Ship of Theseus (2020) s01e05 Episode Script

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The indiscriminate Otousu Elementary School case in 1989.
My father, Sano Bungo was arrested.
During the time slip to the past, I realized he was innocent and pursued the real culprit.
I was thrust back
but it was a completely different future.
My beloved wife became a journalist for a weekly paper.
Yuki!
What are you doing?!
I'm Kishida, a journalist for a weekly paper.
I went to the victims' gathering to find anyone who would prove my father's innocence.
That's my sister's mother-in-law.
My sister has finally found a place where she belongs.
I don't have the right to snatch it away.
Is he really the culprit?
If you have any information, please let me know.
After 31 years, there's finally progress in the case.
Someone has information?
Apparently, someone sent a letter to the lawyer.
Thanks.
Someone called Matsuo-san.
-Matsuo-san?
Matsuo
Anyway, I'd like to meet up and talk at the soonest posible.
I'll let the lawyer know.
Well, I sure didn't expect anyone would offer testimony.
Thanks, Yu
Thanks to you, Kishida-san.
I don't know what's gotten into me.
Suddenly found myself shouting on the stage after my sense of selflessness kicked in.
There's still someone who believes in him and fighting to prove his innocence.
They were pissed off, big time!
Oh, are you going to tell your father?
Yes.
Um
Uh
If you don't mind
Would you meet my father?
What?
I mean, you really helped me a lot this time.
So I wonder if you would meet him.
I don't mean anything strange about it.
I thought if you meet him
you'd understand that he's not someone who would commit such crime.
Alright.
I'll go with you.
Thanks.
During the gathering, someone outrageous appeared!
Sano Bungo is still
Seems to be a journalist for a weekly paper.
"Is Sano Bungo really the culprit?" and "Please share new information"
That's stupid.
There's no way he's innocent.
How dare she made such a mess at the gathering.
Ah~ could she be
a family member of Sano Bungo?
What do you think?
Maybe.
Sano should be punished.
That's our only hope to overcome the pain he caused.
Oh my!
You look pale.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Take care okay?
You have a healthy baby to give birth to.
Hello?
My name is Matsuo.
Matsuo-san.
I'm Tamura Shin.
Thanks for calling me.
Don't mention it.
I'd like to meet you in person
to talk about the case.
Yes.
May I know what kind of information
you'd like to share?
I saw it.
31 years ago.
I'm really sorry for keeping silent
about such an important thing.
Eh?
Hello, Sis?
We did it!
Listen, someone called Matsuo-san
has come up to testify for Dad's innocence.
She called me just now and
though she didn't go into detail
she said Dad is definitely not the culprit.
She'll testify in court?
Yes.
I'm meeting her on Monday, 3pm.
That's great.
Finally
Yes, finally
we'll be able to save Dad.
I'm going to report to Dad at Sendai tomorrow.
Okay.
I knew it.
Thanks for waiting.
-No worries.
I just got here early.
Let's do our best today.
Likewise.
Shall we?
-Yes.
This morning when I was
about to leave my house
my power hara editor-in-chief called suddenly.
Asked me to go to an interview.
Power hara editor-in-chief.
He's getting worse lately.
If you challenge him, he'll get angry.
Sorry.
-Don't worry.
Your job sounds pretty tough.
Nah, well
If it's a job I hated,
I don't think I'd stay.
There'd be hardship anywhere, so I might as well challenge myself.
Don't you think so?
I hope you would do something you like too.
She's still the same.
What?
Oh, nothing.
Sorry.
Tamura-san
Do you think we've met somewhere before?
What?
I mean, previously at the cafe
I didn't say anything but you
ordered a milk tea for me.
No, I don't think so.
We gotta hurry.
Dad
Matsuo-san
I don't remember her.
But she seems to hold an important information.
If she testifies, you might get a chance
at proving false accusation.
So don't say you're giving up anymore.
Okay.
Since you've worked hard for it.
And thanks to Kishida-san for giving a speech at the victim's gathering.
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
Um
I'm sorry.
To be honest
I've never once thought
that you could be falsely accused.
But your son
after meeting him
I learned how to not just
see things as they are.
It made me realize that.
We'll pursue the truth of this case together.
Thank you.
Please take care of him.
He's a humble son.
No, wait, what are you talking about?
Hm?
Don't stray from the topic.
Then, what should I talk about?
Sano-san seems like a gentle person.
I've been covering the case for so long
but I never knew his personality.
I'm glad you think that way.
But Kishida-san
why are you obsessed with a 31-year old case?
I'm not sure about that myself.
Then I guess it's fate.
Nah, nothing cool like that.
Is that so?
You're making fun of me?
-No, no.
Sorry.
-Do you mean it?
Oh um
This Monday, I'm meeting Matsuo-san.
If you don't mind
would you like to join me?
Yes, of course.
Really?
I'll send you the address.
Okay.
I feel bad to say it but in exchange
after getting her testimony
could I get an official interview?
At this rate, I might be taken off the case at work.
I want to write an article that
can prove something to my superior.
Please!
Okay.
That's great.
Thank you!
Nah.
Mikio is out for meetings?
Yes.
Please have a seat. I'll make tea.
Mother
People do change over the years.
It's true.
Such an obedient and honest child
has turned into a big fat liar.
You were such a cute child.
The daughter of the murderer, Sano Bungo.
Sano Suzu-chan.
It's okay.
I won't tell anyone you're Sano Suzu.
Of course, that includes Mikio.
It'd be too much for him to bear.
In exchange
There's something I need you to do.
Could I get an official interview?
I want to write an article that
can prove something to my superior.
Information huh.
Tamura speaking.
I'm Matsuo.
Yes.
I apologize Tamura-san.
It's about our appointment on Monday.
What about it?
Let's forget about it this time.
What do you mean?
My daughter didn't want me to involve the family.
I'm really sorry.
Wait a minute!
At least, let me speak with you.
I'm really very sorry.
Bye.
-Wait!
Ship of Theseus
Matsuo-san can no longer testify?
But I've told Dad.
She won't answer the phone
so I'll go to her house tomorrow.
Guess it can't be helped.
What?
Her daughter was against it, right?
We can't force her to do something
that would trouble her family.
But she's the only one we have.
You do understand this is our
only chance to save Dad?
Shin
I've told you before.
This is our fate.
No.. fate, you say?
No matter how hard we tried,
we're not getting anywhere.
This is our fate.
31 years ago when it happened.
Our fate has been sealed since Dad was arrested.
What are you talking about?
I've given up on Matsuo-san.
We can't just give up.
Mikio's almost home.
I'm going back.
-Sis!
Because of that stupid speech
it seems someone has approached them to testify in favor of Sano Bungo.
You know who, don't you?
No, I don't know anything.
Then find out who.
Can you report to me?
What exactly do you want me to do?
In this picture
there's a lot of people who
hope for Sano Bungo's execution.
So that testimony must be stopped at all cost.
Or Suzu-chan
Do you want me to expose you?
Kishida here. I need Matsuo-san's address
She suddenly told me she could no longer testify.
Why not?
After I told my sister that the daughter was against it
she got weak all of a sudden
and told me to give up.
I can't rely on my sister anymore.
So I'm heading directly to Matsuo-san's
house to speak with her.
Okay.
Then I'll go too.
Okay.
Alright.
Kishida!
You still clinging on this old case?!
Otousu Elementary School case is timeless!
I'm heading out now to get a testimony that'd shake whole of Japan.
How long are you gonna last as a journalist, huh?!
The company doesn't take this lightly.
For now, finish these articles today.
By today!
That's it.
Matsuo-san, are you in?
I'm Tamura.
Sorry for coming without notice.
Are you in?
Not going back until I see you.
Withdrew the testimony?
Seems like it.
So there's no need to
-Who is it?
You know who the person is, right?
Sano Suzu-chan~!
You think you have a choice?
Matsuo-san..
-I've never heard the name.
What's the full name?
Address?
I don't know.
Then check it out!
But there's no reason to find out anymore since she's not going to testify.
She might change her mind anytime.
I will decide whether there's reason to do anything.
I'm fine here.
Please work on your articles.
No way.
It's here I guess.
Tamura-san?
Oh Kishida-san.
Hey you okay?
I still haven't met her.
Well, you could've at least called.
"Please give me an umbrella!"
But she might come back anytime.
I couldn't bring myself to leave.
If you collapse, then who's gonna fight?
But I can't give up!
It's my last chance to help Dad.
The last one.
It's been 31 years.
He's been alone for 31 years
couldn't reunite with his family,
suffered all this while and finally
Finally there's hope.
I don't plan on fighting for retrial.
I can't let him continue being
labeled as a murderer.
This is our fate.
No matter how hard we tried,
the result's still the same.
Our fate's been sealed since Dad was arrested.
There's hope for retrial.
Since you've worked hard for it.
That's why I have to get Matsuo-san's
testimony no matter what.
I know! I know!
But if you collapse
I don't care what happens to me!
Whatever happens to me
I want to save
my father.
Even if it's fate
I don't want to run away from it.
I've promised him.
That I'm going to find someone to testify for him.
So I can't just give up.
Tamura-san
Me too, when I met him
I made a promise.
I'll pursue the truth of this case.
Together with you.
So I'm not giving up too.
I'm not planning to leave you alone.
Kishida-san
Let's go back first.
Take a hot shower.
And refresh.
Alright, stand up.
Oh you've warmed up?
Yes. Where did you go?
Some shopping.
You haven't eaten a single thing
for the whole day, right?
That's bad. You should have proper meals.
Okay.
Alright, let's eat.
Bon appétit.
Bon appétit.
It's so warm and delicious.
Nabe's still the best for winter.
How is it?
It's tasty.
-Tasty?
Yes.
That's great.
Should I make another one?
I can finish this easily on my own.
You finally smiled.
Since just now
you've been looking like this.
If you're still there, I bet your face
would've hardened up like that.
That's true.
It must be tough to work hard on your own.
Your sister seems reluctant to lend a hand.
But anyway
If you're working hard to make your family happy
then you need to take good care of yourself first.
Okay.
Besides
if Matsuo-san has a family
she'd understand how you feel.
Get a grip, Papa.
Yes.
Thanks, Yuki-san.
No, sorry.
Should be Kishida-san.
It's okay, I don't mind.
Okay.
Then
Yuki-san
You got a visitor named Matsuo-san.
My name's Matsuo Noriko.
My maiden name is
Sasaki.
Sasaki Noriko-san?
It's been a while.
You're the one who offered to testify?
I did say I wanted to testify.
But my daughter was against it.
So I suppose
I can't do it after all.
You can't?
To be honest
I don't have the right to meet you.
But I wanted to meet you no matter what.
I wanted to apologize
for committing an irreparable action.
I'm truly
sorry about that.
Since then
it has been 31 years.
You must have suffered too, Noriko-san.
Humans aren't as strong as we think.
To protect something
There's always something we need to sacrifice.
What?
The look on your face is proof of your long suffering.
You should cherish your life from now.
Please live happily.
Thanks for coming to visit me.
No matter what, I want to save my father.
Even if it's fate, I don't want to run away from it.
Don't want to run away huh?
Yes, when I cleaned the factory
I found her belonging.
I was thinking of delivering it to her,
do you know her address?
She's Matsuo-san now.
Yes, Sasaki Noriko-chan.
Now? Where are you going?
A friend suddenly invited us for tea.
An ex-worker at our factory, Sasaki Noriko-san.
She goes by Matsuo now, lives in Hachioji.
How nostalgic!
Since it's nearby, she invited my daughter-in-law too.
It's too sudden.
Ai, you don't have to force yourself.
Ai-san would accompany me right?
How nice of you.
Head to Noriko-san's house alone.
She'd be on alert if I go.
Tell her your real identity as Sano Bungo's daughter.
Tell her after all this time, there's no
need to shake things up.
If she's not convinced
then offer her my favorite potato yokan.
What's inside?
The recipe's a secret.
It's specially made for today.
Mother, why do you go so
far to stop the testimony?
Is there going to be trouble
for you if she testifies?
Sano Suzu-chan
It's fine with me if you refuse to do this.
But
what's gonna happen if
your identity is exposed?
The daughter of Otousu Elementary case's culprit
having a child with the victim.
Furthermore, you changed your name and face
while lying to your husband.
What a story! The media would leap on this!
Your precious little brother would be hounded by the media again.
You'll cause everybody to suffer.
Are you okay with that?
Give me that!
Matsuo-san decided to testify!
I'm heading to her place now.
We need to hurry.
Kishida speaking.
I got a call from Matsuo-san!
What?
-She'll testify!
I'm heading to her place now!
I'll head over once I'm done with work.
Okay!
Dammit! Get out of the way, you shitty traffic!
I'm Tamura.
I'm Matsuo Noriko.
My maiden name's Sasaki.
You were the one who stole the potassium cyanide from the factory, right?
Thanks for meeting me.
My husband has passed so I live alone now.
Um, thanks for calling me.
But why?
After thinking it through
I'd regret forever if I keep silent.
I'm really sorry to Sano Bungo and his family.
It's okay.
I'll tell you everything I know.
Thank you.
Excuse me, please sit down.
Excuse me.
Finally
Finally I've made it here.
Sister?
I wanted to listen to her too.
It was 1989.
I was told by my ex-fiance, Hasegawa Tsubasa.
Someone requested from him
to get potassium cyanide.
At the time, I was working at the plating factory.
Someone?
Of course, I turned it down at first.
But
he's been violent on daily basis.
I was scared and couldn't fight back.
In the end
I stole the potassium cyanide from the factory.
I passed it to him.
Right after that
Mishima Akane-chan was abducted.
Akane-chan was safely found but
Tsubasa
committed suicide with the
potassium cyanide I gave him.
Did he say anything to you?
Anything related to Akane-chan's case.
He said he couldn't kill Akane-chan.
He couldn't go through with the order
and that he was finished.
So you mean there was a culprit
behind Akane-chan's case?
After he died
I looked hard for the remaining potassium cyanide.
But I couldn't find it.
With guilt and fear
I lost the will to live.
I looked for a place to die
and went to Mt Otousu.
Then I saw something.
Yes.
At the time
the police
Kanemura who was investigating the case,
I saw the culprit killed him.
You saw the culprit?
You saw the culprit?
Officer Kanemura was talking to someone.
The visibility was bad
so I couldn't get a good look.
But I heard the voice intermittently.
Voice?
That there was a notebook containing
details about the future.
Officer Kanemura was looking down at the cliff
where the notebook was.
After that
he was suddenly pushed over the cliff.
I got scared
and lost the will to commit suicide.
I ran away from the village.
What about the voice of the culprit?
Who was it?
I have someone in mind.
Yes.
Who was it?
Sis! You okay?
What happened?
-Sis! Are you okay?
Sis!
Sis!
Excuse me.
-Get in.
Good job, Sano Suzu-chan.
That happened?
That child was recently emotionally unstable.
She wanted me to accompany her today.
Then you should go to the hospital right away.
She should be fine since the brother's with her.
That aside
what a shock to hear that you're testifying.
What is it, after all this time?
About that
Oh I shouldn't have asked.
But I think you should reconsider.
After all, you kept such an important secret for 31 years.
They'll be all over you when
your face is exposed online.
You won't be able to walk in town anymore.
For someone like Sano Bungo
do you think it's worth to sacrifice yourself?
But I
don't want to run away anymore.
How upstanding
It's not life threatening, the baby's fine too.
Thank you.
Yes, hello?
Shin-san, it's bad.
Shin-san!
-Yuki-san.
What happened?
Matsuo-san
seems to have passed away.
What?
Stay back!
Please stay back!
Why is Kimura Satsuki
What's going on?
Matsuo-san
died?!
Why?!
I can't save Dad anymore.
Shin-san
Sis was right after all.
This is our fate.
No matter what we do
nothing's going to change.
Are you giving up?
You promised you father, didn't you?
That no matter what
you're going to save him.
That you're not going to run away from fate.
I
I'm not giving up.
This unreasonable fate
I want to fight it thoroughly!
Because I've decided not to leave you alone.
Yuki
Being alive
is my only luck.
Don't let Noriko reveal her testimony to your brother.
It's easy.
Before she says anything, just swallow these.
This is?
-Don't worry.
You won't die.
It's to protect your brother.