Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

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AUGUST 26,
2024 (MONDAY)
[insects chirping]
THIS ANIME IS A WORK OF FICTION
AND HAS NO RELATION
TO ANY
ACTUAL PERSON OR
ORGANIZATION.
THE MEDICAL
PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMEN
USED IN THE SHOW
MAY VARY FROM
WHAT IS USED TO TREA
INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.
[phone vibrating]
MOTONARI MITSUAKI: I WAN
TO SEE YOU. I WAS WRONG.
MOTONARI MITSUAKI: I'M SURE WE CAN
START OVER. I NEED YOU, MAFUYU.
Hmm.
- Ah?
- [MANATSU] Hey, check this out.
It's that cursed video
that's gone viral.
Huh?
What're you talking about?
[MANATSU] Everyone
can't shut up about it.
You die after watching it.
That's stupid.
Also, I'm busy studying
for my entrance exams.
Watch it by yourself.
Aw.
Why can't we get
cursed together?
- [MANATSU] That's way cooler.
- [MAFUYU] Careful!
[MANATSU] [chuckles]
C'mon, it'll be fun.
[MAFUYU]
Jeez.
[train alarm blaring]
For real, some kids
got hurt after watching it.
Really?
[MAFUYU] That's either a lie
or just a total coincidence.
[gasps]
[Mafuyu breathing heavily]
[train alarm blaring]
[Mafuyu breathing heavily]
Huh?
[gasps]
[FEMALE ANNOUNCER 3A]
Platform Two.
Please take care,
a train is passing through.
[MANATSU]
Mafuyu?
[train alarm blaring]
Huh?
Hey, wait.
[train chugging]
[MANATSU]
What are you
[train horn blowing]
[brakes squealing]
AMEKU M.D.:
DOCTOR DETECTIVE
[insects chirping]
AUGUST 27TH,
2024 (TUESDAY)
[indistinct chatter]
- Doctor Kotori!
- [YU] Hm?
♪
It's Takanashi.
[YU] You're not one
for tact, are you?
[MAI] I heard all about you
and Dr. Ameku.
How she closed the case
of the blue-blooded man!
The what?
Oh, of course.
A genius like her
working the mystery,
like there was any doubt!
I guess it's probably
difficult for you,
being in a relationship
like that.
Ah?
Huh?
What did you just say?
I mean, isn't it hard
keeping up with her sometimes?
Or feeling like
the two of you are equals?
First of all, ouch.
Second of all, you don't think
Dr. Takao and I are dating?
You are, aren't you?
No, of course not.
We are talking about
the same person?
No way that would happen.
But why not?
Don't you think she's cute,
super cool,
and kind of the
best person ever?
That's your take.
Mine is she doesn't listen and
likes to abuse her authority.
[MAI] Oh, by the way,
did you hear the news?
[YU] There's that
trademark tact again.
I'm currently doing training
in the Psychiatry Department,
and
Huh?
[MAI] Between us, do you
believe a video can be cursed?
[SUMIDA] I strongly feel
there's a chance
she'll act on impulse
and try taking her life again.
She'll be safe here, though.
While she's at the ward,
we'll keep a close eye on her.
- But she didn't!
- [gasping]
Mafuyu would never
attempt suicide.
[Manatsu sighs]
This happened all because
I showed her that cursed video.
It's not your fault.
[SUMIDA] When we looked
at her brain scan,
we didn't observe
any abnormalities.
She's either lying to cover up
her suicide attempt,
or is experiencing
hallucinations
brought on by some
mental illness.
[MANATSU]
She isn't lying!
I'm telling you she was cursed
after watching that video!
[SUMIDA]
Manatsu, please.
Try thinking
about this logically.
Do you actually believe
watching a video
can lead to someone's death?
For starters,
you saw it too,
and you're fine.
Next, we should
take into account
your sister is studying
for entrance exams,
and her ex has been pestering
her to get back together.
She's been under tremendous
stress recently.
Due to her depression,
I believe she had
a sudden impulse
to commit suicide.
Everything will be fine.
After she's gotten rest,
Mafuyu should be better
in no time.
As for this cursed video,
there's no such thing.
Sounds a bit
on the paranormal side.
Dr. Takao loves these
sorts of medical mysteries.
She would eat it up.
That woman.
She's always on the lookout
for some new challenge
for that brain of hers.
I knew it!
[YU] So, not a word
of what you just mentioned.
[MAI]
Huh? But why not?
The moment she stumbles
onto an interesting case,
she doesn't stop
until it's solved.
What's the matter with that?
Do you want me
to spell it out for you?
I'll get dragged
into that mess, too.
Well, there is a slight chance
I might have already
told the patient's twin sister.
Told her what?
That the Department
of Investigative Pathology
would be willing
to listen to her.
DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIVE
PATHOLOGY OUTPATIEN
EXAMINATION ROOM
[MANATSU]
My sister and I,
we were both born with
the same face and DNA.
But we're complete opposites.
She's more serious, while
I'm the happy-go-lucky type.
But we've been together
ever since we were born.
That's how I know
she would never
try killing herself.
I'm sure of it.
She's cursed now because of me.
♪
Don't blame yourself for what
happened to your sister.
♪
Hmm.
♪
INJURED FALLING FROM
STATION PLATFORM ONTO TRACKS.
ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE S/O.
- Hmm.
- [MANATSU] I know.
You don't believe
in curses, either.
Maybe I really am crazy.
Um, well
[TAKAO]
How very interesting.
- What?
- [MANATSU] Huh?
Great.
♪
And who are you?
Head of Investigative
Pathology.
Takao Ameku.
Were you listening
the whole time?
I want to learn more about
this video that's responsible
for making your little sister
jump onto the tracks.
[gasps]
You believe me?
'Cause you're the first.
The woman from the psychiatry
department told me
I needed to think logically.
- "Think logically," my butt.
- [both gasping]
How does that provide
any evidence
the video wasn't
behind her actions?
[TAKAO] "Look at all aspects
of the patient
and explore every possibility
during the examination."
Full stop.
That's our mantra, here.
♪
Fine, I'll ask.
Why are you wearing
that disguise?
Because apparently,
I'm not allowed
to step foot in the psych ward.
You're banned?
What exactly
did you do to them?
Absolutely nothing,
if you want to know.
With that whole getup on,
you look like a high schooler
called out by the teacher
for pulling pranks.
[YU]
Ow! Ow.
[door slides open]
Ah?
[footfall]
Mafuyu Kimura?
[MAFUYU]
es? Who are you?
Takao Ameku, Department
of Investigative Pathology.
My subordinate, Kotori.
It's Takanashi.
Hey, sis.
[TAKAO] I came here
to hear your story.
I know you fell
from a train platform,
and that it might have
something to do
with a cursed video.
- [gasps]
- Tell me what happened.
Don't skimp on the details.
Hmm.
So we were on our way home,
when my sister
pulled out her phone.
[MAFUYU] She wanted
to show me this video.
People said it was cursed.
All of a sudden,
I started feeling really sick.
I heard something that sounded
like a beast growling.
After that,
everything went white.
Before I realized it,
I was on the tracks.
[TAKAO]
Hmm.
What else can you tell us
about this video?
Everyone at school has been
obsessed over it lately.
[MANATSU]
I heard it just showed up
after this guy got dumped
and killed himself.
They say if a girl
who breaks up with a guy
watches the video, she dies.
[YU]
A real public nuisance.
Can I assume
you had a break-up recently?
[sighs]
Yes with my boyfriend.
About a month ago.
Scumbag.
He was seeing a girl
from another school.
My sis?
She posed as me.
You see,
I couldn't face the guy,
so she ended it for me.
I know you're twins,
but couldn't he tell
the difference?
Even more evidence
of how stupid he obviously was.
You were right to dump him.
[TAKAO]
But in that case,
you've both technically
dumped a guy.
[Mafuyu and Manatsu sighs]
Do you know of anyone else
who acted peculiar
after watching the video?
[MANATSU]
It's just a rumor.
But after seeing it,
a girl crossed the street
and ended up
getting hit by a car.
Strange.
Could just be inattentiveness
from looking at her phone.
A street and a train.
[knocking on door]
- [MAFUYU] Ah?
- [MANATSU] Ah?
[SUMIDA] Hi, Kimura,
just doing the rounds.
Oh, hello.
And who might you be?
[YU]
Ah!
Beg your pardon.
Yu Takanashi from
Investigative Pathology, ma'am.
I'm confused.
Pathology?
[gasps]
[SUMIDA]
Oh, no.
Ameku.
All right, you're trespassing!
- [SUMIDA] Out, now!
- [grunting]
[TAKAO]
What's wrong with you?
- Sumida, let me go!
- Huh? Is that necessary?
- In the hallway this instant!
- Get your hands off me!
[SUMIDA]
You promised me you'd stay
out of the psych ward, remember?
So, why are you here?
I wanted to ask Mafuyu Kimura
for details about
this cursed video.
Curses do not exist!
As for that absurd outfit,
if you insist
on playing dress-up,
- do it somewhere else.
- You think I put this on
because I wanted to?
I had to wear a disguise
seeing how you banned me
from the psych ward.
Uh-huh, now I understand.
You have more than one.
That one really
suits you, though.
Are you implying I'm a kid?
- Because if you are, I'll--
- Get back here! Calm down!
This is clearly harassment!
[TAKAO]
Wait till I tell HR!
[YU]
Ow! Nurse!
- [mouse clicking]
- [YU] Jeez.
[groans]
Are you finally gonna tell me
why Dr. Sumida
hates you so much?
[TAKAO]
Hm. Oh, just because
Hey, found you.
[YU]
Hold on.
Is this the same video?
Are you prepared to get cursed?
[mouse clicking]
[sighs]
Ah?
Huh?
♪
Well, that was unpleasant.
My head and eyes
are killing me.
It's weird.
A bunch of bizarre images
popped into my head
while I was watching it.
[TAKAO]
Yeah, talk about bad taste.
[mouse clicking]
CURSED VIDEO
Hold up.
There's nothing
paranormal about this.
It's got frames
of torture devices
and some other
nasty scenes mixed in,
but it's just
a subliminal video.
The kind that are designed
to have an effect
on your subconscious
mind, correct?
[YU] Is it possible
after Mafuyu viewed this,
she was brainwashed
into attempting suicide?
Subliminal messages
aren't very strong influences,
so I doubt it.
[TAKAO]
Also
this video
doesn't have any audio.
Wait a sec.
I heard something that sounded
like a beast growling.
Hmm.
[phone ringing]
AUGUST 27TH (TUE)
20:05 EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT INTERNAL
LINE 08 CONNECTED
[YU] Hello, this is
Investigative Pathology.
[MALE DOCTOR 3A]
ER here.
We have a newly
admitted patient.
She asked us to contact you.
Her name is
Right, Manatsu Kimura.
[both gasping]
She consulted
with us as an outpatient.
Why is she in the ER?
[MALE DOCTOR 3A] She fell
from the emergency stairs
at her family's apartment.
Injuries include bruises
and a slight sprain.
The circumstances suggest
a possible suicide attempt.
Huh?
[MALE DOCTOR 3A]
The patient did make
a pretty strange claim.
[YU]
Ah
[MALE DOCTOR 3A]
Something about a cursed video?
♪
[MANATSU] It's that
cursed video that's gone viral.
[SUMIDA] When we looked
at her brain scan,
we didn't observe
any abnormalities.
She's been under
tremendous stress recently.
[TAKAO]
Well, that was unpleasant.
[TAKAO] This video
doesn't have any audio.
[MALE DOCTOR 3A]
Something about a cursed video?
[MANATSU]born with
the same face and DNA.
♪
- [TAKAO] Kotori?
- [YU] Yes?
[TAKAO] I want you
to gather all parties involved.
[YU]
Huh?
♪
I'm ready now
to give my diagnosis
for this mystery.
♪
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR
DETECTIVE
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
[wind whooshing]
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
ROOM
[door slides open]
Looks like everybody's here.
[SUMIDA] This is inexcusable,
even for you!
You dragged my patient
out of the ward
without my permission!
- Manatsu Kimura.
- [MANATSU] Ah!
[TAKAO] Why did you watch
that cursed video again?
I thought I might be able
to figure
something out if I did.
[TAKAO]
That was reckless.
Even so, it did help me
uncover the truth.
- [MAFUYU] Huh?
[MANATSU] Huh?
[TAKAO] Mafuyu Kimura
jumped from the train platform.
Manatsu Kimura fell down
the apartment stairs.
And I know the reason why.
It was the cursed video.
I can only take
so much nonsense.
No matter how much we disagree,
there's no way
you believe they exist!
Then a demonstration
is in order.
[gasping]
[switch clicking]
- [all gasping]
- I don't, uh Dr. Takao?
[SUMIDA]
What are you trying to prove?
Answer me.
[clicking]
[all gasping]
[clicking]
Huh?
[both breathing heavily]
♪
[MANATSU'S MOTHER]
Manatsu?
♪
Mafuyu?
[breathing heavily]
♪
[both gasping]
[breathing heavily]
[grunting]
Kotori!
[TAKAO] Don't just
stand there, help me!
- [Takao grunting]
- [YU] Oh, uh, right!
Hmm.
[gasps]
Where am I?
What just
[SUMIDA]
I don't understand.
[TAKAO]
Mafuyu and Manatsu Kimura.
They experienced
an epileptic seizure.
- A seizure?
- A seizure?
[TAKAO] Epilepsy
is a neurological disease
that can cause
uncontrollable movements,
loss of consciousness,
and hallucination.
The triggers differ
from person to person,
but photo stimulation
is one of them.
[YU]
Photo stimulation?
- Wait!
- Bingo!
The cursed video.
[TAKAO]
Whoever made it included
intense flashes of color.
That light caused
their cranial nerves
to fire abnormally,
resulting in an
epileptic seizure.
So, that growling beast
she heard before passing out--
[TAKAO]
Correct.
An auditory illusion
brought on by the seizures.
- Just one second.
- [TAKAO] Huh?
Both of them tried
to commit suicide.
What's that have to do
with epileptic seizures?
You were in the room here.
When the lights
flashed on and off,
they unconsciously
walked forward.
[TAKAO] It's a symptom
called automatism.
♪
During a seizure,
there are parts of the body
that move involuntarily.
For these two girls,
it was in the form
of walking forward
without any control.
The rest is easy to surmise.
The seizures occurred on a
train platform and near stairs,
so they looked like
impulsive suicide attempts.
But during
the platform incident,
both of them watched
the video at the same time.
Why did only Mafuyu react?
[TAKAO] Because each of their
situations was unique.
It's easier to trigger
one of these seizures
if the individual's brain
has been worn down
by exhaustion
or is under immense stress.
- [TAKAO] Mafuyu Kimura.
- Ah?
[TAKAO] You watched
the cursed video
when you were
already drained.
Not only were you in the middle
of studying for entrance exams,
but your ex-boyfriend also
wouldn't stop pestering you.
♪
Manatsu Kimura.
You experienced
a huge amount of regret
after showing
your sister the video,
which resulted
in insomnia, grief,
and high levels of stress
when you watched it again.
♪
I already
checked in with the ER.
When you were admitted,
they confirmed
it was an epileptic seizure.
Makes total sense.
Seeing how you're
monozygotic twins,
if one of you suffers
from epilepsy,
the other
has a high probability
of also being afflicted.
[both sigh]
Hm.
[MANATSU'S MOTHER]
Excuse me, Doctor?
Hm?
This disease
that my daughters have.
Can it be cured?
[TAKAO] Since their
symptoms are atypical,
Neurology will have
to examine them to be sure.
However, considering
they haven't had
any episodes up until recently,
as long as they avoid
intense visual stimulation
and minimize stress,
I don't see why it'll affect
their futures.
[both chuckle]
[TAKAO]
If you have any concerns,
we'll do our best
to address them.
It's our duty as physicians.
Oh, thank goodness.
[TAKAO]
Tah-dah!
My diagnosis has
been completed.
♪
[door opens]
[chuckles]
[TAKAO]
You look rather annoyed.
For your information, I'm not.
On the contrary,
I'm relieved we found out
what was afflicting
these two girls.
Oh, I bet.
You were my
supervising physician.
I learned from the best.
I had no idea Dr. Sumida
used to be your supervisor.
That's right.
The worst resident
I've had, before or since.
[YU] Are you gonna tell me
what you did already?
Yeah, fine.
During my residency,
I was in Psychiatry.
[TAKAO] There was a patient
Sumida misdiagnosed
with depression.
Turns out they were
actually suffering
from hypothyroidism.
I put her on the meds
she really needed.
Took her off those
useless antidepressants.
- Ah!
- And what do you know?
She improved after one day.
Naturally, I told
the patient who was right.
You didn't.
[TAKAO] "Sorry about
my incompetent supervisor.
Because of her misdiagnoses,
your meds were
completely ineffective."
That's about when I got
banned from the psych ward.
Are you still unclear on this?
You don't know
what "ho-ren-so" means,
because you changed
a patient's meds
without getting your
supervisor's approval first!
I know what "ho-ren-so" is.
It's in the
amaranthaceae family.
[YU] Idon't think--
[TAKAO] Native to Western Asia.
[TAKAO]
Used in salads and miso soup.
[SUMIDA] I'm not
talking about spinach!
[wind whooshing]
[door opens]
Oh!
[YU]
Mazuru, good morning.
Dr. Takanashi.
- Hmm.
- Uh
[MAZURU] I heard about the
patient in the psychiatry ward.
It seems Takao's made life
difficult for you again.
Allow me to apologize.
It wasn't that much trouble.
Thanks to Dr. Takao, we were
able to help the patient out.
[sighs]
You know,
you're the first person
to say something like that.
Takao is
Well, you know what she's like.
She excels at making life
difficult for others.
I'm not sure if you were aware,
but all of the physicians
who work under her
quit right away.
[MALE DOCTOR 3B]
I can't handle her.
[sighs]
While she does excel
at causing problems,
I admit I'm learning
a lot from her.
The truth is Dr. Takao's
a brilliant physician.
[chuckles]
Please keep taking care
of my little sister.
I will.
[grunting]
[all groaning]
[all panting]
[laughing]