The rich get bored easily.
But… if they won't pay as much, just take on more clients.
I found you one for today.
Take the pill just in case.
I told him he could finish inside you.
Shizuku, since you got tattooed, it's harder to find clients for you.
Even at 10,000 an hour.
You know what?
I'm thinking you should just find your own customers from now on.
Ten thousand yen. I'll do my best.
It's okay, Shuto. I'll do anything for you.
SHUTO NO RESPONSE
Answer already, Shuto, you fuck!
What the fuck is he doing?
-Answer me! -It's okay, Mu-chan.
SHIZUKU MISSED CALL
What a weirdo.
What the fuck are you doing?
-What's going on, Shuto? -Hm?
Is that your girlfriend?
No, just a client. She has a tab of three million,
so I should answer.
I guess so.
Blowing up my phone is not okay
when I'm with a customer. LOL.
What?
What's with the "LOL?"
He's laughing at you now?! How dare he disrespect you?!
I don't care if it's work! Don't you dare talk to other girls!
Delete every single one of their numbers!
Or else I'll kill you!
It's okay.
It's all good. Don't worry.
Ugh, I'm so pissed.
I'm going to work.
Stay home, okay?
I get so anxious when Mu-chan's not home.
I can't relax unless I'm eating.
I ate too much again.
If I get fat, Shuto won't like me anymore.
I wish I could die.
I feel lonely all the time.
I'm so lonely, I can't stand it.
Somebody
help me.
I need…
Mu-chan.
Shizuku.
Let's drink some water and brush our teeth and go to bed.
Okay.
Let's eat.
It's rare for you to order eel for me.
Is it?
It's just… I usually see you eating nothing but junk food.
Nothing but junk food?
Like the takoyaki that claims to be the best in Japan or Cup O Noodles.
Or what you have there. That weird slab of meat.
In my opinion, they all taste just as good as eel.
If you say so.
Anyway, I guess you and Ms. Kameoka are tied now.
Tied? What do you mean?
You won the Momoka Shiraishi case settling out of court.
Then she won the Shizuku case.
Her parents were awarded damages,
and her video was pulled.
Check it out.
Look.
"Joan of Arc of the legal world saves Shizuku Pien
and exposes exploitation in the porn industry."
So now that Mr. Kyogoku's case has been resolved,
you'll cut ties with him, right?
I don't know that anything's resolved yet.
Huh?
I'm scared.
Everyone's staring at me.
Mornings are the worst.
All these people going to work or school
and I have nowhere to go and nothing to do.
A worthless person like me shouldn't be here with them.
If I ever hurt someone, I hope it's myself.
More than anything, I want money so I can go see Shuto again.
Mr. Ao!
You have to let me do another movie!
Please! Please!
Fuck! Are you kidding?
Do you have any idea how much goddamn money you cost us?
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
What the fuck?! Are you crazy?
I'll call the cops if I see you here again. Get out of here.
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
What's wrong with you?
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Yeah, hi.
Oh, Madoka!
I was waiting for your call. Huh?
What? You're in the next one? I'm so happy.
Someone like you should have a proper debut.
Are you all right?
Yeah, why?
I'm Mr. Kujo. I'm an attorney.
Please get in touch if you ever need to.
Attorney… Kujo…
-Hi, Mom. -Oh! Hi, Shinji.
I brought some anmitsu.
Anmitsu?
I love it!
-I was just going to make tea. Hm. -Great.
Shinji?
Hm?
How's work going? Good?
Oh, it's really busy.
There are only two of us at the office.
And Mr. Kujo takes on a lot of cases and clients who are complicated.
This Mr. Kujo you work for…
He's the one they call the crooked lawyer, isn't he?
I saw it on the internet.
Well?
Is it true? Is he really the kind of person they say he is?
Mmm… Well, that's what most people seem to believe.
Are you sure it's a good idea to work for Mr. Kujo, then?
Hon, you worked so hard to become a lawyer.
What if you get involved in something bad?
No, I'll be fine. I'm being careful.
Ugh, I'm starving.
Mmm!
Good to hear.
It must be difficult… being an attorney.
Especially when you have to defend people who are just awful.
That's what it means to be a defense lawyer.
For our justice system to work,
someone has to defend the rights of the accused.
When you save one, you… bring sorrow to another.
How do you think
Mr. Kujo feels about that?
Doing things that make people call him a crooked lawyer.
ESSENTIAL GUIDE LAW CODES FOR BEGINNERS
Shinji,
why don't you stay here tonight?
No, it's okay. I have to get up early.
Is that the one your dad gave you?
Mm-hmm.
Dad said it might be too difficult for a kid my age.
But he still gave it to me and said, "You should know how the world works."
I thought I'd take it with me.
Sure.
I must've read it a lot, it's so worn out.
I still remember all of it.
Shinji.
Do you resent him? Your dad?
I'm not sure.
Your dad…
I think he's proud of who you are.
You've become a lawyer.
He always used to say he wanted you to be someone who could help other people.
That was the life he wanted for you.
Although, I know for you, it isn't always easy.
Sometimes, I wonder if… as a lawyer, I'm really helping people.
I'm not even sure what that means anymore.
-Are we on the right track? -Yep. It's up here.
How 'bout 10,000? For two.
Jesus, scary!
She's covered in scars.
What a freak.
Baby, I told you. I had to drink again last night.
Oh, another girl, right?
-What? -Another girl.
-No, a client. -You always say it's a client.
-You know you're my girl, Mu-chan. -Yeah, that was good.
You know you're my girl, Mu-chan.
You're such a good actor!
I GOT THE 3 MILLION I OWE YOU. I SAW YOU GO TO A HOTEL WITH A GIRL,
AND IT MADE ME LOSE INTEREST. LET’S END THIS.
COME TO MY PLACE TO GET IT.
Oh…
I ate too much food again…
…Shuto.
But at least I don't have to worry about you hating me anymore.
MU-CHAN: SHIZUKU! HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY!
I’LL BUY A CAKE ON MY WAY HOME.
The plan was… to kill
Shuto first and then myself.
But I couldn't 'cause I was so hungry.
Isn't that funny, Attorney Kujo?
Ms. Shizuku Kasagi,
if we can establish diminished responsibility
due to the level of control Shuto Nakatani exerted over you,
it's possible you'll receive a suspended sentence.
I think it's your best option.
I won't get the death penalty
even though I killed him?
It's okay if I get the death penalty.
I want to die
so I can say sorry to Shuto in hell.
A book. It's for you to write in.
If you have anything troubling your mind,
write it in this notebook, understand?
I'll be back again tomorrow.
About Ms. Shizuku Kasagi… The fact that she called the police
should count toward getting her a suspended sentence.
Or otherwise, our best course is to argue for the shortest sentence possible.
Yeah…
I don't know.
I think the chances of her avoiding jail time
are about the same as… a pig learning to fly.
As what?
How can you make a joke at a time like this?
It wasn't a joke. It was an analogy.
Well, it was an inappropriate analogy.
Someone died. Show a little respect.
Oh yeah. Mr. Karasuma, request a psychiatric evaluation.
It's possible that she was either insane or had diminished capacity.
Sure. All right.
-Yakushimae. -Yes.
Could you please look into Shizuku's upbringing and home environment?
I want to do a mitigation evaluation.
I agree. It's just…
Is Shizuku going to make it through this?
Will she be okay?
Well, she did kill someone, so I don't think she's okay.
It's not as if she just filleted a fish for supper.
Tsk.
Yakushimae.
Did you actually just tsk me?
Yes. Absolutely. The way you say everything pisses me off.
All right, all right, all right.
So, Mr. Kujo? What are you doing?
I'm going to visit Shizuku every day and just listen to her.
Every day?
Yeah.
Every day.
This case is too heavy for Shizuku to be able to bear it alone.
But if I go, she might make it through each day.
She doesn't have anyone, and she needs someone to be there
to listen, so hopefully she'll survive a day at a time.
Oh, I get it.
I guess that's all you can do for now.
Hello. Kujo Law Office. Yes, that's right.
Yes.
My name is Karasuma.
Go ahead.
Ms. Kasagi.
Nice to meet you. I'm Mr. Karasuma. I work at Mr. Kujo's office.
And… Ms. Kameoka insisted on coming
to see you today.
It's good to see you again.
Have you forgotten?
Shizuku. This is the attorney that saved you.
Come on, at least say thank you.
Shizuku,
the adult video those people forced you to appear in
won't ever be sold ever again.
I'm sure this whole incident was a painful experience for you,
one which you can't wait to forget.
You've got your whole life ahead of you. And you can do anything.
You might want to think of this… as a chance to start over again.
How did this happen?
You were supposed to be able to start a new life. What happened?
Tell me.
Well, I…
What is it?
Being a lawyer…
I suppose lawyers must be really smart?
I was never smart, so I never had that choice.
It's not like I wanted this…
any of this, you know.
You and I live in very different worlds.
You could never understand.
Kujo.
Hello, Ms. Kameoka.
What is it about you?
What do you mean?
Shizuku Kasagi is what I mean.
She wants you as her lawyer instead of me. What did you do?
So, what is it about you, Kujo?
I was chosen by Shizuku to be her lawyer because, according to her,
I seem like someone who actually listens.
What is that supposed to mean? That I don't seem like I listen?
See? There it is.
You know, you might try and show some emotion
every now and then, Ms. Kameoka.
You think too rationally,
and that can keep you from truly seeing people right in front of you.
Everything you say, the way you say it, gets on my nerves.
I have zero interest in being lectured to by the likes of you,
a man with no concept of right and wrong.
Excuse me. Here's your grilled crab.
Thank you very much.
Okay.
Why do you have such a vendetta against the sex industry?
-Not just me, Japanese law… Careful. -Oh, you're right.
…is almost abolitionist toward the sex industry.
You're an admirer of the American lawyer Catherine MacKinnon, aren't you?
Well, yes.
Are you convinced that cisgender heterosexual women
are the most exploited group
and that all human society is fundamentally, as a whole, male-centered?
I'm not so rigid in my thinking on the subject.
My reasoning's more personal.
You don't know this, but I have a twin sister.
Reiko!
She was always the complete opposite of me.
She didn't study at all,
and she slept around with other students and senpais in town.
Really anyone she felt like.
We have the same face, so people in our small town
often mistook me for her.
Hey, let's go to the mall bathroom again.
Pop his cherry this time.
Come on.
I knew all too well how men treated my sister.
Stupid whore!
She started going on dates in exchange for money.
When she was 16, she got pregnant from one of those guys.
She hid it from our parents, but they found out by the fifth month.
It was too late for an abortion.
She put her daughter in a facility.
She went through several more pregnancies and abortions.
She still lives back in our hometown.
Barely works, replacing one man after another.
That's why I became a lawyer. It was for her.
Because the law isn't fair to women the way it is.
Fixing that inequality… will protect my dignity.
That's what I think.
Anyway, it's the only thing I can do.
So, Kujo…
How about we get hammered? What do you say?
Okay.
-Ladies, do you mind if we say hi? -You're both very beautiful.
Hey! Don't go flaunting your IDs at them!
Nobody cares what your job is! I'm sure there's more to you than that!
-Dig deeper! -I'm sorry. Don't mind her.
-I'm ready for another one, thanks. -Coming.
-You too, sir? -Yes, please.
It's already morning.
That was the first time I've told anyone.
Hm?
That I have a twin sister.
Is that so?
What is it about you?
Well, now, I've got my answer.
Kujo…
You're the only one who can save Shizuku Kasagi.
She's in your hands.
COURTHOUSE
The defendant has been found guilty.
The sentence. The defendant is hereby sentenced
to three years in prison.
Order in the court.
A hundred and twenty days of time served shall be credited toward the sentence.
This verdict is due to the following jurisprudence.
Well done.
I'm surprised you managed to get only a three-year sentence.
Even so, Shizuku's problems are far from over.
She may have only gotten three years,
but she'll carry her crime the rest of her life.
When she gets out, she could end up being taken advantage of
by someone else like Shuto, someone who only cares about himself.
Actually, I don't think Shuto or people like him
care about themselves at all.
This isn't about care or love.
For them, they're just trying desperately to protect what they have.
I admit…
I wonder if I'm relying on something unreliable.
Relying on the unreliable…
Everyone's spending their limited time on earth… worried about status.
But it doesn't matter how powerful they get.
It's not enough. So they buy more and more things,
trying desperately to escape their anxiety and loneliness.
They lose sight of the life they're meant to live
in exchange for the fleeting shimmer of consumption,
only to end up feeling more disconnected than ever.
You are a human rights lawyer, Kujo. Take my word for it.
No, I don't see it that way.
I'm a lawyer, just a lawyer.
The judgment becomes final two weeks after it's pronounced.
You won't go to prison right away. You'll stay here for another month or two.
Three years of incarceration is long.
But remember, you'll only be 23 when you get out.
If I get out in three years,
I… I…
What do I do? Where do I go?
I don't belong anywhere.
Take it one day at a time.
If you can cherish the small moments,
that's where you'll find belonging.
No matter where you are, you can find peace in your heart.
For you…
I'll give my daughter these books when she's old enough for them.
Would you like to have them?
This one's from Mr. Karasuma.
I want you to know, Shizuku, I'm there for you…
until you're no longer taken advantage of
and instead able to decide for yourself.
And if you have nowhere to go…
you can always come to my office.
I think I might understand why you took on Mr. Kyogoku's case, Mr. Kujo.
Many people who cannot be saved by the justice system
are victimized by it instead.
You're trying to treat them like humans in an inhuman system, aren't you?
I doubt if my motives are that noble.
But I'm just trying to do what I can do with what I have.
Oh, I have to go downstairs. Excuse me.
Sure, no worries.
Mr. Kujo…
What if you lose your license?
If you do, it's all over. For both of us.
If a lawyer can't represent clients, they can't save anyone anymore.
Mr. Karasuma.
Yes?
Do we need to predict the future as well as practice law?
It's the hotel right there, room 302.
Uh…
Mr. Suzuki, the Ultimate Kink Experience, okay?
Okay.
So, how's it going driving call girls? Good?
Yeah.
Thanks for introducing me. It's so easy.
Goddammit!
I lost! I bet it all on a long shot!
I was gonna go to a classy brothel if I won. Fuck!
I lost at cryptocurrency and FX trading as well.
I got three million from Shizuku's compensation case,
and it's almost all gone.
Oh, it must be tough, huh?
You know, with Shizuku in jail for killing a guy.
Huh?
-Who cares? -Huh?
Fuck all to do with me.
Just because a crazy chick I know murdered someone
doesn't mean I know anything about it.
That's not what I meant.
I just meant it must have been tough
paying for a lawyer for Shizuku, that's all! Ow…
I didn't. Shizuku got herself her own lawyer.
Has money, I guess.
You know what?
I was screwing Shizuku when Kinuko was at work.
I wanted to after she was in that video too.
That's pretty fucking gross.
What my cock wants has nothing to do with any murder, all right?
Karma's a bitch.
Anyway, where's the owner?
He wanted to talk to me?
Uh-huh.
He'll be here soon. I'll go check.
He acts all high and mighty, asking to meet here.
Hey! What's going on here? Huh?
Huh? What is this?
Tonohata.
You put your hand on one of our girls.
Huh?
She was crying, saying you assaulted her
after you drove her home.
Huh? What? Who?
What the hell? Stop…
I'll show you what happens when you mess with our precious merchandise.
Stop! Stop it!
I'll make sure you can never use your filthy dick again.
Please, no!
I don't give a shit.
Mibu!
Look.
Someone left flowers in the same spot again.
It's just an old grudge. Don't worry about it.
What? He's still alive?
Huh? What?
I should've killed him?