E3 - The Correct Path

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SIGN    Three Days Since Nobuto's Murder, Monday
SIGN    Karino Auto Bodywork
[00:05] TETSUO
    Wow, very nice.
[00:08] FACTORY MANGER
    Were you in a fight?
[00:09] FACTORY MANGER
    I heard you were off last week for an injury.
[00:12] FACTORY MANGER
    That's rare.
[00:13] TETSUO
    Oh no. I got drunk, fell, and hurt myself.
[00:18] TETSUO
    It's embarrassing.
[00:19] FACTORY MANAGER
    Oh, come on.
[00:21] FACTORY MANAGER
    The true Tosu Tetsuo
    bared his fangs, didn't he?
[00:25] TETSUO
    No, no...
[00:26] FACTORY MANAGER
    So, Tosu-chan. How about a drink tonight?
[00:31] TETSUO
    Oh, tonight I have an
    appointment I can't miss.
[00:38] FACTORY MANAGER
    One of my big clients is gone.
[00:41] FACTORY MANAGER
    At this rate, we're...
[00:43] FACTORY MANAGER
    Oh, I've known you for a long time,
    so I know you're an honest one!
[00:50] FACTORY MANAGER
    Thank you for caring about our company.
[00:53] TETSUO
    I'm sorry. I'll join you next time.
[00:59] RADIO
    Nakano three to headquarters.
    Nakano three to headquarters.
[01:03] RADIO
    Two officers have arrived at the site.
[01:05] RADIO
    Starting the patrol now.
[01:12] TETSUO
    Jeez! Not so easy to get rid of, huh?
[01:22] TETSUO
    I have to remove the odor by Friday
    before Reika comes home.
[01:35] [SONG] SIGN
    Father Arrested
SIGN    for Murder!
[01:38] [SONG] SIGN
    Father Arrested
SIGN    for Murder!
[01:46] TETSUO
    Work hard! Don't rest!
[01:49] TETSUO
    I can do this!
[01:52] KUBO/I
    The daughter's apartment?
[01:54] KYOICHI
    Yes. There was a police patrol,
    so I didn't follow him too closely.
[01:59] KYOICHI
    He's been in there for over an hour.
[02:01] KYOICHI/I
    It's unusual.
[02:03] KYOICHI/I
    And the story about the stalker those
    two discussed in front of the bug,
[02:07] KYOICHI/I
    that was a lie.
[02:09] KUBO
    How do you know?
[02:10] KYOICHI
    I poked around at the daughter's college.
[02:14] KYOICHI
    I used her friend to confirm
    with the daughter herself.
[02:17] KASEN
    A stalker?!
[02:19] REIKA
    Yup. My friend Kana gave me a call.
[02:23] REIKA
    She told me there was a guy who was
    asking around at school if I had a stalker.
[02:29] REIKA
    So gross!
[02:31] REIKA
    Obviously, there isn't one.
[02:33] REIKA
    So I told her it must be about Nobuto.
[02:37] REIKA
    Man, that bastard!
[02:40] KASEN/I
    The stalker is a story Tetsuo-san made up.
[02:43] KASEN/I
    Only those who were listening in on us
    would know this false information.
[02:48] KASEN
    Your dad is late, huh?
[02:50] REIKA
    What?
[02:55] KASEN/I
    They're already at her college?
[03:00] KYOICHI
    Those two are definitely hiding something.
[03:03] KYOICHI
    Do I have your permission to make a move?
[03:05] KUBO
    Don't create extra work.
[03:08] KUBO
    That project is moving forward.
[03:11] KUBO
    Making contact with those
    two is the final step.
[03:14] KYOICHI
    But if Matori-san leaves,
    your position is in jeopardy!
[03:17] KUBO
    Kyoichi.
[03:18] KUBO
    What are we?
[03:21] KUBO/I
    What we need right now is to find
    and secure Nobuto. That's all.
[03:26] MASK A
    Are you sure about this, Kyoichi-san?
SIGN    Same Day, 9:30PM
[03:39] MASK 1
    Do we really have to stick our necks
     out like this for someone like Nobuto?
[03:40] MASK 1
    Do we really have to stick our necks
    out like this for someone like Nobuto?
[03:45] MAN A
    They're here, Kyoichi-san.
[03:47] KYOICHI
    It's a go.
SIGN    Episode 3: The Correct Path
[05:30] KYOICHI
    Tosu Tetsuo.
[05:33] KYOICHI
    Answer my question.
[05:35] KYOICHI
    Two nights ago, you and your wife talked
    about a stalker in front of the bug.
[05:41] KYOICHI
    Didn't you? Answer me.
[05:43] TETSUO
    A bug?
[05:48] KYOICHI
    Answer my question.
[05:50] KYOICHI
    About the stalker...
[05:54] KYOICHI
    You discussed it with your wife, correct?
[05:56] TETSUO
    Y-Yes I did! We did!
[05:59] KYOICHI
    But in reality, there is no stalker.
[06:03] TETSUO
    Th-There is a stalker!
[06:10] KYOICHI
    We've confirmed it with your daughter.
[06:12] TETSUO
    With Reika?! When did you speak to her?!
[06:26] KYOICHI
    The stalker.
[06:27] TETSUO
    Reika has... nothing to—
[06:34] TETSUO
    Please, I'll tell you everything!
[06:39] TETSUO
    My wife noticed it first.
[06:42] TETSUO
    It was November last year.
[06:44] TETSUO
    She said someone was stalking our daughter.
[06:46] TETSUO
    I wanted to tell my daughter immediately,
[06:52] TETSUO
    but my wife said it would disturb her
    preparation for college entrance exams.
[06:57] MASK 2
    The daughter is on the second floor.
[06:58] MASK 1
    Wait for instructions!
[07:00] TETSUO
    So we never told her and hired a P.I.
    when her entrance exam was over.
[07:09] TETSUO
    An odd-job man named Suzuki...
[07:18] KYOICHI
    That guy!
[07:21] [Messenger] SIGN
    Unknown Caller
[07:21] [Messenger] SIGN
    Incoming Call
SIGN    Answer
[07:23] KYOICHI
    Hold him down.
[07:24] MAN A
    On it.
[07:26] TETSUO/I
    How many are here?
[07:30] KYOICHI
    Hello?
[07:31] MATORI/I
    Kyoichi-kun?
[07:34] KYOICHI
    Matori-san?
[07:36] KYOICHI/I
    How can I help you?
[07:37] MATORI
    I heard from Kubo-kun that you've
    been put in charge of the search?
[07:43] KYOICHI/I
    Yes, sir. Currently I'm with the suspect—
[07:45] MATORI
    Kyoichi-kun.
[07:46] MATORI
    I can't focus on my work.
[07:49] MATORI
    I'm useless if I can't see Nobuto.
[07:53] MATORI
    I am finished...
[07:56] MATORI
    It's over. All of it.
[07:59] MATORI
    Kyoichi-kun...
[08:02] KYOICHI/I
    Man, he's ready to give up on everything.
[08:05] KYOICHI/I
    If he leaves now, the
    organization will dissolve.
[08:08] KYOICHI/I
    All my efforts will be...
[08:12] KYOICHI
    I'll find him.
[08:13] KYOICHI
    No matter what!
[08:17] MAN C
    They're waiting.
[08:23] KYOICHI
    I know.
[08:25] KYOICHI
    Bring him upstairs.
[08:26] MAN A
    Got it!
[08:56] REIKA
    I wish I could have talked
    with him before he left me.
[09:03] MAN B
    Move your feet and you're done.
[09:05] MAN B
    See ya.
[09:11] TETSUO/I
    It's... moving?!
[09:15] TETSUO/I
    It can't be...
[09:18] TETSUO/I
    No way!
[09:23] KYOICHI
    Next question.
[09:27] KYOICHI
    I'm looking for a man named Nobuto.
[09:30] KYOICHI
    Last Friday, he came to
    your daughter's apartment
[09:35] KYOICHI
    and hasn't been seen since.
[09:37] KYOICHI
    What do you know?
[09:40] TETSUO/I
    How should I answer?
[09:42] TETSUO/I
    I told Reika that he left
    after he said he'd kill her.
[09:50] TETSUO/I
    If these men have already
    heard from Reika about it,
[09:55] TETSUO/I
    then telling them "I don't know"
    would be a mistake.
[09:58] TETSUO/I
    But...
[09:59] TETSUO/I
    There's a good chance that they have not.
[10:04] TETSUO
    What did Reika say?
[10:17] TETSUO/I
    Huh?
[10:33] TETSUO/I
    I'm... I'm alive?
[10:41] TETSUO/I
    I'm still alive.
[10:51] TETSUO/I
    Someone kicked me!
[10:52] TETSUO/I
    So I'm close to the ground?
[10:56] KYOICHI
    After entering your daughter's
    room, Nobuto disappeared.
[11:00] KYOICHI
    What do you know?
[11:02] MAN A
    Hey, answer him!
[11:05] MAN A
    You daughter knows Nobuto-san made
    a scene and left her apartment.
[11:11] MAN A
    Someone had to have seen that,
    or how else would she know?
[11:15] KYOICHI
    Shut your goddamn mouth!
[11:17] MAN A
    But, I mean... This is going nowhere.
[11:26] MAN C
    Let's continue.
[11:28] TETSUO
    A-A guy named Nobuto...
[11:31] TETSUO
    I'm the one who told Reika about
     how he left her apartment.
[11:38] TETSUO/I
    There's no doubt these guys
    got in touch with Reika.
[11:42] TETSUO
    I heard it from Suzuki-san, the P.I.
    I hired, and told Reika about it.
[11:48] TETSUO/I
    Then I'll make them believe my
    innocence with false information...
[11:52] KYOICHI
    Search his cell phone!
[12:04] MAN C
    It really is here. "House Call
    Cleaning Service, Suzuki."
[12:08] MAN C
    But only the email address.
[12:08] [Messenger] SIGN
    House Call Cleaning Service, Suzuki
[12:11] MAN A
    What's his phone number?!
[12:14] TETSUO
    H-His company's selling point
    is anonymity and privacy...
[12:18] TETSUO
    So we only corresponded via email.
[12:23] MAN C
    No message history.
[12:24] MAN A
    Does this company really exist? Huh?!
[12:28] TETSUO
    The contract says to delete all the messages.
[12:32] TETSUO
    Ah, excuse me.
[12:35] TETSUO
    I can't think straight because
    the blood is rushing to my head...
[12:39] MAN A
    Huh?! Don't be such a baby!
[12:52] MAN C
    How many hours? Or rather, minutes?
[12:55] TETSUO/I
    I'm going to die before
    I can prove my innocence!
[13:00] KYOICHI
    Then let's confirm with Tosu Kasen.
[13:04] KYOICHI
    If it's true, she'll say the same thing.
[13:07] TETSUO
    My wife?!
[13:08] TETSUO
    Where is my wife?!
[13:09] KYOICHI
    Depending on your answer, I might have to
    keep your daughter captive too.
[13:15] TETSUO
    I-If she says the same thing, what
    she says matches what I said...
[13:19] TETSUO
    Are you going to release us?!
[13:21] TETSUO
    My wife and me, and my
    daughter too! All of us?!
[13:25] TETSUO
    Please! Promise me! I'm begging you!
[13:30] KYOICHI
    This is our job.
[13:32] KYOICHI
    All the resources we spent on you...
[13:35] KYOICHI
    Human resources, money, taking risks...
    All substantial expenditures.
[13:38] KYOICHI
    And if we come out with nothing...
[13:42] KYOICHI
    So, all of you will have to die.
[13:45] KYOICHI
    Regardless of the answer.
[13:47] KYOICHI
    Don't you worry, I'll tie up
    the loose ends for you.
[13:52] TETSUO
    What are you talking about?!
[13:55] TETSUO/I
    That's insane!
[13:58] TETSUO/I
    What was the point of me trying
    to come up with answers, then?!
[14:02] TETSUO/I
    You're the bad guys!
[14:05] TETSUO/I**
    I was... I was only...
[14:18] TETSUO/I
    Trying to protect my daughter.
[14:27] TETSUO/I
    I should have thought it through more calmly.
[14:30] TETSUO/I
    I should have noticed...
[14:35] TETSUO/I
    That there was no right answer here.
[14:42] REIKA
    I can't with this! I'm so hungry.
[14:54] REIKA
    But it's awfully late...
[14:56] KASEN
    The first time I noticed the stalker
    was last November.
[15:02] KASEN
    I didn't want to distress my daughter,
[15:04] KASEN
    who was studying for college
    entrance exams at the time.
[15:06] KASEN
    who was studying for college
    entrance exams at the time.
[15:08] KASEN/I
    So I spoke to my husband,
[15:10] KASEN/I
    and we secretly hired a private
    investigator named Suzuki-san.
[15:13] MAN C
    It tracks.
[15:15] KYOICHI
    Yeah.
SIGN    Sunday
[15:21] KASEN
    What's this?
[15:24] (Flashback) TETSUO
    It's a list of possible questions
    and answers I made.
SIGN    About the stalker:
    Found someone suspicious around the house
    November last year. Figured out it was Reika's
    stalker. Considered telling Reika about it, but
    decided against it as to not worry Reika who was
    preparing for college entrance exams. To solve
    the problem, we decided not to tell Reika and hire
    a private investigator, Suzuki.
SIGN    About P.I. Suzuki:
    This is the Same Suzuki as the House Call Cleaning Service.
    Because of anonymity and privacy, the correspondence
    is only via email, not phone. The contract says to delete
    history and all messages.
[15:29] (Flashback) TETSUO
    There's a chance they might get
    in touch with us in the future.
[15:34] (Flashback) TETSUO
    Just to be on the safe side...
[15:40] KASEN/I
    They bought it.
[15:42] KASEN/I
    It's working, Tetsuo-san!
[15:47] REIKA
    Aw, cute! It's an AV!
[15:50] SIGN
    AV = Animal Video
[15:50] REIKA
    Meow!
[15:53] MASK 1
    Moving on.
[15:59] MASK 1
    Tell us everything you know about
    where Nobuto could have gone!
[16:01] MASK 1
    Come on!
[16:03] KASEN/I
    This question wasn't on the list.
[16:05] KASEN/I
    How would Tetsuo-san answer?
[16:09] KASEN/I
    Are these people on a time limit?
[16:13] MASK 1
    Tch. Is there a point to this?
[16:20] KASEN/I
    And these people...
[16:23] KASEN
    Y-You can take the money!
[16:26] KASEN
    Please spare my life!
[16:28] MASK 1
    Huh?
[16:29] KASEN
    Please don't kill me!
[16:33] MASK 1
    No, no, no. Just answer the question.
[16:38] KASEN
    I'm sorry, I was confused.
[16:41] KASEN
    But what kind of grudge do you have
    against us to do something like this...
[16:44] MASK 1
    Shut up!
[16:47] MASK 1
    Ten, nine, eight—
[16:51] KASEN
    S-Stop with the countdown, please!
[16:53] KASEN/I
    When I panic, my mind goes totally blank!
[16:57] MAN C
    Dumb old hag.
[17:00] KASEN/I
    Is this Nobuto person injured?
[17:05] MASK 1
    Huh? Why?
[17:08] KASEN
    I saw a stray cat poster the other day.
[17:13] KASEN
    I thought to myself, "Poor thing,
    I hope it's not scared to death."
[17:19] KASEN
    And three days later,
[17:20] KASEN
    I found a cat that had been hit
    by a car on the side of the road.
[17:25] KASEN
    I was worried that it was
    the cat from the poster,
[17:30] KASEN
    but when I looked at its pattern,
    I realized it was a different cat.
[17:34] MASKS/I
    It was?!
[17:36] KASEN
    I was so relieved.
[17:39] KASEN
    But even if it's a different cat,
    it's still a cat, you know?
[17:43] KASEN
    So I said some prayers for the dead cat.
[17:47] MASK 3/I
    Where is this going?
[17:49] KASEN
    There are a lot of refugees
    right now, you see?
[17:53] MASK 4/I
    Wait, what?! She's talking about
    something totally different now!
[17:57] KASEN
    So I say prayers for those people every day.
[18:01] KASEN
    If your friend is in danger somehow,
[18:07] KASEN
    I'd be happy to include him in my prayers.
[18:11] MASK 1
    Who the fuck cares about that?!
[18:14] MASK 1
    We're being forced to do this
    shitty job because of him, all right?!
[18:19] KASEN
    I-I'm so sorry!
[18:23] MASK 2
    I don't think we can go any longer.
[18:25] KASEN/I
    I knew it. These people...
[18:28] KASEN/I
    They might be a group, but not a monolith!
[18:32] MASK 1
    Kyoichi-san, we're wrapping up here.
[18:36] KYOICHI
    Hey! Who gave you permission?
[18:38] MASK 1/I
    Do you want us to get caught?
[18:42] MASK 1
    If anybody saw us, the police
    should be arriving soon.
[18:46] MASK 1
    Even with the protection we have,
    they won't make an exception for this.
[18:50] KASEN
    I-I heard from P.I. Suzuki-san that a man
    was making a scene at my daughter's,
[18:57] KASEN
    but I don't know anything
    about what happened after!
[19:00] MASK 2
    Hey! Why are you answering
    the question now?!
[19:04] TETSUO
    Honey...
[19:06] MASK 1/I
    I'll make a report to Kubo-san,
    so do whatever you like after this.
[19:10] KASEN/I
    I answered your question, didn't I?
[19:14] KASEN/I
    I don't want to die!
[19:16] KASEN/I
    I haven't watched the soap opera I recorded!
[19:19] MASK 2
    Okay, fine! Just shut up!
[19:23] MAN C
    What a waste.
[19:33] REIKA
    Hey, did I hear a man's voice earlier?
[19:37] KASEN
    Hm? Oh, must've been the TV.
[19:37] [Messenger] SIGN
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[19:37] [Messenger] SIGN
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[19:39] REIKA
    Okay. Where's Dad?
[19:43] KASEN
    He said he'd be late today.
[19:46] REIKA
    Is that so?
[19:46] KUBO/I
    Kyoichi, what are we?
[19:50] KYOICHI
    I'm begging you, Kubo-san!
[19:52] KYOICHI
    I'm so close, I only need a little longer!
[19:54] KUBO
    Answer me! What are we?!
[19:57] KYOICHI/I
    A team.
[19:59] KUBO
    Wrong.
[20:01] KUBO
    We're individual professionals.
[20:04] KUBO
    Don't you dare use a pathetic word
    like "team" to describe us.
[20:09] KUBO
    Takeda will be in charge from here on.
[20:12] KUBO
    Now, what should we do...
[20:35] TETSUO/I
    The guy who picked the door lock!
[20:41] TETSUO
    Where are my wife and daughter?
[20:43] KYOICHI
    They're safe.
[20:45] TETSUO
    I really don't know anything! I don't!
[20:48] KYOICHI
    Yeah... Maybe so.
[20:51] KYOICHI
    But I need you to die here.
[20:54] KYOICHI
    I'll make it so that you killed Nobuto
    and dumped his body somewhere.
[20:57] TETSUO
    Why? What's the point?!
[21:00] KYOICHI
    To persuade the higher-ups.
[21:02] TETSUO/I
    Just so he can survive?
[21:05] TETSUO
    I wouldn't have the guts to kill your friend,
[21:08] TETSUO
    and what if he comes
    back after you kill me?
[21:13] TETSUO
    Can you really get off scot-free
    if you murder someone totally unrelated?
[21:18] TETSUO
    Let's calm down and think about this.
[21:21] TETSUO
    Please? Please?
[21:22] KYOICHI
    Sorry, but we don't have a lot of time.
[21:25] TETSUO/I
    Damn it! He's given up on thinking!
[21:31] TETSUO
    Then work with me!
[21:33] KYOICHI
    Huh?
[21:34] TETSUO
    I-I have information from Reika and the P.I.
[21:38] TETSUO
    We can work together to find Nobuto-san!
[21:42] TETSUO/I
    There might not be a right answer anymore.
[21:45] TETSUO
    Isn't that the best option you have here?!
[21:50] TETSUO
    I'll do my very best!
[21:52] TETSUO
    So please!
[21:54] TETSUO/I
    Then I'll just have to create the right answer.
[21:58] TETSUO/I
    A story where we can survive...
[22:01] TETSUO/I
    No matter who else we may have to sacrifice.
[23:10] SIGN
    To protect my family
    is all I can do right now
SIGN    Next Time
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