawa-san went to Wada-san's apartment
he did not notice that the clock
was 15 minutes behind.
In an hour or so, you wouldn't notice anymore
that the clock was 15 minutes behind.
After that Furukawa
was so absorbed in the game you made
that he never look at his phone or watch.
No, I'm sure you'll notice.
There would have been a possibility. But...
In that case, all you have to do is cancel the crime.
You carried out the crime because he didn't notice it.
I see...
And when the actual time passes midnight,
on November 20, Wada-san downloads
"Castle of Sand" on his smartphone
and made Furukawa listen to it.
At this time, he showed the screen
to Furukawa-san so that he can see that you
actually download it.
The time on the smartphone was also delayed.
In this way, Furukawa-san
assumes that he downloaded it at 11:46 pm.
This trick will not work at all.
If you were to asked Furukawa-san when he had been
to Wada's apartment, two or three days later,
he would be able to reply on November 19th.
But months later, when Furukawa-san's memory becomes unclear...
I go there every week,
and it was three months ago, so I don't know if I went there that day...
Wada-san wouldn't know if he went on November 20
or if he went there on November 19.
It's no wonder that Furukawa-san,
who often goes there, wouldn't understand.
On the other hand, Furukawa-san
would remember that Wada-san downloaded
a song called "Castle of Sand".
Ah, yes , he did. he downloaded it in his apartment.
Because it was a rare and unusual event.
Since the "Castle of Sand," was distributed only on November 20,
was downloaded before midnight in front of Mr. Furukawa,
so we assume that Furukawa-san went to
Wada's apartment on November 20.
When the date in Furukawa-san's memory becomes unclear,
that is when Wada-san's trick would finally work.
Just because you
delayed your clock in your apartment by 15 minutes.
Several months later, he succeeded in shifting
Furukawa-san's memory by 1 day.
Then how do you explain my download history?
Yes, you're right.
He had a history of downloading it
at 11:46 p.m. on November 20th.
You downloaded it twice, didn't you?
The first time was in front of Furukawa-san.
After that, you deleted it and the history,
and downloaded it again at 11:46 pm.
You're surprisingly familiar with it.
The receipt of your journal was...
I guess he bought the same item on the 20th
to the time he bought it with Furukawa-san on the 19th.
After shopping at a convenience store,
Wada-san went to Tomioka-san's house.
To kill Tomioka.
[Struggling and hitting sound]
To avenge your father.
And if the estimated time of death is not on the 20th,
then the alibi trick will no longer work,
so you anonymously called 110 to get the body found.
Ah... Someone is dead!
All you have to do is wait for few months for Furukawa's memory
to become unclear.
Wada-san knew that he would be
on the line for investigation after a few months.
He thought that one day,
he would eventually find his father's body on Tomioka's garden.
But it wasn't right away.
That's why he used an alibi trick
to make use of the fact that over time our witnesses'
memories became unclear.
By the way, the reason why you didn't enact a revenge
because you thought your mother would be sad
if you were arrested by the police.
But six months ago, your mother died
and there was no one stopping you from doing it.
I accept my defeat...
Everything is correct.
Are you confessing?
Yes. I killed Tomioka.
Director, you're amazing after all...
You can't turn back the time just because you regretted it.
I have no regrets about killing Tomioka.
It was Tomioka himself, not my father, who was spending the money.
Tomioka killed my father because my father discovered it.
That kind of person... Deserve to be killed.
But...
I regret that I was deceiving Furukawa.
He was my only best friend...
It isn't hard to fool your friends, right?
That girl is amazing.
So cool! You're a tough enemy, huh?
Of course.
But I won't lose.
Come on, let's go.
Director, that was amazing.
But the first thing I noticed was Junior.
No, it's your sense of smell.
Yo! Super Amazing!
Yeah!
No, I'm sorry that I didn't crack it.
Saji-san, thank you as always.
What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?
Is it okay to keep doing this?
Saji-san...
I feel like I'm fooling my friends...
So why are you hiding it?
When I was with grandpa,
detectives usually came to talk to me.
Ah, no... I'm just saying...
Ah, If I get more requests,
then I am all up for it!
Ah~! I'm afraid I'll be so busy.
Too many! Too many!
- It's no good after all. - Eh?
- It's definitely not good. - Ehh?
If you do that,
I'll be doubted for my achievements.
Then why not?
Tokino! I kept you waiting!
Yuma-san?
- Let's go. - Yes....
We're going on a date.
With Makimura-san.
No, I complete forgot about it. Shall we go?
- Tokino-kun! - Yes, yes, yes.
It's definitely a secret. I beg of you.
I know.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Shall we go?
Yes!
Preview for next time
Final Chapters
This is terrible...
The Handgun Alibi
"A handgun has been discovered" I'm taking a bath now.
SHOTARO MAMIYA
Organized Crime Countermeasure Division
We'll be in the investigation meeting too!
THE LEGENDARY FEMALE DETECTIVE
Empress Catherine...
APPEARS
KIMURA KAELA
Empress of the Organized Crime Countermeasure Division
Are you stupid? I'm in charge now.
Saji-san, I won't let you do that. They know who you are.
SHOCKING CLIMAX