The Detective Is Already Dead (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

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I um You see, I work as an idol
There's something I'd like to ask
a legendary detective to handle!
Hate to say it, but I'm no detective
Then--
Sorry.
This unmotivated-looking
guy is only a sidekick.
But it's okay.
If it's a detective you want,
there's one right here.
I'm the legendary detective
Nagisa Natsunagi.
The detective is already dead
but her dying wish will never die.
"Episode 3: That's Yui-nya Quality"
"Episode 3: That's Yui-nya Quality"
My name is Yui Saikawa.
I work as an idol.
Yui Saikawa?
So, you see the thing is
I want you to prevent a sapphire
with a market value of three billion yen
from being stolen before it happens!
What happened was,
last month, a warning, giving advance
notice of the crime, arrived!
We strengthened our vault security
measures, but on the appointed day,
the security personnel will be
at my live performance venue--
Whoa, calm down. That's a good girl
Let's relax a little, okay?
This week's
idol news!
"Yui Saikawa's live tour starts next week"
This week we're looking at that
middle school idol who can sing and dance,
"Yui Saikawa's live tour starts next week"
and commands the tip-top of all
the hit charts, Yui Saikawa-san!
So cute!
Since her debut as a sixth grader,
with her unique songs and dance style,
her adorable expressions have won her
popularity with fans of all ages.
The live tour of the world's
cutest idol, Yui Saikawa-san
Oh!
at last
Next week!
will begin!
Yay!
Are you the real thing?
Ouch! Hey! Don't run away!
Why'd you do that all of a sudden?
Don't you know who I am?
I'm the world's cutest idol, Yui Saikawa!
Who do you think you are,
treating me like that?
Calm down, Saikawa.
The saliva of the world's cutest idol is
now smeared all over both my hands, sure,
but I'm not going to be enjoying
myself later by collecting it
with a cotton swab
to keep or anything like that.
Eww! I thought you were a detective,
but you're a pervert!
Wait, are you the criminal
who sent that warning?
Eeek! Somebody call call the police!
Hate to tell you, but the police
and I have a really tight relationship.
Th-That's awful! Are you saying this whole
nation is hopelessly corrupt--
from bottom to top?
The police, the lawyers, the politicians
are all on the side of a panty thief?
Hold on just a minute. Stop lumping
together being a pervert with theft
to try to make me out as a panty thief!
To be clear, I'm neither
a pervert nor a thief!
Uh-uh, you deserve 2,000 years
for the crime of pervertedness.
That's absurd. I'm not a bad person.
That's what every criminal says.
Sorry, we've got a lot going on today;
could we talk details tomorrow?
Oh, I see Well, if you say so,
Ms. Detective, we'll have to go with that.
Okay, I'll see you tomorrow! Absolutely!
You really intend to work as a detective?
Yeah. Somehow, my body was already
in motion by the time I realized it.
In Natsunagi's presence, I'm trying
to keep my cool to the utmost, but
The former partner who
I'd thought had died
What's more, only her heart is alive,
and beating right before my eyes
With that fact alone, my brain's already
working at 100% capacity;
I didn't have the head space
to read much into any of this.
Sure, I'd have just been laughed
at by my former partner
for saying such sentimental stuff
You could've at least said
goodbye before you died
Or is that why you came back?
To say goodbye? Or was it?
Kimizuka.
No, it's just
Looking forward to working with you.
Oh yeah.
Well, I'm heading home.
Right. I'll see you tomorrow.
"City Bus"
Once I became aware of it,
it felt as though I'd been searching
for someone for a long time,
but in reality, it was only
for about this past year
Or should I say, I think
the thing I call an identity
was also only established
very recently.
During my childhood, I was always ill,
spending all my days in bed
I wanted to put on running shoes
and sprint around a track.
I wanted to take detours and
goof off with friends after school.
But none of those wishes would come true.
If I couldn't get things even
when I wished for them,
I thought I was better off
not wishing in the first place.
So I didn't really need a self-image.
Or rather, I most likely
avoided having one.
But one day, a wish came that
I desperately wanted to fulfill.
This heart was crying out. It was crying
that there was someone it wanted to see.
I suddenly realized I'd started running.
You're the legendary detective?
The source of hope I thought I'd finally
found was listless, without spirit,
and looked as though he'd already
given up on a lot of things.
Something about him
looked like the old me.
So I couldn't leave him be.
I flew off the handle at him,
even inadvertently let him see me cry.
That That was a blunder
Natsunagi whomever
that heart may belong to,
you can live your own life.
He said those words just for me. So my
life begins again, fresh--here, today.
Umm, ahem. I apologize
for getting upset yesterday.
Before we get to that just how long
is this table? We're way too far away!
Oh, really? I don't think it's that big!
Then why have we been shouting
at each other this whole time?
Well, that's obvious.
If we spoke normally, we wouldn't
be able to hear each other!
Doesn't that mean there's
something off about your house?
Okay, so to re-focus
By the way, that left eye--is it injured?
Oh, this is--how do I put it--
a "playing a character" kind of thing.
Idols have a tough struggle
to survive, too.
Sorry to call you here
on such short notice.
It's just that time is
already running short.
It's fine.
You can leave all your worries to me,
Nagisa Natsunagi, legendary detective!
Where is all this confidence coming from?
Now, Saikawa-san,
could you tell us the details?
Yes. What happened was,
the other day, this arrived.
A letter?
"On the day of Yui Saikawa's
live performance at the Dome,
we will take possession of the
sapphire valued at three billion yen."
So in this day and age,
there are thieves conscientious enough
to send a notification like this.
I want you to prevent that
before it happens.
I see. And do you know what this
"three-billion-yen sapphire" refers to?
Yes, I think it's unmistakably
the "Miracle Sapphire,"
a family heirloom kept in the vault.
But if you know the date of the crime,
isn't it better to just increase security
on that particular day?
You've got a large number of
security personnel in this house.
No, that's just it--that's not possible,
because on the day of the crime,
I have a live performance.
Ah You mean they'll serve as security
detail at the performance venue?
Uhh no.
They're my biggest fans, so to them,
guarding a three-billion-yen sapphire
isn't as important as watching
my song-and-dance performance.
"Yui Saikawa"
"Yui Saikawa"
isn't as important as watching
my song-and-dance performance.
You all need to find different jobs!
Seriously. If you're just going to mess
with us, excuse me, but I'm leaving.
Wait, Kimizuka.
Since she specifically placed her trust
in us, can't you listen a little longer?
What's up? You're being awfully insistent.
Come on, an assignment from a girl
who lives in this kind of house?
That means
You may be right, but detective isn't a
profession to pursue just for the money.
With that said,
money is a necessity, right?
That is certain. After experiencing three
years of traveling as vagabonds,
I believe I comprehend better than
anyone the importance of money.
You're reading yourself
for eventualities like--
A new swimsuit
Oh.
Well, even if we have different goals,
money still definitely matters.
So is that it?
On the day of the show, Natsunagi and
I just need to guard your home vault?
Yes. That's basically it.
In that case, isn't it better
to leave it to the police?
I discussed it with them once,
but with only the threat letter,
they wouldn't deal with it.
Hey, that face--like, "Why not dangle
some money to motivate the police?"
That's just the way a pervert would think.
I haven't said any such thing yet!
Still, that's just what I was thinking.
Certainly, my way of thinking is,
"If you don't have pastries,
just purchase a bakery."
That's a thought process that would've
stunned even Marie Antoinette
So that's the deal.
Umm, why are you the one
who's requesting this, Yui?
If a Saikawa family heirloom
is being targeted for theft,
why not your father or mother?
My parents died three years ago.
So the head of the Saikawa household
is me!
This is the Saikawa family heirloom,
the Miracle Sapphire.
It's huge. Not her style at all, though.
Amazing It's beautiful!
We do have an airtight
security system in place
Hurry up and go use the restroom.
Eh? Eww, how did you know?
You truly have exceptional
pervert powers of observation.
An ordinary person could never fake that.
A certain someone trained me that way.
I may have drunk too much tea.
Excuse me for a minute.
Some detective.
Kimizuka-san
Wha--?
Now I see.
You feel pleasure when someone breathes
in your ear--you're that type of pervert.
Stop making me out as a pervert
with your contrived interpretations.
Hey, what's this?
This is a photo from my first live show.
It's a super-rare picture that hasn't
ever even been posted online.
Are you starting to become
obsessed with me after all?
Have you become a fan?
Are you in love with me?
But I'm sorry. I'm an idol,
so falling in love is out of the question.
Look me up in the next life.
Quit taking it upon yourself to profess
my feelings and then to turn me down.
More importantly--she's still not back?
Quite a stunning beauty, eh?
Sure, as far as looks go. Her personality
leaves something to be desired, though.
Oh, Natsunagi-san is, too, but I meant me.
You have no hesitation about singing
your own praises, do you?
That's right; in the world of idols,
it's hard to get by without
this level of self-confidence.
Having outfits sliced apart by rivals,
or having tacks stuck in your shoes
are an everyday occurrence.
But I hear that such rivals all vanish
from the center stage the next day.
That's a coincidence
Has to be a coincidence, right?
I like you, Kimizuka-san. Your reactions
are funny. It's a joke--just a joke!
Which parts are the joke,
and which aren't?
The part where I said
I like you was the joke.
Ah, okay, now I get it.
You're messing with me.
No, that last part was the real joke.
I can't get a grasp on when you're
putting me on and when you're for real.
Being an idol is a deeply
toilsome profession.
Not much sense asking now,
but are you doing all right with all this?
Eh? With all what?
Sunday is your live stadium show, right?
But with that letter having shown up
Just the How do I put it?
Mentally, you might say
isn't it too much to shoulder all alone?
I'm all right. I'm not all alone.
You're kind, Kimizuka-san.
Kind? Not many people
have said that to me.
It might be that you're starting to grow
the heart of a human being.
Stop treating me like some
robot living with a scientist
who has learned to feel emotions.
You are funny, Kimizuka-san.
Give me a little more of
a look around this room.
Go ahead--feel free.
This looks like it could turn into
more trouble than I imagined.
So how about this case?
Think we can handle it?
Will you get mad if I say this is
different from what I expected?
Why would I?
You say that,
but detective work is hard.
I thought it would be more like looking
for runaway cats and that kind of thing.
You need to immediately apologize
to every single detective in the nation.
Yesterday
I had a dream. With Siesta-san.
Really Did she seem
to be doing all right?
For starters, I was intimidated
by how amazingly pretty she was.
Right?
Well, I'm not sure what it means
that you're so proud of that, but
Did you talk to her about anything?
Yeah we had a big blowout argument.
You shouldn't have blowout arguments in
a dream with a person you've never met
but still, I kind of get it.
We went at it verbally without holding
back, and she wasn't backing down,
but in the end, she told me
to do with you as I saw fit.
So I was the cause of the fight
N-No! It's not like
we were fighting over you.
What's with that reaction?
That makes it even worse.
Aargh, we're done talking about this!
The gist is, she said we should
just do our best together--
with me as detective, and you as sidekick!
Sure, sure. A new swimsuit
is at stake, right?
You want to see me in
a bikini, too, don't you?
Yeah, totally
I must see, right this moment.
That apathy is irritating.
But that's all right.
It is?
Okay, if we can safely resolve this case,
you want to go to the beach with me?
Do you have a death wish or something?
I'm not going to die.
I won't die. To voluntarily die
and leave you on your own
I'd never do that.
I see.
Hurry up, Natsunagi!
The rehearsal is about to start.
Umm, just what is all that?
"All that," what?
That!
"Yui is Life"
"Love Yui"
"Sa"
What have you been doing this whole week?
You haven't come to school,
and when I tried to contact you,
you never replied.
When I finally did get a reply,
it said we were going to a rehearsal
the day before the show.
No, it's just, as I was binge-watching
Yui-nya's past TV appearances,
before I knew it, it was already today
Yui-nya?
That's what all her fans call her.
Okay I'm gonna murder
you multiple times.
I give give up.
Do you understand what tomorrow is?
It's Yui-nya's live show.
It's that, too, but that's not
what most concerns us, right?
We have to protect the Miracle Sapphire
from that crook. Am I wrong?
I understand what you're
saying, Natsunagi,
but there's also a grasp
of the true situation
that comes into view by learning
about the client's background, right?
Well, maybe. But even so,
would that normally go as far
as begging Saikawa-san
to go watch a rehearsal?
Once you accept a job, you go all in.
And also, tomorrow we have
to guard Yui-nya's house,
so we need to have all
the fun we can today.
You just admitted this is about the fun.
I'll bet her opening number is
gonna be "Raspberry Grizzly"
I'm telling you: I don't know anything
about the order of her set list!
Come on, the rehearsal's gonna start!
♬ The express train of love
can't make any stops ♬
Hoo-hoo!
♬ Wait for me at the last station ♬
--Fuwa-fuwa!
--♬ I'm leaving behind the train
that stops at every station ♬
--♬ I'm leaving behind the train
that stops at every station ♬
--Don't leave us!
--♬ I'm leaving behind the train
that stops at every station ♬
♬ We don't allow breakdowns
on the Nine-Star! ♬
Yeah!
Is he for real?
Thank you so much!
That was "Sudden Stop on the Nine-Star
Express" from my second album!
Oh, so it does stop.
Don't sweat the little things.
Now for my next song
Here it comes.
Here what comes?
Come on, Natsunagi. "Eight-one" is coming.
That means the next song is
I told you, I have no idea
about the set list.
And don't abbreviate "Sudden Stop on
the Nine-Star Express" to "Eight-One"!
"Nine-Star Express sudden stop
[Kyuuteisha]"
Nine times nine equals eighty-one
cut it out with your geeky thinking!
"Nine [kyuu]" "kyuu"
Nine times nine equals eighty-one
cut it out with your geeky thinking!
"Nine [kyuu]" "kyuu"
Oh, nice deduction, legendary detective.
Next will be Yui-nya's show-stopper.
Oh, nice deduction, legendary detective.
Next will be Yui-nya's show-stopper.
This is what we really came
to hear, isn't it?
Did we? That's news to me.
You don't know it? This song's big hook
reveals what Yui-nya has sealed up inside.
Sealed up?
Yeah, sealed up. Yui Saikawa's secret.
Here it is "Sapphire Phantasm"!
Ah, that was great.
Saikawa-san truly is a pro
Huh?
Hey, Kimizuka, isn't there
something off about that guy?
Eh? Is something wrong?
Hey, who is that guy? Grab him!
So it was
Kimizuka! Quick!
As a person, she's lovely to behold;
for a detective, though,
those extreme emotions are of no use.
Kindness, compassion--even those can
sometimes come back to bite you.
Natsunagi doesn't realize that yet.
Are you all right?
Oh, Mr. Pervert!
Even in these circumstances?
Stop calling me a pervert.
I mean, if you're joking around,
hey, don't let me stop you.
However, what may happen is unclear.
Security for the vault tomorrow matters,
but you should tighten up
this stadium's security as well.
Show me around the backstage
area of this hall later.
I will.
The principles governing the actions
of this breed called the detective
all come down to logic
Can you stand?
Yes. Thank you.
However
That means that when the question
at hand unequivocally changes,
there are truths that come to light.
That's right. Yui Saikawa
is lying.
"Episode 4"
"What I See in That Eye"