In the interrogation room, Kawashida says "Takano Mai, daughter of your adoptive parents. She's your sister, although not blood related. When your parents died, the both of you grew up together alone without the help of anyone. You are like a parent to Mai. Some time ago, she was hurt by Professor Kaneda, & that's why you killed him....." Approaching Takayama who's seated at the table in stony silence, Kashiwada adds "Was it revenge? Hatred?" Kashiwada grabs Takayama to his feet, in anger "I don't believe in such things as curses!!" Staring at him, Kashiwada adds "What would you do for the sake of someone precious to you? That is human nature. Takayama, try telling us. We are like your parents, we understand what you've gone through....." Wordlessly, Takayama turns, giving Kashiwada an icy look, silent but defiant. From across the table, Komura gets to his feet in frustration "We said tell us!!" Takayama turns & glares at him, the look in his eyes deadly. Fear appears on Komura's face as he seems strangely mesmerized by Takayama. When Kashiwada instructs him "Take down his statement....", Komura sits back down obediently. With pen in hand, he attempts to write but for some strange reason, his hand starts to tremble & shake. Takayama continues staring at him, as if in a trance himself......

Asakawa calls the office "I'm sorry but I'd like to take the day off today....my son isn't feeling too well....yes...yes....." Just as he hangs up, Yoichi appears in the living room all dressed for school. Asakawa asks "What's this? You have to stay in bed...." but Yoichi assures him "I'm fine. I'm going to school......" 

Dropping Yoichi at school, Asakawa calls out "Yoichi, are you sure you're alright? If you're not feeling well, tell the teacher. Go on in...." Yoichi nods & Asakawa watches as his son runs off into the school. Turning to go, Asakawa suddenly recalls what Takayama told him the previous evening "This is nensha. If you know what nensha is all about, then it's the same as finding out the way to live.....the next thing to do is to....." Asakawa, perpetual wrinkle on his brow, grimaces & then drives off......

At the library, Asakawa pours over a pile of books, doing research......

projecting an image onto a video.....

if there really are people around with that sort of ability......

it would not be possible for them to live hidden away....

there would certainly be records written about them......

this was the only thing that I had left to believe

in order to solve this puzzle.......

 Asakawa arrives at a house, the name plate stating "Okouchi". Grabbing his bag & documents, Asakawa pays Okouchi Kenzou a visit. Okouchi looks at Asakawa's business card "Oh, you're from Chuou Shimbun? There were some reporters who came here before to do an interview. Is there something else you want?" "Yes. We're doing a feature article." "What kind of feature article?" "Is it possible to project images onto a video tape while it's being recorded? Just like interfering radio waves can?" "Oh yes, that's certainly possible. What's in the human brain are electric pulses....." "Can you do it?" "Yes, except that how & from where I don't know. Well, there are a lot of things in the way around us...." "In the way?" "Well, to put it another way, ability can be misused....." Asakawa takes a tape out from his bag "Could you show me how it's done here & now?" "You mean putting me to the test right away?" "Yes....." "However, it takes a tremendous amount of energy to project an image, especially onto a video tape. How about this? Come back in a week's time...." "Isn't it possible to be quicker?" "You're putting me in a spot....oh, but in the case of projecting an image onto film, I can do it & show you right now, that's if you have unopened Polaroid film with you...." "Polaroid?" "Shall we try to project an alphabet? Yes, how about the 'A' in your name Asakawa?" Asakawa nods "Alright...."

Asakawa pulls up in front of the police station, staring at the building. Reporters mill about outside....

Waiting alone in the interrogation room, Asakawa ponders, looking at the documents in his hands. The door opens & Takayama nonchalantly walks in. Getting to his feet, Asakawa says "I heard. It appears like one of the detectives in charge of your case started behaving strangely." Takayama strides in "Did you come all the way to tell me that?" Asakawa hands him the documents "This is the data on people in the past who had supernatural powers. I also found a man that could project an image onto a video. I got him to project an image onto a Polaroid film as proof. It appeared on the film, nensha is possible....." Asakawa shows Takayama the Polaroid. Looking at it, Takayama states "It's the 'A' in Asakawa...." Taking it, Takayama starts laughing, finding it amusing. Asakawa asks "What's so funny?" Takayama asks "When he was doing this, was he wearing a sweater? & in the room, was there a carpet on the floor?" Asakawa recalls the Okouchi, wearing a sweater, kneeling on the carpet as he inscribes the letter 'A' onto the Poloroid film. Asakawa frowns "How did you know?" Takayama explains "This is not nensha. He used static electricity. I'm sure you've ever gotten a shock from your finger tips when you reach out for the door knob. It is possible for the human body to store static electricity. It is easy to generate electricity wearing a sweater. Standing on a carpet, static electricity slowly builds up in the body. Once there is about 10 or 20 volts, it would be easy to inscribe an image on film with the tips of one's fingers......" Asakawa grimaces in disappointment, taking a deep breath & sitting down heavily onto a chair. Takayama tells him "Don't feel disappointed....." Asakawa turns to look at him in surprise. Takayama holds Asakawa's documents in his hands "In here there is someone with supernatural powers....." "How do you know?" "Think of magic tricks. Those that are fakes desperately try to convince others that they are genuine. That's why if it's the real thing, there is no need to convince others that they are genuine. So, the ones that are genuine are the ones that looks the least like the real thing...." Asakawa leans forward eagerly "Who is it?" No reply from Takayama. Asakawa bites out "Answer me!" "If I do that then the game won't be that interesting...." "What?!" "I'll tell you on one condition.  want you to get me out of here...." "You know I can't do that!" "If you don't like it, it doesn't matter. I'll be released shortly anyway." Asakawa looks surprised. Takayama casts a glance at the door, the shadow of a police officer guarding him outside "The police are trying to come up with evidence of the poison Gobrel. Unfortunately, it will be impossible to prove that the poison will have anything to do with this case. You still need evidence for a conviction, it will take the police a few more days to realize that fact. However I want to return to this interesting game as soon as possible. That is what you're wishing as well..." Asakawa asks "How do you expect me to get you out of here?" Takayama gets to his feet "The name of the detective in charge of this case is Kashiwada. He has had some problems with his family. You're a reporter...." "You want me to do something underhanded?" Takayama smiles, nodding. Asakawa spits out "You must me joking!" Takayama stares at him "Do you have any other choice?" Asakawa looks up, staring back at Takayama, realizing his position he's in. With that, Takayama leaves.....

Leaving the police station, Asakawa glumly stares at the building. With a tired sigh, he grimaces "Who projected those images?" 

At the newspaper office, Kawamura's cell phone rings "This is Kawamura....." "This is Asakawa, do you remember me?" "Yes, of course....." "I've heard about you from Yoshino, that an enthusiastic & excellent kouhai (junior) has joined....." "Thanks...." "Do you know anyone related to the police? There's something I'd like you to check up on......." 

At the Musashino Medical University, Miyashita's having a discussion with some colleagues when Nagao appears "Miyashita-kun, I'd like a word with you." "Alright." Moving to the lab in private, Nagao tells her "There's a really strange rumor going around. With regards the presidential elections, it seems that Professor Hiyama from the Clinical Medicine department is trying to undermine others, trying to stir up a scandal & attempting to target someone from my lab...." Miyashita replies in disbelief "No way....." "I don't want to believe it either. However, until the presidential election takes place, I'd like you to be careful. Whether or not I make it, I don't want you to get into trouble either....." "I understand....." "Ah yes, speaking of which, that superintendent from Yatsugatake, he'll be here.....his body will be delivered here tonight...." Miyashita answers in surprise "Is that so?" "The other professors got upset, asking if there was something strange going on in my lab!" Miyashita laughs "I'm sorry to have put you through all the trouble. As soon as the body arrives, I would like to perform an autopsy right away. For some reason, I think that there might be some connection with those mice....." "Eh? What are you talking about?" "Well, obviously human beings & mice are different of course. But the cause of death for both was heart failure. & not only just this superintendent, there were strange coincidences with some other deaths...." Taking out some documents from her desk, she shows them to Nagao "I've spoken to a friend who works in a news agency....." "You're not saying that you still think it's a virus?" "I can't totally say it's impossible." "But there were no traces of any virus in the blood of the mice." "Well, if it's a new strain of virus, it's not strange if nothing's found. It might be that it enters into the DNA cells of other living things, & then it takes over those cells. As long as it's hiding in those cells, it might be not be possible to see it......" "Well...." "Whether it's mice or human beings, to have both die of heart failure all at the same time, it's really unbelievable. But the truth is, this has happened right before us...." "If this is really a new strain of virus, it will be terrible....." Miyashita agrees, looking worried "Yes..."

At a restaurant, Asakawa looks at the material on Kashiwada as Kawamura says "There isn't much dirt on Kashiwada, only that incident 3 years ago. At the time, his son who was still in high school, was arrested drug possession. However the arresting officer was a junior of Kashiwada's so the charges were dropped. Well, I guess he must have done it for his family. Asakawa-san, you're not going to threaten to expose him for this?" Asakawa assures him "Don't worry, I'm not going to use it for anything bad...." "It took quite a lot of trouble to uncover all this, please give Yoshino-san my regards...." Sensing Kawamura's crush on Yoshino, Asakawa smiles "I will, thank you very much....." After Kawamura leaves, Asakawa ponders over what he's learnt, recalling Kawamura say "Well, I guess he must have done it for his family....." Outside the restaurant, a little kid calling out "Mama!" catches his attention. Thinking, he remembers telling Yoichi "I'll always be with you, let's go somewhere when you get better......." 

Asakawa goes to pick up Yoichi from school. Walking into the school yard, he calls out "Yoichi!" "Papa!" Yoichi comes running up giving his father a high five. Asakawa picks him up "Let's go home!" 

Putting a pile of clothes & a bag on the bed, Asakawa tells his son "Alright! Pack your clothes!" Yoichi asks "What's going on?" "A reward for getting better....." "A reward?" "Yes, you've been wanting to visit grandma haven't you?" Asakawa enters into his room next door & takes out the video tape from his bag, hiding among the books on the shelf. "I've got the day off too...." "Are we going now?" "Yes...." "You're feeling ok too aren't you?" Yoichi comes into the room, bouncing on the bed "Yes!" Asakawa grabs him "Go pack!" "Yes sir!!" 

At the police station, Takayama sits in the interrogation room, arms crossed, eyes shut. The door opens & Yoshino enters. Takayama opens his eyes, giving her a sideway glance. A solemn nod & Yoshino approaches, positioning herself across the table from him "You know Asakawa Kazayuki, don't you. Do you know where he is right now? He took the day off from work & took his only son out from the kindergarten....." Takayama says "Why are you telling me all that?" Yoshino glares at him with an unflinching eye "What's happened to him? Asakawa-san has been deeply troubled over a single video tape.....as if........just what is on that tape?! You know, don't you?!" Takayama replies "If you're that interested why don't you watch it yourself? Even if I tell you, most probably you won't believe me. Watch it & you can join in this interesting game too...." Yoshino stares at him, speechless. Takayama taunts "How about it? Let's play together....." a hint of a cold smile on his lips.....

Arriving at his grandmother's house, Yoichi scrambles out of the car & runs up to the house, sliding the door open & shouting "Grandpa! Grandma! Hello!" Grandma appears looking happily surprised "Yo-chan! My you've grown!" When Asakawa walks up, she asks "What's happened? This is unexpected....." Asakawa replies "Nothing. I had a day off so decided to come visit....." "This is great isn't it? Yo-chan!" "Where's Dad?" "Working....." "Come on Yoichi, let's go...." Yoichi runs off into a warehouse yelling "Grandpa!" "Hey! Look who's here!" Asakawa strolls in "Hello, are you you?" "Alright....." replies Grandpa, thrilled that his grandson has come for a visit.....

Out on the farm, Asakawa drives a tractor with his parents & Yoichi in the back. Yoichi yells "Dad you're great!" Asakawa pumps his fist "Of course!" Later on, tugging a radish almost as big as he is out from the ground, Yoichi tumbles backwards into the dirt. Grinning happily, he shows it to his father "Papa!" "Oh isn't that huge!" answers Asakawa, not hearing his cell phone ringing away in his jacket a few feet away. Yoichi takes a bite into a radish & spits it out "Yuck!", running off into grandma's arms. Sitting & watching them, Asakawa smiles.....

With fishing rod in hand, Asakawa shows Yoichi how to fish "You love grandpa & grandma don't you?" Yoichi nods "Uhm!" "It would be nice to live here with grandpa & grandma, don't you think?" "Yes, but what about you papa? You'll be with us together too right? Papa!" After a moment's hesitation, Asakawa puts his arms around Yoichi "Of course, I'll always be with you....." At that moment, Asakawa's cell phone rings & Yoichi says "Telephone!" "Never mind, leave it....." Asakawa tells him but Yoichi replies "I'll get it!" running over & taking it out from his father's jacket. "Hello? Yes....good afternoon....." Turning to his father, Yoichi says "Papa! It's obachan...." "Alright, take this...." Asakawa hands the fishing rod to his son & takes the call "Hello Yoshino...what's up?" "I should be the one asking you that, taking the day off....." "I'm back in my hometown. I just wanted to let Yoichi breath in the air here. It's great....." "I just went to see Takayama Ryuji....." Asakawa replies in sudden anxiety "What?!" Sitting at her desk in the office, Yoshino says "So there was something wrong with that video tape after all...." "What did you talk to Takayama about?!" "He said to watch the tape....." Asakawa warns her urgently "Don't do anything stupid!"  "He said to join in the interesting game...." "Listen! Everything that Takayama said is utter nonsense!" "Whether or not it's all nonsense I'll decide that for myself, right now I'm going to watch the tape..." "Wait a minute! Where did you get that tape?!" "I looked for it in your home, I just found it...." "How did you get into my apartment?! I locked it! Yoshino!" Having tricked Asakawa into telling her where the tape is, Yoshino replies "So the tape is in your apartment after all. I'm going over to  look for it right now...." "No don't! If you watch the tape you will die!!! It's the truth! Yoshino!" However, Yoshino hangs up on him. Frantically reeling in the fishing line, Asakawa says "Yoichi! We've got to go!" 

Yoshino runs out of the office & flags a cab......

Asakawa rushes back carrying Yoichi "Mom! Could you look after Yoichi?" "What's wrong?" "I've got to go someplace. Yoichi, I'll be back right away. Stay with grandma....." Yoichi looks at grandma & then back at his father. Suddenly, he scrambles into the back seat of the car "I'm coming too!" "No, get off!" "No!" "You're not listening to me?!" "No!" yells Yoichi stubbornly. Giving in, Asakawa drives off, leaving his parents looking on in puzzlement....

Yoshino arrives at Asakawa's apartment. Taking the key from the letter box, she enters the apartment with it & frantically searches for the video tape. Pulling out drawers & searching the book shelves, suddenly comes across it. Staring at it, she slides it out of the case.....

Intense worry on his face, Asakawa drives on in total concentration.....

Slotting the tape into the machine, Yoshino reaches out to press the play button when Asakawa's warning echoes in her ears "Don't! If you watch the tape you will die! It's the truth!" A moment's hesitation & decision made, Yoshino presses the play button & the tape rolls.....

Asakawa pulls up at the foot of his apartment building. Looking at Yoichi in the back seat, he instructs "Listen, I'll be right back! Stay here!" Yoichi nods. Getting out of the car, Asakawa glances up at the building. Seeing his father leave, Yoichi starts to play with his toys.....

Opening the door, Asakawa rushes in "Yoshino! Yoshino!" & stops in horror when he sees Yoshino watching the tape. When the tape ends, cut off, Yoshino turns the tape off "I was wondering what it was but isn't this just Matsuzaki Nao's music video?" Asakawa stares at her in anger "Why did you watch it! Didn't I say that you would die if you did?!" ""Die? What are you talking about?" "Exactly 13 days after Tomoko & her friends watched this tape in that villa in Yatsugatake, they died! & so did that superintendent who watched that...." Asakawa slumps to the floor, helpless. Yoshino replies, adamant "No way.....how can people die after watching a video tape? Do you really believe that?!" Asakawa spits out furiously "5 people have already died!"  Obstinately, Yoshino replays the video. In frustration, Asakawa moves towards the TV "Stop it!" but Yoshino pushes him away "Let me watch it! You don't expect me to believe it that easily do you? Something like that just isn't possible!!" Suddenly, Asakawa freezes. Turning around, he sees Yoichi standing behind them "Yoichi!" Quickly, Asakawa scrambles forward & turns off the tape. Trying to smile, Asakawa says "Yoichi, you didn't see that video did you?" Yoichi stares back, not answering. Asakawa goes up & grabs him "You didn't see it did you, Yoichi....." staring intently at his son, waiting for an answer. Finally, Yoichi says "The singer is scary....." Horror fills Asakawa & he closes his eyes, grimacing. Hugging him, Asakawa moans "Yoichi!" Yoshino, seeing Asakawa's reaction, mutters "You don't mean.....it's real?" Asakawa sighs heavily "After watching it, I got a phone call. When I answered, no one was on the other end....." Suddenly the phone rings, giving Yoshino a shock. Frowning & shaking her fear off, she answers it "Hello.....hello?" Scared, Yoshino starts screaming "Hello?! Hello!" Asakawa tells her wearily "Stop it...." Yoshino stares at him, frightened.....6.09pm on the clock, January 31st.......

From his bag in the car, Asakawa takes out the material Kawamura gave him earlier, thinking about Takayama's words "I'll tell you on one condition. I want you to get me out of here...." Looking up at his apartment & then at the documents in his hands, Asakawa comes to a decision......

At the police station, Kashiwada gets up tiredly from the couch when the phone rings. "Yes, this is Kashiwada...." Asakawa replies "I'm from the Chuou Shimbun...." "Eh?" "Do you remember a case that happened three years ago regarding 5 high school kids being arrested for drug possession? I'm sure you remember. You were connected with this case. We're going to do an article on it....it's going to be titled 'Police Injustice'. What do you think?" Kashiwada sits down heavily, resigned "So what is it you want?" 

The reporters rush forward in a frenzy "He's here! Takayama Ryuji has been released! At this moment, he's walking towards the police car.....Excuse me Takayama! Takayama! Do you have any comments?" However Takayama, ignoring the commotion, gets into the car without a word. As he is driven off, the reporters continue their news coverage "This doesn't represent that the police are done with the case....however as no evidence has been found & as a curse is not a crime in the eyes of the law, Takayama has been released....." With a helpless look on his face, Kashiwada appears at the steps of the police station.....

Entering his office in darkness, Takayama takes a couple of steps & then stops, feeling someone's presence in the room. Turning around, he suddenly gets a fist in his face. Falling to the ground, he turns around to see Asakawa looking at him in contempt "Why did you tell her? Why did you tell Yoshino about the tape?!" Crouching down, Asakawa reaches out & grabs Takayama by the collar "Yoshino's seen the video, so has my son! Are you satisfied now?! What did my son do to you?! Do you know how I feel? No you don't know, do you. Someone like you who doesn't love anyone. You don't know what it's like to lose someone precious to you!" Asakawa lets go off Takayama, despair overcoming him. Takayama gets to his feet, in a detached tone, says "Is that all you have to say?" Furious, Asakawa yells "What are you saying?!" Unruffled, Takayama holds out his hand "Let me look at the data. You got me out for that reason didn't you? I'll keep to my end of the bargain. I'll tell who that one person is with the supernatural powers...." Asakawa looks at the ground, motionless, not saying anything. Takayama taunts "What's wrong? Don't you want to save your son?" taking out his handkerchief & cleaning off the blood on his lip. Suddenly, Asakawa grabs Takayama by the collar, glaring at him with intensity......

In Takayama's home, in the darkness, Mai sits on the floor. The only sound filling the room is the tune coming out from the music box in her hands.......

Asakawa stares out of the window into the darkness of the night. Behind him Takayama pours over the documents Asakawa's collated from his research at the library. Finally, Takayama takes a set & places it on the table "It's her...." Asakawa turns around & picks it up "Yamamura Shizuko?" "50 years ago she was humiliated by the media. After that, she disappeared without a trace. First, look for her. She knows something for sure....." "Is she still alive?" "Who knows?" replies Takayama without emotion. Asakawa slams the papers back down on the table in a rage "Stop this nonsense!!" Takayama leans forward "Don't you know the one & only rule in any game? If you think you're going to lose, you've lost....." Takayama stares at Asakawa, unflinching "...like you have, right now....." Asakawa's eyes widen......

Returning home & about to check in on Yoichi, Asakawa hears Matsuzaki Nao's music coming from his own bedroom. Opening the door, he sees Yoshino playing the video back on the computer. Yoshino coolly asks "Where have you been?" "What do you thinking you're doing?" "Looking at the strange things you discovered on the video...." Annoyed, Asakawa walks over & turns off the monitor "You're out of line!" "Look who's talking, why did you hide all this from me? I have no intention of dying!" Asakawa remains silent. Yoshino places a scrap of paper with the outline of the mountain found in the video scribbled on it, sighing "Where have I seen this mountain range before....." Relenting, Asakawa gruffly instructs her "Come here, there's something I want you to see....." 

Going back out into the living room, Asakawa inserts a video tape into the machine "I borrowed this tape from our own archives....." An old black & white news item comes on "An unprecedented experiment! The supernatural powers of nensha" - 'Chuou Shimbun'. The narrator announnces "October 22, Tokyo Metropolitan Hall, an experiment on the supernatural powers of nensha took place. To prove the existence of supernatural powers, Keizo University's Professor Ikuma Heihachiro invited Yamamura Shizuko, a native of Izu Oshima, to perform the nensha experiment. The experiment was to have Yamamura project required words onto film that was sealed in a package. In front of a large crowd of reports, the experiment was immediately performed. However, no matter how many times she tried, there was no resulting image on the film. Angry & disappointed at the outcome, disorder broke out inside the hall." 

Asakawa hits the pause button, freezing the image of Yamamura Shizuko, distraught, on screen. Yoshino asks "You're saying that that woman projected those images onto the video?" "Takayama Ryuji said that it was a possibility..." "Takayama Ryuji? What's wrong with you senpai?! How can you believe what he says?! In the first place, this experiment failed 50 years ago!" "If she was a fake do you think she would have failed? If she really was a fake, she would have had some sort of trick prepared. She would not have failed like this....." "Well, if you put it that way but......" "According to Professor Ikuma, apparently Yamamura Shizuko felt evil in those reporters around her, willing her to fail. Apparently feeling the media around her urging her to fail, there was nothing she could do. After that incident, Yamamura Shizuko returned to her hometown. If she is still alive, she should still be in Oshima...." "You're not saying that you're going to Oshima, are you?" "Yes, if I leave tonight I'll be there by morning...." "This isn't like you! All this talk about nensha! I'm sure there's a more plausible explanation!" "I feel the same way too! That's why I've used the past three days searching for a clue. & this is the answer I've arrived at. Are you coming with me to Oshima?" "I'm sorry. I can't bring myself to believe in nensha at all. I'll find some other explanation....."

At the Musashino Medical University, an assistant walks into the lab "Miyashita-san!" "Yes?" "The body has arrived from Kofu Medical University....." he says, handing her a file. Miyashita clears up her table "I'll be right there. Send the body over to the dissecting room...." "Alright......" Miyashita opens the file & looks at the autopsy report of the superintendent who died at Yatsugatake.....

The body is wheeled down the corridor.........

Just as Miyashita leaves her lab, the phone rings.......

Asakawa, not getting through, hangs up with a sigh. Standing on the deck of a ferry, he makes another call......

At home, granda hands Yoichi an origami folding "This is the swan, blow into it....." The phone rings & she gets up "Yes yes, I'm coming...." Picking up the receiver, she answers "Hello? Oh! Kazuyuki!" "Thanks for looking after Yoichi....." "It must be tough on you too, having to go on a business trip so suddenly. Take care of yourself......" Asakawa smiles "Let me speak with Yoichi?" She hands the receiver to Yoichi "It's papa....." "Papa!" "Listen to what grandma says & be a good boy....." "Uhm! When are you coming back?" "As soon as I can...." "Papa, you promise?" "I promise." "Cross your heart?" "Uhm, cross my heart.....uhm, bye....goodnight...." Yoichi goes back to playing with grandma, Asakawa stares out into the night sky......

In the dissecting room, the autopsy is about to get started. The lights come on & Miyashita states "Right now we're about to start on the autopsy. An autopsy has already been performed once on this body. The cause of death was heart failure & there were no findings of anything unusual. However, there is still a doubt as to what caused the heart failure. No matter how trivial it may seem, if you find anything, please inform the rest of us." The other doctors nod "Understood...." "Alright, let's start....." Miyashita pulls off the sheet, revealing the body of the superintendent underneath......

In Takayama's home, Mai sits on the floor, music box playing in her hands, her eyes unseeing. Takayama reaches out & closes the box. Mai slowly lifts her eyes & looks up at him......

Waiting for the ferry to depart, Asakawa sees someone running up "Yoshino?"

Running up onto the deck, Yoshino pants "I've decided to go to Oshima with you after all.....when I was in grade school, we were suppose to go on an excursion trip to Oshima......I was looking forward to it but the day before we were to leave, I caught a cold so I couldn't go......I just remembered......" Asakawa looks at her "You......" but Yoshino interrupts "We might find some clues in Oshima......" Asakawa asks "You've found something?" Yoshino nods, still trying to catch her breath "Yes...." Asakawa presses "What?" but Yoshino merely shakes her head "I'll tell you when we get to Oshima." "Tell me now." "No. If I'm wrong, you'll get mad again." "I will not." You will." "I will not!" "See, you are!" chuckles Yoshino, getting a smile of surrender from Asakawa. Taking a seat on a bench beside her, Asakawa quietly asks "Aren't you afraid? You might be dead in 13 days." "You're being an idiot senpai. Of course I'm scared. But I don't regret having seen that video tape. IfI hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have known how much you were suffering, wouldn't have known when you'd disappear without a trace. When I think about that, I don't regret any of it.....none at all....." 

With intense concentration, Miyashita continues with the autopsy with the other doctors. Suddenly her eyes widen in shock "This is strange!" Prodding into the heart cavity, Miyashita says "Probe..." & gets the instrument placed instantly in her hand....

Mai looks up at Takayama & suddenly puts her arms around his legs. Takayama stares at her when suddenly, he suffers a flashback. A little girl covered in blood, screams at him "Onichan! Stop it onichan!" Stunned, Takayama doubles over, falling onto his knees, gasping for breath. Mai calmly leans back against the wall, sitting on the floor. Takayama holds his hands to his head, as if in pain. Suddenly, he hears Mai whisper with dreadful foreboding "Unu wa da-sen....yogora o ageru......" Whipping around, Takayama stares at Mai, her expression stony......

White froth churns away in the wake of the ferry. On board, Asakawa & Yoshino head closer towards Oshima. On their faces frowns of worry, mouths pursed in fear, nerves taut with tension........

 

 

10 days left......