E11 - The Case of the Mad Chameleon Murder

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SIGN    Eastern Japan General Hospital
SIGN    Eastern Japan General Hospital
SIGN    Exam Room 3
SIGN    Neurosurgery Dept.
SIGN    Attending Physician Usaki Mofu
[00:08] Mofu
    Your test results are in.
[00:11] Mofu
    Kamonohashi Ron-san,
[00:13] Mofu
    your involuntary pressuring of perpetrators
    isn't an inborn condition.
[00:20] Mofu
    I think you should undergo more tests
     at a specialized research lab.
[00:25] Mofu
    I can write you a recommendation
    for one a ways from here.
SIGN    Ron Kamonohashi's
SIGN    Forbidden
    Deductions
SIGN    Investigation Division 1
[02:05] Toto
    You want to send me to Aichi?
SIGN    #11 The Case of the Mad Chameleon Murder
[02:07] Toto
    Are you sure about that?
[02:09] Amamiya
    We're slammed, so we can't spare
     any first-rate talent right now.
[02:13] Toto
    So that's the deal...
[02:18] Amamiya
    While you're there, check in on him.
[02:21] Toto
    Him who?
[02:22] Amamiya
    The piece of trash you ran
     that joint investigation with.
[02:28] Toto
    You mean Eagle Eye Kawasemi-san?
[02:30] Amamiya
    Ever since he lost Yamane on that case,
[02:33] Amamiya
    Major Crimes' arrest rate has plummeted.
[02:37] Toto
    Oh, right. Amamiya-senpai and Kawasemi-san
    were colleagues when they joined the force.
[02:42] Toto
    She may be quick to call him trash,
[02:45] Toto
    but deep down...
[02:48] Amamiya
    If this keeps up,
[02:50] Amamiya
    the whispering about him becoming the perfect
     superintendent will go up in smoke!
[02:54] Amamiya
    Go forth, Isshiki!
[02:56] Amamiya
    Witness what the little birdies report
    of Kawasemi's swan song!
[03:00] Toto
    She's doubling down!
SIGN    ...the popular black sugar dango.
    They are currently being sold in the train to great...
[03:04] Toto
    So that's why I'm here.
    It isn't a challenging case or anything,
[03:08] Toto
    so why are you tagging along, Ron?
[03:11] Ron
    Well, Kawasemi-kun's in a slump, right?
[03:14] Ron
    Meaning a tough case might fall in our laps.
[03:17] Toto
    So you say, but you're actually
    worried about Kawasemi-san, aren't you?
[03:24] Ron
    I considered that line of thought, but...
[03:26] Toto
    You're investigating your own feelings?
[03:28] Ron
    I'm not the type of person to be invested
    in how someone else is doing.
[03:34] Ron
    At least, I wasn't as a student.
[03:39] (Flashback) John
    In the past, Kamonohashi Ron
    showed no weakness,
[03:42] (Flashback) John
    and no one could get close to him.
[03:44] (Flashback) John
    A friend who would trust him against all logic
[03:47] (Flashback) John
    is one thing I thought he'd never have.
[03:51] Toto
    Ron.
[03:54] Toto
    Do you have any friends?
[03:56] Ron
    No, not a single one.
[03:58] Toto
    Not even one?
[04:03] Toto
    I see.
[04:06] Ron
    Oh. I guess you're my friend.
[04:09] Toto
    I'm glad to hear it.
[04:12] Toto
    Just like Grizzly-san said,
    Ron is starting to change.
[04:22] Ron
    You're headed to the station, right?
[04:25] Ron
    Let's meet up again later.
[04:26] Toto
    Huh? Where are you going?
[04:29] Ron
    I'm not here for fun or just because.
[04:31] Ron
    I happen to have some business in the area.
SIGN    Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters
SIGN    North Wing
[04:42] Toto
    I finished my report in a jiffy,
[04:45] Toto
    but Kawasemi-san is out on patrol right now...
SIGN    Uramonzen Main Street
[04:52] Toto
    According to the people at the station,
SIGN    Uramonzen Main Street
[04:54] Toto
    Kawasemi-san should be around here.
[04:56] Kawasemi
    You should be clean-shaven on duty!
[05:02] Toto
    Kawasemi-san!
[05:03] detective
    Shh!
[05:05] detective
    Kawasemi-san, don't say that so loudly!
[05:08] detective
    I'm undercover right now!
[05:10] Kawasemi
    What? I-I'm sorry.
[05:12] detective
    I'm the decoy here. He's the lead.
[05:17] Kimyou
    Kimyou, sir!
[05:20] Kawasemi
    And who are you?
[05:21] Kawasemi
    Before jumping in,
    you should introduce yourself!
[05:25] Kimyou
    My name is Kimyou, sir!
    But not meaning "strange"!
SIGN    constable
SIGN    No.
[05:33] Kawasemi
    Apologies. That's a fine last name.
[05:36] Toto
    Kawasemi-san really is making one
    uncharacteristic mistake after another.
[05:42] Kawasemi
    You're...
[05:44] Toto
    Hello!
SIGN    Noodle House
SIGN    Nagomi-an
SIGN    Noodle House
    Nagomi-an
SIGN    Noodle House
    Nagomi-an
[05:47] Kawasemi
    I see. So you've come to Aichi
    to report on widespread crime.
[05:52] Kawasemi
    That's the story,
[05:54] Kawasemi
    but Amamiya just wants to see
     how far I've fallen, no?
[05:58] Toto
    H-How could you tell?
[05:59] Kawasemi
    Because I've known her a long time.
[06:02] Toto
    Is that how it works?
[06:04] Kawasemi
    Please tell her that I'm in
    the darkest depths of a slump.
[06:09] Kawasemi
    The higher-ups had a lot to say
    about the incident with Yamane,
[06:12] Kawasemi
    which hasn't affected me
    as I don't let it bother me.
[06:15] Kawasemi
    And my desire to work hard enough
    to make up for this loss hasn't waned.
[06:20] Kawasemi
    However...
[06:23] Kawasemi
    I can't see everything I used to.
[06:28] Toto
    Kawasemi-san...
[06:32] Kawasemi
    Oh.
[06:33] Kawasemi
    It's already two.
[06:35] Kawasemi
    You should grab souvenirs and go.
SIGN    Osumi
[06:44] Kawasemi
    You bought as much
    as a student on a class trip.
SIGN    BEWARE
     the Mad
     Chameleon!
[06:46] Toto
    I know my grandma will love it, so...
SIGN    BEWARE
     the Mad
     Chameleon!
SIGN    Merchants Association
[06:52] Toto
    The Mad Chameleon?
[06:54] Kawasemi
    A random attacker
    causing chaos in the area of late.
[06:57] Kawasemi
    In broad daylight, they hit students
    with something like a wrench,
[07:00] Kawasemi
    steal their smart phones, and disappear.
[07:02] Toto
    They only take phones?
[07:05] Toto
    Not wallets or anything?
[07:07] Kawasemi
    Correct.
[07:08] Kawasemi
    Based on trace evidence left at the scene,
[07:10] Kawasemi
    all of the attacks have been committed
     by the same lone perpetrator.
[07:14] Kawasemi
    Yet the baffling thing is that
[07:16] Kawakami
    their appearance is different
     every single time.
[07:20] Kawasemi
    This seeming ability to change looks
    at will earned them the nickname
[07:23] Kawasemi
    "the Mad Chameleon."
[07:27] Toto
    So... a master of disguise?
[07:29] Kawasemi
    According to the victim testimony,
[07:31] Kawasemi
    the culprit is a grade schooler
     with fox-like eyes,
[07:34] Kawasemi
    a large man close to two meters in height,
[07:36] Kawasemi
    a slim, elegant female office worker...
[07:38] Kawasemi
    It's different every time.
[07:41] Toto
    There's no way...
[07:43] Kawasemi
    That's why the investigation's
     been so difficult.
[08:06] Kawasemi
    Isshiki, after the man in the red hoodie!
[08:08] Kawasemi
    I'll see to the victim
    and contact the station!
[08:11] Toto
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    No Right Turns Ahead
SIGN    No pedestrian passage due to construction
[08:26] Toto
    Are you all right?
[08:27] Toto
    How savage!
SIGN    CLOTHIER
[08:39] Toto
    I've detained everyone who was in the shop,
[08:43] Toto
    but none of them are wearing a red hoodie.
[08:46] Toto
    I think he took it off and hid it, but...
[08:49] Kawasemi
    If you want to hide a tree,
    hide it in a forest.
[08:53] Kawasemi
    The victim was a local university student.
[08:55] Kawasemi
    He was just confirmed dead.
[08:59] Toto
    That's awful...
[09:00] Kawasemi
    And it means this is now
     a murder investigation.
[09:03] officers
    Sir!
[09:04] Kawasemi
    Isshiki, can you definitively prove
    that the culprit hasn't left this shop?
[09:09] Toto
    Yes, sir.
[09:10] Toto
    The emergency exit is
    completely blocked by boxes,
[09:14] Toto
    and we've confirmed there's no other
     way out apart from the front entrance.
[09:18] Kawasemi
    I see.
[09:21] Kawasemi
    That means...
[09:23] Kawasemi
    the Mad Chameleon is here among us.
[09:26] Toto
    What?
SIGN    Osumi
[09:28] Kawasemi
    Striking in broad daylight...
[09:30] Kawasemi
    Wielding a wrench...
[09:32] Kawasemi
    Targeting university students...
[09:34] Kawasemi
    And stealing the victim's phone...
[09:40] Kawasemi
    This matches the previous attacks to a tee.
[09:44] Kawasemi
    And now the culprit's crossed the line.
[09:48] Kawasemi
    I'll have a look at these men.
[09:50] officer A
    Sir.
[09:51] Toto
    Here it comes! Kawasemi-san's...
[09:54] Toto
    eagle eyes in action!
[09:58] Kawasemi
    An elementary student with fox-like eyes?
[10:00] Kawasemi
    No.
[10:04] Kawasemi
    An elegant office worker?
[10:09] Kawasemi
    A man close to two meters in height?
[10:22] Kawasemi
    I can't see anything.
SIGN    Ron
SIGN    National Neurological Research Center
[10:30] Ron
    Hey, Toto. Did you see Kawasemi-kun?
[10:33] Toto
    About that... There was a murder
    right in front of us. It's awful!
[10:38] Ron
    A murder?
[10:42] Ron
    I see.
[10:44] Ron
    It's not a matter of disguise.
[10:46] Ron
    They couldn't change their physique like that.
[10:48] Toto
    What? Then...
[10:51] Ron
    If it isn't disguises,
[10:53] Ron
    then why does the Mad Chameleon look
    completely different to everyone who sees them?
[10:59] Toto
    "Why"? Are you asking me?
[11:02] Ron
    No.
[11:04] Ron
    I'll head there now. Just wait.
SIGN    CLOTHIER
[11:13] officer A
    We've checked the security cameras
    in the shopping arcade,
[11:17] officer A
    but between the crowd and his hat and mask,
[11:19] officer A
    there's no clear picture
     of the culprit's face.
[11:22] Toto
    If only there were cameras in this shop...
[11:25] Kawasemi
    Regardless, according to forensics,
[11:27] Kawasemi
    from the angle of the laceration
    to the back of the victim's head,
[11:30] Kawasemi
    the culprit is at least one hundred
    and seventy centimeters tall.
[11:34] Toto
    I only saw him from afar,
[11:35] Toto
    but the man in the red hoodie
    was around that height.
[11:40] Kawasemi
    In other words...
[11:41] Kawasemi
    We can narrow the suspects down to three men.
[11:46] Kawasemi
    Even as I am now,
    I may be able to see something.
[12:11] Kawasemi
    It's no use. I see nothing.
[12:14] Toto
    Kawasemi-san...
[12:16] officer A
    We've finished taking their statements.
    There's nothing unusual in them.
[12:19] officer B
    We've taken down their names
    and contact information.
[12:22] officer B
    What should we do?
[12:24] Kawasemi
    For now, you can let them go.
[12:29] suspect A
    Man, what a pain.
[12:31] suspect B
    What's with that quack of a detective?
[12:34] Kawasemi
    This is the state I'm in, Isshiki.
[12:37] Kawasemi
    You must think my
    "Eagle Eye" moniker ludicrous.
[12:39] Toto
    Don't say that...
[12:41] Ron
    Sounds like you're in a real bind,
[12:43] Ron
    Kawasemi-kun.
[12:44] Toto
    Ron!
[12:47] officer A
    We've caught a suspicious man!
[12:49] Toto
    You're the one in a bind!
[12:53] Kawasemi
    So you came, too?
[12:55] Kawasemi
    I believe you said your name
    was Tekemono Kamomi.
[12:58] Ron
    No. I'm sorry, but today I am...
[13:05] Ron
    Nearsighted Kamosemi.
[13:06] Toto
    Are you trying to make him angry?!
[13:08] Kawasemi
    No need for theatrics.
[13:10] Kawasemi
    Lend me your skills, Kamosemi.
[13:12] Toto
    What?
[13:13] Kawasemi
    I believe I've already told you
    that I understand you two.
[13:17] Toto
    The Hand Collector murder case...
[13:20] Toto
    He knows it was Ron
    who solved that and not me.
[13:23] Toto
    Impressive as ever, Kawasemi-san!
[13:26] Kawasemi
    You've already heard the details
    from Isshiki, haven't you?
[13:30] Ron
    Well, since you insist,
    I have a few questions first.
[13:33] Ron
    I heard the victim was a university student,
[13:36] Ron
    so what was he doing in a suit?
[13:38] Kawasemi
    I don't know. It may be another case
    of returning home after job hunting.
[13:42] Toto
    Another?
[13:43] Kawasemi
    Yes.
[13:44] Kawasemi
    Of the previous victims, two were
    on their way back from job hunting.
[13:49] Kawasemi
    The others were a mock exam supervisor
[13:51] Kawasemi
    and a part-time office worker.
[13:55] Ron
    So you're saying...
[13:57] Ron
    They were all wearing suits, weren't they?
[14:01] Kawasemi
    Now that you mention it...
[14:02] Toto
    What's the deal?
[14:05] Ron
    That is the great mystery which will lead
    to the true identity of the Mad Chameleon!
[14:10] Ron
    The culprit's appearance changes every time.
[14:13] Ron
    If it's not disguises,
     there's only one explanation.
[14:17] Ron
    All of the victims are lying.
[14:20] Kawasemi
    What?!
[14:21] Toto
    Th-They're lying?
[14:23] Toto
    But they were the ones who were attacked!
[14:26] Toto
    Why would they lie?
[14:28] Ron
    A guilty conscience, perhaps.
[14:32] Ron
    There was a reason those university
    student victims were wearing suits.
[14:37] Ron
    And from that we can deduce...
[14:39] Kawasemi
    Don't tell me...
[14:40] Toto
    Huh?
[14:41] Kawasemi
    An "it's me" scam?!
[14:44] Toto
    Huh? What do you mean?
[14:47] Kawasemi
    All of the victims were money
     collectors in a type of scam.
[14:51] Kawasemi
    In order to pose as bank
    employees or the like,
[14:53] Kawasemi
    they went around during the day in suits.
[14:56] Kawasemi
    That would explain this seemingly
    random series of attacks.
[15:00] Toto
    I get it!
[15:02] Toto
    If the culprit is caught,
[15:04] Toto
    it'd expose that they're all
    connected to this scam!
[15:07] Toto
    That's why the victims lied!
[15:10] Ron
    The culprit has to be someone
    connecting the money collectors.
[15:14] Ron
    In other words, a member of the con.
[15:18] Ron
    There was likely trouble over money
     or something within the group.
[15:23] Ron
    The reason the culprit took their phones
[15:25] Ron
    was to eliminate all trace of contact
[15:27] Ron
    with the group perpetrating the con.
[15:32] Kawasemi
    Very impressive, Kamosemi.
[15:35] Kawasemi
    As I suspected, you're no ordinary man.
[15:37] Ron
    You think so?
[15:38] Ron
    The real you would've picked up on something
    like this long before now, you know?
[15:46] Ron
    It's your turn, Eagle Eye Kawasemi.
[15:53] Kawasemi
    I would very much like to,
    but right now, I can't...
[15:56] Ron
    But you're the only one
     who can arrest the culprit.
[16:00] Ron
    If you insist it's impossible,
    then I, Nearsighted Kamosemi...
[16:05] Ron
    will scold you with my tongs!
[16:07] Toto
    You're stealing his tweezer thing?!
[16:11] Ron
    You haven't been sleeping!
[16:15] Ron
    And you haven't been eating properly!
[16:17] Ron
    Your tanking performance continues
    to betray Yamane, who idolized you.
[16:27] Kawasemi
    I-I've been trying my hardest.
[16:30] Kawasemi
    So no one caves under the pressure
    like Yamane did,
[16:34] Kawasemi
    I've been careful
    with every correction I give!
[16:36] Ron
    See? That's your mistake.
[16:40] Ron
    One could say you've become
    a mistake-filled Demon Lord of mistakes.
[16:47] Kawasemi
    Wait.
[16:49] Kawasemi
    "Mistake-filled"? You are the one person...
[16:53] Kawasemi
    I don't want to hear that from!
[16:55] Kawasemi
    I can't hold back anymore!
[16:57] Kawasemi
    Your necktie is too long!
[16:59] Kawasemi
    These price tags are still attached!
[17:02] Kawasemi
    Your socks don't match!
[17:03] Kawasemi
    And your shoes are even worse!
[17:05] Toto
    He's returning the scolding?
[17:07] Toto
    But Ron is dressed unbelievably badly!
[17:11] Kawasemi
    And that's not all!
[17:13] Toto
    Wait...
[17:14] Kawasemi
    Don't put an unwrapped
    tempura onigiri in your pocket!
[17:18] Toto
    Somehow, Kawasemi-san...
[17:21] Toto
    looks like he's come alive!
[17:24] Kawasemi
    You said you're nearsighted,
    but those glasses are for farsightedness!
[17:30] Ron
    See? You can do it when you try.
[17:33] Ron
    Now, just turn those eagle eyes
    on the three men from earlier.
[17:52] Toto
    Kawasemi-san?
[17:58] Kawasemi
    Isshiki.
[18:00] Kawasemi
    As the man in the red hoodie fled,
[18:01] Kawasemi
    you said he rammed a pedestrian
    with his elbow, yes?
[18:04] Toto
    Y-Yes.
[18:05] Kawasemi
    Was it his left arm?
[18:07] Toto
    Um... Yes, it was.
[18:10] Kawasemi
    Where did it happen?
[18:11] Toto
    At the entrance to the crossroads.
[18:13] Kawasemi
    As I thought.
[18:14] Kawasemi
    The culprit didn't ram anyone.
SIGN    No Right Turns Ahead
[18:18] Kawasemi
    He saw the sign about restricted
    access at certain times.
[18:20] Kawasemi
    He was just checking his watch!
[18:23] Toto
    What?
SIGN    No Entry
    Due to Construction
    Thank you
[18:24] Kawasemi
    He thought he'd be able to get through,
[18:28] Kawasemi
    but the path was already closed,
[18:30] Kawasemi
    leaving him no choice but to hide here!
[18:32] Toto
    What? How could he screw up like that?
[18:37] Kawasemi
    Because his watch...
[18:40] Kawasemi
    was malfunctioning!
[18:44] Kawasemi
    Of the three men, only one
    was wearing a malfunctioning watch.
[18:49] Kawasemi
    He's the culprit!
SIGN    No Right Turns Ahead
SIGN    No pedestrian passage due to construction
SIGN    No Entry
    Due to Construction
    Thank you
[18:55] officer A
    No luck. The culprit's license
     was counterfeit.
[18:58] officer A
    His number and address are fake, too.
[19:00] Toto
    That can't be!
[19:01] Kawasemi
    It's all right.
[19:03] Kawasemi
    We did not find
    the victim's smart phone on him.
[19:06] Kawasemi
    Which means...
[19:09] Kawasemi
    he must have hidden it
    somewhere in this store.
[19:12] Kawasemi
    He will not fail to return to retrieve it.
[19:14] officer B
    We found the red hoodie
    in a clothes bag on a shelf.
[19:17] officer B
    But we can't find the smart phone anywhere.
[19:20] Toto
    Where could it be?
[19:23] Ron
    It's simple.
[19:26] Ron
    We've already seen it.
[19:29] Ron
    The smart phone you're looking for...
[19:33] Ron
    is in the middle of a call.
[19:38] Toto
    Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
[19:45] Kawasemi
    I see.
SIGN    Osumi
[20:16] Officer A
    Don't move! Police!
[20:24] Kawasemi
    Giving it to a mannequin to hold...
[20:26] Kawasemi
    What a clever hiding place.
[20:36] Kawasemi
    You are under arrest on suspicion of murder,
[20:39] Kawasemi
    Mad Chameleon!
[20:48] Kawasemi
    Wait, that's strange.
[20:50] Kimyou
    Sir! I said that's not my name!
[20:52] Kawasemi
    I didn't mean you!
[20:55] Kawasemi
    You can't fool my eagle eyes.
[20:59] Kawasemi
    Constable Kimyou!
[21:03] Kawasemi
    Your necktie...
[21:06] Kawasemi
    is five millimeters askew.
SIGN    ...inside the train cars.
    This train is bound for Tokyo...
[22:52] Toto
    Kawasemi-san said they have the Mad
    Chameleon secured and under arrest.
[22:56] Toto
    Isn't that great, Ron?
[22:57] Ron
    Huh? I had nothing to do with it.
[23:01] Toto
    He just can't be honest with his feelings.
[23:03] Toto
    Oh, right. What was that business
    you had to take care of?
[23:06] Ron
    Oh, I went to a neurological
    research center that's in Aichi.
[23:11] Toto
    What?
[23:12] Ron
    The other day, I had Mofu-sensei take a
    look at me and my "killing culprits disease,"
[23:16] Ron
    and it turns out
     more detailed tests are in order.
[23:19] Ron
    She gave me a recommendation.
[23:21] Toto
    Huh? You mean the Mofu-sensei?
[23:23] Toto
    That's what you were doing?
[23:28] Ron
    Apparently, depending on the diagnosis,
    there may be a way to alleviate my symptoms.
[23:33] Toto
    Really?!
[23:34] Toto
    Wow! That's great news, Ron!
[23:37] Toto
    Oh, come on! You should be celebrating!