Ship of Theseus (2020) s01e08 Episode Script

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The indiscriminate Otousu Elementary School case in 1989.
21 people were indiscriminately killed from the poison in hatto soup.
My father, Sano Bungo was arrested.
I've been looking forward to meet you, Shin-san.
Mikio, you were the one?
When I found that the culprit is Kato Mikio
I was thrust back to the past again.
Shin sensei, can you catch me?
We couldn't find Mikio and finally, the morning of the incident arrives.
Today is the gathering we have been waiting for.
Now, let's have fun together!
Mikio
What happened?
Both of you look terrible.
Let's have fun since it's the gathering today!
Stop pretending.
We know what you're planning today.
The notebook from the future?
That notebook has details of the incident.
The culprit has probably found it.
You
I'm checking your bag.
Inspection? That's a violation of privacy.
Where is it?
What?
-Potassium cyanide.
Hid it somewhere, didn't you?
Where is it?
Who knows?
Stop pretending!
You're gonna poison the hatto soup
and kill lots of people, right?
Such a horrible incident's gonna happen?
Then we have to stop it, don't we, Shin sensei?
Stop messing around!
-Shin-san!
Let's leave the school first.
You're coming too.
Where are we going?
-Outside. We've got something to ask you.
Are you arresting me?
What about the gathering?
-Forget it. Let's talk first.
Hey!
-Let's get out fast.
Walk, Mikio.
-What's going on?
Nothing, we just need to talk to him.
Wait a second.
Why are you crying?
They're arresting me
For showing up at this gathering
What's going on?
Why are you arresting a kid?
We're not arresting him.
What are you accusing him of?
We just wanted to talk to him since he's been missing for some time.
He's lying!
Shin sensei
said I have poison.
What does that mean?
Please explain yourself.
No
Satsuki sensei, it's a complicated situation.
No matter how complicated it is, I won't
let you make a child cry!
Now off you go, everyone's waiting.
Wait, Mikio
Hold it right there!
-Let go of me.
I'm not letting you go!
If you make him cry again, I'm not gonna forgive you!
Wait!
-Shin-san!
Let it go, we've got no evidence.
Both of you better explain yourselves.
My office.
Why would anyone put those there?
Seriously.
Vegetables?
Why were they abandoned here?
Mikio, you said you're gonna bring souvenir?
Yup, wait a minute.
I'll bring it.
Yes!
-Yay!
Today is a day for the children to have fun.
Please don't disturb the event any further.
We're sorry.
I'm sorry to keep repeating this
but the children have been waiting since a year ago
We need to find him quick!
We can't touch him now.
Mikio hasn't done anything at the moment.
All we can do is to monitor
and prevent him from doing anything.
Okay.
I'm not gonna let anyone die.
Alright, everyone place them according to your turn.
Okay~
We'll dig them up 30 years later.
How exciting!
He's not here.
They're preparing the stew.
We gotta hurry.
-Can't wait.
Shin-san
Your father came to the gathering every year.
Yeah, I'm helping out today in memory of him.
Lots have happened in the past but you're now a proper member of the village.
Welcome, bench member.
I'm thankful for your concern.
Wow! It smells so good!
Oh, can't leave this here. Take it.
What's up?
-Toku-chan, was there a kid here?
Yup.
-Who is it?
I don't know his name.
The kid who came to live with
Grandma Kato about a year ago.
Is it Kato Mikio?
Yeah, he came to my father's house before.
Said he wanted to help.
He stirred the hatto soup.
What a good kid.
If potassium cyanide was already in the soup
Where the hell is he?!
Shin-san!
If things get worse, we can pretend there's fire. That'd stop the meal.
Okay.
Give me too, Mikio!
Here's a magical juice for you all.
It's really delicious.
Magical?
-Cool!
Oh Shin sensei, here to help?
What are you doing?! Calm down!
Don't drink it!
It's poisoned!
Poison?
Give it to me!
Shin-sensei
You're saying this juice has poison?
Hand the cup to me.
Hey Mikio!
Mikio!
Hey Mikio-kun!
Mikio-kun!
Gotcha.
There's no way it's poisoned.
Why would you say that, Shin sensei?
That's right. You're blaming Mikio for nothing.
You're a liar!
Liar! Liar!
Liar! Liar!
Liar!
-Calm down!
How fun!
If only Suzu-chan's here.
Wonder what she's doing now.
Liar! Liar!
Ship of Theseus
It's almost meal time.
Nobody's gonna listen once they begin.
Principal, please give us a speech.
30 years from now
what kind of adults would you be?
I hope to live a long life and look
forward to meet you all again.
Thank you.
Thank you, Principal.
We'll have a meal after this.
Today, the villagers have come to cook for all of you!
Everyone, it's time to eat!
We have delicious yakisoba and
hatto soup for all of you!
Nobody's there now.
Watch Mikio for me.
Okay.
Okay, time to eat! Let's go back inside.
Make sure to wash your hands!
Okay~
-Go to the multipurpose room after washing your hands.
Let's go!
-Don't run! Be careful!
I cooked the yakisoba.
-Really?
I'm more interested in time slip
than a time capsule.
Shin sensei, am I happy in the future?
Who am I with?
-Listen Mikio.
Why would you want to kill everyone?
What kind of grudge do you have?
You don't get it at all.
I don't want to be a murderer.
Then why?!
I'm not gonna let it happen.
I'm gonna stop it.
That's impossible.
My plan is perfect.
Hey, where is the hatto soup?
Hey! Did someone take the soup?
Is it you?
-No!
It was gone when I got back here.
It can't disappear on its own.
What should we do?
It's okay! The children's share was
already taken inside.
Their pot has less salt.
Ours is the bigger one.
Oh ours?
-Yeah.
Look for it!
Mikio's gone.
That's bad!
Alright, here's your favourite hatto soup!
It's full of vegetables this year.
Wait a moment.
I'm hungry!
Here you go.
Pass it on.
Okay, get ready to eat!
Please sit!
It looks delicious.
Dammit! Why is it not ringing?!
Mari-chan, please lead.
Okay.
Everyone, let's eat!
Stop!
Don't eat.
The poison
Poison
The missing potassium cyanide
from Satsuki sensei's factory,
we received a threatening letter that there would be poison in the hatto soup.
Sano-san has been looking for
the culprit but to no avail.
So we don't want anyone to drink the soup.
Right, Sano-san?
That's true.
There might be poison in it
so please don't drink.
That's a lie.
Everyone listen, this police is lying.
He claimed I poisoned the juice earlier.
He caused a ruckus
just now about some poison.
You're a liar, Shin sensei!
That's unfair to Mikio-kun!
You're causing trouble here.
Stop it already.
Calm down, it's okay!
Everyone!
I think it's a lie too.
I'm sure
it doesn't contain poison.
So
Even if the soup contains poison
Dad won't be a suspect.
This will change my family's future.
I'll drink it.
Don't do it, Shin-san!
Shin-san!
Goodbye!
That was delicious!
You scared me.
I thought my lifespan just got shortened.
Sorry.
I'm glad nothing happened.
But is it really over?
Mikio told me his plan was perfect.
You don't get it at all.
My plan is perfect.
It's bugging me.
It was a huge success, wasn't it?
Shin sensei
Mikio-kun
Why don't you stay overnight at my house today?
I'll cook tasty food for you.
I wanna go!
-Satsuki sensei, a moment.
Let's go.
What should I cook?
Sennan Station to Otousu Village, do you copy?
Sano Bungo from Otousu Village, go ahead.
Road 1321, Otousu Village.
A car was sighted with open doors.
Please check it out.
Got it, I'm going right away.
It's Kazuko's.
Kazuko!
Kazuko!
Suzu!
Shingo!
Tire tracks.
This police
Dad?
I'm going back to check with
relatives whether Kazuko made it.
Mikio did this?
He must be involved.
But we watched his every step!
-No.
He has an accomplice.
That accomplice
took them away with a car.
There's
another culprit.
I see.
Please contact me immediately
if you have any news on them.
Thanks.
Why do you want to kill them?
You don't get it at all.
I might have misunderstood.
I thought Mikio killed 21 people for some reason
and you ended up taking the blame.
But his real target
was my life.
He wanted to put me on trial for death sentence.
No wait.
That means he was gonna kill
21 people just to get to me?
That's absurd!
In the first place, if they wanted me dead, then why kidnap Kazuko and the kids?
That's strange!
Anyway
We need to get hold of Mikio and
rescue Kazuko and the kids.
Yeah.
Mikio-kun?
What's wrong?
Sensei!
When I was cooking
Mikio-kun disappeared.
Mikio-kun!
Dammit!
Stop it!
Don't cry like a wimp!
You're a boy!
Don't worry.
Your father is gonna save us.
Yeah.
Dad's an ally of justice.
So don't worry.
Hey
Did you bring it?
Was it my fault?
The death of 21 people including children.
The suffering our family endured.
Is everything my fault?
The evil one is the culprit.
Not you.
Then why are Kazuko and the kids gone?
I don't remember anyone being
resentful towards me
but if someone did this to take revenge on me
Then it's my fault!
It's my fault that they're now
The gathering made me laugh.
The plan had changed long ago.
Looking forward to the reaction tomorrow.
Kazuko
Suzu
Shingo
Sennan Station to Otousu Village Liaison
Sano Kazuko and two children who
were missing since yesterday
have been found in safe condition.
Sennan Station to Otousu Village Liaison
Sano Kazuko and two children who
were missing since yesterday
Thank goodness!
Suzu! Shingo!
Dad!
Dad!
Are you okay? Hurt anywhere?
I'm fine!
We're okay.
You did well.
Kazuko!
Sorry, you must be scared.
Enough! Everyone's watching.
Kazuko-san
Did you see the culprit?
I noticed some vegetables in
the middle of the road while driving.
So I got off and moved them away.
But suddenly, I felt a shock and fainted.
I was taken away in a blindfold.
I see.
Both Shingo and I were sleeping at the time
and we woke up being blindfolded.
So you didn't see the culprit's face?
But who would've expected to find them there.
Otousu Elementary's gymnasium.
Otousu Elementary School?
-Yeah.
Thanks to Mikio-kun.
Mikio?
-What do you mean?
He found and saved us.
Mikio-kun?
I've come to save you, Suzu-chan.
What?
Don't worry.
You must be scared.
Thanks Mikio-kun!
Where is he now?
An acquaintance picked him up.
Dammit.
Alright, I'll get going.
Let's go inside.
What's this about Mikio saving them?
And he confined them at
Otousu Elementary School?!
Maybe the accomplice
attended the gathering yesterday?
That's why they were confined at the school.
The accomplice is among them.
It's perfect so far.
Today seems to be another exciting day.
This is not over.
What exactly is their target?
What are they planning to do?
Mikio's gonna kill 21 people and I'll be arrested.
Let's just tell Mum the truth!
All of you need to leave the village!
She'll ask me to leave the village together.
But I can't just leave the children
to die knowing it'll happen!
Pack your things and the
3 of you leave the village now.
Suddenly asking us to
leave the village is absurd!
Listen to me!
What are you doing?!
Want some tea?
Okay.
I've something to tell you.
Actually, a terrible incident was supposed to happen at the gathering.
A huge incident where lots of people are killed
due to potassium cyanide poisoning.
What?
That was the reason Bungo-san
asked you all to leave.
Who would do something like this and why?
The culprit is Kato Mikio.
What?
But in the end, he didn't do it.
On the other hand, you were kidnapped.
But he saved us
-I don't know his target.
But he has an accomplice.
I'm sure he's still planning something.
You and the kids might still be in danger.
It's not over.
So please
take the kids and leave the village again.
Please.
I'm
not leaving.
I'm staying by my husband's side.
You see
my parents were strongly against our marriage.
They told me not to marry a policeman.
Said it's a dangerous job.
It might get the family involved.
But a policeman
is someone everybody can rely on.
Knowing this, he works and tries his very best.
That's why I fell in love with him.
That's why
I was ready to cut ties with my parents.
That feeling
even now
has not changed.
I'm staying in this house.
As the wife of a cop
I will protect the kids by his side.
That's what makes me happiest.
Thank you, Kazuko.
Oh man
You were listening?
I'm definitely gonna protect
you all
and this village.
I'm not gonna let the culprit do as he pleases.
Counting on you, ally of justice.
I'm gonna stop the incident.
No matter what it takes.
I'm going to the station.
I'm gonna ask them to search
for Mikio and the accomplice.
I'm coming with you.
You stay here.
-It's dangerous.
Their target is you.
We don't know what kind of trap
-Don't worry.
You making fun of me?
I'm a cop.
But if anything
happens to you
I don't want to lose you again.
Thanks.
But I don't wanna involve you any further.
I don't want my precious family to be hurt again.
But
-Don't worry.
I'll be careful.
That's impossible! Mikio was the
one who saved your family.
There were others.
Chinatsu's murder, Akane's kidnap case and Kanemaru-san's murder too were all done by Kato Mikio!
Kanemaru-san's death was an accident.
It wasn't an accident!
Do you have proof that the culprit's a kid?
Either way, the abduction of my family
and Mikio are connected!
If you leave it, something's gonna happen again!
Of course we're investigating the abduction.
I understand you're anxious about your family
but if we accuse a young kid as a murderer,
the police prestige will be on stake.
If you can't think straight,
please sleep it off at home.
Mikio's accomplice must be
someone who joined the gathering.
But who?
And how many people are involved?
I need to find him quick.
It's nice to see them bloom
beautifully this year as well.
I came here often with my father.
He must be happy there.
My mother loved this too.
If only that didn't happen.
Otousu Village Liaison Office.
Sano-san?
Mikio right?
Uncle
I'm tired.
Come and catch me.
Okay, where are you?
I'll tell you the address.
You alone there?
Or someone else is there?
I'm alone.
So
make sure
you come alone too.
Okay, I'll go alone.
I'll be waiting.
So you were really after my life huh.
Good.
Their target is you.
I don't want to lose you again.
My family fell apart because of an incident.
This happiness should not be taken for granted.
Being able to laugh together
with your family is a precious thing.
I didn't believe you despite being your son.
I'm sorry.
I want you to stay alive!
He's not back yet?
Shin-san, sorry.
I'm going after Mikio.
Dad.
Dad
I don't want to get you involved any further.
Don't worry.
I'll be careful.
Why?
Dammit.
Didn't you promise?!
Sennan Campsite.
I'm staying in this house.
That's what makes me happiest.
I don't want to lose you again.
The paraquat unexpectedly took a longer time.
I'll go with that chemical for the event.
As planned, I'm gonna use it on larger human.
Chinatsu's unconscious!
Chinatsu!
Chinatsu was poisoned by paraquat according to the lab results.
Superpower? That's stupid.
I'm not gonna let anyone stop me.
The plan is perfect.
I've decided on the next guinea pig.
The cops are investigating
That chemical's amazing!
I wonder how everyone will look like tomorrow.
I'll have a good sleep tonight.
I'm in a bad mood today.
I need a distraction.
Tsubasa's dead. He was a fool
but things are getting exciting.
Two months left.
I can't wait.
Uncle?
Thanks for coming.
Why?
Why did you do it?
It's for Suzu-chan.
Suzu?
What do you mean?
I'm the only ally of justice she needs.
What are you talking about?
The plan's not over.
Pests should just be eliminated.
Mikio
So what's next?
Dad! Dad!
Mikio?