Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025) s01e05 Episode Script
Crimson Curse of the Sorcerer
1
[indistinct chatter]
[camera shutter clicking]
MUROTA
[door sliding]
THIS ANIME IS A WORK OF FICTION
AND HAS NO RELATION
TO ANY ACTUAL PERSON
OR ORGANIZATION.
THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND
EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SHOW
MAY VARY FROM WHAT IS USED
TO TREAT INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.
KURAMOTO AOI, AGE 31
[SAKURAI]
Victim's name, Aoi Kuramoto.
Assistant professor at Teito.
I've seen it all.
This is one of the more
peculiar ways
someone could check out.
[MALE OFFICER 5A] Hold it!
You can't come in here!
[MUROTA]
It's fine, let them through.
- Huh?
- [MALE OFFICER 5A] But--
Sakurai.
[SAKURAI] Well, well,
if it isn't Dr. Ameku.
♪
[sighs]
Kuramoto.
You sure said it.
- Huh?
- Hm?
Certainly is a peculiar
way to die.
Yeah.
According
to the authorities here,
they think the fire started
by a carelessly lit cigarette
and somehow spread.
[SAKURAI] After all,
there aren't any signs
of forcible entry.
And suicide
doesn't seem very likely.
♪
One more thing.
Take a look.
The victim's surroundings
are suspiciously unaffected.
♪
The only thing that burned in
the whole apartment
was the professor.
It's almost as if her body
all of a sudden
just burst into flames.
[gasps]
It's called spontaneous
human combustion.
- Huh?
- Countess Cornelia Bandi, 1731.
Burned to ash in her own room,
despite no apparent
source of ignition being found.
Only her legs below the knees
were untouched.
[TAKAO]
Or the more recent case
of Irishman Michael Faherty
from 2010.
Found burned to death
in his living room.
Similarly, with no signs
of fire damage observed nearby.
On the coroner's report,
the official cause of death
was recorded as spontaneous
human combustion.
When it comes to people
burning to death
without any signs
of an accelerant,
cases have been reported
all over the world.
[Yu sighs]
[TAKAO]
I thought I solved everything
by finding the Cryptococcus.
Bring it on.
I'll take on this mystery, too.
The case of spontaneous
human combustion.
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE
[wind whooshing]
[crow cawing]
[SAKURAI]
Take a look at this.
Your warehouse has quite
the assortment of treasures.
[MUROTA]
Yes.
The Murota family has been
acquiring rare antiquities
for over three hundred years.
[TAKAO] It really
is an impressive collection.
By the way, isn't that armor
from the
Azuchi-Momoyama period?
And the foreign porcelain
over there appeared in Japan
during the Edo period.
That Japanese pipe
is a luxury item
from the Taisho period.
[SAKURAI] Something tells me
that safe contains
something even more valuable,
if you need to lock it up.
- [MUROTA] Exactly.
- [clicking]
[MUROTA]
For that reason, detective,
the code is known
only by a select few.
Specifically,
members of my family.
[sighs]
In the past,
if you were cursed
by Enzo Ashiya,
there was no escaping
from flames of fate.
[metal clanking]
- Ah?
- Huh? -Huh?
No evidence of how
the fires started was found.
Only the charred shadows
of the victims.
Or at least, that's how
history has recorded it.
Ah!
Just like Kuramoto.
[MUROTA]
Come look.
These are historical documents
on Enzo Ashiya.
[footfall]
[Murota sighs]
[MUROTA]
Dr. Ameku
I'll cooperate fully.
If necessary, I can show you
everything we've found
- related to him.
- [matchstick scratching]
[inhales deeply]
[exhaling deeply]
I only ask for this.
Put a stop to the curse.
[sighs]
[phone vibrating]
Ah?
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Work's calling?
Yes, Takanashi speaking.
[WOMAN 5A]
We're calling to give you
an update on the professor.
[YU]
Ah?
[WOMAN 5A]
I'm afraid he passed away.
[YU]
Okay, thank you very much.
I'm sorry, but
Professor Ikari
he didn't make it.
[all gasp]
♪
[Murota whimpering]
[TAKAO]
I see.
♪
[whimpering]
It's the curse.
It killed him.
[thwacks]
[grunts]
- [all gasp]
- [MUROTA] First, Aoi.
And now Ikari, too.
[Murota whimpering]
One left.
I'm surely next.
♪
We should have known better
than to ever meddle
with Enzo Ashiya.
He killed them.
But no way in hell am
I gonna die from some curse!
♪
[sighs]
[gasps]
♪
[rain splattering]
FAREWELL SERVICE FOR
IKARI SEIMEI 10/30
[footfall]
Ah?
Kagaya.
Hm?
Thank you for showing up.
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
TAKANASHI YU
Is, uh
Professor Murota
No, he's not coming.
Or to the funeral, either.
So
I'm sorry to hear that.
How is he?
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
TAKANASHI YU
[KAGAYA] He locked himself
away in his warehouse.
At the very least,
Haruka is taking care of him.
- [YU] That's good news.
- [bike engine whirring]
[YU] Sounds like
she has it rough, too.
[bike engine revving]
- Ah?
- Huh?
[YU]
Who is that?
- [bike engine whirring]
- [scraping]
[rain splattering]
[water splashing]
[sighs]
[male chanter 5A chanting]
[footfall]
[male chanter 5A chanting]
[footfall]
- [beeping]
- Ah?
[explosion]
- [groaning]
- [MICHIKO] Dear!
[water splashing]
- [IKARI'S SON] Mom.
- [gasps]
[IKARI'S SON]
We need to go, now!
- Huh?!
- [MICHIKO] What is happening?
No!
[IKARI'S SON]
It's a fire!
We have to evacuate!
♪
[IKARI]
He did it!
[echoing]
It's Enzo's curse!
♪
[gasps]
OCTOBER 31 (THURSDAY)
[TAKAO]
Burned to death.
And after death.
You can say this
about the curse.
It sure is a crazy one.
Well, it's not a literal curse.
You'd have to be an idiot
to believe that.
[TAKAO] [chuckles]
You're telling me.
Uh?
There's obviously nothing
supernatural going on.
You came all the way out here
to question Kotori.
That says enough.
What do you mean?
[TAKAO]
Whenever there's a fire,
a fire investigator
will inspect the scene.
But if there are red flags?
Say, suspicion
of negligence or arson?
The police get involved.
Or to put it more simply,
the fact you guys are here
means you're treating this
as a criminal case,
not an accident.
Additionally, the police
opened their investigation
relatively quickly.
Meaning you uncovered
some evidence
that points to arson.
[both sigh]
Inside the coffin,
we found what appeared
to be a timed ignition device.
[YU]
You mean like a bomb?
[NARUSE]
That strange noise you heard
right before the fire
was the sound of the timer?
You're lucky you survived.
[gasps]
Wait, so someone's
behind all of this?
Again, not a curse.
♪
Was the timer
special in any way?
Hardly.
Anyone could have easily
rigged it up
after doing a quick
internet search.
- [groans]
- Let's get one thing clear.
We're not here seeking advice
from some amateur sleuth.
[NARUSE]
The trick is obvious.
It's just a matter of time
before we find the culprit.
Ah!
Detective.
Then, Kuramoto?
[sighs]
In light of recent
developments in this case,
headquarters is considering
the possibility of foul play
being involved.
What are the odds
two professors
on the same research team
would be involved
in fire-related incidents?
It's natural to suspect
whoever's behind this,
that they orchestrated
both events.
Hmm.
- [NARUSE] Dr. Takanashi.
- Hm?
[NARUSE] During the wake,
did you happen to see
any suspicious individuals?
Let me try and remember.
- [bike engine revving]
- Uh
[YU]
There was this motorcyclist
wearing a full-face helmet.
They were just sitting there,
staring at us.
Really?
And this biker you saw
when did you notice them?
[YU]
Oh, um
I was at the reception table
and was asking about
Professor Murota.
[elevator dinging]
[door opens]
Oh Dr. Kotori!
Takanashi.
[machine whirring]
[MAI]
So, uh
is something going on?
Uh? No.
You're having
relationship problems.
- It's so obvious!
- That's it.
Despite the fact you know
I'm not in a relationship.
[MAI]
What about you and Dr. Takao?
By the way,
aren't you a gearhead?
You should take her out
on a driving date.
[YU]
Dream on.
Making date plans
is the furthest thing
from my mind right now.
Taking a break?
Then, you wouldn't mind
if I took Takao for a ride?
- On my pride and joy.
- Uh? Your what?
[MAI] Oh?
Do you want to see it?
It'd only take a minute!
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5B] [sighs]
What do you think we should do?
[YU]
Not interested.
[MAI]
C'mon, you're gonna love it!
- Excuse me, Dr. Takanashi!
- [MAI] I promise!
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A]
For you.
Some person dressed in black
wanted me to hand it to you.
I couldn't tell who it was,
because they had on
a full-face helmet.
[YU]
A full-face helmet?
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A] Also,
they weren't very friendly.
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
"Kotori?"
[MAI]
Wow.
Ten out of ten,
threatening letter.
[YU]
Hmm.
[MAI]
What's all this about a curse?
[Yu sighs]
- [YU] Well
- [beeping]
Ah?
[explosion]
[Mai screams]
[fire crackling]
Wow, close call.
- [MAN 5A] A car just exploded!
- Wait, my my car!
Hold on!
Don't worry, my darling RX-8,
I'm coming to rescue you
or die trying!
- [MAI] Dr. Kotori, stop!
- [YU] RX-8! Please, forgive me!
[fire crackling]
[indistinct chatter]
Nothing left. Man.
[indistinct chatter]
[MAI]
What a stroke of bad luck.
Guess it's just not your day.
[Yu sighs]
[bike engine revving]
- Hm?
- Ah?
[MAI]
What's their problem?
Shut up already.
Nice helmet, idiot.
- [bike engine whirring]
- [scraping]
[sighs]
[gasps]
Dr. Kotori?
The culprit it's them.
♪
[YU]
Dr. Takao needs to
No.
[MAI]
Uh, tell me what's wrong.
- [YU] Konoike?
- [MAI] Yes?
Didn't you want to show me
your pride and joy?
Ah!
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE
[breathing heavily]
[metal clinking]
[footfall]
[Yuuta panting]
[Yuuta growls]
[YU]
Yeah, I thought so.
Cowards are so predictable.
I knew you'd attack me
if I came alone.
Uh-ah!
Ah?
[YU] Hey! Hold up!
[groaning]
[fire roaring]
[panting]
[bike engine revving]
[tires screeching]
♪
[Yuuta growls]
[Yuuta grunts]
[thuds]
[Yuuta groans]
- [YU] Wow.
- [MAI] Hm?
Those were some nice moves.
[MAI]
Well, obviously.
I practice aikido.
And it's not as if
I could wait all night
for you to come and save me.
[laughs]
[bike engine whirring]
[YU]
You wrote "Kotori."
But that's a nickname
given to me by my superior.
[Yuuta grunts]
Wasn't hard to know it was you,
Yuuta Ashiya.
[sighs]
ASHIYA
[SAKURAI]
Well, well, Dr. Takanashi.
You made quite
the impressive collar.
Thanks, but if you hadn't
gotten here so quickly,
we'd be in real trouble.
Just tell me one thing.
[SAKURAI] How did you know
he was behind it all?
[sighs]
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
[YU]
This threatening letter.
Whoever wrote it thought
Kotori was my real name,
and they had a reason
to attack me.
On top of that,
considering the contents
and the references to burning,
I knew it had to be someone
close to Enzo Ashiya.
The final tell
was that annoying habit.
Yuuta Ashiya and the guy
with the full-face helmet,
they both liked
to scratch their chest.
And if he was the culprit,
I knew he'd attack me
if I wandered around alone.
I have to see
Enzo's grave tonight.
It's urgent.
[YUUTA]
Bringing an entourage?
[YU]
No, it's just me.
[laughs]
Very clever of you.
You've stolen the spotlight,
just like Dr. Ameku.
I don't know
if I would go that far.
[both chuckle]
Seriously.
No more heroics, all right?
Uh!
[SAKURAI]
People have been dying.
We don't need
a higher body count.
[YU]
Uh, right.
Thankfully, you made it
out unscathed.
Next time, contact the police
before acting on your own.
[YU]
Yes, I'm sorry, detective.
[SAKURAI]
We'll take it over from here.
Well, I'm exhausted.
"I knew the culprit
was only after me,
and I couldn't let
Dr. Takao get involved."
Sounds like love to me.
Ah.
Just admit it.
You were worried about
Dr. Takao getting hurt,
weren't you?
I figured
it would be pointless.
Why put both of us
in a dangerous situation?
Hmm.
Yeah, sure.
[MAI] We'll go with that
and drop the subject.
[car engine revving]
Looks like everything's
wrapped up.
[MAI]
Yep, so
Ready to go home?
[sighs]
[YU] You mean I have to ride
on that monster again?
[SAKURAI]
Firebombing and assault.
I haven't dealt with many
curses in my career,
but this one was
definitely sloppy.
[laughs]
You obviously don't understand.
Hm?
[YUUTA] "Do not
desecrate Enzo's grave."
"Anyone who dares
break this taboo
[smirks]
will be cursed
with a horrifying death."
1ST NOVEMBER (FRIDAY)
I was all boom!
And KO, culprit!
Yuuta Ashiya confessed
to sending the threatening note
and to placing
the bomb on my car.
Although, he's denied
any involvement
in both Kuramoto
and Professor Ikari cases.
[YU] He keeps insisting
the other incidents
are part of Enzo's curse.
As if anyone believes that.
There's no question
he was involved
with those other fires.
Huh?
[YU]
Dr. Takao?
- [phone beeping]
- Huh? -Hm?
Yes.
Tenikai General, Emergency.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Incoming patient
having difficulty breathing.
Do you have space?
[YU]
We do.
What's your ETA?
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
ETA about ten minutes.
Understood.
Give me a patient report
on his condition.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Male, in his 60s.
Experiencing vomiting
and black stools
for the last few hours.
Signs of impaired
consciousness.
His name is
HIGASHIKURUME FIRE STATION
CONNECTED
[gasps]
Uh?
♪
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Unloading.
[Murota breathing heavily]
[YU] Murota!
Do you recognize me?
- [YU] Murota!
- I'm freezing.
So cold.
[Murota breathing heavily]
[YU]
We're moving the stretcher.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Blood pressure, 78/46.
[NURSE 1A]
Stretcher coming through!
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Patient A n O times 3.
Pulse, 112.
10 LPMs of O2 flowing
via non rebreather
with a blood sat level
stable at 96%.
[YU]
Haruka!
How long has your father
been vomiting?
[HARUKA]
Since this afternoon.
I think.
[YU]
And the electric blanket?
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
We put it on him.
He complained of chills
on the ride over.
[Yu sighs]
Put him in trauma one,
so we can stabilize him first!
[TAKAO]
I'll diagnose him after.
- [YU] Right, leave it to us.
- [NURSE 1B] We're on it!
[YU]
On my count.
One, two, three!
[NURSE 1A]
Portable call has been set up.
CT is ready at any time.
[MAI]
Collecting blood.
[NURSE 1B]
Preparing collecting tubes.
[NURSE 1A]
Removing the sheets.
[NURSE 1B] Give me the vitals
taken during transport.
[gasps]
[YU]
This is
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Blood pressure stable at 78/46.
Pulse is "thready" at 112.
Still on 10 liters of oxygen.
[gasps]
Enzo's curse.
[MUROTA]
It's the curse!
[YU]
No way.
[fire crackling]
[gasps]
[screaming]
[gasps]
[indistinct chatter]
[YU]
The fire extinguisher!
Idiot!
Get the oxygen mask!
[Murota screaming]
[fire roaring]
[screaming]
♪
[alarm blaring]
[water splashing]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[camera shutter clicking]
MUROTA
[door sliding]
THIS ANIME IS A WORK OF FICTION
AND HAS NO RELATION
TO ANY ACTUAL PERSON
OR ORGANIZATION.
THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND
EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SHOW
MAY VARY FROM WHAT IS USED
TO TREAT INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.
KURAMOTO AOI, AGE 31
[SAKURAI]
Victim's name, Aoi Kuramoto.
Assistant professor at Teito.
I've seen it all.
This is one of the more
peculiar ways
someone could check out.
[MALE OFFICER 5A] Hold it!
You can't come in here!
[MUROTA]
It's fine, let them through.
- Huh?
- [MALE OFFICER 5A] But--
Sakurai.
[SAKURAI] Well, well,
if it isn't Dr. Ameku.
♪
[sighs]
Kuramoto.
You sure said it.
- Huh?
- Hm?
Certainly is a peculiar
way to die.
Yeah.
According
to the authorities here,
they think the fire started
by a carelessly lit cigarette
and somehow spread.
[SAKURAI] After all,
there aren't any signs
of forcible entry.
And suicide
doesn't seem very likely.
♪
One more thing.
Take a look.
The victim's surroundings
are suspiciously unaffected.
♪
The only thing that burned in
the whole apartment
was the professor.
It's almost as if her body
all of a sudden
just burst into flames.
[gasps]
It's called spontaneous
human combustion.
- Huh?
- Countess Cornelia Bandi, 1731.
Burned to ash in her own room,
despite no apparent
source of ignition being found.
Only her legs below the knees
were untouched.
[TAKAO]
Or the more recent case
of Irishman Michael Faherty
from 2010.
Found burned to death
in his living room.
Similarly, with no signs
of fire damage observed nearby.
On the coroner's report,
the official cause of death
was recorded as spontaneous
human combustion.
When it comes to people
burning to death
without any signs
of an accelerant,
cases have been reported
all over the world.
[Yu sighs]
[TAKAO]
I thought I solved everything
by finding the Cryptococcus.
Bring it on.
I'll take on this mystery, too.
The case of spontaneous
human combustion.
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE
[wind whooshing]
[crow cawing]
[SAKURAI]
Take a look at this.
Your warehouse has quite
the assortment of treasures.
[MUROTA]
Yes.
The Murota family has been
acquiring rare antiquities
for over three hundred years.
[TAKAO] It really
is an impressive collection.
By the way, isn't that armor
from the
Azuchi-Momoyama period?
And the foreign porcelain
over there appeared in Japan
during the Edo period.
That Japanese pipe
is a luxury item
from the Taisho period.
[SAKURAI] Something tells me
that safe contains
something even more valuable,
if you need to lock it up.
- [MUROTA] Exactly.
- [clicking]
[MUROTA]
For that reason, detective,
the code is known
only by a select few.
Specifically,
members of my family.
[sighs]
In the past,
if you were cursed
by Enzo Ashiya,
there was no escaping
from flames of fate.
[metal clanking]
- Ah?
- Huh? -Huh?
No evidence of how
the fires started was found.
Only the charred shadows
of the victims.
Or at least, that's how
history has recorded it.
Ah!
Just like Kuramoto.
[MUROTA]
Come look.
These are historical documents
on Enzo Ashiya.
[footfall]
[Murota sighs]
[MUROTA]
Dr. Ameku
I'll cooperate fully.
If necessary, I can show you
everything we've found
- related to him.
- [matchstick scratching]
[inhales deeply]
[exhaling deeply]
I only ask for this.
Put a stop to the curse.
[sighs]
[phone vibrating]
Ah?
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Work's calling?
Yes, Takanashi speaking.
[WOMAN 5A]
We're calling to give you
an update on the professor.
[YU]
Ah?
[WOMAN 5A]
I'm afraid he passed away.
[YU]
Okay, thank you very much.
I'm sorry, but
Professor Ikari
he didn't make it.
[all gasp]
♪
[Murota whimpering]
[TAKAO]
I see.
♪
[whimpering]
It's the curse.
It killed him.
[thwacks]
[grunts]
- [all gasp]
- [MUROTA] First, Aoi.
And now Ikari, too.
[Murota whimpering]
One left.
I'm surely next.
♪
We should have known better
than to ever meddle
with Enzo Ashiya.
He killed them.
But no way in hell am
I gonna die from some curse!
♪
[sighs]
[gasps]
♪
[rain splattering]
FAREWELL SERVICE FOR
IKARI SEIMEI 10/30
[footfall]
Ah?
Kagaya.
Hm?
Thank you for showing up.
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
TAKANASHI YU
Is, uh
Professor Murota
No, he's not coming.
Or to the funeral, either.
So
I'm sorry to hear that.
How is he?
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
TAKANASHI YU
[KAGAYA] He locked himself
away in his warehouse.
At the very least,
Haruka is taking care of him.
- [YU] That's good news.
- [bike engine whirring]
[YU] Sounds like
she has it rough, too.
[bike engine revving]
- Ah?
- Huh?
[YU]
Who is that?
- [bike engine whirring]
- [scraping]
[rain splattering]
[water splashing]
[sighs]
[male chanter 5A chanting]
[footfall]
[male chanter 5A chanting]
[footfall]
- [beeping]
- Ah?
[explosion]
- [groaning]
- [MICHIKO] Dear!
[water splashing]
- [IKARI'S SON] Mom.
- [gasps]
[IKARI'S SON]
We need to go, now!
- Huh?!
- [MICHIKO] What is happening?
No!
[IKARI'S SON]
It's a fire!
We have to evacuate!
♪
[IKARI]
He did it!
[echoing]
It's Enzo's curse!
♪
[gasps]
OCTOBER 31 (THURSDAY)
[TAKAO]
Burned to death.
And after death.
You can say this
about the curse.
It sure is a crazy one.
Well, it's not a literal curse.
You'd have to be an idiot
to believe that.
[TAKAO] [chuckles]
You're telling me.
Uh?
There's obviously nothing
supernatural going on.
You came all the way out here
to question Kotori.
That says enough.
What do you mean?
[TAKAO]
Whenever there's a fire,
a fire investigator
will inspect the scene.
But if there are red flags?
Say, suspicion
of negligence or arson?
The police get involved.
Or to put it more simply,
the fact you guys are here
means you're treating this
as a criminal case,
not an accident.
Additionally, the police
opened their investigation
relatively quickly.
Meaning you uncovered
some evidence
that points to arson.
[both sigh]
Inside the coffin,
we found what appeared
to be a timed ignition device.
[YU]
You mean like a bomb?
[NARUSE]
That strange noise you heard
right before the fire
was the sound of the timer?
You're lucky you survived.
[gasps]
Wait, so someone's
behind all of this?
Again, not a curse.
♪
Was the timer
special in any way?
Hardly.
Anyone could have easily
rigged it up
after doing a quick
internet search.
- [groans]
- Let's get one thing clear.
We're not here seeking advice
from some amateur sleuth.
[NARUSE]
The trick is obvious.
It's just a matter of time
before we find the culprit.
Ah!
Detective.
Then, Kuramoto?
[sighs]
In light of recent
developments in this case,
headquarters is considering
the possibility of foul play
being involved.
What are the odds
two professors
on the same research team
would be involved
in fire-related incidents?
It's natural to suspect
whoever's behind this,
that they orchestrated
both events.
Hmm.
- [NARUSE] Dr. Takanashi.
- Hm?
[NARUSE] During the wake,
did you happen to see
any suspicious individuals?
Let me try and remember.
- [bike engine revving]
- Uh
[YU]
There was this motorcyclist
wearing a full-face helmet.
They were just sitting there,
staring at us.
Really?
And this biker you saw
when did you notice them?
[YU]
Oh, um
I was at the reception table
and was asking about
Professor Murota.
[elevator dinging]
[door opens]
Oh Dr. Kotori!
Takanashi.
[machine whirring]
[MAI]
So, uh
is something going on?
Uh? No.
You're having
relationship problems.
- It's so obvious!
- That's it.
Despite the fact you know
I'm not in a relationship.
[MAI]
What about you and Dr. Takao?
By the way,
aren't you a gearhead?
You should take her out
on a driving date.
[YU]
Dream on.
Making date plans
is the furthest thing
from my mind right now.
Taking a break?
Then, you wouldn't mind
if I took Takao for a ride?
- On my pride and joy.
- Uh? Your what?
[MAI] Oh?
Do you want to see it?
It'd only take a minute!
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5B] [sighs]
What do you think we should do?
[YU]
Not interested.
[MAI]
C'mon, you're gonna love it!
- Excuse me, Dr. Takanashi!
- [MAI] I promise!
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A]
For you.
Some person dressed in black
wanted me to hand it to you.
I couldn't tell who it was,
because they had on
a full-face helmet.
[YU]
A full-face helmet?
[FRONT DESK GIRL 5A] Also,
they weren't very friendly.
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
"Kotori?"
[MAI]
Wow.
Ten out of ten,
threatening letter.
[YU]
Hmm.
[MAI]
What's all this about a curse?
[Yu sighs]
- [YU] Well
- [beeping]
Ah?
[explosion]
[Mai screams]
[fire crackling]
Wow, close call.
- [MAN 5A] A car just exploded!
- Wait, my my car!
Hold on!
Don't worry, my darling RX-8,
I'm coming to rescue you
or die trying!
- [MAI] Dr. Kotori, stop!
- [YU] RX-8! Please, forgive me!
[fire crackling]
[indistinct chatter]
Nothing left. Man.
[indistinct chatter]
[MAI]
What a stroke of bad luck.
Guess it's just not your day.
[Yu sighs]
[bike engine revving]
- Hm?
- Ah?
[MAI]
What's their problem?
Shut up already.
Nice helmet, idiot.
- [bike engine whirring]
- [scraping]
[sighs]
[gasps]
Dr. Kotori?
The culprit it's them.
♪
[YU]
Dr. Takao needs to
No.
[MAI]
Uh, tell me what's wrong.
- [YU] Konoike?
- [MAI] Yes?
Didn't you want to show me
your pride and joy?
Ah!
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE
[breathing heavily]
[metal clinking]
[footfall]
[Yuuta panting]
[Yuuta growls]
[YU]
Yeah, I thought so.
Cowards are so predictable.
I knew you'd attack me
if I came alone.
Uh-ah!
Ah?
[YU] Hey! Hold up!
[groaning]
[fire roaring]
[panting]
[bike engine revving]
[tires screeching]
♪
[Yuuta growls]
[Yuuta grunts]
[thuds]
[Yuuta groans]
- [YU] Wow.
- [MAI] Hm?
Those were some nice moves.
[MAI]
Well, obviously.
I practice aikido.
And it's not as if
I could wait all night
for you to come and save me.
[laughs]
[bike engine whirring]
[YU]
You wrote "Kotori."
But that's a nickname
given to me by my superior.
[Yuuta grunts]
Wasn't hard to know it was you,
Yuuta Ashiya.
[sighs]
ASHIYA
[SAKURAI]
Well, well, Dr. Takanashi.
You made quite
the impressive collar.
Thanks, but if you hadn't
gotten here so quickly,
we'd be in real trouble.
Just tell me one thing.
[SAKURAI] How did you know
he was behind it all?
[sighs]
TAKANASHI KOTORI-SAMA
[YU]
This threatening letter.
Whoever wrote it thought
Kotori was my real name,
and they had a reason
to attack me.
On top of that,
considering the contents
and the references to burning,
I knew it had to be someone
close to Enzo Ashiya.
The final tell
was that annoying habit.
Yuuta Ashiya and the guy
with the full-face helmet,
they both liked
to scratch their chest.
And if he was the culprit,
I knew he'd attack me
if I wandered around alone.
I have to see
Enzo's grave tonight.
It's urgent.
[YUUTA]
Bringing an entourage?
[YU]
No, it's just me.
[laughs]
Very clever of you.
You've stolen the spotlight,
just like Dr. Ameku.
I don't know
if I would go that far.
[both chuckle]
Seriously.
No more heroics, all right?
Uh!
[SAKURAI]
People have been dying.
We don't need
a higher body count.
[YU]
Uh, right.
Thankfully, you made it
out unscathed.
Next time, contact the police
before acting on your own.
[YU]
Yes, I'm sorry, detective.
[SAKURAI]
We'll take it over from here.
Well, I'm exhausted.
"I knew the culprit
was only after me,
and I couldn't let
Dr. Takao get involved."
Sounds like love to me.
Ah.
Just admit it.
You were worried about
Dr. Takao getting hurt,
weren't you?
I figured
it would be pointless.
Why put both of us
in a dangerous situation?
Hmm.
Yeah, sure.
[MAI] We'll go with that
and drop the subject.
[car engine revving]
Looks like everything's
wrapped up.
[MAI]
Yep, so
Ready to go home?
[sighs]
[YU] You mean I have to ride
on that monster again?
[SAKURAI]
Firebombing and assault.
I haven't dealt with many
curses in my career,
but this one was
definitely sloppy.
[laughs]
You obviously don't understand.
Hm?
[YUUTA] "Do not
desecrate Enzo's grave."
"Anyone who dares
break this taboo
[smirks]
will be cursed
with a horrifying death."
1ST NOVEMBER (FRIDAY)
I was all boom!
And KO, culprit!
Yuuta Ashiya confessed
to sending the threatening note
and to placing
the bomb on my car.
Although, he's denied
any involvement
in both Kuramoto
and Professor Ikari cases.
[YU] He keeps insisting
the other incidents
are part of Enzo's curse.
As if anyone believes that.
There's no question
he was involved
with those other fires.
Huh?
[YU]
Dr. Takao?
- [phone beeping]
- Huh? -Hm?
Yes.
Tenikai General, Emergency.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Incoming patient
having difficulty breathing.
Do you have space?
[YU]
We do.
What's your ETA?
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
ETA about ten minutes.
Understood.
Give me a patient report
on his condition.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Male, in his 60s.
Experiencing vomiting
and black stools
for the last few hours.
Signs of impaired
consciousness.
His name is
HIGASHIKURUME FIRE STATION
CONNECTED
[gasps]
Uh?
♪
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1B]
Unloading.
[Murota breathing heavily]
[YU] Murota!
Do you recognize me?
- [YU] Murota!
- I'm freezing.
So cold.
[Murota breathing heavily]
[YU]
We're moving the stretcher.
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Blood pressure, 78/46.
[NURSE 1A]
Stretcher coming through!
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Patient A n O times 3.
Pulse, 112.
10 LPMs of O2 flowing
via non rebreather
with a blood sat level
stable at 96%.
[YU]
Haruka!
How long has your father
been vomiting?
[HARUKA]
Since this afternoon.
I think.
[YU]
And the electric blanket?
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
We put it on him.
He complained of chills
on the ride over.
[Yu sighs]
Put him in trauma one,
so we can stabilize him first!
[TAKAO]
I'll diagnose him after.
- [YU] Right, leave it to us.
- [NURSE 1B] We're on it!
[YU]
On my count.
One, two, three!
[NURSE 1A]
Portable call has been set up.
CT is ready at any time.
[MAI]
Collecting blood.
[NURSE 1B]
Preparing collecting tubes.
[NURSE 1A]
Removing the sheets.
[NURSE 1B] Give me the vitals
taken during transport.
[gasps]
[YU]
This is
[MALE PARAMEDIC 1A]
Blood pressure stable at 78/46.
Pulse is "thready" at 112.
Still on 10 liters of oxygen.
[gasps]
Enzo's curse.
[MUROTA]
It's the curse!
[YU]
No way.
[fire crackling]
[gasps]
[screaming]
[gasps]
[indistinct chatter]
[YU]
The fire extinguisher!
Idiot!
Get the oxygen mask!
[Murota screaming]
[fire roaring]
[screaming]
♪
[alarm blaring]
[water splashing]
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