Burn the House Down (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

[crackling, whooshing]
[Shinji] May I suggest that I
introduce you to my dad?
What?
I've been wanting to tell you.
Well, um
You know, deep down,
Dad really wants to meet up with you.
I don't believe that.
[pop music playing]
We haven't heard from him
in thirteen years.
Well, this is just my guess,
but I think it's hard for him
to say he wants to meet with you,
because, well, he remarried
one of your mother's best friends.
[chuckles] Yeah, but, uh
Mmm.
Maybe, Yuzu-chan, if you wanna see Dad,
I can make it happen.
I can arrange it all for you.
Don't worry.
I'll make sure that Mom doesn't find out.
So what are you really doing here?
[Kiichi sighs]
You're even using a fake name? [scoffs]
[inhales sharply]
Anzu-chan, what's your real plan?
Um
[shakily] It's a coincidence.
The service I registered with
received a request for this house.
I said no at first,
but I was the only available staff.
I spoke with my boss and
came up with an alias.
A coincidence.
[breathes deeply]
[sighs] Small world, huh?
Weird that happened. [clears throat]
Then
what's this?
[suspenseful music playing]
It's a video from the other day.
- The high shelf.
- [shouts] Don't touch!
[Kiichi] You were so interested
in the closet
that I set up a surveillance camera.
Stop making up lies. Explain yourself.
You're wasting time.
[music fades]
I came here
[inhales]
to find my mother's old belongings.
She lost her memory.
That's why I'm here.
[birds chirping]
All the things
that could bring back her memories
[shakily]
it's all gone.
They all burned up that day.
I saw something on social media.
Makiko-san was wearing
some of my mother's things
for some reason. That's why I'm here.
[scoffs] So you're saying you think
that our mother stole from your mother?
Actually,
I found some things that belong to her.
I won't condemn Makiko-san
for stealing from her, from my mother.
In return, don't tell your mother about
- What the hell is this?
- [slams table]
You've got to be kidding me. Who do
you think you are, trying to negotiate?
[inhales deeply]
[scoffs]
You are right though.
[inhales sharply]
If I told her about this,
she'd destroy you without blinking an eye.
Identity theft,
robbery, home invasion.
There's enough here to lock you up.
[car engine revving]
[sighs]
[door opens]
[footsteps approaching]
- Welcome back.
- [door closes]
Shizuka-san, you okay?
You look pale. Is everything all right?
What?
Uh uh Yes.
You can be done today.
I bet you're exhausted. [inhales]
I've been asking you to come here
more often and giving you more work.
- That's all right.
- I absolutely need you.
I need to rely on you.
Get plenty of rest today
and come back next week totally refreshed.
Thank you very much.
[exhales]
[ominous music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
- [drawer opens]
- Kiichi blew your cover?!
He knows who I am now,
but not what I'm trying to accomplish.
So maybe we still have a chance.
[panting sharply]
If someone asks about me,
tell them I quit my job a year ago
and I haven't been back
for a really long time.
What? No, what?
Tell them you haven't heard
from me in a while.
I did it all on my own,
and you don't know anything about it.
[Yuzu] I don't wanna become
some kind of liar.
You know we're dealing with an arsonist.
Why don't we both think about this?
Let's do it together.
I've been telling you.
I don't want you involved.
This is my own problem.
The responsibility's not yours.
[suitcase rattling]
Sis [panting]
[exhales]
[motivational music playing]
[sighs]
[suitcase rattling]
[motivational music continues]
MY SON GOT ACCEPTED
INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL
[cell phone buzzing]
MAKIKO MITARAI
YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE.
[tapping cell phone]
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
IT'S URGENT. PLEASE COME TOMORROW.
[sinister music plays, fades]
[clattering]
[footsteps approaching]
[Makiko] Okay.
The reason I asked you to come here
on your day off is
[sighs nervously]
Shizuka-san
will you teach me
how to cook like you can?
What?
Honestly,
I've been posting your cooking
on Instagram kind of a lot, so
[inhales sharply]
Your dishes are so beautifully plated
and really nutritionally balanced.
Every time I posted,
the response was great,
so I couldn't help it. [chuckles, inhales]
[chuckles softly]
And one of the TV producers saw it
and asked if I'd demonstrate
on their daytime show, and I said yes.
I wanted to decline,
of course,
but they said if it did well,
maybe they'd give me
a regular segment on the program!
It's a chance I absolutely have to take,
you know.
[joyful music playing]
I'm willing to pay you extra
if you teach me the basics.
I'll need the recipes.
My pleasure.
I know it's sudden,
but can you start right now?
- Yes.
- Hmm!
[joyful music continues]
[exhales]
The hospital called me in,
so I have to go.
Can you create some recipes
while I'm gone?
A few samples, okay?
[Anzu] Yes.
Have a good day.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[birds chirping]
[Kiichi] Are you relieved?
See? I didn't rat you out.
Why not?
Don't worry.
I don't intend to tell on you.
[inhales sharply] And you know, besides,
this house is more organized
with you working here, and well,
you'll probably be useful for me too.
What are you up to?
Listen, if you don't wanna take
a chance on me blowing your cover,
you'll do whatever I tell you to.
[motivational music playing]
But if you don't do whatever I say
I'll show my mother this video.
Also, no more snooping around this house.
If you mess up, I'll show it to her.
Our deal starts now.
Now, come up to my room.
It's all set up for you.
[theme song playing]
BURN THE HOUSE DOWN
[door creaking]
- [books thudding]
- [Kiichi clears throat]
HOW TO MAKE MONEY
WITH GOOGLE ADSENSE
[Kiichi] Skim through those.
What are these?
[Kiichi] Internet ad revenue books.
That's how I'm making money now.
MONETIZING GOOGLE ADSENSE
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
The data and software
for editing have already been installed.
You'll understand easier if I show you.
[breathes deeply]
[clears throat]
GIRLS GOSSIP
CELEBRITY RANKING
1. ACTRESS YOKO HADA
PAYS PRICE FOR INFIDELITY
[Kiichi] This is one of my websites.
So you created it?
[Kiichi] I'm just the editor.
I hire writers for the articles.
See these ads right here?
CAPSAICIN DIET PILLS
TWO MONTHS FOR 999 YEN, FREE POSTAGE
I get paid every time
someone clicks on them. [clears throat]
You can make money this way?
This is my income for last month.
ENTIRE PERIOD: 1,864,510 YEN
That's a lot.
When a celebrity does something stupid,
the topic blows up,
and so do the page views
on all my websites.
[mouse clicking]
What does that mean?
It all burns down.
[upbeat drumming playing]
Negative comments cause a surge
in that celebrity's searches
improving my site's traffic.
ADULTERER LOL
- FEEL SORRY FOR HER HUSBAND
It's like hitting the jackpot.
I create a ton of articles
in advance just in case
whenever one of these stupid celebrities
screws up real bad.
- Yeah, but you're creating false rumors.
- [laughs] Who even cares about that?
[upbeat, pop music playing]
You are gonna edit.
Your job is to edit all the articles.
[music ends]
I don't think so.
I don't want to.
[smirks]
You can refuse if you want to.
- [blade rattles, thuds]
- But in that case
[clears throat]
I'll upload this video
right away.
Cool?
[motivational music playing]
So, uh,
you better get them all done.
[grunts]
[Kiichi sighs]
[Anzu] I thought
that I had actually tamed this man.
But the one being tamed
was me.
[motivational music fades]
NARIOKA GENERAL HOSPITAL
[Yuzu] Here. From Anzu.
[indistinct chatter]
[chuckles] She said
it used to be precious to you before.
[giggles]
- [Yuzu] So, Mom
- [clattering]
get better really quickly
and come home soon, okay?
[Yuzu exhales]
Anzu left home and hasn't returned.
[chuckles] I'm all alone now.
[Yuzu breathes deeply]
I hope she's okay.
[clinking]
I can't get a hold of her at all.
[slowly] I remember.
[inhales] I think I dropped this
down the drain once.
Huh?
Yeah.
Anzu's school ceremony day.
I was holding you,
and you suddenly threw it.
[breathes shakily]
And then,
Osamu and I tried to figure out
how to fish it out.
We made a big fuss about it.
[breathing shakily]
Mom [inhales sharply]
So cool!
STAFF HATES RURI KIJIMA?
ISHIDA'S POWER HARASSMEN
You made it easily searchable too.
POLICE INVESTIGATING
ACTOR N'S COMPLAINT?
You edited the text,
so they're easier to read.
Classic Anzu-chan.
I just copied the style of your websites.
[Kiichi laughs]
Don't make your disgust so obvious.
It's just reality.
There are millions of people
who soak up trash like this.
You just don't pay attention.
So many people you walk past,
and so many people who
sit next to you on the train,
read this stuff with innocent faces.
No matter how they look on the outside,
deep down underneath it all,
a lot of people are scumbags.
Pretending that you witnessed it.
You haven't even been outside.
[melancholic, piano tone playing]
No matter how many people read this trash,
it's not going to make a difference
or touch anybody's hearts.
That's just
meaningless and sad, isn't it?
[smirks]
[sighs]
I remember a different Kiichi back then.
He always looked up at the sky laughing.
He was kind.
He was someone
I admired for his pure heart.
[sighs shakily]
How did you become someone
[angrily] You're so judgmental,
Anzu-chan, right?
[Kiichi's breath trembling]
Ever since you were a child.
You're so smart
and righteous.
[Anzu breathing shakily]
It makes me sick.
[door unlocks]
[Anzu gasps]
[Shinji] Oh.
You must be Yamauchi-san?
Aah
- Nice meeting
- [chuckles]
It's a pleasure.
- Thank you for helping my mother out.
- Yeah.
[Shinji] I'm sure you've been asked
to do so much.
Uh, no.
[trembling] I've finished my work today.
I have to go.
Uh, thank you for your help then.
[sighs]
[door opens, slams]
[wind whooshing]
[panting]
Don't run away. [breathes shakily]
If I run away,
it'll be worthless.
Don't run away.
[sniffling]
Don't run, don't run.
[sniffling shakily]
- [rustling]
- [wind whooshing]
I'm so
[shivering]
scared.
[sighs]
[footsteps approaching]
[sniffling]
[sentimental music playing]
- Yuzu.
- [chuckles]
[Anzu] Slow down.
- What is it, Yuzu?
- [panting]
[shouts] Mom?
[both panting]
I brought Anzu with me.
[hopeful music playing]
You became brave
about wearing your contacts.
What?
When you were a little girl,
you said you were too afraid
to wear your contact lenses.
[breathes in]
[Yuzu] It was those earrings
that helped Mom remember
a little bit about the past.
It was so amazing.
[Yuzu chuckles]
She remembered?
[hopeful music fades]
[slowly] I'm only remembering things
from when you two were little kids.
[indistinct chattering]
But still,
for even that much, I am so grateful.
Now, I understand
that the both of you really are
the daughters I've always wanted.
Anzu
Yuzu, you are my daughters.
[sniffling]
So glad.
[sighs]
Oh, I know.
I'll go buy us
some yummy drinks now. [giggles]
[speaking slowly]
Yuzu was worried about you.
You didn't check on her
after you left her by herself at home.
[chuckles]
Yuzu is still immature.
[chuckles]
[Anzu chuckles]
What is it?
[Satsuki] I remembered something again.
Anzu, you really must've looked after Yuzu
all the time, isn't that true?
Mm-hmm.
Yuzu used to like playing
in the park outside.
I always read a book
while waiting for her.
- [children chattering]
- [girl] Let me in.
I told Yuzu once:
Make sure that you come
straight home after school, okay?
Huh? Why?
Your sister is spending
so much time waiting for you.
Mmm, but I think
that her favorite time is reading
her book outside in the park.
What?
I always take my time,
because I want her
to be able to finish her book.
[sentimental music playing]
Yuzu said all of that to you?
So now you know, when you thought
you were watching over Yuzu
in the park as she was playing,
you two both looked over each other
in the same exact way.
[children chattering]
CONSTELLATION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPAN
Anzu,
I really do believe
that you should rely more on her.
Didn't Mom look really, really great?
- [giggles]
- [Anzu] Yeah.
[Yuzu panting]
You should visit her
at the hospital more often, Sis.
Sorry.
[panting] I go there so much,
I ran out of things to talk about.
[chortles]
I keep telling her the same old stories.
[Yuzu giggling]
- Like, the other day I told her all
- Yuzu?
Hmm?
[shakily] It's scary.
Kiichi's been threatening me in the house.
What? [gasps]
He recorded me looking for the cardigan.
I feel like I'm trapped there.
Yuzu, I need you.
Can you help me with this?
I'm sorry.
[shakily] I was trying to think
of some way out by myself
[shakily]
but honestly, I'm really scared.
I don't know what I
[Yuzu sighs]
Anzu
you've been protecting me always,
thank you.
[chuckles]
[Anzu sniffling]
[sighs sharply]
[Anzu sniffling loudly]
[sentimental music fades]
[Yuzu] SD memory card?
And then? [sighs]
I hid it in your medical records,
so it wouldn't be found too easily.
- Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.
Mitarai Yuzu?
- Good.
- [Yuzu] Okay.
[suspenseful electronic music playing]
I was so surprised you contacted me.
Absolutely no one knows
that you're coming here with me today.
It's our secret.
Hmm. Thank you, Shinji-chan.
Mmm. Ah!
But there is just one person
I told about it.
Yuzu-chan, this is
the head nurse, Ichihara-san.
She handles Dad's schedule,
so I've asked her
for her kind cooperation.
[Yuzu] Oh, nice to meet you.
Well, I've worked in this hospital
for the past fifteen years,
so we met many times
when you were just a little girl.
Uh
I understand. [giggles]
- [Ichihara] This way.
- Please.
[suspenseful, electronic music fades]
[knocking]
We're coming in, Dad.
[sighs]
I guess it's been a while.
[door closes]
[bird calling]
[yells] Yuzu!
[laughs] Oh my, you've grown.
- Huh?
- Oh! [breathes deeply]
Oh! It's been thirteen years,
of course you've grown. [laughs]
I thought you'd look the same.
It's really so great to see you.
- Have a seat.
- [Yuzu] Okay.
- I'll get some tea for us.
- [Shinji] I'll get it.
[Osamu] No, i-i-it's okay.
- [Shinji] You sit down, Dad.
- You sit down. [laughs]
[Kiichi] Oh, you're back.
And here I thought you'd never come back.
I'm sorry about the way I acted.
I'm done with the articles.
I've edited them all.
[watering can clangs]
You wanna get her memory back so badly,
but there is something
that you're hiding, aren't you?
I wouldn't lie to you.
I'll follow your orders
from now on, all right?
Just please don't use force
on me anymore, okay?
[door slides]
[Osamu] Here you go.
[Yuzu gasps]
- Cream puffs from N. Oyama!
- Mm-hmm.
- [Osamu chuckles]
- [Shinji chuckles]
You liked these, didn't you?
[gasps] You remembered?
I'd like to, um,
to say "of course," but, uh
[inhales sharply]
Ichihara-san told me, actually.
[chuckles] Oh! Thanks so much.
[both chuckle]
- Mmm, so good! [chuckles]
- [chuckling]
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
[Yuzu, Shinji chuckling]
[inhales sharply] Hmm.
Well, honestly, I'm really embarrassed.
[breathes in deeply]
The previous director of the hospital
died soon after you were born,
and I became the director
without too much experience.
[inhales sharply]
To gain everybody's trust,
I attended workshops,
many social gatherings.
SERVING THE COMMUNITY
MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE
I worked frantically.
But it resulted
[inhales deeply]
in not having enough time with my family.
[inhales deeply]
And now, I regret not spending more time
with my daughters. [sighs]
[sighs]
[Shinji sighs]
- All right, Dad?
- Hmm?
Now, how's the expansion plan going?
- Oh, mmm.
- Uh
See, Dad is trying to build
a facility specializing in nursing care.
- Really?
- Uh-huh.
There are more and more elderly patients
in this city as well.
I thought that the link between
regular, physical examination
and nursing care
will be necessary
to achieve high quality healthcare.
[breathes in sharply]
So I decided to do this.
[Shinji sighs]
Excuse me, the restroom, where is it?
[Shinji] To the right,
at the end of the hallway.
Ah. Mmm.
[exhales] Okay, thank you.
[slurping]
[breathing heavily]
Okay.
[breathes deeply]
[motivational music playing]
EMPLOYEES ONLY BEYOND THIS POIN
Right.
Oops!
[gasps]
[floor scrubber whirring]
[grunts]
- [gasps gently]
- [footwear squealing]
"Clinical Records Room."
Yes. Okay.
[door squealing]
Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi
Huh?
[electronic music playing]
[door clangs loudly]
Zero, one, zero, one. Oh.
Zero, zero.
[gasps] Yes.
Zero, one, six, five, five, zero, one.
Ahh!
Yuzu! [huffs]
MEDICAL RECORD
YUZU MITARAI
[sighs]
I did it!
[door squeaking]
[exhales]
[eerie music plays]
[music fades]
[sizzling]
All right!
This dish is ready.
Looks good.
[chuckles, inhales]
Next up on the menu is
stuffed cabbage rolls
CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING
YOUR OWN SEGMENT!
I have to tell you, Shizuka-san,
I am really impressed again.
It wasn't nearly as hard
as I thought, either.
I wrote down all the recipes
for your TV appearance.
I wish I knew these,
way back, when I was a single mother.
I was so tight on time in those days.
I was always making leftover curry
from the refrigerator.
[both chuckling]
- That is so wild.
- [laughs]
- [cell phone buzzes]
- [grunts] Excuse me.
Yes, hello?
Yoshizaki-san?
[Yoshizaki-san on phone]
Yes. Hi Makiko-san.
So, did you have time
to think about our offer
about interviewing your sons at all?
Yes, of course.
My younger son is able to do it.
Unfortunately,
my elder son is working abroad.
I'd be more than happy if you would like
to interview my younger son though.
[Yuzu] Here!
- Thank you.
- [Yuzu] Yeah.
You know that it was super difficult.
There were enemies everywhere!
I had to avoid them like in Super Mario,
going, "Boing, boing"
[panting]really, really quickly!
Hey, tell me I did a really good job!
- [Anzu] Well?
- [Claire] Yeah, It's working.
It's downloading.
[shouts] Hey! Don't ignore me!
[Claire] Okay, okay, okay.
Such a great job!
So brave of you! Here's your reward.
[laughs]
Hmph. You're treating me like a kid again.
Oh, by the way, how was it with your dad?
Oh
[sighs, chuckles]
I couldn't really tell [giggles]
- Ah! Okay.
- [Yuzu giggling]
Not enough time I guess.
Mm-hmm.
He's a total workaholic
who always puts family second,
and his communication with us sucks.
- [soft thudding]
- [Claire slurps]
Oh. The video's playing.
[Yuzu gasps sharply] Oh!
- [key clicks]
- [Yuzu panting]
It's the cardigan.
- Yep.
- [Yuzu breathing heavily]
[Yuzu breathing shakily]
[eerie tone playing]
[Claire] No question.
We can use this to prove Makiko did it.
[Yuzu panting heavily]
Yeah but it doesn't show her face.
It can be circumstantial evidence,
but it lacks proof that Makiko Mitarai
is definitely the person
in the video without a doubt.
- [Anzu sighs]
- She can easily make excuses.
No fair.
[Claire sighs]
Anzu, what move do you wanna make
on Mitarai next?
I want her to apologize to Mom.
Okay. Then, maybe wait a little longer.
You could maybe get more evidence.
If you can dig
a little deeper in the house,
I bet you can find conclusive evidence.
[suspenseful music playing]
Pretend to listen to Kiichi
and wait for the right moment.
[music continues]
[interviewer] They've finally come
for you too, Mitarai-san.
What?
IS THIS TRUE?
Hmm.
SHINE PHOTOSHOOT!
THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHO
HOMEMAKER MODEL MAKIKO MITARAI
WANTS TO ERASE HER IMPOVERISHED PAS
[interviewer]
They would write anything for page clicks.
It'll be buried
by other topics soon enough.
It'll eventually disappear.
You shouldn't worry about it.
HER EX-HUSBAND WAS
HER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.
SHE WAS PREGNANT WHEN SHE MARRIED.
MR. N CHEATED,
LEADING TO THEIR DIVORCE.
[eerie music playing]
[typing swiftly]
3. HOMEMAKER MODEL MAKIKO MITARAI WANTS
TO ERASE HER IMPOVERISHED PAST (NEW)
[knocking on door]
[Makiko] Kiichi?
I'm placing your dinner here by the door.
[plate clinks]
All right, listen.
Today was a really bad day for me.
MAKIKO MITARAI IS
People are really scary.
You can't see their faces,
but they're gossiping
all behind their keyboards.
They get really jealous
and all behind your back.
[softly] You're such a kind,
sensitive guy.
I understand why you wanted
to hide from society.
It's all right, Kiichi.
I don't want this
to be worrying to you at all.
Don't you worry about money, okay?
I'll make it work for us, all right?
You can take all the time you want.
Do whatever it is you want.
After all,
I know why you dropped out of college.
Making conversation is too hard for you,
and you've never had a stable job.
It's hard for you to function
like everyone else can,
because the world out there is too scary.
[typing]
[typing stops]
NEW COMMENT - DINNER IS GRILLED EEL
FROM ISENOYA - ANONYMOUS
[eerie music playing]
Okay, Son?
I'm always watching you.
Remember that, all right?
[eerie music plays]
EEL RESTAURAN
ISENOYA
[breathes shakily]
[music fades]
[objects clattering]
Shizuka-san.
Your menus are all the same lately.
Sorry about that.
Think of more variation.
I'm putting them up on Instagram.
- [fridge opens]
- Is there something bothering you?
Bothering me?
I'm okay.
By the way, I talked with Kiichi
for the first time in a long time.
He's such a sensitive kid.
I wanna let him do whatever he wants,
so he'll be happy.
But sometimes,
he just makes the wrong choices.
[garage door squeaking, rattling]
[Anzu] Excuse me.
[electronic whirring]
Huh?
[electronic whirring]
[Kiichi sighs] Oh hey.
You're back.
[sighs deeply]
What happened here?
That bitch again.
She found out about my websites.
[sighs heavily]
Huh?
I bet
[inhales]she checked my bank account
and found out.
She's like that.
I'm completely under her control.
[sighs]
It's toxic
to do that, you know.
[scoffs] I guess, right?
[sighs deeply]
Yeah, but [sighs]
she doesn't complain at all
about me not working,
which makes her good.
So anyway [exhales]
I'm useless.
[inhales] A guy like me can't even go out
and get any kind of job.
I'll just look like an idiot. [grunts]
[Kiichi inhales deeply]
Maybe, I'll leech of my family,
and live like this from now on.
[exhales]
[groans]
[grunts] Hey, Anzu-chan
let's play a game.
Come here and play with me.
- [thudding]
- Don't resist it.
You're mine, remember?
You're always looking down at me,
with a bullshit smile.
Come over here. Now!
[exclaims]
[laughs]
Come back and play!
[panting]
Anzu-chan, you're amazing.
You do so much
to help cure your mother's amnesia.
Yeah, but your parents are toxic
like mine, aren't they?
[door slams]
[Kiichi] It must have been hard.
When parents don't do anything,
children don't have a choice
but to be stronger.
[door slams]
When your mother is so timid,
so weak that she burns
her entire house down
- [Anzu grunting, panting]
- What the hell is this?
[yells] You're wrong!
I know that the house fire
wasn't an accident!
[both gasping, grunting]
[Anzu panting]
[grunting] Then who did it on purpose?
Huh?
[shouts] Say it!
[both panting]
[shouts] Mitarai Makiko!
Huh?
What? What the hell did you say?
I've been suspicious of her
for thirteen years.
[shakily]
Coming to this house,
I'm now convinced about Mitarai.
[shouts] I know Watari Makiko
was the arsonist!
[motivational music playing]
[Kiichi] Is that really how you feel?
What?
Do you honestly think
Mitarai-san forgot to turn the stove off?
[water running]
[grinding]
[grunting, scoffing]
That's a total lie.
- You're absolutely delusional
- [shouts] No, it's not a lie!
On the day of the fire,
while my mom was groveling,
Makiko was laughing behind her.
- [cutlery clinking]
- [Kiichi grunting]
Shut your mouth. [inhales sharply]
When is it all over, huh?
It's all in the past.
Leave it in the past where it belongs.
[breathing shakily]
I can't do that.
Your mother looked away
from the flame while she was cooking.
She even apologized.
She said, "I'm sorry I did it."
- That's what she said!
- That's not right.
She's a frail person like you just said.
That's the only way
she could mentally protect herself.
[Kiichi sniffling]
She'd never be able to ruin a life
by blaming someone else.
Your mother was laughing at mine.
When she set the fire, she blamed her
and stabbed her in the back!
[Kiichi breathing shakily]
It should be the person
who set the fire
that should carry all the guilty burden.
It's not over yet!
I won't let it!
[music ends]
- [sighs deeply]
- [feet thudding]
[Kiichi breathing shakily]
Why did you have to come back right now
[breathes heavily]
when I was
desperately trying to forget it?
[water running]
Mom?
Did you The cause of the
- [thudding, glasses clinking]
- We are done talking about this.
What?
[faucet turns off]
Keep this a secret between us.
Kiichi, promise me
you'll keep this only between us.
Not a word.
[Kiichi breathing heavily]
[Anzu panting]
[Kiichi] Ugh
[Kiichi] It's the same for me.
It's still haunting me too.
[motivational music resumes]
I was fifteen at the time.
I remember it all
a lot better than you do.
You really wanna know
the truth about who the culprit is?
Can you handle knowing everything?
[music ends]
[Japanese closing theme song playing]