I have caused a lot of trouble for so many people.
Because of that fight, I ended up in juvie.
But from now on,
I want to follow a more honest path.
Thank you.
- Oh, come in. - Excuse me.
- So, let's get to it. - Oh, sorry.
I still can't accept it.
Not that again. Ah... I'm gonna hit the sack.
Then.. pay for it by dying.
No... You bastard...
Why...
Shingen? It's me! Help me!
Over here!
Ranmaru?
- Are you okay? - Shingen!
I don't know what's going on...
Please sit down.
Reiko Kenmochi, a lawyer.
I'm Mori Ranmaru.
He is a senior host. Ranmaru, your real name.
It's okay, Ranmaru is fine.
Reiko.
Nobunaga... He's really...
What happened?
There was no after-party today,
so after the club closed, we both continued drinking.
But Nobunaga was so dead drunk that he decided to rest for a bit.
Why were you in a church?
He was a member of my congregation and I gave him a key.
He was the only one who used it lately.
- I see. - After a couple of drinks,
I slept for about an hour, and when I woke up, it was like that.
I couldn't do CPR or anything.
Have you called the police?
Before that, Shingen told me that I should
consult a lawyer. - Did you tell him?
- I'm sorry! - Please help me too!
I didn't do it.
I understand how you feel,
but our lawyer doesn't do any work that doesn't pay her.
Because criminal cases are—
- I'll do it. - What?
I will defend you.
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It'll be two days at the most. His arrest is imminent.
- On what grounds? - This church is an impossible crime.
To enter the church, you had to enter these two entrances
or these windows.
All of the windows were locked from the inside.
And they both entered through this kitchen door.
No trace of the victim's fingerprints the last time he opened it.
The only entrance left was this main entrance where you entered,
but there are security cameras installed there,
and no one in or out except you.
If one of the two was killed in this locked room,
you can guess who did it.
Thank you for that valuable info.
No, no, we have to help each other.
Right?
Hello? I'm sorry that this is so sudden,
but is it okay if I take a day off today?
I thought you don't do work that doesn't pay you?
Dealing with scandals is a good business.
- Especially for large companies. - What do you mean?
As soon as I got the call from Kuroshi, it hit me.
His real name is Kaito Tsuyuri.
He's the second son of Tsuyuri Holdings, a former conglomerate.
"Tsuyuri Holdings", that real estate magnate?
- Hot! - H--Hey!
I've been expecting you. I am Reiko Kenmochi, a lawyer.
I am Reiko, too. Reiko Tsuyuri, CEO of Tsuyuri Holdings.
It's been a while since I've heard from him...
Can you win it?
Of course.
Go on, please have a seat.
I have checked out your background.
Well, I guess you passed it.
Thank you for that.
I will deal with all the fire
that will fall not only on your son, but on your company
from now on.
Here are specifics of the legal fees. Please check them.
We will pay you as much as you want.
In exchange, you must never damage the company's name.
If that's the case, I think we should know the truth before the police do.
I'll leave you to it. All I want is for you to protect the company's interests.
I understand.
Now, here's one condition.
Do not lie to me.
I will protect you regardless if you're innocent or not.
As long as you tell the truth.
I promise you that.
You got that?
Yes.
Now let me ask you.
Did you kill him?
I didn't do it.
I see.
I understand.
I will definitely prove that he is innocent.
It's been a while since I've had someone who I can converse with.
Sorry for the wait. By this time, it's already brunch.
The hell is this?
After I've secured a huge case.
I thought I'd save the excitement for tonight.
Ms. Sae is bringing us tuna from Oma.
- Tuna from Oma!? - Yup!
Hey, she said okay without looking what's inside the folder.
How much did you charge her?
500 million.
500 million!? That's crazy high!
Exactly. That's why I have to exonerate him no matter what.
But what about him? Did he really not do it?
If that's what he says, then it must be so.
Assuming that, then the real culprit is someone else.
When it comes to that, a case like this is irresistible to mystery fans...
Look at this.
- "The Mystery of the Yellow Room"? - Yes.
Written by Gaston Leroux of "The Phantom of the Opera," it's a masterpiece of impossible crime tricks.
When I saw the incident, this popped into my mind instantly.
- Impossible crime trick? - Yes.
The culprit framed him by making the church a locked-room case.
Which means that if we can solve this trick,
we can prove that someone else besides Mr. Ranmaru could've committed the crime.
That way at least he won't be arrested right away.
I'll leave the trick to you.
Copy that.
Let's go to the murder scene. I need to confirm something.
What? The cops are in there, right?
Shinoda.
What? Me too?
Make an appointment with Father Kinoshita, and talk to him.
Copy that.
You're going.
- Have you known Mr. Nobunaga that long? - Yes.
Since we were kids...
Why did you wash the glass?
- What? - You said you both had a couple of drinks,
but there was only one glass on the table.
Yeah... I said I drank,
but actually I didn't drink because I haven't been feeling well.
You didn't drink?
Then who washed that glass?
When I came in,
there was only one wet glass among the glasses on the rack.
Ah... maybe it's the culprit.
It was fine champagne, so after the culprit did it, they drank and washed it off
so it wouldn't be traced back to them.
The culprit...
I see.
Hey, did you never think about getting out of here?
I tried to get out, but the door wouldn't open,
and I didn't know what to do anymore,
so I asked Shingen for help. - You tried to leave?
After confirming Mr. Nobunaga's death?
Yes.
- Hmmm. - What is it?
- If it was, it's because it's not in the right order. - Order?
When we arrived, your hands were covered in blood.
That's because you gave him CPR.
That confirmed his death.
But there was no blood on the door handle.
I don't know which came first.
Anyway, I was pretty shook up at that time.
Well, you're right. I didn't even notice the scar on your cheek.
Oh... it's bad, isn't it, even though I'm a host.
Um, can I go have a smoke for a bit?
Ranmaru.
Don't worry, it will heal soon.
As I thought, the culprit is him, isn't it?
Your eyes say so, Ms. Kenmochi.
He thought that if he called the lawyer, he'd be saved
but he didn't account the church's locked room... or something like that.
Ms. Kenmochi... Come with me.
By the way, have you talked to Father Kinoshita?
One from my office is with him now.
Did you know that Father Kinoshita is only a front?
What do you mean?
He served two years for fraud and extortion.
He is a priest now, but 15 years ago he was a yakuza.
While in prison, he had a baby. He became an honest man after his release and embraced Christianity.
However, seven years ago, his child passed away.
His son had a chronic seizure and he tried to take him to the hospital,
but unfortunately, his car got stuck in traffic.
It seems they did not make it in time.
If I were him, I'd resent God.
But he didn't resent Him.
Far from it, he's collecting donations
to build an orphanage for children who have no relatives.
Among the donors
is the CEO of Tsuyuri Holdings.
The priest probably knows that Kaito Tsuyuri is the culprit.
He knows and is hiding something.
Protecting the son of his major donor.
Thank you for taking the time to see us.
It's okay.
- We'll have two coffee, please. - Yes, sir.
And one chamomile.
- Yes, right away. - That's cute.
It's for Father Kinoshita.
He is suffering from Mr. Nobunaga's death.
What?
There was not a speck of dust in the church,
yet the priest was unshaven and disheveled.
It's how special he was.
It's better to relax for once.
Wow.
I'm mourning his passing, of course,
but I always dress like this.
Oh, is that so?
- Sorry about that. - Ah, no...
Also, I don't like herbal teas,
so I'll take coffee...
Three coffees, please. No chamomile.
Thank you for waiting.
That nap room
was built as a temporary shelter for runaway kids and homeless people.
So why did you give Mr. Nobunaga the key?
He was really working hard.
In order to one day own his own business, he worked at a host club at night
and took seminars on business startups by day.
He used to be quite a bad boy.
When he was a teenager, he went off the rails and ended up in juvie,
and that's where he came across the Bible.
I wanted to support him,
so I gave him a key as a place to sleep when it was late at night.
Whenever he used it, he would message me.
- So yesterday, too? - Yes. He said he'll be with his junior.
- What about Ranmaru? - Of course I know him.
He also spent some time in juvie,
and known each other since then.
He consulted with me on a lot of stuff.
But I never thought that that would happen...
Consulted...
Do you know anything about those two, Father?
Only God knows the truth.
Okay, you're good.
Hold on to your phone so I can always reach you.
I got it. Later then.
Father Kinoshita seemed to be hiding something.
Both Ranmaru and Father Kinoshita
must be hiding an important truth.
If he says he's innocent, then he's absolutely innocent.
More importantly, is the tuna not here yet?
- Ms. Sae is late. - Let's start with sashimi.
How about some steak afterwards!?
Steak! That's perfect, Shinoda.
Oh, thank you very much!
Hey! You got another case?
Why didn't you let me know you have something so important at hand?
We've been waiting for you, Ms. Sae!
What about the tuna? Where is it?
- Shinoda. - Huh? Where's the tuna?
Oh... I gave that one to one of our clients.
- OH!? - That's not what you told us!
- You promised you'd give it to us, didn't you? - That's right!
It's tuna! From Oma!
- Shinoda! - No, it's--it's not my fault.
I was told we were getting it!
I am here today for the tuna!
- I even dressed up for the gutting show because you said so... - The tuna—
This tuna is also delicious.
- That's tuna. - Maguro is tuna, you know.
Don't be so depressed.
So? Is that man the killer?
He's not. I'm trying to prove that.
Shinoda, did you solve the impossible crime trick?
- 500 million is on the line. 500 million. - Impossible crime trick?
The church where the murder took place was an impossible crime.
If I don't solve that trick,
our client might get arrested.
Isn't that a detective's job? Let me help you.
I can't do it right away. I have to get all the tools and stuff.
Then let's go buy them now.
Let's go, Shinoda.
What? What? Wait a minute, Ms. Sae!
..must be hiding an important truth...
Research report regarding Keitaro Shinoda
Look who's talking...
Take care of Shinoda
Eiji, why me...
So Reiko,
why did you decide to become a lawyer?
Is it for money? Or for justice?
What was my answer back then?
Hello? This is Kenmochi.
What? Katsuie Shibata?
Hi, I'm Katsuie!
I'm sorry for calling you.
Shingen told me to tell you everything I know.
- Would you like a drink? - No, thanks. I'll just go home.
- Ring... - That's Mr. Nobunaga's trademark.
He said he doesn't even take it off when he takes a bath.
I see...
Life insurance?
To make the clients think we're serious,
the other party is sometimes made recipient of the insurance money.
Well, that's one of the lies and tricks to get them down.
Mr. Nobunaga parted ways with his guest and made Ranmaru the recipient
of the empty seat. - What does that mean?
They've known each other that long,
and Mr. Nobunaga loved Ranmaru as if he were his own brother.
Get out! You son of a bitch!
When Mr. Nobunaga was involved in an injury case that led him to juvie,
only Ranmaru was there to help him out.
As a result, Ranmaru was also sent to juvie.
Mr. Nobunaga is still grateful to him for what he did,
and so he made Ranmaru the recipient.
They must have been very close. They never had any fights at all?
No, I have never seen it.
Oh, but the priest might know something.
I heard that Mr. Nobunaga consulted with him on everything.
- Thank you. Bye. - What? Hey!
Why don't you have at least one drink!
After a night of meticulous investigation,
I, Keitaro Shinoda, have solved the impossible crime trick!
Congratulations, Reiko.
Maybe this will help Ranmaru.
- This plastic string... - Sorry, Shinoda.
The impossible crime trick is no longer necessary.
WHAT!?
Insurance money!?
Then that means the culprit is Ranmaru.
That's what we're going to find out.
Oh, but, just listen to the trick then...
By using this vinyl string and double-sided tape...
Hey, listen. Listen.
Using this plastic string... Hey, listen.
I see... From the insurance company...
When we spoke the other day,
I had the feeling you were hiding something,
must this be it....
Can you tell us about it?
I can't lie in front of God.
Nobunaga had decided to go independent.
He worked hard to save money
and finally planned to open his own dream pub.
For that reason,
he confessed all his past sins,
wanting to clear his past.
Independent? You mean the life insurance?
He was going to cancel it.
When I told Ranmaru about it, he was quite angry.
- The endowment effect. - The endowment effect?
It's a part of human psychology
that when something you thought was given to you is taken away,
you feel a great deal of pain.
The tuna from Oma!?
- Like I said, it's not my fault... - Tuna from Oma?
My apologies.
I heard that Ranmaru was in a lot of debt.
Kill him before he cancel it, get the insurance money,
and he clears all his debts.
We have all the motives.
Are we gonna be honest with her? That her son is the culprit.
Of course. Because we promised to find out the truth.
- But we have no proof. - After the crime,
some things disappeared from the scene, and some were added.
- What? - Look at this.
This is what's missing. Nobunaga's ring.
He never took it off even when he bathed.
True, it wasn't on his dead body's finger. What was added?
Ranmaru's cheek wound.
Did he hide it?
The police body search didn't find anything.
Then maybe it's still in the nap room.
Let's go.
Listen, I want you to look in every nook and cranny.
Yes, sir!
- You, over there! - Yes!
Did you find it?
Not in here...
We found it.
What?
Where?
Thank you for taking the time to come here today.
We are pleased to inform you that we have found out the truth behind the case.
Please begin.
There were several unexplained aspects to this case,
but we finally came to one conclusion.
It was you, Ranmaru, who murdered Mr. Nobunaga, wasn't it?
What the hell does that mean!?
The motive is Mr. Nobunaga's life insurance.
He was its recipient and he had debts.
Is that true!?
It's all made up. What proof do you have in the first place?
Actually, something different happened during the crime than planned.
Mr. Nobunaga's ring has put a scratch on your cheek.
You pulled out the ring and hid it.
But the police body search didn't find it.
We searched the ceiling all the way down to the drains in the front
but couldn't find it. - You hid that ring
in the tea caddy that night.
If so, then check that out.
We did.
- But we couldn't find it. - Even after that body search.
See.
He didn't have the ring on the whole time.
No. There is one more place we haven't checked.
The ring is probably there.
Inside your body.
[ TN: He really was seen at this scene earlier ]
[ TN: His back can be seen for just a split second before it cuts off ]
Don't tell me you swallowed it!?
There's no way I'd do that.
Stop lying!
We have made a reservation for an x-ray.
Shall we go check it out?
Damn it!
How can you be in debt!?
It's not about the money!
He was the only one who recognized me, who called me his brother.
The insurance money was proof of that.
I don't understand it.
We have not told the police of this truth yet.
President Tsuyuri, you are officially my client this time.
What do you want to do?
If it became public, it would affect the company's stock price.
I would...
- Can you cover it up? - No.
If it were me, I would make it public.
In the event that it does become public, the loss will be nothing in comparison.
I think you, yourself, should come out and spill blood here and now.
I will tell the police everything.
I will make my son pay for his crime.
I knew you would say that.
Then I will now withdraw myself as your lawyer.
- What do you mean? - I promised you.
I asked him not to lie to me.
I can't defend a client who only lies.
What a shame, you and I seem to get along so well
and thought we'd have a long relationship.
Thank you for your help, Ms. Reiko.
Let's go.
Arrest
(Suspicion of murder)
Kaito Tsuyuri, suspect (23)
Tsuyuri HC's 2nd son - Arrested
President and mother, Reiko, apologizes
Following yesterday's arrest
of Kaito Tsuyuri in suspicion of murder,
President Reiko Tsuyuri, his own mother, held a press conference and apologized...
Tsuyuri Holdings President
Reiko Tsuyuri
I guess Mr. Tsutsui took your job again.
That cunning old man!
I just set it up for him.
Hello, Ms. Kenmochi.
Today I came to the Living Detective Agency with a request.
Like I said, Law Fi—
What is it?
As you may already know, we have decided to take on the case
of Tsuyuri Holdings' son.
I just saw it now.
When I read your report,
there was one thing that really bothered me,
so I asked the idiot son about it.
Bothered you?
Why didn't you escape from the nap room after you did it?
If you had just run away, you wouldn't have been caught stupidly like this.
I've told you a hundred times, old man.
I couldn't open the door!
He's still lying at this point...
That's what I thought too.
But that idiot won't give up on that part.
But if what he says is true,
then the situation has changed a bit.
I was wondering if you, the Living Detective, might know something about this.
What's the matter?
Maybe Ranmaru really tried to open the door.
I tried to get out, but the door wouldn't open.
It makes more sense that way.
He intended to make it look like the victim was alone in the nap room
and murdered by an outsider.
But the door would not open.
He washed his glass
to make it look like Mr. Nobunaga was drinking alone and was attacked.
He had just washed his hands, so there were no blood stains on the door.
Locked in, he hastily changed his plans,
got his hands dirty once again, and called me.
But when we rushed to the nap room, it was easy to get in.
Why didn't the door open for him?
The impossible crime trick was in fact set up.
Are you saying that someone deliberately locked him up?
Only one person was able to do it.
Don't tell me...
This is the file on the injury case between Nobunaga and Ranmaru that Katsuei Shibata talked about.
The two went berserk in the middle of the street.
When Mr. Nobunaga was involved in an injury case that led him to juvie,
only Ranmaru was there to help him out.
The two were like brothers.
But Nobunaga has decided to go independent.
For that reason,
he confessed all his past sins,
wanting to clear his past.
The priest was also consulted by Ranmaru.
The church where the case took place was a perfect impossible crime.
All of the windows were locked from the inside.
- Not good enough. - I don't see any motive.
We have no proof.
What's taking so long?
Looks like there's an accident up ahead causing a traffic jam.
Traffic jam...
Seven years ago, his child passed away.
Unfortunately, his car got stuck in traffic.
- We will get off here. - What!?
- Shinoda, don't forget the receipt! - Wait! Reiko!?
Midori Church
Ms. Kenmochi.
Have you seen the news?
Yes, such a shame.
Father, you knew about it, didn't you?
That he was the culprit.
Because it was you who made him commit the crime.
I felt uncomfortable with this case right from the start.
A nap room used only by Nobunaga. A kitchen door without a security camera.
A room equipped with a lethal weapon.
It's a perfect environment for murder.
You gave him the plan, didn't you?
Canceling the insurance, huh...
Sure, that would be like a betrayal.
I...
I want to kill him.
It's not a sin to let out your anger.
Let out...
If it's late at night, you and Nobunaga can use the nap room.
Nap room...
There are no security cameras there, so be careful.
And so, little by little, you brainwashed him.
Why me?
You, Father, said it to me.
That night, you received a message
from Mr. Nobunaga saying, "I'll use the nap room with my junior".
Convinced that Ranmaru would carry out your plan,
you unlocked the window in the hallway in advance,
and after they entered the room, you entered through that window,
rigged the door to the nap room so that it could not be opened from the inside,
and went out the window again.
After that,
Ranmaru contacted us, and we went in through the front entrance together...
Over here!
Did you, without us seeing you,
remove your handiwork from the nap room door
and lock the hallway window?
And so the impossible crime is complete.
The only person who could have locked him in the nap room...
was you.
Perhaps I could certainly do that.
But why would I do that?
The victim, who has decided to become independent,
confessed to you all the sins he did in his life, wanting to clear his past.
Among them was an injury case that happened seven years ago with Ranmaru.
The two, still students, beat up the other person in the middle of the road,
which caused a long traffic jam.
In that traffic jam...
There was a father's car driving his sick son.
As a result, he didn't make it in time and his son died.
That is why you had Ranmaru kill Mr. Nobunaga.
All to avenge your son's death.
You used your old tricks back when you were a scoundrel
to get Ranmaru to kill Nobunaga
and frame him for the crime.
The evidence is...
None.
- None!? - That's why you chose this place.
This place where you can never lie is supposed to be
more sacred to you than the courtroom.
I ask you in this place where you can only speak the truth.
Is all of what I just said true?
All of it is true.
- Seven years ago? - I was with my junior, Ranmaru,
and we beat up a punk.
I noticed that there was a huge traffic jam.
I have caused a lot of trouble for so many people.
Because of that fight, I ended up in juvie.
But from now on,
I want to follow a more honest path.
When I heard his confession, I trembled with surprise and anger.
I continued to care for him both in juvie and after he was released,
the man who killed my son,
I didn't realize it was him...
In the face of my son's murderer,
I didn't know what to do with myself.
So,
I left the judgment to God.
I just locked them both in the nap room.
And...
God has passed judgment.
No. It wasn't God who had a hand in it.
It was you and Ranmaru.
You will now be tried under the law.
Father Kinoshita,
the one who can bring judgment on people
is not God or you,
but the law.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
A Murder is Announced
He was in pain the whole time.
I thought he was hiding something about Ranmaru
but it turned out to be about himself.
The host, who uses trickery, fell into the priest's trickery.
That's all there is to it.
In the end, I didn't even get a single yen.
It was you who turned it down this time.
Can you really not tolerate lying?
I didn't say that. I lie, too.
But it's for my client's benefit, to win.
So only between the lawyer and the client there should be no lying.
That reminds me, Eiji used to say that too.
Eiji?
He said, "You can't win the game if you lie".
You can't win the game...
So Reiko,
why did you decide to become a lawyer?
Is it for money? Or for justice?
Of course, because it's profitable. But that's not the only reason.
Every scoundrel and saint, rich and poor,
is measured by the same ruler, the law.
That's what I love about it.
That's very impressive.
And I will never lose.
So if something happens to me someday,
will you defend me?
Sure. I promise you.
But don't lie to me.
Because you can't win the game if you lie.
Okay, I got it.
Eiji, that will...
"Shi no da wo ta no n da (Take care of Shinoda)"
Shinoda, get in.
- Huh!? - Just do it.
No... hey!
I had Kuroshi look into you.
What?
Eiji's university mystery study group did indeed
have an alumnus named Keitaro Shinoda.
But he looks completely different,
he's already dead, and no longer in this world.
Shinoda...
who the hell
are you?
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