Here you go.
Thanks.
REGISTERED SEAL CERTIFICATE KENICHI SHIMAZAKI
Boss!
Yes?
Here. The seal certificate attached to the application may have been…
forged.
Forged?
Yes.
Like I said, I think it's best we don't see each other for a while.
Huh? You were forced to exit the show?
Hey, I'm having a hard time too.
My daughter doesn't want to go to school,
and my in-laws are also--
All right. I'll call you back.
Okay? Bye.
Excuse me.
What is it?
Um, well…
It's, uh…
What is it?
About that land in Ebisu…
Oh, that one.
Speaking of which, this doesn't work for me.
We need to attract the young and wealthy, not families.
Oh, and the exterior too--
Just now,
this arrived from the Legal Affairs Bureau.
Legal Affairs?
What is it?
FILED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON: APPLICATION REJECTED
Huh?
What do they mean by "rejected"?
It was fraud.
What?
That land… wasn't for sale.
I'm not following.
Boss, it seems we were the targets
of a real estate scam.
But we just signed the contract--
Those guys were…
land swindlers.
Land swindlers?
Land swindlers.
They steal large sums of money
by posing as landowners who want to sell their land
using forged documents.
A group of land swindlers consists of a leader,
a negotiator, an informer,
a legal expert, a document forger,
and a casting coordinator for imposters.
To swindle billions of yen,
they require precise and highly advanced criminal techniques.
YOSHIO GOTO, HARRISON YAMANAKA, REIKO INABA
Tatsu, do you have a minute?
Yes.
About your reappointment…
Yes?
It won't be possible.
I tried everything, but…
I see.
Thank you anyway.
I think I can leave it to the others now without any regrets.
I'm sorry I couldn't be of help.
Oh, that reminds me. Hey, Kuramochi!
Yes?
Kuramochi is new to this post.
She will take over Okubo. Please take her under your wing.
I'm Kuramochi. Pleased to meet you.
But I'm only going to be here for a few more months.
There's not much I can teach--
That's fine.
She intends on moving to the First Investigation Division. Yeah?
Yes. I aspire to that.
- I’m joking. Don't take it seriously. - Oh.
I'm sorry.
Please continue with your investigation along with mentoring Kuramochi.
Understood.
Oh, but don't overdo it.
I know.
COFFEE: BLACK
CREAM: EXTRA
SUGAR: EXTRA
Oh.
You want a drink too?
Oh, sure.
- How old are you? - Pardon?
Oh, no. I'm not trying to harass you or anything.
It's just that we're going to be paired up for the time being, so…
I'm 29.
Younger than my daughter.
So… you eventually want to go to the First Division?
Yes.
I became a detective because I loved detective shows as a kid.
You usually imagine the First Division when you hear "detective."
Murder, robbery, kidnapping, hostage-taking--
Sorry. I've been in Second Division my whole career.
Oh, no, I didn't mean anything by that.
It's just that
a veteran and a young female detective is a detective show trope.
The female detective saves the veteran detective from crisis!
I see…
I guess I'll be counting on you.
Why are you investigating us?!
It's one billion! Do you hear me?!
They swiped one billion!
I understand. That's why we listened to what you had to say.
Then hurry up and catch them!
And get my one billion back!
That's the guy from the real estate company.
How was it?
Since he's been acting like that,
I'll go to his company tomorrow and talk to the other employees.
…they were land swindlers!
Mind if I tag along with you?
Huh?
But, Tatsu--
I don't mean to interfere with your investigation.
- It's for her. - Huh?
I want her to see your work so she can learn from it.
Oh, I don't--
Right?
So, the people present at the settlement
were an old man who called himself Shimazaki,
a young man who managed the real estate,
and a middle-aged man who acted as the broker, right?
Yes, it was those three.
Do any of these resemble the real estate manager or the broker?
This guy.
It's him!
He was the broker?
Yes, probably.
Not probably! It's definitely him!
He was talking with a phony accent, remember?!
Detective,
please catch this guy quickly.
Get my one billion back!
Hold on.
You must have met more than these three in the transaction.
Was this man among them?
Was he?
No, I don't think so.
Then, how about this man?
I… can't really tell…
Not with this photo…
Are these guys also land swindlers?
Uh, well…
Why don't you catch them?
You have their photos and their identities.
You should be able to catch them.
It's one billion!
They conned me out of one billion yen!
Hurry up, catch them, and get it back!
If you don't,
my company will go under!
Mr. Maki,
land fraud isn't a simple matter.
Huh?
Land fraud is
a group con conducted by the top of the top professionals.
They are well-versed in every law and regulation related to real estate.
Take this guy, Goto.
He was originally an excellent judicial scrivener.
He also has multiple certifications related to real estate.
On top of that, you know…
a smooth talker.
That's why even real estate professionals like yourselves
are easily fooled.
This is a typical case of land fraud through the use of an imposter.
However,
the perpetrators are not just the three people you met.
So you see,
this case won't be resolved
unless we catch all of them.
So, my one billion yen--
When will I get my one billion back?
The one billion yen that was transferred to the group's fake account
has already been sent to an overseas account.
It will then be sent to an account in another country,
shadow bank, or converted to virtual currency.
In other words, the money will be laundered.
These guys repeatedly pull land frauds despite the high risk
because even if they are arrested and sent to prison,
they have billions pooled for when they are released.
Of course, we will investigate,
but if the money is in a country that declines foreign investigations…
What happens then?
Then unfortunately… the matter will be out of our hands.
Why didn't you answer?
Do you realize the mess I'm in? I've lost all my jobs--
Shut up, you bitch!
Get lost…
Go to hell!
Around the time the Mike Homes incident was uncovered,
we had left Tokyo.
We didn't know where each other had gone or what we were doing.
You missed on purpose.
I understand.
I was like you before.
But,
we're not killing for pleasure.
To kill and eat the meat
is not to feel death
but to feel life.
To feel life…
But whose… and which life?
Am I even alive now to begin with?
Eight years ago, in a fire at my parents' home,
I lost my mother, my wife, and my young son.
The cause of the fire was arson by my father.
But it wasn't just my father who took the lives of my mother, wife, and son.
Oh, thank you.
I'm sorry for making you spend your vacation with me.
Not at all.
Is it boring?
Oh, no. Of course not.
It's boring for me.
What?
It's almost as if it knew it would be killed and eaten by us.
The last job was the same.
The prey was there like it was meant to be deceived from the start.
Such a boring prey, as though it was waiting to be swindled.
What can you do to enjoy it?
I don't know.
But…
I'm sure I would enjoy it with you.
I have that feeling.
We were back in Tokyo when the excitement over the Mike Homes incident had subsided.
We started to move toward a new target, our largest one to date.
Shall we start then?
Go ahead, Takeshita.
All right.
Kouan-ji Temple. Located in Takanawa, Minato City.
It was erected during the Edo period,
and the Buddha statue in the main hall is an important cultural property.
The owner is the resident priest, Natsumi Kawai, age 45.
She lives alone on the temple grounds.
And our target this time
is the 3,200 square meters of land neighboring the temple.
There's a parking lot that fits 80 cars and an offender rehabilitation facility.
Rehabilitation?
The last resident priest, Kawai's father who died a while ago,
worked with the government
to take in former prison inmates and help them reintegrate into society.
But it got screwed five years ago.
That involves the ex-husband? He married into Kawai's family, right?
Right. This facility was for women only.
And Kawai's husband, who was in charge, was an outrageous asshole.
It seems he was doing every woman who entered the facility.
He "helped out" in that way too.
The government found out,
and he eloped with one of the women from the facility.
It was featured in a tabloid, and the facility's been closed since.
Since the incident, Kawai has avoided being seen
and spends most days…
…inside the temple.
I see. This will be difficult if the owner is always at the residence.
An imposter is pointless with the real owner there.
And that nun is saying she'll never sell the land, right?
This is impenetrable.
Should we monitor the place for now?
Something might turn up.
All right.
- Go ahead with that. - Okay.
Goto, how about information on the land?
It'd be hard to move ten-billion-yen land,
so I'm feeding information to the underworld as well.
Shady brokers and land sharks…
I'm meeting with a few later on.
I see.
Reiko, I need you to cast an imposter for this person.
Wait a minute.
This means shaving their head, right?
Obviously.
People can tell it's a wig with one look.
That's too much to ask for.
Yet women have no problem with shaving down there.
Shut up.
You asshole.
Hey.
Hey!
Are we on? If so, I want an advance.
I gave it to you the other day.
I used up all that money to look into this!
I see.
I'll have it ready tomorrow.
What are we going to do?
How do we do this without the land?
Well, Development Division?
Yes, um,
negotiations were going smoothly, and we were about to sign the contract--
I'm not asking you!
Sorry.
Aoyagi.
You explain.
Three days before closing the contract…
What's this all about?
The landowner got his mistress pregnant, his wife found out, so they're divorcing.
So she's taking the land?
The Commerce Division went ahead with the plan too,
so it's natural for Sunaga to blow up.
But if the executives hear of this, there will be trouble.
How much are we going to lose?
Wha-- Seriously? Aoyagi messed up!
What are you going to do, Aoyagi?!
I'll look for another plot.
What?
Any prospects?
No, not at the moment.
It's a huge project, with seven billion just for the land!
You won't find anything easily!
I'll figure it out!
Give me one month.
You think you can do something?
I'm reporting it to the higher-ups, Aoyagi!
That piece of shit!
- Otani! - Yes?
Get me information on all the land you're researching now!
Will do.
Anything else?
That's everything.
I'm sorry.
"I'm sorry" isn't going to cut it!
Find one now!
Yes, but an alternative for a project this big is not so…
We won't get information just by waiting around!
Realtors aren't the only ones with information on land.
When I was your age,
I'd get information from brokers and land sharks--
Um, with all due respect,
that would violate compliance…
This is war.
Excuse me?
Compliance be damned in a war!
If you break it down, a war is a scramble for land.
You work your ass off to grab even the smallest plot of land
in this well-developed city of Tokyo.
That's what a developer does!
We're fighting a war!
Enough.
All right. Head back.
Thank you.
- That's a fairy tale from the olden days. - Isn't this power harassment?
I recorded it for evidence, just in case.
Awesome.
Tatsu.
About that real estate manager at the final settlement with Mike Homes…
That young guy going by the name Inoue?
Yes.
It seems he lived here, at the address on the business card.
But he may have only been using it to receive mail.
And now?
New tenants are in. We couldn't collect evidence and such.
And… what do the higher-ups say?
Investigation headquarters is downsizing. I was assigned to a new case too.
So, I don't have anything to do with this anymore.
Shouldn't we report this to Superintendent Haba?
No, it's all right.
This isn't an investigation.
It's practical training for you.
Yes?
Sorry to disturb you.
I'm Shimomura, Second Investigation Division.
We came before to ask about a Mr. Inoue, the previous resident here.
You guys weren't done?
Has anything come up that you've noticed since then?
Like… maybe some mail delivered for the name Inoue.
Nothing in particular…
Huh?
It's not Uber Eats?
No!
Can I go already?
I see, okay.
If you happen to remember anything, could you contact me--
Those bruises.
It looks like she was hit.
So what?
What if she's suffering from domestic violence?
Even if that were the case, that wouldn't be our job.
Hey!
Uber Eats. Your food is here.
You took forever.
- Can I have a minute? - Huh?
Hi, are you his girlfriend?
- Are you in trouble? - What the hell?
If you are being abused, you should report--
The hell are you doing?
Ow!
- Hey… - What are you doing?
Wait a minute…
I give up.
Do you do any training?
MMA? I do it too.
Huh?
Martial arts.
This is from a match last week.
What?! Really?
Give me a break.
I'm so much stronger than this guy.
Oh, no. I'm so sorry.
No, I'm sorry too.
I lied earlier.
There was a weird letter,
but it was creepy so I threw it away.
What do you mean by "creepy"?
Oh! Is this it?
CHIBA PRISON MASAMI TSUJIMOTO
Like she said. "Chiba Prison."
"Takumi Tsujimoto"?
Nothing new again today.
Yeah.
Takumi.
Thank you.
Isn't this enough for today?
We can watch on this screen anyway.
That nun probably won't do anything new.
I suppose.
It'd be so much more exciting spying on a young woman or a celebrity.
Nuns don't have sex, do they?
I'm not sure.
Takumi, would you do her? That nun?
Huh?
I could, but just barely.
I want beer. Maybe I'll go buy some.
Takeshita will be mad if he finds out.
I'm not scared of that meth head!
Being cooped up in such a small room for so long reminds me of juvie.
Is that so?
Hey, when did you start doing this kind of work?
Huh?
What made you want to become a land swindler in the first place?
I don't really know.
What did you do before becoming a land swindler?
I was a driver.
I see.
2011
Yes?
Where the hell are you?
I'm waiting for Saki in Roppongi.
Her time was up a long time ago!
Her next customer is waiting. Get going!
Yes. I'm sorry.
Sorry not sorry, huh?
Yes.
Go get her already!
All right.
Oh, Saki just returned now. We're on our way.
Good work.
Seriously, can you give me a break with this car?
It stinks, and it's small and dirty.
Jeez, at least open the windows!
Back then,
I had been a recluse for about two years, doing nothing after having lost it all.
When I ran out of money,
I was drawn to an online ad calling for drivers,
so I started driving high-end call girls around.
Lucky me.
This guy is kinky.
But he pays good money for extras.
Can't you at least respond?
I deliver the call girl to a room.
She earns 300,000 yen in two hours with no penetrative sex.
I collect the fee, and when they're done, I deliver her to the next customer.
I had planned to spend the rest of my life living in the shadows of society.
SAKI
Yes?
Excuse me.
There is an issue I'd like to discuss with you.
Could you please come to the room?
I'm sorry to trouble you.
To explain the situation, I wanted to be a little adventurous today.
Of course, it was consensual.
She said I could try it if I paid her one million yen.
Yes, I think she is dead.
But leaving her like this would cause a scene,
so that's why I called you.
How about you take this and pretend you didn't see a thing?
I'm offering this as a sign of mercy towards you.
Just before calling you, I contacted an acquaintance of mine.
He takes care of problems like this.
He'll be here in another ten minutes.
The body will be taken care of without a trace.
If you choose to refuse my offer,
you will be taken care of too.
You do understand what I'm saying?
I already died… a long time ago.
Saki.
Are you all right?
Saki!
Him! He almost--
- That man-- - I know.
Saki. Don't tell anyone about this.
What?!
Screw you!
I was almost killed! He almost killed me!
Shut up!
Take the money and forget all about this.
Go.
Go!
- Goodbye. - Hold on.
You…
have killed someone before, haven't you?
If you're ever in trouble,
please contact me.
Wait a damn minute! What the fuck is with that guy?!
I'm definitely reporting him to the managers!
And what the fuck is wrong with you?!
Don't ignore me!
Hey!
You brute!
Get lost, you psychopath!
So was it the money in the end?
Huh?
I mean, land swindlers earn a ton of money, right?
You get like 100 million yen per job, right?
You're so lucky.
Takeshita hardly gives anything to underlings like me.
I told him the other day that I wanted to be a land swindler too.
He said a high school dropout like me wouldn't make it.
Isn't that harsh?
Mm-hmm.
Did you go to college?
Well, yeah.
Wow.
I should have stayed in school, no matter what I ended up doing.
- Oh. - Hey.
Hello.
Ow.
How's it going? How's the little nun?
I haven't got anything on her so far.
Oh, really?
She's kept to the same routine the whole week.
Sutra chanting at 5:00 a.m. in the main hall,
then cleaning the temple,
then maintaining the garden.
She closes the main gate after the evening sutra chanting
and spends the rest of the day at home.
She has no life.
No one asked you.
Hey.
Did you lose weight?
Oh, have I?
He's so hardworking, he keeps watch even after she goes to bed.
Like I said, no one asked you.
Want to do some?
It'll energize you.
- Takeshita. - Yeah?
That's illegal.
Hey! Look who's talking!
Come on, there's no way Takumi would do meth--
You keep watch.
All right.
I picked up some interesting information.
What is it?
I had someone from the accounting firm that manages the temple's finances
look into the income and expenditures.
KOUAN-JI TEMPLE GENERAL LEDGER
A good amount of money is regularly transferred
from the temple's account to Kawai's personal account.
Look at last month. Five million all at once.
Fishy, right?
Yeah.
Huh?
Is that…
What is it?
Someone came out.
Huh?
Is it Kawai?
No, she looks a bit different…
So who is it?
Oh! It is that nun.
Takumi?
You go too!
Uh, all right!
Jeez.
- She's on the national route for Tamachi! - Got it!
Hurry up, Orochi!
I'm on it!
It's that taxi over there!
I know.
Where is she going?
Hold on tight.
Do you know of any deals that could be closed right away?
The bigger the land, the better.
I'm willing to concede on the conditions as much as possible.
This is for you.
Is it that project?
You need a plot to replace the Oimachi property?
What?
Well, yeah…
I heard all about it.
The deal fell through, right?
Exactly. You got me.
Well, Hayashi, you and I go back a long time.
Is there any way you could help me?
What are you talking about?
After leaving me to do all your dirty work,
you reaped all the rewards for yourself.
And when things got inconvenient,
did you forget how you left me as the scapegoat?
Well, that time we--
I did three years for that!
And when you're in a tight spot again,
you ask me to do your dirty work?
Are you kidding me, Aoyagi?!
Anyway,
be careful, as some scoundrels might say resentful things like that.
Right.
Please leave.
Oh?
Is that you, Aoyagi?
What are you doing here?
Brings back memories.
You went to old man Hayashi's?
Your methods are outdated.
There's no way we can handle land from a land shark now.
Legal would never allow it.
Just give up already.
We'll get off with 200 million in losses.
The higher-ups will exonerate such a loss given your performance to date.
But you'll probably never get to a higher position than you're in now.
Hello? Oh, Chairman.
You're already there? I understand. We'll hurry.
Hey. Let's go.
Is this a hotel?
Orochi, please go park the car.
- And bring that bag in the back. - Wait, Takumi!
3507.
Excuse me.
Welcome.
Is room 3507 available?
Room 3507?
Yes.
It's actually the first room I stayed in with my girlfriend.
We're having dinner here today, and I wanted to surprise her.
Let me check for you. One moment, please.
I'm very sorry.
Unfortunately, that room is occupied.
Oh. Let me see…
How about the room next to it?
- Let me check. - Thank you.
Yes, the room next door is available.
Thank you.
Oh, there you are!
Takumi, how's it going?
I mean, this hotel is sick.
What?
Shit, they won't let anti-social forces stay in this hotel?
Shut up!
What'd you say?
Let's go.
What should we do?
If only we had a secret weapon like they do in movies
and could rappel down from the roof and stuff.
Huh?
Who are you calling?
My secret weapon.
Go, now! There. I got it!
No… ugh.
Hello, Nagai? Can you talk now?
Takumi? Not now. I'm at a good point. We'll talk some other time.
Wait, just a second.
You said you needed help since your cat
had those kittens.
What about it?
If you take this job, I'll introduce you to someone reliable to take them.
Not some shady pet broker?
A longtime veterinarian. I'd never let the kittens be put down.
I promise.
Well…
It doesn't matter for which room, just get hold of a card key.
Excuse me. Where's the restroom?
- Restroom? - Yes.
- This way. - Thank you.
Hey, you're in luck.
This hotel still uses the old model of the VingCard Vision lock.
You wouldn't know.
Back when a Hamas leader was assassinated at a hotel in Dubai,
they used this to break in.
- Could you please hurry up a bit? - Oh, okay.
Ah, I see.
- Takumi. - What is it?
The security at this hotel might actually be pretty tight.
You'll only have maybe 45 seconds.
Forty-five seconds? Okay, just hurry.
Okay.
Done.
You're good to go.
Takumi!
This way, please.
I appreciate you taking the time to show us to our room.
It's my pleasure to escort you every time.
Thank you.
Right here.
Enjoy your stay.
That asshole!
Well? Do you hear anything?
Subtitle translation by: Astrid Oliver